3 Dec
2008
3 Dec
'08
5:54 a.m.
der Mouse wrote:
I disagree. There is also an argument for them in the form of
protecting consumers from the dangerous interiors of appliances.
That's what glue and potting compound is for...
(Hmm, bad memories of CBM and the +4 PSU... :-)
The requirement for less-common tools just to keep two things fastened
together is nuts IMHO - personally I just replace them with something more
widespread whenever I come across them (and need to undo them - I don't go
seeking these things out :-)
cheers
Jules
Actually, I once saw screws which looked a bit like
Robertson (the
square-socket kind) but with a triangular, not square, socket.
Those turn up on
cheap domestic appliances over here. The only
possile reason for them is to make the device difficult to repair,