Amiga Case Screws

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Hey, don't laugh about welding rebar over things.  

I was working on a clients computer not too long ago, real old fellow who had a Son that had built him this PC in the Windows 95 days.  Old PC, but met his needs very well still.  Was all crufted up with spyware, so he called me.

He was also griping about it "losing time" everytime he'd shut it off.  Simple fix, dead mobo battery.

I opened it up, and apparently the kid that built it wasn't sharp enough to figure out the little clip on the battery holder on the motherboard and I found myself with a Krazy Glue'd in battery.

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Oh yes, be very, very wary of the dreaded A3000.  Perhaps the best Amiga ever imho, but such a bitch to work on.

I remember when I got my A3000 new as a kid, and my Dad buying me some upgrades for it, trying to install them and my hands were just shredded and dripping blood off my fingernails.

No kidding.  The A3000 doesn't just "Have some sharp edges to be careful of".  It's like they machine honed every %&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@! edge inside that case for maximum killing capacity.

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Says right on the Red Loctite that you'll need to use heat to get things free, so just read the product card before buying.  Use Red on a case screw and you're apt to snap the head off the screw/bolt with the threads stuck in the case.

For things involving stripped threads I prefer Purple, if I'm forced to use Loctite product.

There's far better products than Loctite, but it's the most available brand on the market, so I'll digress.