[ICOM] ICOM IC-03AT belt clip screw

[QTHnet-icom.K6PDG at ordinaryamerican.net]

Thank you. I already have some screwdrivers manufactured to the JIS.

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Doug Renwick - ve5ra at sasktel.net wrote:

> To make a JIS screwdriver, take a regular Phillips and file the tip down a
> little to fit the JIS screw head.
> Doug
>
> "Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing."
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Sorry I can't answer that directly, BUT......
> If you have a well stocked True Value store near you, they have Metric
> screws in stock of all pitches. Mine even has a wall fixture that lets you
> try your screw or nut to check the fit......I suspect it's an M6.
> I spent many a week in Tokyo and even a LOT of Icom 'experts' don't know
> that the screw heads are NOT Phillips. They are called JIS screws. A
> Phillips driver will fit them 'close enough', but the correct bit is always
> best. I bought a set of Japanese screwdrivers of incredible quality, for
> $12
> in a little hardware store in Tokyo. You can identify a JIS screw by a
> small
> 'dot' between slots. Just like a 'supra drive' is a little different, it
> makes a big difference, if you do a lot of removals, like I do.....
>
> ron
>
> N4UE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: QTHnet-icom.K6PDG <QTHnet-icom.K6PDG at OrdinaryAmerican.net>
> To: icom <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 4:09 pm
> Subject: [ICOM] ICOM IC-03AT belt clip screw
>
> I've lost one of the screws that holds the belt clip to the HT. Does anyone
> know the size and thread pitch of those screws? The instruction manual only
> shows that there are two of them.
>
> I've already asked ICOM Technical Support. One of them replied he was
> unable to find the information.
>
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