"Michael Black" wrote in message
news:alpine.LNX.2.02.1612261411400.23783@darkstar. example.org...
On Mon, 26 Dec 2016, Doug White wrote:

For many years now, I have always used the black handle Xcelite Phillips
screwdrivers with the chrome shaft & black tip. I outfitted my
electronics bench with a fresh set a few years ago, and the #1 Phillips
tip is already toast. I took apart a dead stick vacuum cleaner today
that had a dozen screws down in holes, and I had to get my other #1
driver from my woodworking toolbox to finish the job. It is also
showing signs of excess wear on the tip.

Isn't the issue that there is some Japanese variant of the Phillips screw,
called something else,

It has an alphanumeric designation.

The crosspoint head is shallower so the point of the bit bottoms out and the
side blades only half engage.