-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 CA>> Don't know yet, no phillips screwdriver. :-\

 WC> How can that be!

 CA> Long story. Short version I had a disabling injury to both
 CA> shoulders and was unable to use my hand tools for over a year
 CA> or more and even now breaking loose rusted bolts is iffy. I
 CA> frequently re-injure the injury and have severe pain for days
 CA> or even weeks. Meanwhile I moved and put my tools in storage
 CA> since they were of little use to me.

Sorry about that I know the feeling :-(
Let a deal pass on a really nice used Honda CB-750 about three
years ago :-( Could have purchased for 50 bucks, replaced a few
parts out of Cycle Salvage and with maybe 5 hours work have
made about a grand profit! Could not have managed the job due to
injuries so let it pass.

 WC> I've two small quality phillps screwdrivers the most
 WC> frequently used one is within arms reach sitting between
 WC> monitor and box. I also hacked down a cheap one so it
 WC> reaches deep enough to access recessed screws. I cut off
 WC> part of the handle at the business end to reach recessed
 WC> screws in monitors.

 WC> Did you ever check on the polarity issue?

 CA> Doesn't matter now. At this point I'm feeling I won't ever try
 CA> to use that 12vdc for anything other than what it came with. :-|

I swap power supplies all the time and paying attention to certain 
details such as amperage, voltage and polarity have never had
a problem. Some years back I even made my own customized
power supplies as needed.
Tossed all my electronic components three years back 
because I can no longer work with that stuff either.
Wish I'd kept one salvaged part though.
I recovered a torroid transformer from a very high wattage
car stereo that would have made a great basis for a 12 volt
switching PS to run a computer off a deep discharge battery.
 
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