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- Jun 12, 2002
Saw this in another thread:
When Asus accidentally threw away my PAL standoffs and associated nylon parts
(but not the bolts, springs, etc), I had to find some replacemets. (strangely enough, they had absolutely no desire to repalce the parts or pay for a new HS WSE
)
So I pict up some new 1/4" x 1/4" hex 6-32 NC M-F standoffs (identical in every way as the original) from my local electronics store, and some regular 6-32 NC nuts, and my buddy handed me four of those reddish-brown, thin, cardboard, insulating cardboard washers you see on electronics here and there. I don't know what they're called, but they're common enough.
Anyway, instead of bolting together like this:
- standoff
- nylon washer <- specific to your mobo holes (lucky me: the PAL ships with extras!!)
- mobo
- nylon nut
which slips and spins
Try this:
- standoff
- nylon washer <- specific to your mobo holes
- mobo
- insulative cardboard washer
- regular 6-32 NC nut
IE - replace the nylon nut under the mobo with these washers and regular 6-32 NC nuts. Once tight, my standoffs DO NOT SPIN!! Even if I tighten the mounting bolts a little too much! Solid like a rock!! Note: the nuts are firmly tightened, but not overtightened.
Obviously, any SMD's that are too close to the holes *could* interfer with this change. For me, the new parts were slightly smaller than the supplied nylon nuts, so no problems WSE!
N8
I'd say so. I love my PAL 8045, although it can be a bit of a PITA to apply/remove if the offsets start spinning.
When Asus accidentally threw away my PAL standoffs and associated nylon parts
So I pict up some new 1/4" x 1/4" hex 6-32 NC M-F standoffs (identical in every way as the original) from my local electronics store, and some regular 6-32 NC nuts, and my buddy handed me four of those reddish-brown, thin, cardboard, insulating cardboard washers you see on electronics here and there. I don't know what they're called, but they're common enough.
Anyway, instead of bolting together like this:
- standoff
- nylon washer <- specific to your mobo holes (lucky me: the PAL ships with extras!!)
- mobo
- nylon nut
which slips and spins
- standoff
- nylon washer <- specific to your mobo holes
- mobo
- insulative cardboard washer
- regular 6-32 NC nut
IE - replace the nylon nut under the mobo with these washers and regular 6-32 NC nuts. Once tight, my standoffs DO NOT SPIN!! Even if I tighten the mounting bolts a little too much! Solid like a rock!! Note: the nuts are firmly tightened, but not overtightened.
Obviously, any SMD's that are too close to the holes *could* interfer with this change. For me, the new parts were slightly smaller than the supplied nylon nuts, so no problems WSE!
N8