[rescue] torque of CPU to CPU/RAM board of E4500

[Alexander Jacocks]

The tool for the E3000 - E6500 is the same: it's a silver-colored torque
screwdriver with a fat handle. It's set to 6 inch-pounds:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19095-01/ent55.srvr/805-2632-10/805-2632-10.pdf

This is what it looks like:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/ltfxyo/sun_torque_screwdriver_for_ex000_ultrasparcii/

- Alex

On Mon, May 3, 2021 at 5:32 PM Robert Toegel <rjtoegel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ah, nope.  They did have plug in CPU boards but they also screwed down once
> inserted.  They also used a "capital P" type device to torque the screws
> correctly but I don't know if it was the same as the E4500 type.  Put in
> enough boards to remember.
>
> Bob
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2021, 14:54 Peter Stokes <peter at ashlyn.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Ultra 80s? They did not use torque wrenches AFAIK? (Plug in CPUs)
> >
> > I think you may mean Blade 1000/2000 which had them in the chassis.
> >
> > The 3X00 and 4X00 did not have any provision in the chassis.
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On 3 May 2021, at 18:02, Robert Toegel <rjtoegel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > o;?Well, my Ultra 80s have them on the chassis but you could miss them
> if
> > you
> > > don't know where to look.  Of course at my age, I could miss anything.
> > >
> > > Nob
> > >
> > >> On Sun, May 2, 2021, 20:56 Thomas Pelki <thomas.pelki.1969 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Not sure where they are hidden *IF* they were on the E4000/E4500..
> > >>
> > >> -Thomas
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:50 AM Robert Toegel <rjtoegel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> You don't have the factory tool "hidden" on the chassis somewhere?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 18:59 Thomas Pelki <
> thomas.pelki.1969 at gmail.com>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> does anyone know what the torque should be? I'm gonna be receiving
> new
> > >>> CPUs
> > >>>> and want to make sure I don't overtighten or under-tighten the CPU
> to
> > >> the
> > >>>> CPU/Ram board of my E4500.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -Thomas
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