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Issues with Screws and Stripping
jowl01 edited this page Oct 31, 2023
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The constant rattling of the bus and pressure from pressing keys is a force that will naturally and slowly strip the tapped hole for the screws, since they are made of plastic (3D printed). On top of this, constant removal of parts is an issue that further expedites the stripping. The interim solution is to have longer screws that can reach deeper where there is still threading left, and to not overscrew anything. A case interior redesign is required. Solutions also include incorporated threaded brass for the holes that won't strip over time.
The issue was found on the 27th of October when a node was returned with the keypad dislodged and free to move about one end, and some keys were completely depressed into the node.