A bit of a tip to make your life easier...................

[ABikerSailor]

Yesterday, one of my neighbors brought over a remote control for his air conditioner that was no longer working. I told them it was probably because the battery had gone, and he needed a new one. He then asked if I could change it for him, as he wasn't sure if it had a battery, or where the compartment was located.

Well, in order to get to the battery compartment there is a TINY (and I mean almost microscopic) screw that has to come out before the battery compartment can be opened. When taking it out, the screw fell to the floor and I was thinking "great, gonna spend 30 min looking for the damn thing now", but fortunately, it was a linoleum floor, and the screw was found fairly quickly.

I then put the screw into a small bowl so I wouldn't lose it, changed the battery, and put the whole thing back together. But............this time, because I knew that it would be extremely easy to lose the screw, I held the remote over the bowl while putting it back in, so that if it fell, it would fall into the bowl.

My tip? When taking apart, or putting back together small electronic devices with really small screws for the battery (or other) compartments, hold the device over a bowl while removing or installing the screw. That way, it won't fall very far if it falls out, and you can locate it quickly without any headache.

Hope this helps some of you people so you don't have to buy another remote or other device because of losing a single screw.

 

[progressive hunter]

Yesterday, one of my neighbors brought over a remote control for his air conditioner that was no longer working. I told them it was probably because the battery had gone, and he needed a new one. He then asked if I could change it for him, as he wasn't sure if it had a battery, or where the compartment was located.

Well, in order to get to the battery compartment there is a TINY (and I mean almost microscopic) screw that has to come out before the battery compartment can be opened. When taking it out, the screw fell to the floor and I was thinking "great, gonna spend 30 min looking for the damn thing now", but fortunately, it was a linoleum floor, and the screw was found fairly quickly.

I then put the screw into a small bowl so I wouldn't lose it, changed the battery, and put the whole thing back together. But............this time, because I knew that it would be extremely easy to lose the screw, I held the remote over the bowl while putting it back in, so that if it fell, it would fall into the bowl.

My tip? When taking apart, or putting back together small electronic devices with really small screws for the battery (or other) compartments, hold the device over a bowl while removing or installing the screw. That way, it won't fall very far if it falls out, and you can locate it quickly without any headache.

Hope this helps some of you people so you don't have to buy another remote or other device because of losing a single screw.

better to use a towel on a flat table,, a hard bowl could cause the screw to hit the edge and go to parts unknown ,,

 

[ABikerSailor]

better to use a towel on a flat table,, a hard bowl could cause the screw to hit the edge and go to parts unknown ,,

This screw was small enough that it could have become lost in the pile of the towel. Holding it over a shallow bowl in the center of it kept me from losing the screw, or having to dig it out of the towel fibers.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

Yesterday, one of my neighbors brought over a remote control for his air conditioner that was no longer working. I told them it was probably because the battery had gone, and he needed a new one. He then asked if I could change it for him, as he wasn't sure if it had a battery, or where the compartment was located.

Well, in order to get to the battery compartment there is a TINY (and I mean almost microscopic) screw that has to come out before the battery compartment can be opened. When taking it out, the screw fell to the floor and I was thinking "great, gonna spend 30 min looking for the damn thing now", but fortunately, it was a linoleum floor, and the screw was found fairly quickly.

I then put the screw into a small bowl so I wouldn't lose it, changed the battery, and put the whole thing back together. But............this time, because I knew that it would be extremely easy to lose the screw, I held the remote over the bowl while putting it back in, so that if it fell, it would fall into the bowl.

My tip? When taking apart, or putting back together small electronic devices with really small screws for the battery (or other) compartments, hold the device over a bowl while removing or installing the screw. That way, it won't fall very far if it falls out, and you can locate it quickly without any headache.

Hope this helps some of you people so you don't have to buy another remote or other device because of losing a single screw.

