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    Softening Coil Springs on Car Hood

    Greetings, I'm working on a project where I've been asked if it's possible to heat and quench a coil spring to soften the spring action (i.e., the coil spring is used to raise and lower a car hood). Currently, the springs are too strong and require too much initial effort to lower the hood...
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    Gearmotor Requirements

    Hello, I'm building a motorized platform that will weight approx. 1500 lbs and will be used to move a load weighing ~32,000 lbs. I plan to use six 12" Dia. x 4" tread polyurethane on steel wheels. The surface is level, smooth concrete. I need to find the locked rotor torque necessary to...

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