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See also: the JIS/ISO type crosshead standard which are different from both Phillips and from Pozidriv — a.k.a. the reason people strip all the screws some time
by Lammy 4y ago
See also: the JIS/ISO type crosshead standard which are different from both Phillips and from Pozidriv — a.k.a. the reason people strip all the screws some times when repairing their old laptops and game systems and stuff:
- https://bike.bikegremlin.com/10583/phillips-vs-jis-vs-pozidriv/ https://bike.bikegremlin.com/10583/phillips-vs-jis-vs-pozidr...
- olyjohn 4y agoOr if you work on old Japanese cars. Old Honda cars and motorcycles used them. I stripped out tons of screws before I learned about it, it was super frustrating. JIS screws can be differentiated by a dot stamped onto the head of the screw.
- IgorPartola 4y agoAnd JIS has been discontinued now so if you need to get those screwdrivers/bits, get on it! The nice thing is that a JIS screwdriver can be used on Phillips screws and works better whole a Phillips screwdriver just doesn’t work.
- EvanAnderson 4y agoYikes! I'm glad I grabbed some JIS drivers a few years ago. I've repaired multiple Nikon and Canon cameras and they're loaded with JIS screws (which is to be expected, really).
- daniel_reetz 4y agoJIS may be "discontinued" but the screws are still widely available. I buy and use them all the time. I've heard tell that DIN 5260-PH/ISO 8763-1 describes the functional replacement.
- hakfoo 4y agoI wrecked all the fasteners on an old Yamaha reciever because of this difference. Bought some JIS drivers and I like them for regular US Philips screws better- more bite.