V2 Case screw

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Don't Panic. Please wash hands.

    Any one else have problems opening the case to install a battery for the RTC? :/

    Screw will not budge and was half stripped to start. So think it was powered screwed in. It is also a specialized screw and not simple common US type.

    As have been into computers so 80's so I have many size special tools none of which fit. Nor could I loosen it via wrench on a screwdriver that at least fit. Now have tried to chisel it out and still has not budged. I am currently slowly cutting case away from head. Once open I will use pliers to get the screw out and replace with oversize head screw.

    Found a few on Amazon - bit pricey at $8 for the cheaper PZ1 screwdriver, for perhaps a one time use. Still I want the RTC powered :-) Did see a set for the drill so may want invest in that.

    The TC64 v2 I received this week came with a Torx screw, T8 possibly T9. Thankfully it isn't the Tamper-Resistant Security Torx with a post in the middle that prevents standard Torx drivers. :)


    I do own a PZ1 driver, as mentioned in the manual, but it is incompatible with this variant of the Chameleon. I also have Torx T4-T7 and T10, but not T8 or T9, so I'm also considering replacing the screw.

    Weirdly, I opened mine up before reading that it was special. Oops. But it worked just fine with a regular torx (can't recall which size) (or was it a Philips, I can't recall) and it closed back up with no issues.

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