Apparently I’m not allowed to open my fan to clean it four Phillips head and two of whatever these are
I have these bits in my ifixit kits. This is the first time I’ve seen a screw for them.
How does that screwdriver look like? I can’t imagine it being more durable or on par with durability of usual screwdrivers.
I think these are called “spanner” bits. The precision drivers from ifixit are pretty good if you need accuracy for working on computers, rc cars, robots, etc. But they’re aluminum so not great for heavier jobs. I still use a ratcheting driver or a power tool for anything that requires some effort. Example kit with spanner bits: https://www.ifixit.com/products/mako-driver-kit-64-precision-bits
drill noises duct tape is a statement
You probably wouldn’t even need duct tape for this, since 4 philips screws are already used. Proprietarity is a statement.
You could just file down the middle of a flathead but that’s work that you shouldn’t have to do just to work on your equipment.
Exactly what I was thinking.
The ironic part is that I have this screw bit, but the screwdriver is far too small to get into that recess and the bit is proprietary to the screwdriver.
Proprietary L after proprietary L
I recommend getting something like this, you’ll never have this problem again (probably): https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005005215189236.html
Yeah, but that’s adding another step to making your stuff less repairable which absolutely shouldn’t be the case. Repair should be as easy as possible but that stands against profit, corporations want the devices/items to be only for limited time use and not as long as possible.
