[Ti] Nylon tool (was"Broken Power Plug Tip stuck in TI-400"

Kynan Shook kshook at cae.wisc.edu
Fri Dec 30 19:11:03 PST 2005


Mikael Bystr?m <mikael.bystrom at punkass.com> writes:
> Kynan Shook said:
>
>> nylon stick; something that won't scratch or mark metal,
>> but can be used for prying or poking as necessary.  Those are
>> essentially disposable, if you do a lot of laptop work.
>
> I've looked for these, but can't find them. Where are they available?

A quick Google revealed this:
http://www.esdsystems.com/ViewProduct.aspx?pid=35622&pcid=278

Apple just calls it a "black stick," and charges a rather exorbitant  
amount for them.  However, they're a nice tool to have; especially  
good at helping to pry open the plastic iBook case or other similar  
things.


More information about the Titanium mailing list