jrios212 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 i need to take apart one of my rb-75s but don't know the name of the screw/key i need to do it. at first glance i thought i just needed a hex key but these seem to look more like stars. does anyone know the name of the tool i need? thanks, jacob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I just call them "star drivers", anyone at the hardware or automotive store should know what you are talking about and they are about $10.00 for a set of five or six at Lowes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrios212 Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 thanks. it's about 8 degrees here in chicago so i wanted to call the store first to make sure they have them before making the treck out in the cold. the only problem was i didn't know what to ask for specifically. jacob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 It`s called a Torx head. I believe the one you need is a t-20 but I may be wrong. I would get a driver with interchangeable bits to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=102164-75198-32477SEN&lpage=none I've not tried it with the new Reference speakers, but this screwdriver has been able to handle every speaker I've come across. I find it interesting that a lot of speaker drivers use square and torx bolts - you never see flathead and philips is almost just as rare. I wonder what the reason behind the trend is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I think they figure if you're not smart enough to figure out how to get them apart, you shouldn't get them apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrios212 Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 I think they figure if you're not smart enough to figure out how to get them apart, you shouldn't get them apart. i would agree. they want to keep the average joe out of their speakers. i wonder what that makes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 It`s called a Torx head. I believe the one you need is a t-20 but I may be wrong. I would get a driver with interchangeable bits to be sure. correctumendo! but we really wish you wouldn't [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=102164-75198-32477SEN&lpage=none I've not tried it with the new Reference speakers, but this screwdriver has been able to handle every speaker I've come across. I find it interesting that a lot of speaker drivers use square and torx bolts - you never see flathead and philips is almost just as rare. I wonder what the reason behind the trend is? Too easy for a regular slotted head to slip off and plunge through a cone, Phillips heads round out too easily. There is more surface area to a Torx bit, and the square bits will take a lot of torque without rounding like Hex bits do. Plus we do kinda want you to all please quit tinkering with them.[*-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I think they figure if you're not smart enough to figure out how to get them apart, you shouldn't get them apart. That was pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Ahhh, Torx...that's it! .............reason for all the new shapes is some hold to the screwdriver much better than ever. my favorite being the square for superior strength without stripping the head out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Plus we do kinda want you to all please quit tinkering with them.[*-)] Boy is Dean Al and Bob ever in big trouble......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I think they figure if you're not smart enough to figure out how to get them apart, you shouldn't get them apart. That was pretty funny. Not only was it funny--It was right on the mark! I had to take apart my RSW-15 and had no idea what the heck those screws were. My wife came in and said she had the exact tool I needed and brought in that star shaped thingy mabob. Ten minutes into the project I realize that there was no way in He!! that I should have been taking that badboy apart. I got my Amp and preAmp back from Hope on Thursday, planning on calling Customer Service on Friday to help me with the process. Unfortunately I had to call HP Customer Service and spent 4 hours on the phone and on-line trying to figure out why my repaired HP Computer didn't recognize my HP printer (which it did previously before sending it in). It was 4 pm in Indy by the time I got the situation rectified, again with the help of my wife, and NO WAY did I have the PMA that I needed to start on my Subwoofer with my nerves already shattered. I hope I have better luck on Monday with Klipsch Customer Service than I did with HP Customer Service. AT least I will have my Torx Head ready to go and my wonderful wife in shouting distance. [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 OK, then what do you call the very special screw heads that I have never seen anywhere except used to construct bathroom stalls that look like they are a half version of Phillips - 'cause the torque planes you would use to turn them counterclockwise are intentionally missing? You know the ones, they will screw in but can't be screwed out? Always wondered why, and only there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 truss head one-way screws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 probably not to snag clothing and to not have pranksters pull a fast one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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