Type of screw used in TVs

[tom66]

During a move of a few TVs, I lost the screws for them.

Does anyone know the type of screw used for these TVs? (they all use almost the same.)

They look like M3 machine screws, but I'm not certain, and I've tried several different types, with no success.

[multimeter]

Re: Type of screw used in TVs

During a move of a few TVs, I lost the screws for them.

Does anyone know the type of screw used for these TVs? (they all use almost the same.)

They look like M3 machine screws, but I'm not certain, and I've tried several different types, with no success.

so you have 6 tvs open at the same time aswell then? m3 id have thought

[cashkennedy]

Re: Type of screw used in TVs

At first i read this and was like, oh it must be some noob who lost the screws for mounting it on the wall / to a mount.

But this is a badcap veteran, so you very well could have 6 tv's open while moving!

If you just need vesa mount screws i think those are the extra fine metric screws in various sizes.

Im not sure what the internal screws use, but i wouldnt be surprised if they use the extra fine turns, which are usually in the pull out drawers at a big hardware store. I think for medium sized screws theres usually a 30 turns per inch and a 45 turns per inch type of screw, but for really tiny screws theres probably something even finer like 60 turns per inch.

[cashkennedy]

Re: Type of screw used in TVs

m3 comes in coarse and fine pitch, so make sure to try both

"M6 x 1 -4g6g or M6-6g
M6- M is for metric, 6 is the major diameter and nominal size in mm
x 1 - Pitch. Note that this is different from how Unified threads are specified. UN threads write the number of threads per inch after the nomimal size, whereas metric designations write 1 / threads_per_inch after the nominal size. If this is absent, coarse pitch is assumed. "

m3 = 3mm, while in america they have this retarded system of screws that have numbers, instead of using the fraction of an inch that the screw is, in the name

3mm = .118 inches

so we have size 8 and 10 screws
size 4 is .11 inches
size 6 is .14 inches

both come in multiple pitches / turnings, like 6-30 would be a size 6 with 30 turns per inch

[tom66]

Re: Type of screw used in TVs

Thanks all. I have four TVs (all 32" LCD) in the shed at the moment... two are fully working and one needs a new PSU (£20 or so). I'd like to get rid of them. Just got another 32" with some bulgers all over the PSU. Should be fun .

I am looking mostly for the screws to hold the case together. I've got some screws that might fit, but it's £5 for a pack of 25 from B&Q. Rip off!

[selldoor]

Re: Type of screw used in TVs

Not sure what your looking for - length/head - have you tried screwfix.
They have a box of 750 mixed self tappers on offer £10- basingstoke sold out Newbury? they also have packs of 100 for £5ish

[cashkennedy]

Re: Type of screw used in TVs

Ah, if your looking for screws for the case, then id assume those are more like wood / plastic screws. I'm not really sure what sizes those usually are, but im pretty sure if you screw hard enough you can make a slightly wrong one work.