Can anyone confirm what the Original Tape 1 door spring looks like on a Conion C-100F

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It is my understanding that they made two types. The one shown in the picture there was for the Helix version (if I am not mistaken). The other models (Conion / Clairtone) only had 1 hole drilled in the front housing for a spring on the right lower post (as facing the box head on). I believe Caution has a picture floating around on here of what the other style factory spring looks like.

I made my own and it worked quite well. It's a watered down version of the spring in the picture above. It's been months since I made the spring and it's working like brand new.

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If you have a Tractor Supply they sell these spring kits which is what I purchased. There are many sizes and strength springs in there. It takes a fairly stiff spring to work properly.

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The other one goes on the right hinge. The original one is on the right side in the first pic, I made the left one




 

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I absolutely love learning this stuff. Eric we need to be neighbors..lol.

Looks like I didn't do things the way the factory did as I had to guess. I should be fortunate it works :-)
 

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That would be awesome! Well for us anyway, those in our lives, maybe not so much :lol:
I tried making the same spring you did, but it's a huge PITA to install vs. the side spring.
 

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Wow thanks! I just ordered the spring you mentioned. It comes in a 5pk which is great in case I don't get the bends absolutely correct on the first try.
 

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A very special thanks goes to @caution for providing the needed information to fabricate Tape 1s Door torsion spring. I photo documented the process. It opens like a champ now.
 

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