[sdiy] stripped screw on an 808

[harrybissell at wowway.com]

Drilling out a screw generates a LOT of heat and will
probably melt the plastic boss the screw is in. The
"cut flat head with dremel" sounds like better advice...

(that gets hot too, but its more manageable imho. cut-cool-cut-cool...)

H^) harry



On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:10:19 -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 :-)
> 
> thanks,
> 
> -jon
> 
> "There are no differences but differences of degree between 
> different  degrees of difference and no difference." - James,
>  William. "Subjective Effects of Nitrous Oxide." Mind. 1882;  Vol 7.
> 
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