Confusion with extender

I have a Proextender.What I dont understand is this.Does it mean that if I dont move the tension rods into the pistons, I wont achieve any tension and thus results.Lots of beginners have the problem of not moving the rods into the piston, and thus cant figure out the tension, I fixed that problem by simply adding more rods(I added all) and now my Stretchede Flaccid is around 18 cm. which is around 1 cm shorter then my BPEL.Now I can see the rods moving into the pistons instead of just elongating the device.But my confusion is why I need to see that, I am worried stretching so far will toughen my penis, isn it stretching in elongated state still a tension, without moving the tension rods into the piston ?

You did find the solution - add parts to the extender so that it fits your stretched penis. Now you can screw the screws and add tension to your liking. Your stretched flaccid is shorter than your erect, so there is still more length to stretch out. I have been doing this for some years now, and I stretch my flaccid 1/2 inch longer than my erect.

I do not think it will toughen your penis until you reach your potential maximum length, which probably is many years down the line - and perhaps 1-3 inches down the line. Everyone is different and there is no answer that will fit all men, but one will have to try and make the best out of what we’ve got.

I think you are on the right track now, good luck.

The springs provide tension and how far the pistons compress them correlate to the amount of force. If you’re in the device and the springs aren’t compressed, then your level of tension is less than the minimum force of the springs as they are when the device is not compress.
But that tension still isn’t zero, just less than the springs.

Higher tensions and longer experience do produce “toughening” of the penis and that’s why we take “deconditioning” breaks.

The pistons contain a spring, which calibrates the tension the penis will be subject to.

When you wear the device correctly, the piston compression can range from fully compressed to fully relaxed, which determine max tension to no tension at all.

So using the correct number of rod extensions puts you in the correct range to make these springs work your penis. You want this to be able to apply and monitor tension.

If you extend your penis in the device but still the springs are applying no tension, the penis is being subject to negligible tension and in that case you can better wear a comfortable penis sleeve.
But you want to apply some tension to it, in the 600-1200 grams range, otherwise it wont give you any results.
Also penis wont harden. Fear not. In the end if you want to PE, you need to apply some tension in some direction . Looking at your penis produce no results. :)

I agree, that produce some conditioning that you can call “toughtening” but that will happen gradually over 6 months or more, and that´s just an adaptative response, not like your penis will calcify or become stone.
Is not something we have to fear. Simply apply extender 6-10 months, then decon for 1-2 months, then reapply 6 months

Thank you for the responses guys !

Also one more thing, I dont think I can trust the lines of the tension rods as a measuring point, so thats what I did.I reassembled the device, took the springs out and pressed them both on a digital scale.I noted how much they compress in order to produce the desired tension, and thats what I try to apply in the extender.Do you think that is correct?I ve heard some people trying to press the whole extender with the head down into the digital scale, but I find that to give false indications, since the moment I press the extender, the scale shows most of the weight from my hand pressing down and from the springs being little stuck into the rods, that said showing a bigger tension

If you really want to know how to test the tension on extender spring rates …..
Spring Rate Calculator - The Spring Store

The Spring Store - The Spring Store › spring-rate-calculator

Keep in mind that the average PE Extender spring rates are extremely weak!
600 grams only equals 1.322 lbs of tension
1200 grams is only 2.645 lbs of tension ….. this is BABY weight! It won’t do anything and for those who worry about "toughening" their penis after months of wear time….. LoL