Breville Kettle - those pesky triangular screws

[Woodboy]

We are big tea drinkers at our house and use those electric tea kettles. Everyone I've owned that have the cordless base fail after after a few years due to a fault, corrosion, etc. between the base connection and the pot connection - which causes a short and a bad connection.

The Breville that I now have has those **** triangular headed screws holding the key electrical parts - you know the ones - they are meant to frustrate do-it-yourselfers like us. Sometimes the right slot head screw driver will work - but not in this case.

Any suggestions on where I can find the right driver? Anyone know what this screw type is called?

Being cheap and a hopeless fix-it-yourself type, I always have to at least try and fix it myself once. (The new one is on order).

[RAV2]

Harbor freight.

I buy the multi-bit screw driver sets when I see them.

Most recently I bought a mini one for kids toys.

The security bit set probably have this one:

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...d=security+bit

[LCHIEN]

without a picture of your fastener I don't know what you are lookig for. BUt as RAV2 said, there's a 100 piece security bit set at HF for not much money probably your best bet without going to a specialty industrial tool outlet.

[annunaki]

Try HD for the Husky Set #923 685

65 piece ratcheting socket & bit driver set.
Metric Sockets
SAE Sockets
Phillips Bits
Slotted/ Square Bits
Security Star Bits
Metric Hex Bits
SAE Hex Bits
All in a nice case

Driver about $19.00
Can be had for $10.00
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...lertmsgfinal=1


Anyways, the SKU: 637634128215
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[sparkeyjames]

I have the 100 piece security bit set from HF and there is not
a triangular head in it. A pic of the screw head in question is
in order here. Unless your talking about the head that looks like
a tri slot head. Looks like a philips but with only 3 branches off of center.
The 100 piece set has 4 of those.

[phi1l]

McMaster-Carr has what you need: http://www.mcmaster.com/#triangle-sc...r-bits/=5eqls4

[HarmsWay]

I had to disassemble a hot plate with triangular screws and I believe I just filed a nail to fit and replaced them with proper screws when I put it back together.

Bob