[sdiy] stripped screw on an 808

[Andre Majorel]

On 2008-08-10 20:10 -0700, jon schatz wrote:

> i'm trying to swap out a broken switch on my 808 but one of the
> screws  connecting the main pcb to the front panel is stripped
> (it's the one  below the "measures autofill in" text). i have
> some star heads but none are small enough for this screw. to
> make matters worse, this screw is screwed into a hexagonal shaft
> which appears to be glued to the circuit board so i can't turn
> it with pliers from the other side (i can't really reach it with
> a pair of pliers anyway).
>
> i'm guessing i need to use a drill to drill the screw out but
> with the  hex shaft on the other side i'm not sure if that will
> work. anyone have any suggestions? this is a tiny screw (and
> obviously a prized instrument 

By "stripped", you means the Phillips drive in the head is gone,
not the thread, right ? There is a special tool for that whose
name escapes me at the moment that has a left-hand thread.

But first, I would try gluing a bit of wood or something
disposable to the screw head and use that as a handle to unscrew
it.

After that begins the real fun, namely finding a replacement
screw. As it's a Japanese product, it's probably going to be an
M3.

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