Hello peeps,
I an couple of months yours truly should be a certified AppleCare Desktop Techinician. However, I need a toolkit for the job, (you know proper computer screwdrivers etc...), can anyone recommend a good kit? (sub £100 please).
Just something that would do the job and if i need anything extra (a putty knife for the mac mini for example) then I'll just pick it up.

If someone has a full list of the needed tools and somewhere to get them from that would be a HUGE help!!!

Thanks in Advance!!

Crip.

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| iMac 24" Core2Duo | 2GB RAM | Reason 3 | Logic 7.2 | ReCycle 2.1 | Ohmboyz! | Alesis iO 26

http://www.pbfixit.com/cart/catalog/category_45_Tools_page_1.html

only for lappies, which may need specific torx s/drivers etc..

for desktops any old bog-standard pc toolkit for £10 does the job, in my experience

yeah the desktop ranges can all be dealt with with the std tool kit, Lappies do need Small torx heads ,(T6 , and 8 off the top of my head. ), and there's the occasional allen-key head. Also Security Hex heads (with central hole for the spigot) are worth having in this industry .... normal PC / Mac things aren;t an issue, but finding a studio has them but can't undo their rack mounted drives because they can't find the hex bit is annoying as all hell....

Lindy actually do some rather nice and relatively well priced kits.

www.lindy.co.uk

Max

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Cheers fella's. The AppleCare service source Manuals for the current product line recommends the below items;

Coin
Pin
ESD wrist strap and mat
Soft cloth
#00 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
#0 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
#1 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
#2 Phillips screwdriver (magnetized)
4 mm socket wrench
5 mm Hex socket or wrench
Needlenose pliers
Torx screwdriver set (6, 8,10, 15)
Black stick (nylon probe tool 922-5065) (or other nonconductive nylon or plastic flatblade tool)
Razor knife with straight edge blade
1600 watt hair dryer (for logic board replacement)
Multi-compartment screw tray (such as a plastic ice cube tray)
Kapton® tape
Voltmeter (for troubleshooting)
Small low-power magnet (for troubleshooting)
Apple Pro keyboard and mouse (for troubleshooting)
Thermal pad and grease kit (076-1165)
EMI gaskets kit (076-1164)
Alcohol pads
Medium tip permanent black ink marker
The service stand (076-0898)
Thermal paste (922-4757)
Torque driver. 17”LB (076-0899)
1.5MM Hex driver (for LCD bezel screws)
Plastic Flatblade or stylus (922-5065)
Nylon probe tool (black stick 922-5065)
Small wire cutter
Mat knife or Xacto knife (to remove locking rivet on heatsink cover)
Cup hook (to remove locking rivet)
Small wooden stick (to remove locking rivet)
Small mirror (for seeing small boards inside the enclosure)
Long-handled magnetic Phillips screwdriver (10-inch shaft)
Tape (for temporarily holding cables out of the way)
CRT discharge tool
Hex key set, metric
Putty knife (922-6761),1.5 inch (38 mm), flexible blade
White cotton gloves (922-1592) (to prevent fingerprints on cosmetic surfaces)

I'll e-mail those companies for a quote (ommitting things such as coin and pin etc...)

Regards,
Crip.

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| iMac 24" Core2Duo | 2GB RAM | Reason 3 | Logic 7.2 | ReCycle 2.1 | Ohmboyz! | Alesis iO 26

off topic, sorry. do you reckon it's worth trying to fit a new fly back transformer into a G3 imac? Think it's probably that (you have to sort of trick it into turning on)