Initial Tension [Video]
The initial tension is released, when a tension spring is extended to a certain point, where gaps appear between the coils.
Tension Spring Rate [Video]
The rate is the strength of a spring as defined by Hooke's law. Hooke's Law states that the force needed to extend a spring is directly proportional to the distance you stretch it. Hooke's Law can be represented as F = ks. 'F' is the spring's restoring force 'k' is the spring constant 's' is the deflection (extension)
Counting Coils on a Tension Spring [video]
Counting coils on a tension spring is the same as counting coils on a compression spring. The type of ends on a spring will make no difference to the number of coils.
Loads at Length for a Tension Spring [Video]
How spring loads work within a tension spring. If too much weight is applied to the spring it will no longer contract, therefore breaking the spring.
Measuring the Length of a Tension Spring [Video]
How to measure the length of a tension spring.
Diameters of a Tension Spring [Video]
How to measure the diameters of a tension spring.
Spring Tolerances [Video]
The next video in our Springtelligence series shows you how to allow for tolerances in spring manufacture.
Skipton Girls High School progress to National Finals of Land Rover 4×4 In Schools Competition
Skipton Girls’ High School (SGHS) will compete in the National Final of the Land Rover 4×4 in Schools competition after winning their individual class in the Regional Finals. SGHS entered two teams in the Land Rover 4×4 in Schools Technology Challenge, a Jaguar Land Rover Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) project where students design Land Rover vehicles of the future, with environmental and sustainability considerations. Students were required to build a radio-controlled four-wheel drive (4×4) vehicle to the [...]
Compression Spring Rate [Video]
This video in our Springtelligence series shows you how to calculate the rate of a compression spring defined by Hooke's Law.
Loads at Length for a Compression Spring [Video]
The next video in our Springtelligence series shows you how spring loads work and how it is derived from spring rate.
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