Re: //c power brick opening instructions?

[quadrajet1@aol.com (Quadrajet1)]

>This reply is a bit late, but I just noticed no one else has replied.
>
>The two halves of the power brick case are glued together and the only 
>way to open it is by the careful use of brute force :-)
>
>I have found the best way to open this type of case is by repeatedly 
>squeezing the case near the joint (in a vice if necessary) until the 
>glue cracks. Once you have a crack started you can sometimes pry it 
>apart with a screwdriver. The glue tends to be stronger than the plastic, 
>so bits of the case edge may break before the glue gives, but they match 
>the other half of the case so that when you glue it back together it 
>isn't noticeable.

  Gotta disagree.  I have opened up a few dozen of them and the best way is to
get an Xacto saw, and start in one corner and saw into the seam area and work
your way around.  Where the two cables come into the brick, there is not much
holding it there.  You can work the long ways in one stroke is you get the
Xacto saw blade that is about 6 inches long.  The blade has very fine teeth,
and is very thin.  And is very sharp.

  For putting them back together, I just use some superglue, and hold the two
halves together with tape while the glue dries.  And of course before I put it
back together, I drill a hole in the side and mount a fuse holder, so ytou
don't need to open it to replace the fuse.

Raymond