Re: OOPS . . .

[DENNIS PISKO <pisko@ix.netcom.com>]

Tom Lambrecht wrote:
> 
> Hey Jamman afficionados:
> 
> Got my box . . . finally
> 
> got my Visionsoft chips for the 32 sec upgrade
> 
> started to crack the case--working very slowly as I recognized the soft,
> tiny Phillsps head screws that manufzcturors love to "tamper-proof" thier
> boxes with.
> 
> you guessed it . . .two stripped screws (center bottom, and back 
>panel--the
> latter in particular had been death-toorqued by the assembler)
> 
> any ideas (besides carving a notch in the screw heads with a Dremel 
>tool--I
> don't want to do this)
> 
> in every dream home, a heartache
> 
> Tom
> Tom Lambrecht  hideo@concentric.ne
If the screw heads are well exposed, try locking plyers(ie. vice grips).
The come in assorted sizes for asorted applications.