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Posted by terry on October 6, 2007, 2:03 am
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> > Oren wrote:
> >> Bosch 18v battery pack.
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> >> I removed 4 torx screws from the battery pack. I suddenly found the
> >> last hole was not a torx screw (using my glasses), but looks like a
> >> plastic cap/tab of some sort. I was guessing it might be "an
> >> alignment post" and the case would pull apart. Not a chance, any more
> >> effort at pulling would crack the case.
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> >> What's the secret to getting the case apart? Is this an anti-DIY-
> >> tinker thing?
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> >> I'm thinking I could easily drill the plastic out an look for a screw
> >> under it, but thinking gets me in trouble. The cap and screws all sit
> >> at the same depth and this makes me think there is no screw under this
> >> cap.
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> >> Thanks.
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> >> --
> >> Oren
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> >> "I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."
> > I have used a small moto tool bit to cut
> > a slot in these kind of things .... and
> > then use a regular screw driver to
> > remove it. If it's not recessed, you could
> > use a thin cut off wheel to cut the
> > slot. If it is recessed, a small
> > dentist-like
> > burr can be used to carefully cut the
> > slot.
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> some cases may also snap together(or be heat-sealed/glued);the screws are
> for ruggedness.
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> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
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Dig at it. It may be a 'torx' screw head under? (Some of which will
come out with a hexagon Allen key); or hexagon head screw.
Replaced batteries in cordless drill packs recently in a similar
manner.
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