Sandy Papp wrote:
> At 1:38 PM -0400 10/25/00, Eric L. Strobel wrote:
> >on 10/25/00 12:55 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I was also wondering where you folks are getting the somewhat hard to
> >> find tools to work on the Duos. I'm specifically talking about a Torx-6
> >> screwdriver. I was able to find the other required Torx sizes at my
> >> local Radio Shack, but I've never seen a Torx-6, and it is really needed
> >> if you need to open the display housing. Any idea?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> -Laurent.
> >
> >Yeah, these odd Torx sizes are simply not available in stores. I had to
> >order mine online. The place I used was:
>
> I used once the ones that come with the run-of-the-mill computer tool kit you can
>buy at ant radioshack. They don't fit perfectly but they did the job.
>
This might be a good time for me to say something I've not said, but felt to, for a
long time. The 3 screws on the bottom of the Duo are not T-8, but T-9.
Oh yes, I know, T-8 will turn them, but not elegantly. If you use a T-9 driver and
torque them carefully, you may find that your keyboard works more
smoothly and dependably.
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