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One of the clocks I've taken apart had a bad spring in it. The loop on one end had broken letting it free. The clock, of course, won't rewind correctly if the spring is broken. Once the contact points touch and are then forced apart there is no spring to begin contracting so all movement stops.



Even though there are roughly 100 winds to the spring it is VERY small. Compare to a dime, 1/16" thick drill bit and a toothpick.



I like to wind springs. Usually a little bigger than this one. The 1/16" mandrel is slightly too big so I'll have to find something slightly smaller in diameter to wrap the spring, but not terrible for a first attempt. Springs can take a few tries to get right and a lot of patience. The wire is .006" or just about the size of thicker human hair. I have about 2 miles of the wire so plenty to practice with.



Chad