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Quoted from bintzknocker:This one I can understand. I have an EBD with similar caps. The plastic clips break off during normal play. I bought repro caps and within a week one of them broke off.
Same. I have, with clients permission, just super glued these back on as well. Bad design, they just don't last long. Chuck an LED in there and glue it together.
Quoted from Coindork:I may wind up doing that if them breaking us a problem. Either way the ones on the machine need to be taken apart, cleaned, bulb replaced etc.
If you only use two small drops, you can pry the cap back off when/if needed also.
Quoted from cottonm4:How about using hot glue? A little bit of heat and they will peel right off in a condition to be reapplied.
I'm not a fan of hot glue, plus the glue gun takes up a lot of valuable space in my already cramped toolkit. So it's a no go in my case.
Quoted from tomdrum:While not a hack, this falls into the WTF category.
Does your long power cord bother you? Just tie it into a braid to shorten it. Paragon I picked up today.[quoted image]
I'm guessing this was owned by a sailor. My grandfather was a Navy man and did this all the time.
Quoted from 72Devilz:Nice temporary! I purchased these recently to remove a number of pins on various types of equipment and there are a couple in the set that work perfect for releasing pins on Gottlieb, Williams and Bally plugs. amazon.com link »
I use this exact same set daily in my repair business.
Quoted from Redfive05:Fun Fact: The Square Head is called a "Robertson" drive.
More fun facts.
It is prevalent in Canada, where it was invented. It is also dang near the perfect screw head, as it does not strip, when you use a Robertson screwdriver with it.
Interesting. The only one I have ever seen strip out, was because the person was using a flat head to remove it.
Must have been some soft metal!
Quoted from ForceFlow:Saw this video a couple weeks ago and found it interesting:
That is a GREAT video!! I learned all about the Robertsons when I lived in Nova Scotia for a Decade, running a computer store. I actually use them for ALL of my wood projects here in TN, still today.
Quoted from Grandnational007:I'm a proponent of torx simply for their cam-in properties, and I don't recall ever stripping one.
I have actually broken a few Torx bits and stripped a few of the screws. Again, I blame soft metals.
I dunno... That's pretty clever if you ask me! And they didn't drill a hole in the door for a push button! Double bonus!
Quoted from girloveswaffles:And it kind of defeats the purpose when it's mounted with Phillips head screws (one is already coming out).
Yea, all it did was damage an otherwise great condition door! I'm going to have to see about ways to fill the holes.
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Maryville, TN