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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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That's a flathead with a bead welded in the middle. Source a local dremel, some earplugs and eye pro, and do some quick converting.
Oh wait I think I understand the image. You had to saw the plastic apart to expose the screw. Yeah fuck those dudes. I guess another option would've been to get a cheap screw driver and modify it with a dremel? Either way, fuck Kenmore.
Wait... Oh.
They didn't have to do anything destructive to "expose" the screw. They were too lazy to find a better way to see the bottom of the hole it was in.
That's a standard spanner-head screw. No welding required. The bits and drivers are not so hard to come by, or make.