Re: atari hex key tool

Rod Spade wrote:

>Where can I get the hex tool for removing the cover from the Star Wars
>flight control? I tried some Allen wrenches, but it looks like the
>screws have a little nub in the hexagonal hole, so you need a tool with
>a hollow indentation. Where can I get something like that?
>
>"The handle-assembly covers are attached with tamper-proof socket
>screws. A special 3/32-inch hex-key tool is supplied with each game
>(Atari part no. 178126-001)." I can't find it anywhere in the cabinet
>or coin box, so it must have been lost long ago....
>
>

...in a galaxy far, far away. (But I digress).

It is a security bit. Check your local tool suppliers if you know
exactly what size you need OR get a complete set of every weird bit
you'll probably ever need such as these:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/catalogpageview.jsp?xi=xi&CatPage=991
from Grainger (find a friend that has an account there and he can get
you a discount).

OR MCM Electronics has smaller assortments at
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Home/search-level4.jhtml?_DARGS=%2Fcommon%2Fprodsearchform.jhtml

The beauty of buying a set that at least has Torx and Allen bits is that
you'll be ready for not only Atari, but also Gottlieb and Midway (not to
mention some microwave ovens).

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Received on Wed Dec 25 21:43:44 2002