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Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by deaton on Monday July 06, 2026 @12:34PM (#48806997)
Torx is also common and also way way better than philips. Really we as a society need to phase out philips screws yesterday.
Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by cogman10 on Monday July 06, 2026 @01:15PM (#48807635)
Philips is great for what it's designed to do, strip out.

But for electronics I basically never want that behavior.

Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by asdff on Monday July 06, 2026 @03:21PM (#48809274)
I've stripped out every sort of head. It isn't the heads fault really. Lack of thread treatment and/or correct application of torque is the cause and can happen to any head.
Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by QuercusMax on Monday July 06, 2026 @01:35PM (#48807915)
So in essence, if you EVER think you might need to disassemble something, you shouldn't use Philips.
Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by Faaak on Monday July 06, 2026 @05:15PM (#48810609)
And even then, torque screwdrivers are not that expensive
Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by whycome on Monday July 06, 2026 @01:10PM (#48807557)
The prevalence of Robertson in Canada is amazing.
Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by soperj on Monday July 06, 2026 @02:07PM (#48808301)
I keep the Robertson head in my drill because it's pretty much the only one I ever use.
Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by sandworm101 on Monday July 06, 2026 @04:23PM (#48810006)
Because Robertsons are the best. There is no equal for wood screws.
Re:Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with r... by junga on Monday July 06, 2026 @01:00PM (#48807412)
> Really we as a society need to phase out philips screws yesterday.

Pozidriv to the rescue! (just kidding)