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<blockquote data-quote="nucopia" data-source="post: 365422" data-attributes="member: 5588"><p>Been a good weekend, removed the cheap controller and rewired the the solar panels that arrived Friday and finished the mud flaps for the back of the Prado.</p><p>I got inside the camper and lifted up the bed frame to access underneath to work out a plan for what I need to do in the next few days.. I want to finish installing the inlet and out let hoses on the water tank and start laying out the wiring to run the water pump and LED lights..</p><p>Problem I found was the struts are not powerful enough to raise the steel frame and the ply wood. </p><p>I recon the struts are not suitable for the purpose I have them doing.. they are for one thing way too to weak, also not long enough bigger and maybe I have set them up in the wrong place to work efficiently in pushing up the bed frame.</p><p></p><p>Struts are Showa brand ,500mm extended length . I got them from a small Japanese van, they were used to hold up the rear tail gate..</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/5588/1508062648_struts.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>If any one has some experience with gas struts and can give me some tips and suggestions , I would appreciate it.</p><p>Thanks</p><p>Nuc <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nucopia, post: 365422, member: 5588"] Been a good weekend, removed the cheap controller and rewired the the solar panels that arrived Friday and finished the mud flaps for the back of the Prado. I got inside the camper and lifted up the bed frame to access underneath to work out a plan for what I need to do in the next few days.. I want to finish installing the inlet and out let hoses on the water tank and start laying out the wiring to run the water pump and LED lights.. Problem I found was the struts are not powerful enough to raise the steel frame and the ply wood. I recon the struts are not suitable for the purpose I have them doing.. they are for one thing way too to weak, also not long enough bigger and maybe I have set them up in the wrong place to work efficiently in pushing up the bed frame. Struts are Showa brand ,500mm extended length . I got them from a small Japanese van, they were used to hold up the rear tail gate.. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/5588/1508062648_struts.jpg[/img] If any one has some experience with gas struts and can give me some tips and suggestions , I would appreciate it. Thanks Nuc :) [/QUOTE]
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