2020. 3. 25. 16:36ㆍ카테고리 없음
If you are not a repair professional the essential electronics toolkit is a great bargain and will do the job and much more besides. I've done some minor work on an older macbook with mine with no issues. Looks like the guide links to the nice soft handled non-interchangeable-bit dedicated tr6 tool that just happens to have that different (but similar) part number.
I just did a bit more research and tr6 is different than vanilla t6 in that it has the relief hole in the center of the bit to prevent ordinary t6 bits from working with the tr6 style screws. The one supplied in the new essential electronics toolkit is a TR6 bit so it will work if you want to spend a bit more money to get all those nice additional tools. My own kit was the original now discontinued EET kit. These can still be had from vendors on amazon I believe (google 'Essential Electronics Toolkit IF145-047-1'). These older kits have a much larger number of bits and the price on amazon is about twice what I paid four years ago!
Click to expand.Sorry for being so unhelpful iJny, I'll try to answer your question this time. There are a number of ways you can remove stripped screws. If you get something like this: Or you can get a really thin drill and drill a small hole in the middle of it. From there it means you can push a screwdriver in and occasionally it does catch. With regards to replacement screws, it may be best just to find the equivalent size rather than the specific torx ones. After all, they're only screws - it'll be much easier to source crossheads of that size/shape/width. That way you're not really doing any damage and it probably makes it easier if you need to remove/upgrade anything in future.
Update: A quick look online indicates that this product is recommended, though I've never personally used it so I can't confirm how good it is. I need to do both. Take it apart because i need to install ssd 2. When i put it back together i dont want to reuse the old screws i found this on you tube, looks promising but i think it might depend on how tight the screws are to begin with. The issue is that its the smallest torx screw (T6) Three 4.1 mm screws - these have a special head that holds the bottom plate, not worried that these are stripped, since they are sticking out i can use a pliers Three 1.9 mm screws these are tiny! And are flush on the surface.
And of course stripped Thanks guys for the input. Opening a claim with Ebay is an option, if you do so, first carefully read through the sale item's description to see if the problem was identified.
Also, be careful of your dialog with the seller because Ebay will review the correspondence to determine the resolution. Was the Mac mini a really good bargain?
If so, the screw removal challenge may be worthwhile, depending of course on your mechanical skill level. I have a Wiha Torx 6 security screw driver being delivered tomorrow, then i'm swapping out the spinner for a Samsung 850 Pro SSD. I've dealt with stripped screws a lot with my other hobby (RC Cars) and dealt with steel, titanium and aluminum screws - stripped them all at some point. I don't have access to a Mini, so I don't know what the screws look like, if you could post a pic it would help, if they look like this. If you feel like you can grap the screw head with a pair of pliers then that is the easiest. Small channel lock types would work well, grap and turn.
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Second method would be to cut a notch in the screw head (I have used a dremel tool) and then use a flathead screwdriver to remove the screw. Depending on how much they are stripped you could try the next biggest tool, sometimes this works good as well. If your worried about dust, debris from the second method, you can use some masking tape to cover the exposed ports of the machine to prevent anything getting inside. Next, I would get some normal replacement screws - probably socket/hex screws. I would stop by a hobby shop rather than a hardware store, as hobby shops have a better variety of small screws. Something like this.
Thank you all for the reply!!! I was away this weekend. I got this mac at a really really good deal, cost me less than the 2012 i5. I don't want to upgrade anything but the SSD and possibly the PCIe blade in the future.
I believe the seller had previously installed a ssd and then removed it to sell. If i cant get it to open I'll set up a return and open a case on ebay. I did manage to find a site that sells mac parts: they have all the screws I need. Really expensive so might not be worth it at the end anyway.