graham laid this down on his screen :
does anyone here have any bright ideas about suitable methods of
allowing a loft hatch to drop down on it's own once opened, so it
doesn't fall too fast and hit anyone on the head, or hit a wall etc.?

I was thinking of some kind of dampers from a car boot lid perhaps,
but if anyone has any better ideas I be glad to hear them.

A rod with a piston on the end, moving in a bit of pipe sealed at the
end - will provide damping. The tighter the fit, the more damping it
provides and it need not be that elaborate.

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.org