Features:

  • Lids soft open gently,Ideal for supporting the lid to keep it open
  • Force:18 Lbs(Per Strut),Length (Center-to-Center):7 inch(180 mm),Compressed Length (Center-to-Center):5.12 inch(130mm)
  • Support opens lids to a maximum angle of 90 degrees.Available working temperature :-10℃~50℃/14℉-122℉
  • Package included: 2 X 80N 7 Inch Gas Strut and 10 X Screws
  • We offer 1 YEAR 100% SATISFACTORY WARRANTY, if unfortunately our SOFT OPEN LID GAS STRUT did not work well ,please kindly contact us for exchange, refund or return
Just what we needed

I got this to control the opening and closing of wood kitchen trash can enclosure. It took some trial and error positioning but the process was easier than I could have hoped. The project only took 1 shock, so I have a spare or 1 to use on another project. This replaced a chain stop for the lid. The wife loves it.

Holds Cupboard Doors Open in Our RV

We got these for our new RV. None of the cupboards had them. The doors all lift up to the ceiling. It was difficult to put anything in the cupboards while holding the door open. We had (8) cupboards that needed these. I highly recommend these for all RV or boat owners that have cupboard doors that lift up..

Awesome and works very well

We used these to modify one of our kitchen cabinet doors above our double oven. the door was twice as wide as it was tall. Not a good combination. this caused un necessary stress on hinges. We converted it to swing up with these struts and couldn't be happier with the outcome. Awesome product innovation .

Work great

Works great and easy to install. Replaced the super cheap plastic lifts in our RV. These struts are just the thing I needed.

The installation instructions that came with the spring are not very useful or complete

Gas springs are neat devices that can help doors or lids open with minimum effort and maximum safety. I bought a pair of springs to hold open the doors of two small cabinets (one spring per cabinet) that are installed horizontally in the soffit area above existing wall cabinets in the laundry room. The installation instructions that came with the spring are not very useful or complete. The doors and the cabinets are about 9-in high, so I chose the Apexstone 80N/18lb 7-in long springs for the application so that the spring physically fits within the cabinet. The small lower end of the piston of the spring is pinned to the wall of the cabinet near the bottom front and the cabinet and the upper larger cylinder end attaches to door near the hinge. It took a bit of trial-and-error to get the proper location of the upper pin on the door. In the hope of saving others some grief, let me outline the logic and the process I used for finalizing the critical location of this door pin: 1. The spring (cylinder) is installed when the door is open (hinged horizontally at the top of the cabinet in my case) and the spring is fully extended and holds the door open horizontal at about 90 Deg. 2. When the door is closed by pushing it down and rotating it, the weigh of the door and the hand force compress the gas spring and gently close the door in a vertical position. 3. In the closed position the door is kept closed due to the action (moment) of its weight which is stronger than the spring action (moment) around the hinge. The spring has very little resistance in this position. 4. The key objective in selecting a proper position of the door pin is to balance the action (moment) of the spring with the action (moment) of the weight around the door hinge. It is like balancing two riders around the pivot of a teeter-tooter swing. One rider represents the weight of the door and the other simulates the spring force. The pivot is like the door hinge. The two actions would be in balance when the products of the weight (force) times the distance of each rider from the pivot are exactly equal. 5. Applying this balance requirement to my situation, the product of the weight of the door (Wd) times 1/2 of its height (Hd) or the distance to the hinge should balance or be equal to the product of the spring force (Fs) when fully extended times the critical distance (Sd) of the upper spring end from the hinge. This means the product Wd X (Hd/2) must equal the product Fs X Sd. If three of these quantities are known, one can solve for the fourth. That is exactly the case in my situation: the manufacturer lists the spring force Fs as 18lb, one 1/2 of the door height (Hd/2) is 4.50-in, and the weight of the door Wd is 4 lb. So knowing the three quantities I can determine the fourth, the critical distance Sd required for balancing the spring and the door actions. The distance Sd is Wd X (Hd/2)/Fs. Computing Sd = 4 lb X 4.5 /18 lb = 1 in. 6. So the spring pin should be located on the door (the critical distance Sd) about 1 inch from the hinge. 7. I pinned the piston (bottom) end of the spring inside the cabinet at the lower right front corner and attached the upper cylinder end on the door at about 1-in from the hinge. The bracket that accepts this upper end of the spring has long slots for adjusting the critical distance. 8. It turns out, I had to increase the critical distance to about 1.25 in to allow for the damper action in the cabinet hinges. 9. I hope the attached pictures will help clarify the verbiage of this long-winded write-up. 10. One last comment: to separate the cylinder spring from its pivots, you need to insert a little screwdriver below the chrome split ring in one of the two locations provided while pulling out to pop the socket out from ball joint at either pivot. The springs work great, almost magically. They prevent the door from closing inadvertently on the fingers. Amazon fulfillment is always top notch. Little tricky to install, but you will be greatly rewarded if you are patient and do not give up.

Hands free!

Other than as everyone else has stated, wrong instructions included, these are perfect in our camper. Used to assist opening, hold open with soft close, our campers slide-out dinette step box. Took a bit of figuring as our lid is shorter than strut but works well once I got angle correct. Only ended up using one so have a spare. Nice having both hands free to retrieve or put stuff back in the 'shoe' box!.

Lifts and separates!

Actually, they don't separate. But, they do lift, and, if you design the installation, properly, they hold shut, too. I used them to lift and hold the top of my pedalboard. I probably should have chosen a slightly stronger version, as the pedalboard turned out heavier than I anticipated, but, even at the very edge of their rated capacity, these lifts are doing a great job. The brackets are plenty sturdy for the intended use, and it's easy to remove the lifts when you need to, as well. Excellent product, service, price, and delivery. Well done!

Holds cabinet door up, works smoothly

We used the hinges on a cabinet door that opens upward. They hold the door open, and allow for a controlled closing, though these are NOT the soft close type. The door, if you let go half way through the closing motion, would snap shut. They keep the door from hitting the ceiling. We had to build out the interior sides of the cabinet with small blocks of wood.

Gas Springs for GE Refrigerator Model PSB42YSXASS

This manufacturer and Amazon really saved the day for my GE refrigerator model PSB42YSXASS. There is a compartment above the doors that allows access to the compressor and the water filter. This compartment door is held open by two gas springs. Well, the two OEM springs have failed and can no longer support the weight of the door - the door opens upwards. A look at on line GE parts dealers showed the replacement gas struts from GE, P/N PS963691, cost $153.44 each! I found these gas springs on Amazon and the end to end mounting dimensions fit the refrigerator perfectly. The universal ball mounts are easy to install. The only mounts I had to replace were the mounts on the door as they fit perfectly. The OEM ball mounts installed inside the compartment remained and were not replaced. I would have had to spend over $300.00 if I were to buy these two springs from a GE internet dealer but luckily I didn't have to. The gas spring force is just right for the weight of the door and allowed the open/close operation with ease. Time will tell on the long term durability.

Perfect for galley cabinets

We remodeled the galley in our motor yacht and used these struts on all the horizontal cabinets. We used one on each side of each cabinet and they worked perfectly. I also used longer units to hold open the hatchway to the engine room. The hatch is about 40 pounds so I had to use heavier and longer struts. Overall I have not had a problem and they've been installed for about 5 months.

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