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| Dravenae:
--- Quote from: e_brugal on June 01, 2013, 07:37:28 AM ---Maybe you cant cut or melt with a hot knife or a sharp metal the part where the melted screw is, just leaving 0.5 cm around that screw, that way you can take away the back part. Then with a plier you can turn the screw to take it out. That way you don't damage the front and can change the back part. If some one post these forget that i mention it :P --- End quote --- We've mentioned something very similar. ;D @Spoonman, how goes it buddy? Any progress? |
| Spoonman:
Had a busy weekend. Just now sitting at my desk to take another crack at it. Getting some pliers.... will post end result pics haha |
| Spoonman:
Opened it up and rattled the board out. Also snapped the clips off. Only been trying for 10 minutes or so but I can't get the darn thing to budge. Trying my best to lift up both sides so it can turn. I'm worried maybe it's really melted down in the middle.... |
| Dravenae:
Do you have some dremel or a friend with one? Since you have the board out now, there's no need to worry about damaging the PCB and the cart is deep enough so there shouldn't be much risk with damaging the front, unless you have really shaky hands or press down to hard on the dremel (let the tool do the work!). You could try snapping the back of the cart entirely? If you have a padded clamp, put it over the middle screw area then just pull the edges of the back off. If you have a clamp but it isn't padded then you could just use a towel, or an old t- shirt to prevent damaging the cart. Hell if your really at wits end, you could try a saw. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) (There is actually some logic in that last statement.) Cut out a block of wood that will fit the contact area, not tight, just enough to stay in there, then get another piece of would small enough to fit in the gap at the top of the cart, between the front and back (A steel ruler will do as well!), then cut from top to bottom, on both sides of the screw. Once that's done, you can easily break the little bits left off. (See there was some *evil doctor-esque* logic there!). A dremel is really your best bet now. Just cut around the screw and your home free! You can use a pair of pliers to crack the melted plastic around the screw off, then once your 3.8 secuirty bit has arrived, just unscrew the middle screw, put on new back (AFTER YOU CLEAN THE CONTACTS AND CART!), screw in the old screw and 2 new replacement screws and then your done! |
| Dravenae:
By the way!... You might find that the threads are gone, and the screws are to loose. There is an easy fix to this, but it involves a match stick and a tiny dab of super glue. |
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