Thanks for your insights. That is the problem I'm facing Israelkk. The spring manufacturer that my company is dealing with doesn't appear to have much engineering background. They are more like salesmen who just punch numbers into a DOS-based spring calculation program.
The spring I'm...
Thanks for the help. Here's another one for you. Is it possible to hold a compression spring at solid for 5 years or so without failure. I know it will set but will spring continue to relax over that entire time? Or does it relax only due to the intial set?
Thanks a bunch, to both of you. A few more question though. How is the pitch calculated? How do I know the distance between each successive coil? Is there literature I can cite for this information?
I am trying to design a linear conical spring. I've done some research and found that the way to make a conical spring linear is by making it a variable pitch. I found a post from a few years ago by member "Isrealkk" stating this. I have scoured my literature searching for a way to effectively...
