Morgan,
Super glue another screw into the stripped out head and then build up the
bond outside with epoxy, let cure for 24 hrs., and remove the screw.
Roger
Morgan wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> Bit of a problem with my 3400c. I tried upgrading the HD and managed to get
> it in easily enough after buying the correct screwdrivers and all.
>
> Put it all back together and turned it on. And...nothing! No noise, no
> internal sounds like whirring, no lights or ANYTHING! Totally dead. Tried
> with battery and PSU and still nothing.
>
> So, I figured it was the HD. The previous night the cat had knocked it off
> the table to the floor. Tsk. I started removing the screws and when I got
> the the one in the centre of the case...my little star-shaped screwdriver
> thing broke and couldn't get a grip any more. I didn't notice straight away
> and was happily turning it in the screw before noticing nothing was
> happening.
>
> To summarise, the top of the centre screw is TOTALLY worn out and I cannot
> get ANY tool to grip and turn. It's basically a circular hole in the screw.
>
> I'm a bit upset, understandably, as I have great plans for this PB! Have any
> of you experienced a similar situation and, if so, how did you deal with it?
> So far all I have tried is dropped little bits of solder into the top of the
> screw and etching a slot on that for turning. This didn't work as the solder
> just snapped off. (Well, it was worth a try!)
>
> Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> m.
> *
>
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