On 08/05/2021 18:00, charles wrote:
In article , Chris Hogg
wrote:
On Sat, 8 May 2021 17:22:44 +0100, Max Demian
wrote:

On 08/05/2021 12:55, John Walliker wrote:

Within an hour of reading this thread my Daewoo glass electric kettle
failed! The fault was in the neutral connection in the base which I
fixed by opening the base up and bending the spring. Opening the base
was tricky because the screws had special slots with three radial
grooves spaced 120 deg apart. They really didn't want anyone to fix it.

The first thing the "right to repair" enthusiasts should do is ban
entirely any screw that doesn't have a slot, a crosshead, hex or an
allen screw. All others have no mechanical justification.

I don't disagree, but shouldn't every serious DIY-er have a set of
so-called security bits in his toolbox to deal with all those weird screw
heads?

Indeed so. I have at least 2 different sets

I have two sets too, but both are bits to go into a holder and too many
designs place the screws at the bottom of deep holes that the holder
won't fit into. A full set of proper screwdrivers with all the possible
ends would be extremely pricey, so I am on the lookout for a set of long
bits, giving the depth required.