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To: zsteve who wrote (24281)9/15/1998 1:55:00 AM
From: Jacob Snyder  Respond to of 70976
 
re: "if those coiled springs were kept over-compressed for too long, they could get tired or serously damaged"

Well-tempered steel, proven to be without hidden flaws, will spring back nicely when let loose, no matter how long they are kept compressed. I mean AMAT, KLAC, ASMLF, CYMI.