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Old 07-22-2002, 11:20 PM
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PeteK,

BTW, Your spring rate should not change because you cut the spring. The spring should just get shorter. Force=K(Delta x) where K is the spring constant (rate). You could use conservation of energy as well, but I don't know if that will help with your assumptions or not without thinking it through. Honestly, I think Jack21 and DV have the plan.

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