04-28-2009, 08:04 AM
interestingly enough, cutting coils off of a spring does in fact increase the spring rate. No, you still shouldnt do it but its not quite as horrible as you may think.
fill in this equation (use a large number like 50000000 for rigidity) and change the number of coils to see how it affects spring rate
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fill in this equation (use a large number like 50000000 for rigidity) and change the number of coils to see how it affects spring rate
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