You're a good neighbor

 

[progressive hunter]

This screw was small enough that it could have become lost in the pile of the towel. Holding it over a shallow bowl in the center of it kept me from losing the screw, or having to dig it out of the towel fibers.

the smaller the screw the finer the weave of the cloth,,

a bowl can work but I've had screws bounce of stuff and go a long ways, being that small would be hard to keep track of

 

[ABikerSailor]

the smaller the screw the finer the weave of the cloth,,

a bowl can work but I've had screws bounce of stuff and go a long ways, being that small would be hard to keep track of

Shallow Tupperware will keep that from happening. Not only can you hold the entire device over the bowl, but because it's shallow, it doesn't have a long enough distance to get enough inertia to bounce very high and go out of the bowl.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You're a good neighbor

Learned to take care of my neighbors and help them out from my Grandparents. It will almost always pay dividends when you need help, but if it doesn't (rarely), it will teach you which neighbors to avoid.

 

[progressive hunter]

Shallow Tupperware will keep that from happening. Not only can you hold the entire device over the bowl, but because it's shallow, it doesn't have a long enough distance to get enough inertia to bounce very high and go out of the bowl.

one things for sure,, what ever engineer decided to put little screws like that in a service port is an asshole,,

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Like when disassembling a gun or other tool with a spring in it.
Once you know how to release it you put a rag over your hands and the spring location.
That saved me many times.

 

[ABikerSailor]

one things for sure,, what ever engineer decided to put little screws like that in a service port is an asshole,,

Agreed, and I think an appropriate punishment would be to put them in a room full of Ikea furniture with nothing more than a Phillips screwdriver and told to assemble all of it.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Like when disassembling a gun or other tool with a spring in it.
Once you know how to release it you put a rag over your hands and the spring location.
That saved me many times.

Thanks. I'm gonna put that in my helpful tip file.

 

[$ecular#eckler]

Just throw the screw away and use tape to hold the thing together.

 

[irosie91]

Yesterday, one of my neighbors brought over a remote control for his air conditioner that was no longer working. I told them it was probably because the battery had gone, and he needed a new one. He then asked if I could change it for him, as he wasn't sure if it had a battery, or where the compartment was located.

Well, in order to get to the battery compartment there is a TINY (and I mean almost microscopic) screw that has to come out before the battery compartment can be opened. When taking it out, the screw fell to the floor and I was thinking "great, gonna spend 30 min looking for the damn thing now", but fortunately, it was a linoleum floor, and the screw was found fairly quickly.

I then put the screw into a small bowl so I wouldn't lose it, changed the battery, and put the whole thing back together. But............this time, because I knew that it would be extremely easy to lose the screw, I held the remote over the bowl while putting it back in, so that if it fell, it would fall into the bowl.

My tip? When taking apart, or putting back together small electronic devices with really small screws for the battery (or other) compartments, hold the device over a bowl while removing or installing the screw. That way, it won't fall very far if it falls out, and you can locate it quickly without any headache.

Hope this helps some of you people so you don't have to buy another remote or other device because of losing a single screw.

I have known about LITTLE THINGS from my childhood-----my dad fixed watches----those old
fashioned things with the teensy tiny gears and
the MAIN SPRING-----that made a nice little toy.
Every now and then he said "DON'T WALK HERE"---
as he searched around on the floor next to his watch
makers bench

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Yesterday, one of my neighbors brought over a remote control for his air conditioner that was no longer working. I told them it was probably because the battery had gone, and he needed a new one. He then asked if I could change it for him, as he wasn't sure if it had a battery, or where the compartment was located.

Well, in order to get to the battery compartment there is a TINY (and I mean almost microscopic) screw that has to come out before the battery compartment can be opened. When taking it out, the screw fell to the floor and I was thinking "great, gonna spend 30 min looking for the damn thing now", but fortunately, it was a linoleum floor, and the screw was found fairly quickly.

I then put the screw into a small bowl so I wouldn't lose it, changed the battery, and put the whole thing back together. But............this time, because I knew that it would be extremely easy to lose the screw, I held the remote over the bowl while putting it back in, so that if it fell, it would fall into the bowl.

My tip? When taking apart, or putting back together small electronic devices with really small screws for the battery (or other) compartments, hold the device over a bowl while removing or installing the screw. That way, it won't fall very far if it falls out, and you can locate it quickly without any headache.

Hope this helps some of you people so you don't have to buy another remote or other device because of losing a single screw.

A bit of a tip to make your life easier...................​

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