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From: kyoung@auspex.auspex.com (Ken Young)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Star-shaped screwdriver
Keywords: Latch off
Message-ID: <2628@auspex.auspex.com>
Date: 14 Nov 89 20:09:20 GMT
Reply-To: kyoung@auspex.auspex.com (Ken Young)
Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara
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The six-pointed star shaped screwdriver is called a "TORX".
If the screw has a spike in the middle of the TORX socket, that requires a "tamper resistant TORX" screwdriver (harder to find, but the SNAP-ON tool man can get one for you).

The eight-pointed star screwdriver is called a "POZIDRIVE".  You may be able to turn it with a phillips if you are desperate, but I have never tried it.  Most POZIDRIVE stuff says it is not interchangable with a phillips, but they also say not to use it as a chizel, pry-bar, or punch :-)

Ken Young
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