Date   : Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:05:55 +0100 (BST)
From   : Pete Turnbull <pete@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Micro screws

On Sep 10 2006, 11:27, Littlefield Aaron wrote:

> Does anybody have any good ideas as to where I could obtain some
replacement
> BBC micro screws? I'm after the large type that holds the lid to the
bottom
> of the case (usually 4 of them - two at the front underneath and two
at the
> back).

They're chemically-blacked Pozidriv mushroom-head self tapping screws,
No.8 x 3/4" -- sometimes called "flange-head".  The originals were
lacquered too, but later ones were just blacked.  CPC sell them;
FN01178 is a box of 200.  Unfortunately the shortest they do is 1/2",
which is too long for the ones that hold the PCB in place (No.8 x
3/8"), which always seems to be what I want.  No proper Beeb has case
screws, and ideally should also have PCB clips holding the keyboard in
place instead of machine screws ;-)

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York