They may be a cross-point head instead of Phillips. Or possibly a JIS B 1012.
Cross-point heads really need a matching screwdriver. As far as I know, you can use a cross-point screwdriver for Phillips, but not vice-versa. More detail here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Cross wunder K6WRU On May 3, 2014, at 9:37 AM, David Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > A friend of mine mentioned that the screws used in Icom radios and such > were some special type... He even bought some special screwdriver for > them... Something about the heads being slightly different from normal > Phillips head. Any one know if this is true? > -- > Thanks and 73's, > For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: > www.nk7z.net > for MixW support see; > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info > for Dopplergram information see: > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info > for MM-SSTV see: > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info > > > On Sat, 2014-05-03 at 09:01 -0700, Phil Hystad wrote: >> I agree with the comment below but I also recommend you buy quality >> screwdrivers -- the best you can find with hardened tips so that the blades >> on the philips head driver do not get screwed up which screws up and strips >> the screws while you are screwing in the screw [I never realized how funny >> and yet fun the word "screw" is]. >> >> 73, phil, K7PEH >> >> >> On May 3, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Frank Precissi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Go to home depot (or wherever) and get a new #0 and #1 screwdriver for >>> assembly. Last thing you want is a stripped out screw on your 2k dollar >>> rig because of $5 screwdriver was too big/small. >>> >>> Frank >>> KG6EYC >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] -- Walter Underwood [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
