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Originally Posted by MrForbes
The brochure you link to appears to be an "artist's rendering" of what it really looks like inside a gas spring.
I think that the Q&A is talking about gas filled shock absorbers, and you are talking about gas springs. One has quite a bit of oil, and the oil is used for damping over the entire stroke, and the gas is used only to reduce aeration of the oil. The other has gas in it as the working medium, and oil is used only for lubrication.
Some folks just ask too many questions!
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I do understand the difference, but others might not. I know that the purpose of the oil in a pneumatic spring (gas spring) is to lubricate the seals (hence why the spring must be used rod down). But the answer given by the GDC is not clear and could lead some to believe that pneumatic springs are not legal.