15 Oct
2013
15 Oct
'13
1:36 p.m.
On 10/16/2013 02:21 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
THe first problem is getting the case off. It's
held on by 5 screws. 2
are easy, at the neds of the connector panel. One is inside thge battery
cover, and is easy to get to when you unclip the cover. The last 2 are
inside the handle at the top. Most normal Torx drivers 9for all these
screws are TX15 heads) will not go in. You need a very long one. Do you
have that?
What I did was took a conventional one ( ~ 9" long) with a cheap plastic
handle, mounted it in the pillar drill, then used an angle grinder to trim
the handle down to about 1/2" diameter. I cut a slot in the end to accept a
flat-bladed screwdriver. Works a treat, even if the fabrication was a
little unconventional! (I don't think the proper tool is necessarily that
expensive, but I'd have to order it and wait a week, so ~ 15 minutes to
make something seemed much better)
Incidentally, I'd heard a few horror stories about prying the cases apart
once they were unscrewed, but I didn't have any problems with my three
machines (I used a 2" putty knife to reduce risk of damaging the edges of
the plastic)
cheers
Jules