chrisp
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Bloody chinesium!
Changing a old security light to a new modern LED unit. Start putting in a new screw and it bloody snaps off 3/4 of the way in. Fortunately there was a bit sticking out so I could get some vice grips on it.
Changed out the screws for something slightly better quality and I guess I should drill pilot holes in the old wood.
Yep, just about all those screws that come with lights, security cameras, motion sensors, etc. are next to useless for anything harder than soft pine. I usually replace them with better quality screws. But sometimes the device requires a particularly narrow head so it’s hard to find something better that actually fits properly. Predrilling is definitely required if having to use the original screws - and I even pre drill pine as well as the thread on those screws just don’t seem to have the ‘bite’ of a normal screw.