[QuadList] QuadList Digest, Vol 31, Issue 32

[Tim Stoffel]

On Sat, 2011-01-22 at 13:18 +1300, Bryan Olding wrote:
> Hi Ted & Everyone,
> 
> How do you remove the tighten-only screws on the encapsulated slip-ring
> case? I have a VPR2B that's blown a fuse on the AST driver board; I'd
> like to check the rings before I put my one and only replacement in but
> the screws have the ramped-face against the screwdriver blade when
> trying to loosen them. Would you care to share your successful
> technique? :-)
> 
> Best Regards, 
> 
> Bryan Olding
> Auckland, NZ
> 

Try using a needle nose pliers with toothed tips to grip the edges of
the screws.

If you can't get the screws out, don't fret too much. That is an old
encapsulated slip ring you have, and replacing it would not be the worst
thing in the world to do.

Tim Stoffel