Re: Pozidrive screws on HP covers
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I'm also appreciating learning?on this! I had no idea. Many thanks?to the OP.? I also found out I actually have a couple of these tips for my "fine work" bench?driver. A #1 and a #2. I used the?#2 today!? Radu.?
Here is a link to some pictures comparing Phillips and Pozidriv screwdrivers and screw heads. Photos were taken of the two types next to one another to permit easy observation of the differences between them - Phillips on the left and Pozidriv on the right in all images.
And as for working on old HP gear, best to have both Phillips AND Pozi close at hand, as over the years the PZ screws tend to become lost and are often replaced with Phillips, resulting in a mixed bag of hardware. In this instance, the two screws in the final gallery photo both came from the same instrument, which happens to have three Phillips and one Pozi holding its top cover on.. -Pat
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Interesting. Maybe that's why I've had such a hard time trying to avoid ruining those as frequently as I had. Do you have an image with a "pozidrive" tip? Radu.
I failed to realize, until recently, that the screws on the covers on many HP instruments are Pozidrive and not Philips.
Had I looked more carefully I would have seen the X indicator but it was only after I actually used a Pozidrive on one that I felt how much better it was! Not surprisingly it's a much better / firmer fit.
Live and learn I guess. I'll never use a Philips on one again!
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