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I love all the specific information, but it only refers to modern mainsprings. That qualification should be noted; there are lots of older watches out there. --Chetvorno 23:40, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aren't mainsprings also used in clocks? --Chetvorno 23:40, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, mainsprings are used in (some) clocks as well. Please feel free to be bold and help improve the article!

Atlant 16:20, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Complete rewrite addressed these issues. --Chetvorno^TALK 09:41, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BrokenLink Fixed[edit]

Just a minor adjustment for the Broken link to glossary e.g. "Error 404" Fixed. Stoical Iceman (talk) 01:58, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Line abt. safety[edit]

While reading about mainsprings, I came across a section of this article which includes a sentence about mainspring safety. Now, isn't that un-wiki like? I know that the person meant no harm, but I'm just wondering if I should delete the sentence or not. Montgomery' 39 (talk) 16:01, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I put that warning in. You're absolutely right, it didn't belong in Wikipedia. Good rewrite. I might add a little about mainspring clamps and mainspring winders, which clockmakers use to safely install and remove mainsprings. --Chetvorno^TALK 19:29, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Creep?[edit]

I restored the attribution of spring "tiredness" to creep, which is by definition time-dependent deformation of a solid.

(Note that while the normalized operating temperature is less than that sometimes used as a rule of thumb for creep significance -- ~16% of the melting temperature vs. 30% -- the article already states that the material is stored for decades in a stressed state. Creep is a function of time, stress, and temperature; see, for example, Hertzberg's Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials.) --Glengarry (talk) 12:40, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This needs to be sourced. --Chetvorno^TALK 22:20, 18 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What energy density[edit]

Springs are used to store energy. Can we say typically how much energy per kg ? - Rod57 (talk) 20:25, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good question. I'll look around. It would also be instructive to include a few comparisons of the energy stored in a typical wound-up alarm clock or watch spring with other everyday energy sources. --Chetvorno^TALK 21:44, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Vandalism was found and removed by me[edit]

I found two vandalism on this page. I reverted it seperately: on the top and on the picture. Not very funny. I will correct my words by the way: Mainspring is now cleared from vandalism. Rdp060707 (talk) 03:42, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]