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mainspring N

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The unresolved land reform situation was again the mainspring for renewed political activity.
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This is particularly true in watches and portable clocks which are powered by a mainspring, which provides a diminishing drive force as it unwinds.
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The mainspring is white and no doubt original.
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Efforts to improve the accuracy of watches prior to 1657 focused on evening out the steep torque curve of the mainspring.
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The stackfreed, a spring-loaded cam on the mainspring shaft, added a lot of friction and was abandoned after about a century.
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This caused the wheel's period to be very sensitive to the force of the mainspring.
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A self-winding watch movement has a mechanism which winds the mainspring.
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The strength is determined by finding the smallest round sink into which the mainspring barrel (horology) will fit.
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Winding the watch turns the arbor, which tightens the mainspring, wrapping it closer around the arbor.
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The force of the mainspring then turns the clock's wheels as it unwinds, until the next winding is needed.
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