[Electronics-talk] [electronics-talk] window air fconditioner

[David Evans]

Dear All,

Dropping a screw inside the unit is not the best thing for it, but it is not 
the end of the world either.
Your boyfriend could pull the unit back out and try to turn the unit upside 
down or on its side to get the screw to fall out, the same way it got in, or 
he might be able to reach it with a tool such as a Magnet on a stick.  I 
keep two such devices in my tool box for such occasions when I drop 
something like a screw, nut or bolt down in a piece of machinery I am 
working on.
One has a flexible , spring like handle and the other has a ridge straight 
handle that extends.
The important thing is to get the screw to a place where you can reach it 
and pull it out.
The harm it can do by staying in the unit is unknown.  It might be okay for 
years or it might stop the fan and burn it up or punch a hole in one of the 
evaporator coils.  I just don't know what to tell you.
Getting it out is best, just figuring out how is the question.

David Evans, NFBF
Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117 Stealth Fighter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <Andrew.Baracco at va.gov>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] [electronics-talk] window air fconditioner


> You should get it out any way you can.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kate Thegreat
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 1:00 AM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] [electronics-talk] window air fconditioner
>
>
> Hi, my sighted boyfriend actually just installed a window AC unit for me
> yesterday. He dropped a screw inside of it and you can hear it kind of
> rattling around when you have the unit both on AC and on fan.
>
>
>
> Is this going to do harm to the plastic or any other construct in the
> unit over time? I know screws aren't smooth and that constant wear on
> the unit inside doesn't seem to good to me. My BF did his best to try
> and get the screw out but couldn't. Anylone know what I could do about
> this? Should I take the unit back? Should I pay to have soeone come in
> and somehow open the whole thing up and remove the screw? I am not sure
> what to think.
>
>
>
> I've googled my question and wasn't finding anything about this so
> decided to resort to asking questions here. Not sure if anyone would
> have any ideas on what to do?
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help you can give.
>
> Kate
>
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