How an Office Chair Gas Lift Works | 3D Animated Explainer

If you work in an office or from home, like I do while animating explainer videos, you might find yourself wondering how your chair can go up and down without any external power source. We know there's gas inside, and the height adjustment lever controls the gas flow. But how does it actually work?
In this video, we'll explore the inner workings of the gas spring in office chairs and see how the same mechanism is used in car trunk lids and many other applications.
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[@LifewithDavid1]

Nice animation; very professional. I hope my videos helped with your production. I found very little info on lift cylinders when I started.

[@quasar-ed]

Yeah, I found your video and it was very helpful..Thank you..

[@AJ-qv9yo]

How can these be so tight that even over years no gas escapes (or only very little)

[@quasar-ed]

@@AJ-qv9yo The seals inside them get tighter with the pressure. Just amazing..

[@acidflowsalt2321]

Piston rings

[@JohnyG15]

Excellent explanation! Thank you for the video and for resolving a bet with my friend on how these work ;)

[@quasar-ed]

Glad you like it : D

[@venomfreefire9363]

Good video

[@SkyClears]

I've been on the hunt to find a comfortable office chair without a gas lift because they freak me out, lol. I currently use a sitting room chair, it isn't bad but not THE most comfortable, sadly.

[@quasar-ed]

@@SkyClears Don't worry too much, gas lifts are safe as long as if you use the cheapest one..

[@n_nfe]

😅I am afraid of (explosion) like you and I used the kitchen chair but it is not comfortable at all and I think when you do not raise the chair up it does not explode

[@bheemgondamethree9402]

Thanks I got clear on this ❤

[@frantavychopen8281]

Kolik atm je v pístu ? Dík.

[@conscientcrusader]

Is there a way to reduce the pressure in a chair gas cylinder? Mine is to hard to push down.

[@quasar-ed]

Unfortunately, there is no way since it is sealed. You can only replace it.

[@davewilliams1568]

I have a chair that's stuck in the bottom position. When I release the valve I still can't move the seat by hand. Maybe the gas has leaked out? Replacement gas springs are on sale so perhaps this is a common occurrence?

[@quasar-ed]

@@davewilliams1568 yeah..because of the gas leaked out..For me, it took couple years of use before feeling the low gas.

[@tazepatates4805]

Why am I afraid that these are going to explode randomly one day when I'm sitting on it 😭

[@quasar-ed]

😅😅😅..don't worry. It is safe.Just don't break apart without reducing the pressure first.

[@quasar-ed]

@Altaka005 yes, lowering it all the way down will only expose a small section of center shaft and if it would slip through the base, it won't reach all the way to your ...so yeah can prevent a rare malfunction like that..

[@chrisnyenya5233]

A 1000 ways to die

[@esecallum]

Already happens... Straight up. Like a javelin

[@tazepatates4805]

@@esecallum Yeah I've heard a bunch of stories about it. I don't wanna die with a rod up my thing man.

[@Eckster]

Had an office chair that would always go up if you weren't actively sitting on it, I guess that means the valve was stuck open.

[@quasar-ed]

it might be the reason..

[@kestrial_long]

I had a theory to how these types of chairs work, but I was incorrect. I know how they work now.

[@vivianwang1803]

Can I ask how much to make such a video?

[@quasar-ed]

I don't know for sure since I didn't do any freelance work for this type of video. But it depends on the studio or freelancer and where they are located.

[@RafalMaly-p6m]

I despise the ai voices that for some reason all these 3d videos have. It's so annoying and makes it unbearable to watch

[@rooneywayen]

Well maybe the video creator does not have clear English accent? Not everyone is native in English.

[@RafalMaly-p6m]

@@rooneywayen That's fair but it doesn't change the fact of how annoying those ai voices are.

[@GokulGopakumar-GG]

So you are the problem not him​@@RafalMaly-p6m

[@absabs8942]

which country you belong?

[@quasar-ed]

@@absabs8942 Myanmar.

[@alistair1978utube]

Just get a decent voice actor. These robotic voices are truly appalling, mis-pronouncing words and putting stress in the wrong place in sentences. Downvoted.

[@quasar-ed]

sorry about that..trying our best so that we can afford a voice actor..

[@Kira-rn3ox]

Not clear

[@quasar-ed]

@@Kira-rn3ox Let me know which part..