Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!crdgw1!passaret From: passaret@brahe.crd.ge.com ("Mr. Mike" Passaretti) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: precision screwdrivers Message-ID: Date: 21 Sep 89 13:38:41 GMT References: <125014@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <27953@buckaroo.mips.COM> Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Reply-To: Organization: GE Corporate Research & Development Lines: 27 In-reply-to: vaso@mips.COM's message of 21 Sep 89 05:52:44 GMT % In article <27953@buckaroo.mips.COM> vaso@mips.COM % (Vaso Bovan) writes: % Summary: PosiDriv not in Japan % In article % I wrote: % > % >+Does anyone have a source for screwdrivers for the "precision" screws used % >+in Japanese consumer electronics? I've tried various small Phillips and % >+jeweler's screwdrivers without much success. % > % >Ah, yes.... Posi-drive. Look for your local Xcelite distributor. % >They've got Posi blades for their Type-99 (modular) screwdrivers. % >I think they also sell regular drivers in Posi configuration. % > % Actually, Posidriv is rarely found in Japanese-made machinery; something to % do with patent rights owned by an American company. In contrast, Posidriv has % almost half the "cruxiform" drive fastener market in Europe. Funny, somebody should tell SONY that. Posi-Drive's what they told me to use on my tape deck. It worked. Maybe it's close enough to whatever it is that they DO use. Your mileage may vary. - MM -- passaretti@crd.ge.com {whatever}!crdgw1!brahe!passaret