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6. Spring Tension Adjustment
6 -1. Rel at i onshi p bet ween wi ndi n g t or que a nd dr u m t ur ns
Figure 11
Number of initial
spring turns
means the number of spring turns which provides the initial tension
required for winding the hose onto the drum.
Number of spare
spring turns
means the number of remaining spring turns when the hose is fully paid out.
A shortage of spare spring turns shortens the spring life and causes spring
breakage.
Winding length
Number of drum turns
Spring turns
( Drum turns )
Number of initial
spring turns
Reco
veri
ng t
he h
ose
( Re
leas
ing
the
spri
ng )
Payi
ng o
ut t
he h
ose
( wi
ndin
g th
e sp
ring
)
MAX
MAX
W
i
n
d
i
n
g
t
o
r
q
u
e
Number of spare
spring turns
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