The most common two types of extension spring hooks
the extension springs
12/1/20231 min read
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In Taiwan, our master of spring machine split extenstion springs roughly into two types by the shape of the hooks:
English hook
The wire goes across the middle of the spring OD and then go up to be the hook
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German hook
The wire goes through the side of spring OD and then go up to be the hook
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So when inquiry of extension springs, please make sure your drawing or photo has clear description of the two types of the hooks - English hook or German hook, so we can provide the correct quotation.
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