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Revision as of 08:21, 13 June 2008

Occasionally when fixing an XO you may find that a screw has been stripped. A screw being stripped means that the slots that the screwdriver fits into have expanded to do over- or mis-use. This often happens when someone over tightens a screw when reassembling an XO.

Problem

Alex of OLPC@Duke was having a hard time loosening a certain screw.

Stripped Screw

Seth's try

Downward Force