Kyle;160683 Wrote: > Nor did it seem to be a problem for those who had defective faceplates > on their SB3s (and there were many, judging by the number of posts > here). Those people were sent a new faceplate and asked to back out a > few screws and attach the new one. The argument doesn't hold water.
My faceplate was coming loose so I e-mailed support and got a replacement. It was easy to replace, but if I were Slim, I would definitely want to invalidate warranties if faceplates are being replaced for no reason other than the customer desiring black vs. silver. A. You're exposing the guts of the device when you remove the facelplate. Accidents happen. Screwdrivers slip. Cokes spill. B. When you tighten the screws into the new faceplate, you really have to bear down on the wrench, because the threads are not tapped into the screw holes in the faceplate. Several times, the wrench slipped on me slightly damaging the heads on the hex screws -- and potentially gouging the back of the unit. C. Because you have to bear down so hard tightening the screws, you don't get a good feel for when you're about to over-tighten. If you over-tighten, you end up with a deformed faceplate that may start coming off in the future -- the very condition that led to replacement faceplates in the first place. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30362 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
