[ICOM] Icom Case Screws

[leewical at lava.net]

Use an "easy-out: to renove the screw.
Mine are from Sears/Craftman and they came with an assortment of five (5)
different sizes.Home Depot, Lowe's and most ACE hardwar stores have them.
Sometimes one needs to drill holes in the tougher screws, then use an
"easy-out" and a small Crecent wrench to twist "Dem Buggers" and back it out.
Lee KH6BZF

Quoting Mort Arditti <marditti at dslextreme.com>:

> Another option to remove 'frozen' screws is to use heat. Not a torch!
> Use a soldering iron with a small pointed tip.  Insert the tip into the
> center of the Phillips
> screw and get the screw very warm/mildly hot.  Allow it to cool and repeat
> the heating. In
> between the heating apply a drop of liquid wrench or Blaster. 2 - 3 heating
> cycles ought
> to do the trick.
>
> Happy New Year.
>
> 73,
>
> Mort, NA6MA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nagel.david at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom Case Screws
>
>
> Those screws are much to small to use an impact extractor on them. My
> suggestion would be to put a small drop of Blaster or some such on the screw
> and let it soak for a couple of minutes.
>
> DaVe W2OVP
>
> --- On Sat, 1/1/11, k0bx at arrl.net <k0bx at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> From: k0bx at arrl.net <k0bx at arrl.net>
>> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom Case Screws
>> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Saturday, January 1, 2011, 3:27 PM
>> Rich, I don't want to sound like a
>> dummy, but how does this thing work to remove
>> a screw?
>> I have had several Icom screws heads stripped because
>> the were frozen.
>>
>> I take it that you put on of the bits in the driver and
>> whack it with a hammer??
>>
>> Also how many screws for $5.00?
>>
>> I do software, so I am hardware challenged.
>>
>> Joe K0BX
>>
>>  Stop the insanity!
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>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Rich Arthur <w6hi22 at hughes.net>
>> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>> Cc: w6hi22 at hughes.net
>> Sent: Sat, January 1, 2011 1:25:38 AM
>> Subject: [ICOM] Icom Case Screws
>>
>> RE Icom Case Screws
>>
>> Metric Screws from Icom (8810003721) are soft
>> brass with a black finish...$.50 each)
>>
>> To remove "frozen" screws I suggest puchasing
>> a small "Impact Driver"...Harbor Freight.com
>> (Item #93481 @ $5.99)...this is a MUST when
>> working on the Internal Power Supplies.
>>
>> I have purchased 500 M3x6 Machine screws with
>> a Phillips head...steel...shinny...but easily blackened
>> with your Sharpie Pen before insertion
>>
>> Send me $5.00 (cash/Check/MO) and a return label
>> and I will ship them out. USPS and Bubble Bag are
>> costly...best I can do
>>
>> Please do "OffLine" via w6hi22 at hughes.net
>>
>> Rich Arthur W6HI
>> 11810 New Avenue
>> Gilroy, CA 95020
>>
>> (408) 683-4444
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rich Arthur W6HI
>> w6hi22 at hughes.net
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