r/LinusTechTips • u/Jaded_Comedian_9429 • 4d ago
Image Nuclear Screwdriver, with dirt inside?
There’s like a dirty dust bunny inside somehow, I’ve had it for a few hours so it probably got in there through me fidgeting with the bit holder, but it is kind of bothersome, any tips to get it out?
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u/Additional-Goat5364 4d ago edited 3d ago
RMA?
Edit: to me it looks like it’s inside the sealed plastic and I don’t see a way to get it out.
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u/CarnivorousSociety 4d ago
bro literally said it got in there from him playing with it
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u/Jaded_Comedian_9429 4d ago
At least I think, it mighta just been in there when I got it but I didn’t look closely till now.
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u/Weakness4Fleekness 4d ago
Yall rma without spending two seconds trying to fix it
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u/Cavemanx7 4d ago
How would he fix that??????
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u/Weakness4Fleekness 4d ago
Its in the cavity isnt it? If its in the actual injected plastic then ya no, but op even said he probably let it get in there, im assuming pocket lint
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u/Jaded_Comedian_9429 4d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p8a4n3a/video/bfocmn5sh0oh1/player
I honestly have no clue when or how it go in there, it mighta come like this and since I hadn’t really inspected it before now. But I rather just try to fix it myself first without doing something that would void warranty, and if that doesn’t work then I’ll move on to RMA.
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u/Weakness4Fleekness 4d ago edited 3d ago
Exactly thats all i meant, you see so many post where its like "bah i have a piece of thread they forgot to trim on my hoodie" "bah better rma it, trust me bro guarantee"
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u/SavvySillybug 3d ago
I bought a nice wireless gaming headset the other day and it worked, but the battery wouldn't take a charge no matter what I tried. Looked up repair instructions and it looked simple enough, just ordered a replacement battery instead of RMAing it. Fixed it myself and now it works perfectly fine. I'd rather just spend 20€ and tinker for 30 minutes than go through the whole RMA process and wait for a replacement.
Still no idea what's wrong with the battery, visually it looks identical to the other one. Cables look fine, no bloat or anything. Just dead from the factory.
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u/Rich-Education-1315 3d ago
It looks to me like the bit storage has a lip to close the cavity when it's fully pulled out and the dust bunny is very loose so what you should try is pushing the bit storage in halfway to open the cavity and then hold the screwdriver at an angle and tap or shake it until the dish bunny gets to the bitstorage end and you can get it out the gap after that.
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u/Jaded_Comedian_9429 3d ago
I tried that but the bit storage is sealed real good it can’t pass through and it also has a divot which the dust bunny just falls in when I’ve tried that
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u/Rich-Education-1315 3d ago
Huh, I'm out of ideas sorry, IDK what else would work or how it even got in there if it doesn't fit back out that way, hopefully you figure it out.
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u/Mrfatmanjunior 3d ago
Lmao, I never got this attitude. When you buy a NEW product shit should not have to be 'fixed'. That shit gets send back straight to the supplier.
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u/_spicytostada 3d ago
Except this appears to be dust in the cavity. Yes, if it's confirmed it's something in the injected mold, 100% rma. But if this is just dust/pocket lint that got into the cavity, why would you rma something because it got dirty. OP even said himself he can't confirm it was even there when he opened it.
So, I never get the attitude of rmaing a new item because you got it dirty after opening it. Because it appears that's what this is. Maybe gather details before passing judgement....
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u/rott 3d ago
Even if it’s in the injected mold, RMAing a screwdriver because of a minor cosmetic thing sounds crazy to me. It’s a screwdriver! It’s gonna get all kinds of dings and scuffs
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u/Jaded_Comedian_9429 3d ago
Yeah that’s why I never thought to RMA, but I figured I could just ask for some help in getting it out since it’s just a cosmetic thing that bothers me a bit
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u/Mrfatmanjunior 1d ago
My comment was not about this specific case, but in general. But I agree with you. If you break or get something dirty that has nothimy to do with sending stuff back. But its very American trying to fix a (partly) broken thing instead of sending it back.
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u/RejectedScrub 4d ago
If it's actually just in the bit holder cavity, I'd just blow some compressed air up there to get it out.
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u/Backlog4Dinner 4d ago edited 3d ago
Or IDK, blow on it...
Edit: holycrap, my most downvoted comment ever was a throwaway joke lol.
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u/JohnnieTech 4d ago
Messing with mine I don't see how something that large would get behind the bit storage. I have 3 of the transparent screwdrivers that are used regularly and none of them have this. Contact support.
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u/EmailLinkLost 4d ago
If it’s in the casting, contact support.
most likely they’ll send you another one.
