on 10/27/00 1:37 AM, dghook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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.
>
Odd. Manual specifically states T-8. And I've never found there to be any
excess room when I've used a T-8, in fact it's always been a perfect fit.
- Eric.
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