Re: [NTLK] Disassembly tips

Quoting Ulises Gerardo <uice@yahoo.com>:
> I just found them by chance in the packaging with the battery. I
> don't
> know if you can get them by themselves. Maybe online you can find
> them, they are basically 4 inches long, 1/4 in. thick, round and with
> one end a screw driver spoon like head and the other a kind of flat
> head screw driver bent like a hook. They both were a great help and
> didn't scratch or damage the case.
> You can try eBay if you don't want to spring for the iPod battery. I
> know that
> once you get those little plastic tools, it'll be a huge relief not
> having to bust open
> that Newton case.
>
> -uice

In the service industry, they are known usually as a "black stick" due to them usually being a stiff
black nylon tool. http://www.command-tab.com/2005/11/17/apples-black-stick/
Where I work, we sell the iPod batteries with two of these tools, but they are a lime green colour :-
)
They sell for AU$29.95 at Jaycar Electronics (where I work).
These types of prying/opening tools are essential(and a blessing) for most plastic equipment to be
serviced.

Regards,
  - Adam Goddard

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