[R-390] Long skinny screwdriver for RF deck removal

[Buzz]

Tim,

A phillips screwdriver should have a flat point.  I bought a 4-way phillips
screwdriver from Asia that had a sharp point like a REED & Prince, and it didn't
work too well until I ground a little of the points off.

Buzz



On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:49:19 -0500, you wrote:
>shoppa_r390a at trailing-edge.com (Tim Shoppa) wrote:
>> The green screws on the back of the RF deck (between the back panel
>> and the rear of the RF deck chassis) are #2 phillips, but it's nearly
>> impossible for me to get a long #2 phillips screwdriver onto them
>> (especially the one almost underneath the antenna relay).
>>
>> In fact the only way I've ever gotten at them with a #2 is by removing
>> the screws from the back panel so I can tilt it out of the way.
>>
>> Getting the next smaller size Phillips down there isn't so bad.
>>
>> Was the "official-on-the-back-of-the-radio" screwdriver a #2 or
>> a smaller one, and was there something special about it (super-skinny
>> shaft? offset?) that made it possible to do the RF deck screws, or
>> am I so mechanically disinclined that I don't see the obvious trick?
>
>I've just gotten a few answers from helpful folks but it seems I didn't
>describe the situation adequately:
>
>* The problem is not that my screwdrivers are not long enough.
>
>* The problem is that the tip/shaft of a Phillips #2 seems way too fat
>  to get on the head of the screws (especially the one adjacent to
>  the antenna relay).
>
>* A long Phillips #1 sort-of works but it's obvious that the screw itself
>  is a Phillips #2. So either I'm using the wrong size screwdriver, or
>  there's some trick I don't know! Like I said I can remove all the screws
>  from the back panel and tilt it out of the way, but that is not a trick -
>  it's a rather long involved process.
>
>Tim.
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