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Old 02-07-2003, 03:01 PM
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If I remember right, don't you just compress the spring 75% of free length, measure it's force of deflection. compress the spring 20% of free length and measure the force of deflection.

divide the difference in force values by the difference in lenths

(F2-F1) / (L1-L2)
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