I believe you will find that was not an "extra" spring but the only spring.
Look carefully at the one that doesn't come off and you will find that it is a copper strip with almost no spring ability at all.It carries the current instead of the spring which is usually installed beneath the conductor strip.
Also be aware that the spring can sometimes be installed improperly and not load the contact arm.I had to correct condition that for a man one time.
When the spring is properly installed it loads the contact arm against the breaker cam.
But am I not reading correctly when I think you said the condition existed before the points were changed?
Last edited by enginenut; 09/27/2012 9:45 PM.
