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Good PC Repair Kit?
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=pc+tool+kit
There are so many that would fit your price range....
There are so many that would fit your price range....
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http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=list&catalog=133&DEPA=0
There should be plenty of selection. I find a good philips screwdriver and a small regular screwdriver is all I usually need. But some of the larger toolkits defintiely come in handy.
Also if you plan to do a lot of networking a cable tester is a must and at least a cheap toner does come in handy if you are working on poorly done existing networks.
There should be plenty of selection. I find a good philips screwdriver and a small regular screwdriver is all I usually need. But some of the larger toolkits defintiely come in handy.
Also if you plan to do a lot of networking a cable tester is a must and at least a cheap toner does come in handy if you are working on poorly done existing networks.
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To be honest, most of them are pretty much the same. They are low quality tools that may last you a couple of years at best. What I did was started replacing individual tools as they broke with some craftsman screwdrivers and such. My suggestion would be to find the one that looks like it will work for what you plan to do and then replace the crappy tools with good ones as they wear out or break.
Check ou this article its in the line.
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20020820/index.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20020820/index.html
Dont forget a multimeter, and the essential 5mm nutdriver!ZzbloopZz said:
blueworm said:
5mm = 3/16" roughly. A $10 meter that measures volts and Ohms will do just fine. They're ESPECIALLY Invaluable when determining the front panel connector pin-outs on an unknown motherboard. Tom also forgot the most invaluable tool of all...the Phillips and flathead screw starters! I would literally cry if I lost my Phillips starter. I have rather unsteady hands which makes it hard to work on computers even with mag-tipped screwdrivers. The phillips head starter keeps tension on the head so I can start motherboard screws...They actually cut my motherboard install time in half.
1/4" and 3/16" nut drivers are also essential when you got either a stubborn hex-head screw that you've rounded the phillips head out of or when you're working on a notebook and all the port bolts have to be removed.
http://www.jensentools.com has a pretty big selection. Maybe you can find a kit in your price range.