Some theorize Valve’s $680 device has overly tight screws, leading to small stress cracks in the plastic
  • Roman0@lemmy.shtuf.euEnglish
    18·
    3 months ago

    Overtightening screws does that. Plus, transparent plastics tend to be more brittle, so you have to be more careful. Been re-shelling some gameboys and the exact issue cropped up with shells cracking at the screw holes. Guy I follow on youtube recommends screwing them all the way then loosening them a quarter of a turn. Might help lessen the stress.

    • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      Guy I follow on youtube recommends screwing them all the way then loosening them a quarter of a turn.

      Or … just don’t crank them in all the way. They’re supposed to hold two pieces of plastic together that are clipped together anyways. So the screws are even there as backup. Just tighten as much as they don’t fall out.

      • Roman0@lemmy.shtuf.euEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        What does that solve? Isn’t the whole purpose of a threadlocker to keep the screw in place? I can imagine that plastics are soft enough that they keep the screws in place on their own. As far as I know, and from my own experience, there’s been no trouble with screws loosening over time in those consoles, so I don’t know how adding threadlocker would help.