10kg 22 Lb Force 90mm Stroke Lift Support Struts Gas Spring

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1. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

   
   Good product, comical instructions., December 18, 2013

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   Great product. Relatively simple to install. Just follow the directions, the graphical part. The top mount should be 70 mm horizontally out from the hinge axis. The bottom 240 mm down. This is clear in the instructions. However the words are such a terrible attempt at direct translation (regardless of message, I assume from Chinese) that I could not understand what they were trying to say. One of the best bad translations I’ve seen in a while. Anyhow, yeah, just follow the directions, and you’ll be fine. Oh, and keep in mind, the brackets on the ends detach for easy mounting. After secured, just re-connect the piston and the project is finished. They are almost too strong for the smallish doors I am using them on. (MDF cabinet doors about 15H x 18W each, so not terribly heavy.) I suspect they could support a much larger door. However, I’m too lazy to sit down and draw the free-body-diagram and find out how large a door they could support… since mine are done. 😉

   Tip 1: I advise use of wide painters tape to «tape door open» while marking and attaching brackets.
   Tip 2: Pre-drill holes after marking at 1/16″, to make your life easier so self taping screws don’t slide on melamine or other cabinet surface.
   Tip 3: They include screws, but I like to use #6 x 5/8″ SPAX from the local HD. Much easier to keep on end of a square bit for installation than a cheap generic phillips. As always with MDF, use the appropriate clutch setting on a drill-driver to avoid stripping but ensure good clamping. These do need to be secure; at rest there is considerable force (for their size) on the brackets.

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2. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

   
   Lift support, September 24, 2013

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   John Smith (las vegas) –

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   I put a new door in place of the old CRT TV in my RV and used two of the struts to lift the new flat screen. It works great. It lifts the door and TV and holds it up to access the space behind the door. Struts were well made and included all necessary hardware. Instructions were not well written but had a picture diagram of the measurements for installation. Works good.

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3. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

   
   Work perfectly!, June 29, 2014

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   Jessica Barnard –

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   I totally wasn’t sure if these were what I was looking for or not. They are awesome! On the cheap, I was able to put two vertical opening cabinets. I did order one more for one of the cabinet doors is pretty heavy so it needs a second. The installation was super easy, although instructions are completely useless. The screws it comes with break easy. But I’m super happy with it! It would’ve costed a lot more if I hadn’t found these! Cabinet practically opens with just a touch, stops at 90 degrees, and closes easy too. Could use a soft close but now that’s getting a little fancy for this price. Awesome buy!

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