[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Japanese radios

[Ian]

square heads are popular in the RV industry.
73, Ian N8IK

On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 4:20 PM <n4asx at cox.net> wrote:

> Now I need to check my tools.  May need to get some JIS standard.  My dad
> went to  square head screws for woodwork.
> 73 Rick
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> I had no idea.
>
> https://wrenchandspanner.wordpress.com/2014/12/17/jis-vs-phillips/
>
> Mark Bonanno
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> Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.
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> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 3:39 PM Ian <iann8ik at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If you have a Japanese radio, e.g., Yaesu, Kenwood, Icom, the machine
> > screws that hold the covers on are not #1 Phillips, they are JIS.
> > There is a difference between them and a Phillips screwdriver will
> > strip the head of a JIS screw if the screw is torqued down.  You can
> > tell if a screw is JIS by looking at the head - there's a tiny dot
> > between two of the slots on a JIS screw.  This also applies to
> > Japanese cars and motorcycles if you like doing your own maintenance.
> >
> > 73, Ian N8IK
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