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Call Sign : M1TCH Posts : 98 Times Thanked : 12 Join date : 2020-01-02 QTH or Location : Wigston, Leicestershire. Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-857D, Diamond V2000, Major 3000, President Jackson Mk1 Export, Lafayette AFS-1005, K40 mic, KL203, B550P and Sirio GPE 27 ⅝λ.
Subject: Re: Are you sitting comfortably? Thu Sep 26, 2024 11:48 am
I've tried and tried to remove the gas shocks from office chairs for several years without success and ended up just buying a new chair at great expense, which was OK when I was working, I had one that lasted 5 years, the best chair I ever had, but still couldn't remove the gas shock when it went, the wheels broke too so I got rid.
Ever since then the shocks only seem to last about a year, or less, on all the chairs I've bought since. I retired a few years ago and I spend 12-14 hours a day now in front of my radio and computer so the chairs have more use. I'm only 12st so not much padding on the rear but I do like to be comfy and I like a decent height so I can put my feet up on my desk as well.
Well, I found a solution to getting the gas shocks out now - oil - yes really, a couple of drops on the base and top of the shock and left for a couple of days to soak in and it works! A wack or two with a mallet on the base and pipe wrench to wriggle the top out and it all comes free, much to my surprise, so I was able to replace the shock on my old chair. I got a slightly longer one as the old one wasn't quite high enough and hey presto, captains chair revived. I'm well happy with it.
When shopping for the new shock I also discovered all sorts of spares, like bases and wheels to replace old ones so I may never buy another chair for a while if I can keep this one going for longer, I wish I'd looked into this sooner, I could've saved a fortune.
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VanRougeT4 Senior contributor
Call Sign : G1DBS - F4WEY Posts : 154 Times Thanked : 12 Join date : 2024-02-17 QTH or Location : Montreuil sur Mer Equipment Used : XIEGU G90 + XIEGU XPA125B amp.
Subject: Re: Are you sitting comfortably? Thu Sep 26, 2024 8:08 pm
Alan Pilot wrote:
God i feel old lol. Never had the beads but had all the other bits. And Castrol GTX oil when that came on the market.
A Smurf, and the dangly tiger's tail?
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2604 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: Are you sitting comfortably? Yesterday at 6:30 am
VanRougeT4 wrote:
Alan Pilot wrote:
God i feel old lol. Never had the beads but had all the other bits. And Castrol GTX oil when that came on the market.
Yesterday at 7:51 pm by Razz229
Subject: Re: Are you sitting comfortably? 
