Having snap caps in when ejectors are tripped do little to nothing to ease stress on the ejector system. The hammers are still firing and the kickers are still slamming i to the stop plate. Snap caps have no resistance on the chamber walls.
Even when the ejector hammers are tripped, the springs are still partially compressed.
As edgar said, from a metal composition and integrity standpoint, a spring should work as new forever, in theory. We know that this is not exactly always reality, but i think it has a lot to do with a certain spring doing the job it was intended to do and not being overworked from a load standpoint.
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