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When i first opened the unit the shaft of the actuator was extended out pretty far must have gotten hot during shipping

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It took overnight for spring to compress the actuator and for it to look normal

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I mention this because i was worried something was wrong but it was fine once it was given time to compress

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We have it on a 4 foot by 8 foot coldframe lid 2 x 2 wooden frame corrogated plastic glazing

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My first order arrived without a cylinder but the package was damaged and not taped so must have fell out

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For my situation i had to develop one end of the fulcrum to release in order to gain access to my hotbed

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Even though my guess is the lifting load is only 20 pounds i wanted to be sure it would open

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The mounting plate is cast iron or something like that it cracked when i tightened the mounting screw