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| Thread ID: 73795 | 2006-10-31 23:24:00 | PC Repair Toolkit | mejobloggs (264) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 495741 | 2006-11-01 10:47:00 | I recommend strong ale or heavy duty spirits in every repair kit. | gibler (49) | ||
| 495742 | 2006-11-01 10:57:00 | Mulitmeter Asortment of plugs Antistatic wrist strap and mat(an old motherboard bag is good, something to palce parts on.) Three screw-drivers one flat two +. Drivers with a long shaft is what I prefer. Long nose pliers, normal pliers, small long nose pliers, side cutters. Small socket set. Cable ties. RJ45 crimp tool. 2X magnifing specticles from the 2 dollar shop. Small dish or tray to put screws in when removed. Asortment of screws etc. in a compartment style box. Loop back plug, ethernet cable joiner, small crossover cable 2cm long used with cable joiner. Laptop/notebook with a connect card, vodafone/telecom. Pen drive with NOD32, HJT, SIW Mepis 6 CD |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 495743 | 2006-11-01 11:57:00 | I recommend strong ale or heavy duty spirits in every repair kit. Considerable tests in our independent labs. indicate it is not effective while in the toolkit. A warm dark environment assists in the efficacy of this product. Testing continues.:groan: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 495744 | 2006-11-01 17:00:00 | Likely one should also be able to recognize the design of a screw or fastener . . . Phillips-looking is not always Phillips . There's Reed-Prince, Torx, Torx-Security, Flank, Pos-i-Drive, Allen, Spline and a bevy of others . I think the biggest sin against screws is a worn-out driver . They just mess up the drive surfaces and make it nigh impossible for the correct tool to ever work . Never re-sharpen a screwdriver unless one is talking common slotted-types . . . and even then one must do it correctly . This article is catagorically and morally wrong: . thewatchguy . com/pages/toolmaintenance . html" target="_blank">www . thewatchguy . com This one is a lot better . . . . although probably a little overkill: . timezone . com/library/workbench/workbench0016" target="_blank">www . timezone . com I tried to Google how to sharpen a Phillips-type driver, but never found anything of interest . . . I would suggest not trying it . Turn a worn out Phillips into a neat awl or pin punch instead . It's safer that way . :D |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 495745 | 2006-11-02 02:20:00 | Egg boxes to put the screws etc in the order you take them out, saves a lot of head scratching about which parts go where. Rip the lid off for better accessibility. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 495746 | 2006-11-02 02:41:00 | Yes you do, you need an anti-static wrist strap, and you need to ensure it's properly grounded. Do you have an anti-static wrist strap? No? Then you run the risk of frying the RAM you are trying to install. I was think about this last night as i lay in bed, how many people actually use anti-static straps? I never use one and ive been working with computers for about 7years without any problems. All my associates dont use anti-static strap either and also have no problems. I find discharging any static on the case before touching anything to be sufficent. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 495747 | 2006-11-02 02:48:00 | If I am making a gross assumption again...I am sure you'll all tell me.... But....since youse guys live on basically an island, isn't the humidity value there a little higher than say...here in SoCal..where we see humidity in the single digit levels...usually about 6 or 8%. In areas of heightened humidity, there is less chance of generating static discharges.......right? Just a thought.......;) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 495748 | 2006-11-02 04:33:00 | The "tools" at $2 shops aren't even good enough to be "toy" tools . Don't throw your money away . (Some $2 tools at the Warehouse aren't too bad, surprisingly) . Pozidrive screws have vertical walls to the slots . Philips screws have sloping wall to the slots . Philips screws are "designed" so the screwdriver will slip . You can't sharpen a Philips or Posidriv, Torx, etc . screwdriver . They are forged to shape . If a philips screwdriver "needs" sharpening, throw it away . It will only get worse, and make bad screws worse . A Posidriv or Torx screwdriver won't ever need to be sharpened: it's designed to turn screws, not slip . I forgot to mention a torch . . . I'm never without one . I use a plastic cased one, with three high intensity LEDs . . . a metal torch will cause shorts . The best magnets come from magnetrons (the business part of a microwave oven) . DSE or Jaycars will sell you a tool magnetiser/magnetiser . I've never bothered with one . Even a fridge magnet will magnetise a screwdriver . (The alternative to a magnetised screwdriver when starting screws (or picking them up is a blob of BlueTak . But magnetism is best) . Yes Joe, humidity matters . As a rule, reasonable care can keep the parts safe from electrostatic zapping . The static strap is a good reminder to use that care . :D And "things" do happen, so the strap gives protection when that happens . |
Graham L (2) | ||
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