I found this Alcedo Micron in an antique mall today. Bail spring missing or broken but I see the schematic from another post so hopefully it it be easy to restore. Otherwise a little cleaning and this should be a great reel. It is probably Gen 2 or 3.
I have decided to fix and keep it. Thanks for the inquiries.
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Nice!
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If the bail spring is deformed and the coils do not lie directly on top of each other it is very difficult (maybe impossible) to reassemble the reel. I don't remember the wire size off hand, but a new spring can be made from stainless malin leader.
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Thanks to Midway Tommy D for directions on how to make a replacement bail spring and also thanks to Big Hoss for helping me figure a way to extract a tiny screw that broke unexpectedly while fitting the new spring. I am now on the hunt for a replacement Bail Cam Retaining Screw to match the original threaded hole.
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Thanks for the video, very useful info. That is a beautiful little Micron
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