screwdrivers (the non-alcoholic variety)

[pentachris]

Is it a bad idea to use magnetized screwdrivers inside the case? How about motorized screwdrivers? And I'm not talking about a screwdriver bit on a drill going into your motherboard - just a rechargeable around-the-house deal for things like securing drives to the case.

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[Rick]

The subject of using a magnetic screw driver has been covered in another thread .

How ever the idea of using a motorized screw driver inside the case is In my opinion a Bad Idea
The most important reason is there habit of slipping and stripping the heads of the screws.
All those Very small metal fragments floating around inside of a case Will create nothing but hassles

There are just to many places a small sliver of metal can short out something.


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[pentachris]

I didn't think about the metal shavings, Rick. Point well taken.

Attempts to search the forums for the magnetized screwdriver thread return an internal server error. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gif Can someone point me there or tell me which forum I'd find it in?

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[bassman]

Not sure on the other post, but the basic idea is this:
Magnetizum draws electrical current toward itself. This can cause ESD or weaken frequency signal.
Another thought is that the magnetics could pull the tip of the tool against something causing a short.

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[Rick]

Heres the link
http://www.pcguide.com/ubb/Forum9/HTML/001507.html

to the other thread

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