[sdiy] stripped screw on an 808

[Csaba Zvekan]

On Aug 11, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Andre Majorel wrote:

> 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.

I have recently replaced all my screws on my TR-808 with these   
Farnell 885-2707 . And they look nice :)
Csaba


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