Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Thu, 11 Apr 91 10:04:45 CDT From: Rich Zellich Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Source For Special Screwdriver Wanted Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 284, Message 3 of 10 Lines: 31 If you can't find the two-pin special driver right away, just buy a cheapie regular-blade screwdriver at your nearest discount store. Then, hand-file (or grind with a bench grinder or hand-held motor tool) the blade end down to the two "pins" you need. i.e. grind this: to this: +------------+ +-+ +-+ | | | | | | | | +-+ +----+ +-+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Unless the pins need to be *really* tiny, this chop-job should last at least until you can find the real thing. Another trick is to take a paper clip and twist it around so the ends are usable as the pins; then hold the rest of the clip in a pair of pliers as close as possible to the "pin" ends so the clip-/pin-ends can't twist or flex. Cheers, Rich