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Any computer technician here?

Offline bismawiratara

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Any computer technician here?
on: October 26, 2016, 12:30:21 AM
Hello there.  Wanted to ask,  for computer assembly and di assembly  should i use leatherman wave with / without rachet or and victorinox cybertool.?

Or you preffer use dedicated tool?

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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #1 on: October 26, 2016, 01:30:32 AM
I think most pc techs are gonna use dedicated tools if they have them on hand but a Cybertool or a Wave with bit kit would always be handy to have when your out and about way from your tools :cheers:


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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #2 on: October 26, 2016, 01:31:03 AM
Also welcome to :MTO: :cheers:


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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #3 on: October 26, 2016, 01:35:34 AM
If i had the choice, dedicated tools for electronics, especially since some of those screws are tiny, and sometimes recessed into small holes that the Leatherman and Cybertool bits cant fit.

If I had to do computer repair with a multitool, i'd go with a Vic Cybertool of some kind.
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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #4 on: October 26, 2016, 01:52:12 AM
cybertool all the way!    works great
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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #5 on: October 26, 2016, 01:59:54 AM
I've used both a CyberTool 41 (because I could) and a Rambler; finicky screws are fun, but both SAKs were up to the task. :cheers:


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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #6 on: October 26, 2016, 07:26:15 PM
As an occasional Computer Tech (I'm more the programmer type) I use the CT, but I changed bits to
PH0/PH1
PH2/Flat4
TX6/TX8
TX10/TX15
those bits can tackle almost all screws I ever encountered on a computer (except the TX25, which in some newer cases replace the PH1). Personally, I also have a PH1 screwdriver (faster and more comfortable. It also covers like 99% of all the screws).
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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #7 on: October 26, 2016, 08:51:31 PM
Anytime I've pulled apart a tower, it's been with a Phillips #1 screwdriver, sometimes a #2. None of my electronics have ever come with torx or slotted screws, but they're usually recessed. I'd probably use a Cybertool, just due to the reach on the driver, although I'd much prefer a dedicated driver.

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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #8 on: October 26, 2016, 09:02:08 PM
Wave is better.
Much better.

It is all about the fact that you can turn the bit driver 90 degrees (open position and open the handles too to make it fit perfectly inside an PC.
It takes just one inch of a rom in front of the possible small torx screws or phillips.The reach on Wave is thicker even with the extender, but usually enough.
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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #9 on: October 26, 2016, 09:05:12 PM
Anytime I've pulled apart a tower, it's been with a Phillips #1 screwdriver, sometimes a #2. None of my electronics have ever come with torx or slotted screws, but they're usually recessed. I'd probably use a Cybertool, just due to the reach on the driver, although I'd much prefer a dedicated driver.

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Well, you find Torx on Macs mostly TX6/8/10, never had a TX15 but a TX25 on a PC case.
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Re: Any computer technician here?
Reply #10 on: October 26, 2016, 10:42:31 PM
Wave is better.
Much better.

It is all about the fact that you can turn the bit driver 90 degrees (open position and open the handles too to make it fit perfectly inside an PC.
It takes just one inch of a rom in front of the possible small torx screws or phillips.The reach on Wave is thicker even with the extender, but usually enough.
Well, that is a question of perspective.

CT Pros over the Wave
- Much smaller package (especially, since the wave also needs the bit kit and extender)
- IMO the more comfortable screwdriver
- Easy to maneuver in tight spaces
- Never had problems with the length of the CT-driver, howerever I had many screws the Wave (with and without extender) could not reach
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