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Magnetic Philkips Head screwdriver

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  • 31-12-2015 11:14pm
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    skankles
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭


    Are magnetic screwdrivers a no no when building a pc?


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    I have used them grand, they're not strong enough to mess with anything afaik

    I'm not responsible for any damage caused :p


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    MarkAnthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭MarkAnthony


    Keep them away from the mechanical HDD to be uber safe but after watching linus and his array of magnetic bits and bobs when building a PC you'll be grand.

    For me what more dangerous, scraping around printed circuits trying to pick up a screw or using a magnetic screwdriver? (Rhetorical :pac:)


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    Eoinmc97
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭Eoinmc97


    They're fine because most Phillips come with a 0.3N Magnetic Force, which is very small. HDDs are recommended to be supported upto 0.5N of Magnetic force, so you should be cool, but as always, this is not a regulated standard outside enterprise models.
    So as DS said, keep em away from your HDDs for peace of mind, and use them to eliminate PCB scratching as MarkAnthony said.


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