How to Calculate Gas Strut Length, Force Required and positioning

Quite simply N to KG conversion as the below examples for strut weight capacity.

0.6N = 6KG

100N = 10KG

150N = 15KG

400N = 40KG

How to Calculate the Gas Strut Length and Force Required in attached photos is what we believe to be the simplest way to work out the pressure required for gas struts being installed to keep open any Hatch, engine room access, window, porthole, cockpit and fly-bridge covers etc. In general, the length to choose for gas struts is about 55% of the height of the Hatch you are trying to keep open. So if you have a door that is 1000 MM in height a 550 MM long gas strut would be about right. In simple terms, we are talking half the door height plus a bit when determining optimal gas strut length. Once the gas strut length is selected it’s then a case of working out where to fit your gas struts. The table in the attached photo has different lengths of gas struts included. The positioning of these lengths of gas struts is detailed within the table. While your gas struts may not be exactly the same length as the gas struts in the table apply some common sense by working out where your gas strut is on the table and apply a fitting position based on this estimate.