By pitchblender
Fri Dec 27, 2024 10:02 am
Hey all, long-term lurker, I really need some help here.
I got a cheap used MPC Live 2 and it was in need of some TLC (speaker blown, power button sticking, missing backplate, wrong & missing screws/bolts) but I got a spare speaker & backplate from Akai pretty fast here in the UK and managed to fix it. I used some M3 x 4mm bolts for the drive plate although I've not installed an SSD yet but I think they're the same dimensions?
My problem now is that I haven't managed to find replacement screws for some of the case. I did poke a toothpick in and marked the depths with a pen (to avoid cracking/shorting anything inside), and luckily all of the threads were intact too. There seem to be 5 types of screw/bolt for the Live 2 base;
4x corner T8 (these were still in the unit)
15x M2 12mm (I'm still a bit worried that I could use shorter bolts here in case a shock to the thing makes these bolts damage the internals)
8x M3 4mm (for drive & plate)
4x M2 ??mm (10mm?)
2x M? ??mm grub screws?
I got a bunch of M2 12mm bolts for most of the case but they were too long for 4x holes (in a kind of diamond shape on the back left side, looking at the base with label writing the right side up) so I'm going to order some shorter M2 bolts (10mm if nobody can tell me the actual lengths) but there are 2x little fat stubby bolt holes to the top right near the USB-A sockets and power button and I can't find any info on what these bolt dimensions are.
I can't measure them exactly either. The unit works fine without some of these bolts but I'd prefer it if everything was tight and secure.
Can anyone help here? I've seen lots of useful stuff here and on YT about repairs but no specifics about the bolts/screws.
Cheers for any info whatsoever
Sorry for the UK dimensions (M2 = 2mm thread width) if you're still Imperial
I got a cheap used MPC Live 2 and it was in need of some TLC (speaker blown, power button sticking, missing backplate, wrong & missing screws/bolts) but I got a spare speaker & backplate from Akai pretty fast here in the UK and managed to fix it. I used some M3 x 4mm bolts for the drive plate although I've not installed an SSD yet but I think they're the same dimensions?
My problem now is that I haven't managed to find replacement screws for some of the case. I did poke a toothpick in and marked the depths with a pen (to avoid cracking/shorting anything inside), and luckily all of the threads were intact too. There seem to be 5 types of screw/bolt for the Live 2 base;
4x corner T8 (these were still in the unit)
15x M2 12mm (I'm still a bit worried that I could use shorter bolts here in case a shock to the thing makes these bolts damage the internals)
8x M3 4mm (for drive & plate)
4x M2 ??mm (10mm?)
2x M? ??mm grub screws?
I got a bunch of M2 12mm bolts for most of the case but they were too long for 4x holes (in a kind of diamond shape on the back left side, looking at the base with label writing the right side up) so I'm going to order some shorter M2 bolts (10mm if nobody can tell me the actual lengths) but there are 2x little fat stubby bolt holes to the top right near the USB-A sockets and power button and I can't find any info on what these bolt dimensions are.
I can't measure them exactly either. The unit works fine without some of these bolts but I'd prefer it if everything was tight and secure.
Can anyone help here? I've seen lots of useful stuff here and on YT about repairs but no specifics about the bolts/screws.
Cheers for any info whatsoever
Sorry for the UK dimensions (M2 = 2mm thread width) if you're still Imperial