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Offline StereoNut

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Who out there knows anything about screwing!?!
« on: February 20, 2022, 05:34:01 PM »
EASTERN ELECTRIC Minimax DAC: I need to buy a set of replacement screws for the top plate. Does anyone know what the size and thread specs are? Any info. on this would be greatly appreciated. - TIA

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Re: Who out there knows anything about screwing!?!
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2022, 06:21:18 PM »
Number two son is using my EE Dac right now, but if you can't find any information about the screws I will ask him to pull one out and then you can take it to a hardware store and match it up.
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Re: Who out there knows anything about screwing!?!
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2022, 04:09:21 AM »
I would eyeball the dac screw holes for size, go to Home Depot or a local hardware store, and pick up 4 or 5 different machine screw sizes. To narrow the search, I’d be 99% sure they’re going to be metric, as it’s made overseas. It’ll cost under a buck for all.
As an aside, just be careful of the length, in case a too-long screw may touch a wire or some other internal component inside the case.
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Re: Who out there knows anything about screwing!?!
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2022, 09:15:16 AM »
  Possibly metric screws. Sounds better with top off BTW.

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Re: Who out there knows anything about screwing!?!
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2022, 09:19:32 AM »
Thanks, gentlemen. As usual, a wealth of information.

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Re: Who out there knows anything about screwing!?!
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2022, 09:48:01 AM »
Thanks, gentlemen. As usual, a wealth of information.

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Mpst of the metric chassis cover screws I have seen are either 2mm (~3/31") or 2.5mm (~1/8") in diameter.
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