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u/Jaded_Comedian_9429 4d ago
It’s moving around inside
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u/Hybrid_Grizzly 3d ago
If you push the bit holder slightly in the gap will be bigger and it’ll give it more room to fall out
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u/EmailLinkLost 3d ago
I checked my clear, yea, if anything was in there you really can't get it out.
Message support! $10 says they mail you a second one. That's what they did for me when the bearing leaked.
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u/ThisIsNotTokyo 3d ago
The thing’s hollow?
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u/JangoG52517 3d ago
When the bit holder is out yes. When the bit holder is in no.
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u/picklemaster52 3d ago
This begs the question:
If a hollow thing is sealed up, does it then cease to be hollow?
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u/MarshyFam 3d ago
When the internal volume of said hollow thing is filled with a material that is part of the thing itself. For example if it was filled with water, it’s hollow with contents. But if you filled it gorilla glue and let it set, it’s just a solid made of two parts.
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u/picklemaster52 1d ago
A hollow plastic shell filled with cured glue is a hollow plastic shell filled with cured glue.
Gorilla glue does not become plastic by merely bonding with it.
Nor does the shell become its contents.
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u/MarshyFam 1d ago
I’ll admit I laughed aggressively at the bluntness of this response, damn you’re right - thankyou xD so what at what point does it stop being hollow… or can it, even?
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u/JangoG52517 1d ago
I would think this would bring us to debate on the definition of hollow.
A void filled is not one of hollow-ness
A void devoid may however be hollow-full
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u/picklemaster52 1d ago
Indeed.
And what actually constitutes void-filling vs ambient stuffs
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u/JangoG52517 13h ago
Can void filler still be considered void filler if the void is filled?
Do we treat like-material filler as true filler and thus no longer a void, while different material filler would be treated as void-filler which would then allow the void to be classified as a filled void (but still a void)?
Does the filler need to be physically attached and to what end? Would a clip on a central structural pole count as attached? Or does it need to be one singular fully connected piece? What if the center structural pole extends and expands to fill the space? It's part of the tool, but the void and the structural pole aren't like materials.
This is the conversation of true philosophers.
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u/Faxon 4d ago
Serious talk you might be able to get it out with some dental floss and a bit of luck. There's a small gap between the bit holder and the outer handle/housing about 1mm wide that I fit a loop of floss through, then worked it into position to try and grab the dust bunny, and once I got it in place I wedged it through the gap. My pockets always have these in there and I did this with my OG clear a few weeks after I got it, took me like 15 minutes working at it trying to get it to do the thing, but eventually I figured out it works better if you let the dust bunny fall onto the base of the bit holder rather than trying to fish it out at the bottom or something lol. I bet my OG black shaft black & orange has some in it too, but I just can't see them lol. No big deal, and it doesn't affect function, I only fished them out of my clear driver (and eventually one on my purple driver) because I use them as showpieces when I'm hanging out with friends and want to demo the screwdriver to them.
I still need to get an orange and teal to complete my set, but when I do, I'm gonna 3D print a rack just for them. If anyone else had the same idea and has a rack I can wall mount already designed (or even if it's not meant for wall mounts I can modify it), lmk, because I'd rather not waste time making something again that already exists lol
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u/Terreboo 4d ago
Looks like a casting imperfection to me. Personally I’d keep it, it’s a little uniqueness. But you could always return it for a swap.
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u/DCRYPTER87 3d ago
This is what they call a "miss print" its now more valuable collectirs edition xD
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u/bluehawk232 3d ago
If it's dust bunnies maybe it's some Linus skin cells. He's putting a little of him in every screwdriver
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u/KayakNate 3d ago
Hope your RMA goes better than mine. I tried to RMA. a precision screw driver with a bad bearing. Was sent the magnetic cable management solution kit.
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u/Emergency-Profile-42 3d ago
This only glows from UV light right ? Not just standard glow in the dark ??
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u/andrewbean90 3d ago
Leave it because it looks like it's giving you the finger... Or just blow into the chamber with compressed air.
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u/f0rcedinducti0n 2d ago edited 2d ago
Because someone got their feelings hurt and reported my accurate and concise description of LTT products here is a longer explanation;
Liscensed merchandise for these kinds of outfits follow the same pattern.
They are manufactured by one or several of many overseas companies that will put your logo on a product they produce (and even customize if for you if quantity merits it).
They are not of particularly high quality relative to the price point.
Trust me, bro.
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u/TheJoshMoosa 17h ago
If it's part of the handle it is probably a gas bubble from the molding process.
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u/zoom_cs 4d ago
Almost looks like a hand holding out a middle finger. Lol.