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nophead
ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 10:58AM
Does anybody know what type of screw fits an ATX PSU? They seem to be 3.3mm diameter with a pitch of 0.8mm. What type of screw is that?

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Nudel
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 11:32AM
I'd guess it's a 6-32, that's what I use on my PSU.

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akhlut
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 11:35AM
Nudel beat me to the punch...

Which screw? The ones to mount the PSU to a PC chassis? I think they're 6-32's.

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nophead
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 12:40PM
Thanks. I need some longer than usual to go through a plastic bracket but being non-metric means they will be about 20 times more expensive.

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djamwolfe
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 01:14PM
nophead Wrote:
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> Thanks. I need some longer than usual to go
> through a plastic bracket but being non-metric
> means they will be about 20 times more expensive.

Yeah, I have the same problem getting M3x10 here
6-32x1" = .10
M3x10 = 1.79

Go figure
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nophead
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 01:42PM
Is that cents or $?

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Polygonhell
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 01:47PM
$

to be fair you can get half decent prices on metric hardware if you order in 100's from places like bolt depot (though shipping kills you if you don't order enough), but trying to buy 1 locally is either impossible (I can't buy anything under M5 locally), or stupidly expensive.
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djamwolfe
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 03:01PM
Both ACE hardware and Gill-Roys by me carry down to 3mm, but you pay for it. Good luck at any of the 3 national chains - Home Depot, Lowes, or Menards - They dont carry crap for metric.
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nophead
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 03:10PM
M3x10 cap screw is £0.013 for 1-100 in the UK.
6-32-1/2" £0.12

So I was wrong, only 10 times more expensive than metric but only 1.8 times what you can get them for.

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Entropy
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 11, 2012 10:56PM
Just out of curiosity, where does everyone get their ATX PSU with screw terminals?
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NewPerfection
Re: ATX PSU screw type?
July 12, 2012 12:38AM
Entropy Wrote:
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> Just out of curiosity, where does everyone get
> their ATX PSU with screw terminals?

The screws they are talking about are the chassis screws. ATX PSU's don't come with screw terminals.

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