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Offline joerush25

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How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« on: Fri, 05 June 2015, 13:43:26 »
How do I open this specific model?



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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 05 June 2015, 18:31:55 »
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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 05 June 2015, 18:48:02 »
Just remember that it needs to be "thin-walled" to get in there.

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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 05 June 2015, 20:29:57 »
can anyone find me a good ebay / amazon link for one of these screw drivers?
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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 05 June 2015, 21:47:28 »
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“These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power."
He paused for a moment, then thundered, “Our allegiance to American institutions requires the overthrow of this kind of power!”
“In vain,” Roosevelt said, “they seek to hide behind the Flag and the Constitution. In their blindness they forget what the Flag and the Constitution stand for. Now, as always, they stand for democracy, not tyranny; for freedom, not subjection; and against a dictatorship by mob rule and the over-privileged alike.”
- Franklin Roosevelt 1933

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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 05 June 2015, 21:54:42 »
Or just go to your local Lowe's or Home Depot and get one from the hardware dept for about $3 or less.
(I can't even remember now, it was very inexpensive.  If you get the Kobalt one from Lowes P/N #0338157, it can be used as-is!  It works well!  No ratchet or driver needed!)
« Last Edit: Fri, 05 June 2015, 21:57:29 by Snowdog993 »
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Offline joerush25

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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 05 June 2015, 22:35:59 »
Just bought this one




How did I do?
« Last Edit: Sat, 06 June 2015, 09:27:04 by joerush25 »
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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 06 June 2015, 06:28:20 »
Hard to say, it looks fairly thick at the head. If the terminal M is anything like the normal M, the bolt wells are quite narrow. I suppose you'll find out soon enough :p .
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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 06 June 2015, 08:08:40 »
I bought this set from Amazon and it's perfect.

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Offline joerush25

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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 06 June 2015, 09:27:36 »
Quote from: chyros on Sat, 06 June 2015, 06:28:20
Hard to say, it looks fairly thick at the head. If the terminal M is anything like the normal M, the bolt wells are quite narrow. I suppose you'll find out soon enough :p .

i accidentally had the wrong image. The one that was there before was one of the 3/16 one
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Re: How to open Model M Terminal Keyboard?
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 06 June 2015, 09:28:14 »
Quote from: njbair on Sat, 06 June 2015, 08:08:40
I bought this set from Amazon and it's perfect.

5 pc Metric Nut Driver Assortment https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BQ4XPQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_.bVCvb0FYSAZT

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