The spring tension seems over rated to me. It's sort of a pain for the #1, but thats because of the space tolerances (I have the same problems with my .5 CAMP, though not as bad as the smaller Viamont). Other than that the tension on the wire is pretty minimal. It's definitely not going to hold the piece there in a fall, so a simple yank almost always removes the piece if it isn't placed well. Besides, the tension wears out after good use. I'd also like to say that the wire tension isn't particularly helpful in placement either. In fact, it's more of a problem there than anywhere else because the springiness of the wire tends to falsely set the cam on any little crystal it can reach. Thus, I don't place these pieces very deep if I can help it. Still, a Nut tool pulls these pieces easier than a CAMP in most cases.