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Question Screws won't turn, can't open case!

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sdifox said:
or get one of the screwdriver sets mentioned here. probably cheaper.
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But still might not work.

Me, if I didn't already have a drawer in my tool chest full of screwdrivers in various sizes and types, I'd take the case into Lowes or Home Depot..."test fit" some screwdrivers..."oops, I got them loosened, don't need to buy one now...thanks!"
 
BoomerD said:
Me, if I didn't already have a drawer in my tool chest full of screwdrivers in various sizes and types, I'd take the case into Lowes or Home Depot..."test fit" some screwdrivers..."oops, I got them loosened, don't need to buy one now...thanks!"
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I would need it to seal the case back up.
 
BoomerD said:
But still might not work.

Me, if I didn't already have a drawer in my tool chest full of screwdrivers in various sizes and types, I'd take the case into Lowes or Home Depot..."test fit" some screwdrivers..."oops, I got them loosened, don't need to buy one now...thanks!"
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His screwdriver looked messed up. I added a SSD to my brother's mini PC using one of those screwdriver set.

And like I said for more torque hold the screwdriver still and rotate the mini computer.

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I'm as cheap as anyone... but we're talking about a $7 screwdriver... that WILL be useful in the future... since... the one you have... isn't cutting it... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A high quality small sized phillips screwdriver is one of the most important types of tools not to cheap out on, because it does tend to cam out (or gets chewed up) and cause damage if not precisely made and hardened, quality metal. Unless you have one foot in the grave so this is the last project you'll ever do, I'd just bite the bullet and get a set of the phillips like Wera or Wiha, for example at the lowest price point (AFAIK) to cover a good precision range:


You can still spend more and do better, and there is a reasonable argument to be made for buying the largest size-spanning set you can afford, but this set gets you sizes 000 through 1 in decent quality, then 2 and larger, the quality matters less (* for personal electronics/computer/etc work where torque is non-critical).
 
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It seems that I need a JIS screwdriver/bit set. Well, probably not. But who knows if I'll need a Japanese Industry Standard screwdriver to open up Japanese electronics. Thanks guys. 🙄
 
Use a small piece of rubber / rubber band on top of screw if you don't have the correct screwdriver?
 
bigboxes said:
It seems that I need a JIS screwdriver/bit set. Well, probably not. But who knows if I'll need a Japanese Industry Standard screwdriver to open up Japanese electronics. Thanks guys. 🙄
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They say these JIS screwdriver often work better in Phillips screws than a PH driver.
 
BoomerD said:
Is that small rusty-looking phillips the only one you have? Once you get it apart, a decent screwdriver should put it back together...it shouldn't be as tight as these seem to be.
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I have two more, slightly larger, which also didn't work. I have high hopes for the JIS driver that will be here by Friday.
 
That is why i always have a Vessel JIS driver in my PC repair tool box.

Although it was boomer who originally guessed correct on the screw being JIS.
 
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