Spring barrel Spinning

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ts_13
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Spring barrel Spinning

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Ok.... I picked up a little VV-VI cheap. It winds up if I hold the spring barrel, but if I let it go the barrel spins fast. What am I missing?

T

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Re: Spring barrel Spinning

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Trashed spindle gear ? post pictures how else do you expect a diagnosis ? Spiritualism ?

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Re: Spring barrel Spinning

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soundgen wrote:Trashed spindle gear ? post pictures how else do you expect a diagnosis ? Spiritualism ?

Didnt take spiritualism. Springs are bad.

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Re: Spring barrel Spinning

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Your VI has a 2 spring motor, it is likely that one spring is broken and one is not. The unbroken spring winds OK when you hold it but when you include the broken spring, it just spins.

The spring that engages the winding gear is good, the play gear spring is bad.

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Re: Spring barrel Spinning

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CDBPDX wrote:Your VI has a 2 spring motor, it is likely that one spring is broken and one is not. The unbroken spring winds OK when you hold it but when you include the broken spring, it just spins.

The spring that engages the winding gear is good, the play gear spring is bad.

Cliff

Bingo!!!!

I just had my first bout with a spring. It had come lose (separated) from the barrel. I took it apart attached it to the barrel and re wound it. IT works!!!

Thanks!

T

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