18 Sep
2000
18 Sep
'00
6:29 p.m.
The old IBM 8512 and 8513 VGA monitors needed that extra-long extra-skinny
T-15 for their upper two screws as well. This was something the mfgs did
just to make those of us who wanted to fix'em rather than toss-em suffer a
bit.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: RS-422 gender benders
This
amount
> On this list it seems to be the extra-long TX15
Torx driver that you
need
to undo the
top 2 screws (the ones inside the handle) of a classic-Mac.
*And* there's some Torx screws on the inside, at least in this SE/30, that
also need the extra-long shaft.
> I've seen another tool called a Mac Cracker (or a Mac Case Cracker). was a special
pair of pliers with wide (about 4" wide) thin, flat blades
in place of the jaws. You took out all the screws and put this tool in
the crack between the front case and the back shell. Squeezing the
handles caused the blades to force the case apart.
I've never bothered with one. In my experience, after removing all the
screws (not forgetting the one under the battery cover), put the machine
face down and press on the battery and on the connectors. Once the case
starts to move it'll come off easily.
Yeah, this I've seen also. It was totally unnecessary. Any reasonable of care and the case will slide right off with a
minimum of effort.
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