27 May
2005
27 May
'05
4:11 a.m.
On Fri, 2005-05-27 at 01:56 +0100, Tony Duell wrote:
It's the sort of tool that not many people have though. Why make life
difficult for the next person who comes along and has to fix the
machine? The only reason I can think of for using those screws is that
people were expected to go inside the case to swap cards every so often,
but they weren't supposed to be poking around in the display section.
That requirement's gone now; if someone owns one of these beasts these
days then they're presumably just as likely to be inside the display
section to fix stuff as they are digging around in the rest of the
innards; doesn't it make sense to use the same type of screw throughout?
If the bristol-type screws were used externally or in a prominent
position, or exclusively throughout the machine I think I'd agree with
you, but the requirement to have a special tool to get to the display
circuitry is long gone.
Having said all that, I tend to take the same view as you when it comes
to my classic car, and try and use the right bolts / screws etc.
everywhere even if it's somewhere that can't be seen - but then it
doesn't use oddball fastenings that not many people have the right tool
for :-)
cheers
Jules
Oh heck, yes.
I went through every alan key and torx bit I had trying to
find something that would fit the former. Ended up with a good ol' pair
of long-nosed pliers, and those bristol spline screws are getting
replaced with something a little more conventional on reassembly!
NO!! Those screws are part of the machine and should be kept. I feel very
strongly about keeping odd fasteners, etc in machines, to replace them
with anything else does change the character of the machine IMHO. Surely
you can buy a set of Bristol Spline keys (I think Farnell do them...)