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<wpwrak>
some people have a peculiar sense of humor: www.screwschina.com (and yes, they make screws and are located in china, but ...)
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<eintopf>
wpwrak: but what? You wouldn't use screws from china?
<eintopf>
I mean a screw is screw
<eintopf>
s/is/is a/
<qi-bot>
eintopf meant: "I mean a screw is a screw"
<larsc>
just make sure you don't get screwed
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<eintopf>
larsc: ah, I think, I understand.
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<wpwrak>
eintopf: i was just looking for information on small screws. the sort i'll have to put into anelok to make the case a bit more robust
<wpwrak>
lessons learned: you can google all you want for "torx t5 screw" or such, the best you'll find are fiendishly overpriced cell phone replacement screws (something like USD 2 apiece)
<wpwrak>
what you really want to look for is called "self-tapping" screws. and of these, it's the "thread-forming" kind (and not "thread-cutting", although some make take the terminology loosely)
<wpwrak>
and the size won't be given in the size of the opening (T5 or such) but in the diameter of the thread, i.e., M1, M1.6, and so on.
<wpwrak>
the small cell phone type screws still seem elusive - western sites seem to prefer large sizes. M3 and bigger.
<wpwrak>
but at least i have been able to gather enough information to know what i'll have to do to make such critters fit. turns out that it's not too bad. i need for M1.6 are few slots in the PCB that are at least 2 mm wide and 2.2 mm deep.
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<eintopf>
i know these smartphone screws, I bought some tool set from china
<eintopf>
with plastic pieces which looks like a plectrum from guitar
<eintopf>
and the small torx scredrivers
<eintopf>
s/scredrivers/screwdrivers/
<qi-bot>
eintopf meant: "and the small torx screwdrivers"
<eintopf>
wpwrak: you should not but some gamebody screws. These screws with some triangle hole. I hate these screws
<eintopf>
s/gamebody/gameboy
<qi-bot>
eintopf meant: "wpwrak: you should not but some gameboy screws. These screws with some triangle hole. I hate these screws"
<wpwrak>
i've heard apple also have some fun ones: a little smaller than T1, so a T1 piece won't fit :)
<eintopf>
my brother knows how to deal with such screws, you need a hammer and a four edged screwdriver. Than attach the screwdriver and hammer on it.
<eintopf>
but you could also drill it
<eintopf>
anyway, I would not do the hammer method on electrical devices
<eintopf>
for cars, okay... that might works
<wpwrak>
i think i'll not add compatibility with the drill and hammer method to the design specs of anelok :)
<eintopf>
simple: use a normal screw without buying the special wpwrak repair tool set
<eintopf>
thats what they company try to do with that
<eintopf>
s/they company/the companies/
<qi-bot>
eintopf meant: "thats what the companies try to do with that"
<wpwrak>
naw, torx isn't all that special :)
<wpwrak>
small phillips would be an option too, though. torx is better but since the forces in use there are relatively small, phillips should do
<wpwrak>
slight changes: making "alpha" units myself probably won't be necessary. also the number of "alpha" units may be a bit larger then than just ten.
<eintopf>
ah, ok.
<wpwrak>
also, Y-Box almost certainly won't be necessary. so this could be replaced by another anelok. (to act as radio peer)
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<xiangfu>
wpwrak: your last code works just fine here.
<wpwrak>
kewl. so i need to try harder to break something :)
<kristianpaul>
put the gt04 in your gap, thats a better antenna
<arossdotme>
so if the gta04 head has 40%~ I';M OK
<arossdotme>
opps caps lock
<DocScrutinizer05>
you'll need external antenna when the device is in an unfortunate location with no free sight to sky
<arossdotme>
40% sky
<arossdotme>
hmm
<kristianpaul>
i meant cap sorry
<arossdotme>
cap=hat>
<arossdotme>
t?
<arossdotme>
?
<kristianpaul>
even better
<kristianpaul>
yes arossdotme
<arossdotme>
ok
<arossdotme>
hmm
<arossdotme>
i guess these gps antentor cables don't like being moved/bent a lot?
<arossdotme>
best fitted and left permanently?
<kristianpaul>
bent... hmm
<arossdotme>
flexed
<arossdotme>
packed up
<arossdotme>
into storage bag
<kristianpaul>
i have one of those antnna is magnetic attached, so far gold behavior after packing
<kristianpaul>
but im carefull
<arossdotme>
and even then i was thinking of using my diy lunch box computer for my car computer, so what would be using a usb gps. it's advantage is it has a bigger screen
<arossdotme>
what=that
<kristianpaul>
oh usb gps need for sure an extension
<arossdotme>
yea
<kristianpaul>
but works decently with its antenna
<arossdotme>
but a gps antentor would be of so much use
<arossdotme>
woundn't
<arossdotme>
DocScrutinizerthx
<arossdotme>
arr hmm what to do
<kristianpaul>
buy buy buy (-:{
<arossdotme>
:)
<DocScrutinizer05>
there's a bazillion of external GPS antennas available in the intarwebs
<DocScrutinizer05>
as long as the plug matches, they usually shall "just work"
<DocScrutinizer05>
I mean, nasically it's just... an antenna
<DocScrutinizer05>
basically*
<DocScrutinizer05>
(ok, it has an amp built in, but those are standard pretty much)