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These were fitted to generators at a hastily set up camp in Northern Ireland back in the early seventies, they always started.  There's a small viewing window to see if they're wound or not, the winding key fitted into that right angled boss at the rear and the small lever engaged the gear with the flywheel.  Never had one in bits but was told the spring took the form of spring steel washers that were dished in form, these were arranged along the centre housing and faced each other, giving an incredibly strong force.

 

 

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Bloody dangerous things if you are not careful to ensure they are only wound up just before they are needed. If wound up they need to be fitted to an engine to unwind them as releasing the spring without an engine usually results in destructive auto dismantling.  They cannot safely be dismantled if wound up, so if faulty and wound up they are best encased in concrete.

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