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From: CJT on 16 Jan 2006 12:56 wrench wrote: > [I've been taking them apart to play with the magnets--- not as strong as I > expected in the newer drives] > > magnets? in a hard drive? > > > Yes. Strong ones. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form che...(a)prodigy.net.
From: Arno Wagner on 16 Jan 2006 13:15 In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage wrench <wrench(a)409.com> wrote: >> Torx screws are seldom used for no other purpose then to keep the >> prying eyes of consumers from sensitive stuff. Thats why they're >> used in elevators. > Not an accurate statement. Torx drive screws have been used on > vehicles for ten years plus. They are not (in their standard form) > an anti tamper fastener. Definitely correct. For anti-tamper there is Torx with a pin in the middle that needs a Torx driver with a hole. Standard Torx is just very well suited for automated mounting and also very well suited to use with a Torx bit in an electric drill. Here you get a lot of "Spax" wood screws with Torx head. Torx is optimised for maximum torque without damaging the tool or screw and easier insertion than the standard 6-way symmetric format. IMO ist qualifies as possibly the best all around screw head format. Arno
From: Folkert Rienstra on 16 Jan 2006 08:57 "Doug Miller" <spambait(a)milmac.com> wrote in message news:ycNyf.9916$dW3.437(a)newssvr21.news.prodigy.com > In article <MtMyf.156727$Ph4.4760299(a)ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>, "Handi" <handi_ca(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > I'd dare to guess that if this fellow doesn't recognize a Torx screw > > that he isn't aware that he should never open a hard drive. > > I guess you can't recognize one either. :-) The same to you. > What he has is not a Torx screw. Yes it is, as someone else showed from the Wiha page.
From: Arno Wagner on 16 Jan 2006 13:16 In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage wrench <wrench(a)409.com> wrote: > [I've been taking them apart to play with the magnets--- not as strong as I > expected in the newer drives] > magnets? in a hard drive? Yes, a pair of very strong ones in the moving-coil assembly that forms the head actuator motor. Arno
From: J. Clarke on 16 Jan 2006 12:46
gypsy3001(a)yahoo.com wrote: > I'm looking for a 5-point star shaped screwdriver. I bought a Seagate > 80GB external hard drive. Its case uses these special screws. I shot a > picture of a screw here: > http://www.gearhack.com/Forums/Tool/Screwdriver_for_5-Point_Star_Screw.files.hidden/5-point%20star.jpg > > Does anyone know where I can find a screwdriver for these screws? No guarantee that it's the right size, (OD approx .057 in, about the same as a T5 Torx) but search ebay for "5 pointed star screwdriver". Don't have a recent Seagate drive on hand to try it on or I'd let you know if it fits. You'll get a dozen or so hits from a guy named elvis fong who sells them for Sony and Sharp PDAs. Price is about a buck plus 5 bucks or so shipping from Hong Kong so call it 6 bucks or so total. I ordered one a while back and he got it right out--seems to be a reliable vendor. Let him know that you're looking for a driver specifically for Seagate drives and he might find one for you. > Thanks. > > Chieh > -- > Hacking Digital Cameras - > http://www.camerahacker.com/books/Hacking_Digital_Cameras/ -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |