How to damp rotational movement with a gear

[seangh]

I have a 4 bar linkage that I want to damp during it's descent (see photo). I'm looking at using rotary dampers but the specs for even the strongest one doesn't seem to be able to hold very much weight... am I reading the specs wrong or is there another away

 

[MacGyverS2000]

Anything wrong with a linear damper?

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[btrueblood]

Nice CAD* work


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