Access panel on EG4 Power pro

BrooksNCC · Sep 29, 2023

Anybody have any issues getting their access panels off the sides of their batteries? Mine WILL NOT come off. The four very small screws in each side are very tight and I think possibly the heads are stripped as I cant get any thing to bite on it. Signature solare said they are very small phillips heads, but I any small enough to fit into the recess, will not loosen the screws

All 4 screws both sides. Any Ideas?

MySolarAddiction · Oct 20, 2023

Following having the same issue and I'm a Glock armorer and have tiny screw drivers.

BKY2003 · Oct 20, 2023

I had the same issue. Had to drill the head off 2 of the screws to get the cover off. I called EG4 and they said they were sending Chinese screw drivers with the new battery. Because so many people are have issues.

pvgirl · Oct 20, 2023

I wonder they are actually JIS screws not phillips.

SignatureSolarJames · Oct 20, 2023

A jewelry flathead screwdriver will work no matter what

BKY2003 · Oct 20, 2023

I broke three small screwdriver trying to get them out. Finally used a die grinder on a screwdriver to make sure it was bottomed out. And since the screws were just in L-brackets, I was able to buy new screws and replace the ones I drilled out.

Markus_EG4 · Oct 20, 2023

I had to use a small #2 phillips to get the covers off.

Markus_EG4 · Oct 20, 2023

These work perfect.

42OhmsPA · Oct 20, 2023

pvgirl said:
I wonder they are actually JIS screws not phillips.

Should be easy enough to tell with a photo, JIS should have a small indentation in the top.
I'm guessing Supadriv or Pozidriv

Quattrohead · Oct 20, 2023

Are you guys hitting these up with a number three cross head? Sounds like they are not number two that most of us are used to and are probably number ones.

BKY2003 · Oct 20, 2023

The tech at EG4, said #2 was as close as you can get to the Phillips head. But he said it doesn’t really fit.

SignatureSolarJames · Oct 21, 2023

it's a slim #2 (such things exist) jewelry flathead is a silver bullet if you have any trouble.

idoco · Oct 31, 2023

A very strange little screw.

Small flat head fits. But these things are really tight. And a narrow opening so larger shafts can fit. And deep so shorter shafts don't fit. Sorta the Goldilocks of screws....

Access panel on EG4 Power pro

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