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<blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 2887529" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>There's no tension, ever. It's a compression spring.</p><p></p><p>Spring constant is based in part on the number of coils. Change the number of coils, change the spring constant.</p><p></p><p>You are effectively increasing the amount of force/energy each coil must take by cutting coils. </p><p></p><p>By removing coils and length, the spring is generating less force at a given amount of compression. So no, a "16# spring" is no longer a 16# spring if you cut off some of the coils. It is the same spring per unit length, but that does not mean it's still the same spring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NikatKimber, post: 2887529, member: 423"] There's no tension, ever. It's a compression spring. Spring constant is based in part on the number of coils. Change the number of coils, change the spring constant. You are effectively increasing the amount of force/energy each coil must take by cutting coils. By removing coils and length, the spring is generating less force at a given amount of compression. So no, a "16# spring" is no longer a 16# spring if you cut off some of the coils. It is the same spring per unit length, but that does not mean it's still the same spring. [/QUOTE]
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