k...@aspodata.se wrote:
> Dale:
> ...
>> the first bag of screws I ordered didn't have any size info
> ...
>
> To figure out which thread one have, one usually use:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers
> to get the diameter. Given the diameter, and possible the table of thread
> sizes, one
Dale:
...
> the first bag of screws I ordered didn't have any size info
...
To figure out which thread one have, one usually use:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calipers
to get the diameter. Given the diameter, and possible the table of thread
sizes, one can sufficiently well infer which thread
k...@aspodata.se wrote:
> Dale:
> ...
>> The size I bought was 6-32UNC x 1/8".Â
>> I'm not sure what the UNC means or if it matters.
> ...
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Thread_Standard
>
> If you had read my answer to your original question:
>
>
Dale:
...
> The size I bought was 6-32UNC x 1/8".Â
> I'm not sure what the UNC means or if it matters.
...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Thread_Standard
If you had read my answer to your original question:
Dale wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I know this sounds like a silly question and I never thought I would
> have to ask such a basic question like this. I bought a external hard
> drive enclosure and was trying to install a hard drive I had laying
> around. The screws that come with the enclosure doesn't
james wrote:
> On 6/7/20 5:24 PM, Dale wrote:
>> antlists wrote:
>>> On 07/06/2020 10:50, J. Roeleveld wrote:
On 7 June 2020 09:41:16 CEST, antlists
wrote:
> On 06/06/2020 20:14, J. Roeleveld wrote:
>> One of my old cases had plastic strips with little sticks on them
> that
On 6/7/20 5:24 PM, Dale wrote:
antlists wrote:
On 07/06/2020 10:50, J. Roeleveld wrote:
On 7 June 2020 09:41:16 CEST, antlists wrote:
On 06/06/2020 20:14, J. Roeleveld wrote:
One of my old cases had plastic strips with little sticks on them
that would fit into the screwholes. Those strips
antlists wrote:
> On 07/06/2020 10:50, J. Roeleveld wrote:
>> On 7 June 2020 09:41:16 CEST, antlists wrote:
>>> On 06/06/2020 20:14, J. Roeleveld wrote:
One of my old cases had plastic strips with little sticks on them
>>> that would fit into the screwholes. Those strips would then slot into
On 07/06/2020 10:50, J. Roeleveld wrote:
On 7 June 2020 09:41:16 CEST, antlists wrote:
On 06/06/2020 20:14, J. Roeleveld wrote:
One of my old cases had plastic strips with little sticks on them
that would fit into the screwholes. Those strips would then slot into
the mounting points for the
On 7 June 2020 09:41:16 CEST, antlists wrote:
>On 06/06/2020 20:14, J. Roeleveld wrote:
>> One of my old cases had plastic strips with little sticks on them
>that would fit into the screwholes. Those strips would then slot into
>the mounting points for the disks.
>>
>> No messing around with
On 06/06/2020 20:14, J. Roeleveld wrote:
One of my old cases had plastic strips with little sticks on them that would
fit into the screwholes. Those strips would then slot into the mounting points
for the disks.
No messing around with screws and really easy to swap drives. They would be
On 6 June 2020 16:22:49 CEST, antlists wrote:
>On 06/06/2020 09:23, Michael wrote:
>> Yes, getting the thread wrong and damaging the female thread in the
>enclosure,
>> while thinking this/almost/ fits, is not good for your nerves.
>There are
>> thread gauges which you can match the pitch of a
On 06/06/2020 09:23, Michael wrote:
Yes, getting the thread wrong and damaging the female thread in the enclosure,
while thinking this/almost/ fits, is not good for your nerves. There are
thread gauges which you can match the pitch of a screw/bolt and help determine
the thread specification,
Dale:
...
> Is there not a standard sized screw that should fit all 3.5" and even
> 2.5" drives??
...
The threads used is UNC 6-32 [1] and M3 [2], where the UNC ones are used
for 3.5" hard drives and M3 for CD and 2.5" drives. There might be others
also, but I havn't seen thoose.
The above just
On Saturday, 6 June 2020 04:06:54 BST Dale wrote:
> We have reds, purples, greens and all sort of color codes for hard
> drives, maybe they need to color code their screws as well. :/
>
> Now to go find a grab bag or something. This sucks.
Yes, getting the thread wrong and damaging the
Jack wrote:
> Were you thinking about this? https://xkcd.com/927/
>
> On 2020.06.05 22:24, William Kenworthy wrote:
>> No, there are a lot of different sizes used across brands - and there
>> are metric and imperial threads which is likely the cause of your almost
>> fitting ones.
>>
>> What
Were you thinking about this? https://xkcd.com/927/
On 2020.06.05 22:24, William Kenworthy wrote:
No, there are a lot of different sizes used across brands - and there
are metric and imperial threads which is likely the cause of your
almost
fitting ones.
What standard? - if don't like it,
No, there are a lot of different sizes used across brands - and there
are metric and imperial threads which is likely the cause of your almost
fitting ones.
What standard? - if don't like it, wait a few minutes and another will
come along ...
:)
BillK
On 6/6/20 10:06 am, Dale wrote:
> Howdy,
Howdy,
I know this sounds like a silly question and I never thought I would
have to ask such a basic question like this. I bought a external hard
drive enclosure and was trying to install a hard drive I had laying
around. The screws that come with the enclosure doesn't fit. The
screws have a
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