[Coco] CoCo 1 Screw Sizes? Anyone Know?

[Richard E. Crislip]

On Wed, 13 May 2015 22:09:45 -0400
Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> 
> Wow, screws? I have owned at one time or another, at least 10 or more
> Cocos (1,2s, & 3s), and now have 3 working and 2 down at the
> moment.... I don't remember any having screws past the first month or
> two of ownership. Except , maybe my first 16k Coco 2... but I
> eventually took the screws out of that one to see if it was an easy
> upgrade, only to find it was one with the 8 soldered chips. I never
> upgraded it... and never put the screws back in. My brand new Coco 3
> in 87 lost it's screws about 5 days after purchase when my 512k
> upgrade arrived in the mail from Performance Peripherals. I was
> always hacking on something inside so I just left them all out. Same
> with my drives. I was always changing them in and out, so the case
> screws stayed out.
> 
> 
> Bill Pierce
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Batson 
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts 
> Sent: Wed, May 13, 2015 9:01 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo 1 Screw Sizes? Anyone Know?
> 
> 
> Yep, it's painted, restored to proper operating condition, tested
> with a few programs so far included Zaxxon from my CoCoSDC, has a new
> Power On LED and securely buttoned up with new screws!
> 
> 
> On May 13, 2015, at 5:32 PM,
> mike at borncoco.com wrote:
> 
> > That's great news! Another CoCo1 lives on!
> > 
> >
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Steve Batson"
> 
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 7:16pm
> > To:
> "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
> > Subject: Re:
> [Coco] CoCo 1 Screw Sizes? Anyone Know?
> > 
> > These sizes worked perfectly and I
> found just the ones I needed. Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> > On May 13, 2015, at 11:56 AM,
> Michael Rowen  wrote:
> > 
> >> The screws are listed on page 60
> of the service manual:
> >> 
> >> Front screws : #6 x 7/8"
> >> Back screws : #6 x 1
> 1/4"
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Steve Batson 
> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> The CoCo 1 recently given to me had no screws in it and I don't
> have another CoCo 1 to take screws from and match at the hardware
> store. Yes I know it's plastic and I can find something that would
> work and will rethread the holes if it's the wrong thread or a little
> bigger, but I'd rather not do that unless necessary as I'd like to be
> able to continue to take the cover off as needed. Best way to do that
> is use matching screws.
> >>> 
> >>> Does anyone know
> the Screw Sizes, length and thread types for both the longer screws
> for most of the case and the two shorter ones for the front near the
> keyboard? I don't think the CoCo 2 screws are the same as the CoCo 1.
> >>> 
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8-), along those lines, My old Amiga A4000 & A2000 screw holes were
stripped out after so many opening and closing. I'll be doing the same
thing with Gene's ole A2500 when I get the time 8->