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I’ve been tasked with replacing the wifi cards on all the company laptops, and I’m trying to come up with ways of streamlining unscrewing (and then screwing back in) thousands of laptop screws. First question, what’s the best power screwdriver for this kind of work? I’m guessing I need something with very granular torque settings. Next, I need a way of storing the screws upright while I have the case open- and I might have a few cases open at the same time, so I need to be able to keep tens of screws upright and ready to pick up with my screwdriver. I get the feeling that this does not exist, but I was thinking it might be nice to have a screwdriver where the magnetism could be turned off with a button. That way I could drill holes in a plank of wood, turn the magnet on to pick up the screw after unscrewing, place the screw in the hole in the wood and then release it. That way, the screw would be ready to be picked up once I put the cover back on. For those of you who repair laptops for a living, what are the tricks to fast bulk screw removal- and reinsertion?
I would get this great driver! I got one a few months ago and love it! SainSmart ES120 Electric Motion-Control Rechargeable Screwdriver Kit, Repair Tools for Small Devices. It senses which direction and you can set the torque. Get some anti-static foam (Black) press them in as you take the screws out. Black Insertion Grade Conductive Foam and here’s one source: Digikey - Conductive Foam
