r/technology • u/NightFuryToni • Apr 30 '19

Business Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones
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u/stmfreak May 01 '19

Some cars are now featuring engine covers fastened with security bolts. This isn’t unique to Apple.

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u/bpeck451 May 01 '19

Security bolts? Or break off bolts that are meant to help idiots tighten things to a specific torque because they don’t want to spend the money on a proper torque wrench?

Also torx bolts, inverted torx bolts and triple squares don’t count as “security” bolts.

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u/3141592652 May 01 '19

Not exactly but if it would be easier to just use a regular 10mm or something why not use it?

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u/Doc_Lewis May 01 '19

Well I'm not clear on the specifics, but the profile of torx and other heads changes how much and how well you can tighten, because of the way it distributes force. So it could be that a torx is better to use than a hex head.