Some of my friend ask me how they buy a heavy drawer slides correctly ?
There are the ten Questions and answers as below:
Q1: What is the maximum load-bearing capacity (dynamic and static)?
A1: According on the width of the heavy drawer slides, 51mm width heavy duty drawer slide can be Carry 150 lbs, 53mm width heavy duty drawer slide can be Carry 250 lbs, 76mm width heavy duty drawer slide can be Carry 500 lbs,
Q2.Is the installation method of the slide rail side installation OR bottom installation?
A2. All of them are side mount heavy duty drawer slide. Because flat or bottom installation will be reduce the load-bearing capacity 25%
Q3. What is the stroke length (extension length ) ?
A3. It is base on the size of the heavy duty drawer slides, For example, One 76mm width heavy duty drawer slide 40 inches length is 80 inches when full extension, That can allow is touch the internal drawer complate
Q4.What kind of materials is the slide rail made of ? What is the surface treatment process ?
A4. The heavy duty drawer slides are made by Q235 cool steel, the surface treatment is galvanize, And have 72 hours of salt spray test.
Q5. Does the heavy duty drawer slides have lock-in or Lock-out function ?
A5 Yes， Whatever the 500 lbs heavy duty drawer slides,250 lbs heavy duty drawer slides and 150 lbs heavy duty drawer slides are have lock-in or Lock-out function to avoid accidental sliding poses a danger.
Q6.What is the sag of the slide rail under the maximum load ?
A6. There is no uniform fixed value for the sag of heavy duty drawer slides under maximum load,it mainly depends on the specifications ,length, installation method and load distribution of the slide rail.
Q7. What is the rated cycle service life of the heavy duty drawer slides?
A7. Normally, It is 100000 times
Q8. Does the heavy duty drawer slides have a buffer success self -closing function ？
A8. No, for safety, the heavy duty drawer slides do not have the buffer success self -closing function
Q9. What is the mounting clearance of the heavy duty drawer slides ？
A9. For the 51mm width heavy drawer slides, the mounting clearance is 12.7 mm(1/2“)
For the 53mm width and 76mm width heavy drawer slides, the mounting clearance are 19 mm(3/4“)
Q10. Are there any suggestions for matching heavy drawer slides installation brackets or screws ?
A10. We will give a suggestion to our clients for they do the RV modified, Camping cars to choose the brackets or screws that they can buy.
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