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    Laptop quality repair tools

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by Veriac, Oct 18, 2012.

  1. Veriac

    Veriac Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi folks,

    I wanna buy some laptop repair tools, and I want price/quality.
    Anyone know of a brand to look at or something?

    What I need:

    -Small, Phillips-head (P000, P0 and P1) screwdrivers
    -Small, flat-bladed screwdriver
    -Flat-bladed alignment tool
    -Tweezers
    -Miniature grabber tool or magnetic probe (needed if screwdrivers are not magnetized)
    -Smooth jaw, bent-tipped needlenose pliers (optional)
    -Small, smooth-tipped needlenose pliers (optional)

    Thanks in advance.

    -Veriac
     
    Veriac, Oct 18, 2012
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  2. Teraforce

    Teraforce Flying through life

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    What I use:

    All screwdrivers: Kobalt. I also have a Radio Shack set whose handles aren't nearly as nice, but since there's more sizes in that set, I go to it if I can't find what I want in my Kobalt set.
    Tweezers: a slightly rusty pair of "trim" tweezers (LOL)
    Flat-bladed alignment tool: I don't what that is, let alone use one.
    Pliers: Don't know of any particular brands.
    Magnetic tool: I don't know the brand, but I have a telescoping magnet that works super well. It looks something like this:
    [​IMG]
     
    Teraforce, Oct 30, 2012
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  3. jke

    jke Notebook Enthusiast

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    - Leatherman multitool with bitset (for the bigger torx screws and pliers), e.g. Wave or Charge TTi
    - dedicated Torx & Philips head screwdrivers from Wera, Gebra, Gedore, Wiha (all Made in Germany).
    - Tweezers from a Chinese brand via eBay (if you live in Europe), 2-3 EUR (I do a lot of stuff with these tweezers and they are the best investment ever) ( like these)
     
    jke, Nov 6, 2012
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