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Basic blender went bad (motor ran but spindle wasn't rotating). I wanted to disassemble to see if it could be repaired. Three of the four screws were Phillips head. I had to cut the casing open in order to discover why I couldn't unscrew the fourth. It was a slotted spanner.

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[–] Couldbealeotard -1 points 6 months ago (10 children)

The security bit is doing it's job. If this is a barrier for someone, then they aren't the kind of person who should be playing with the internals of a dangerous electronic device.

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[–] ysjet -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, if you don't have a set of security bits I would be concerned about you opening up a blender.

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