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   Arfa Daily  wrote in message   
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   > "Jamie"  wrote in   
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   > > David Nebenzahl wrote:   
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   > >> On 9/15/2010 9:52 AM William Sommerwerck spake thus:   
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   > >>> This product appears to be the pro-audio equivalent of most remote   
   > >>> controls.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> I'm sure most people in this group have noticed how remote controls   
   are   
   > >>> generally held together with screws /and/ near-unreleasable tabs. I've   
   > >>> never   
   > >>> understood why both are needed.   
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   > >>   
   > >> No, it's not, and you're misunderstanding the packaging here.   
   > >>   
   > >> There's a diecast metal front panel which covers the entire front of   
   the   
   > >> unit, with a deeply set grille for the speaker. Six screws attach the   
   > >> metal panel to the plastic cabinet.   
   > >>   
   > >> The plastic cabinet is ONE PIECE, totally seamless, covering the   
   > >> remaining 5 sides. So it's not a clamshell like most remotes or   
   similarly   
   > >> packaged electronics.   
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   > >>   
   > > it most likely has a sealant between the front and plastic case to   
   > > prevent vibration at the seem, which is common with that type of   
   > > construction.. These things will stick like mild glue..   
   > >   
   > >   With the screws half way, wrap the unit in a soft wrap of some kind   
   > > like foam rubber so you don't scratch it, rest it on a pillow and use   
   > > something like a piece of wood to hit lightly against the screws that   
   are   
   > > half way out.. The shock should push on the plastic behind and break   
   > > the bond!.   
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   > Ha! I was just about to come in with exactly the same observation, and you   
   > beat me to it ! Quite a few of these powered speakers follow that general   
   > style of construction, and it's common for something like the self   
   adhesive   
   > draught excluder foam strip that you fit around door and window frames, to   
   > be used to form an airtight seal between the ally casting and the heavy   
   > plastic case. It's not uncommon for this stuff to stick like a bitch when   
   > it's been clamped up in that joint for a few years. If there genuinely is   
   > just the six screws holding the front to the case, then likely as not, the   
   > answer is just going to be brute force. Is there even the tiniest gap that   
   > you could perhaps get something like a wide wood chisel into to see if you   
   > can spring the plastic away from the metal a little ?   
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   > Arfa   
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   The allied problem (Mackie powered speakers particularly) is long lazy   
   thread screws jammed into the plastic close to the point of shearing if   
   undoing them. I made a heated long shaft screwdriver for this, soldering   
   iron heater slid over the shaft.   
      
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