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I acquired this plate from Ragged Mountain Equipment in 1994.
The Bigger Brake is a normal slotted belay plate with a spring to help keep the plate away from the brake carabiner. This is not essential, but it simplifies feeding and taking in rope. The spring fits in a circumferential groove in the side of plate, and a small slot is cut to allow the spring to exit. The spring is painted black.
This plate is stamped "HB" and "WALES."
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I acquired this plate from Barrabés.com in 2003.
Version B does not have a spring.
This plate is stamped "HB" and "WALES" on one side and "140300" on the other.
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I acquired this Version from Markus Warme in 2005, but I believe that it is older than Version B.
Version C is almost identical to Version B. The main difference is the size of a small notch that does nothing for the performance of this plate. Version C has a smaller notch than Version B, but it matches the notch in Version A. The notch is there because the spring Versions use the same plate design as the springless Versions. In the spring Versions, HB cuts a groove around the perimeter to hold the spring. The spring leaves the groove at the notch.
This plate is stamped "HB" and "WALES" on one side. There are no marks on the other side.
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