motherboard standoff tap size

mrmoustache · 03-18-2003, 06:19 PM

anyone know the tap size for those standard brass motherboard standoffs?

and more importantly where you can get one

i'm pretty sure the smallest one at lowes was too big, i forget what size it was though.

Arcturius · 03-18-2003, 06:40 PM

It depends, some have threads like "CDROM/Floppy screws", which are M3, I believe. Others are like "hard drive screws", which are 6-32, or possibly M4, I think they're interchangeable.

edit:4-40 is nearly identical to M3, but 6-32 is a bit smaller than M4--still close enough to work, in my experience.

As always, somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

relatively handy conversion table

mrmoustache · 03-19-2003, 12:31 PM

thanks

Can O' Beans · 03-20-2003, 02:39 AM

Yeah, seems to be two sizes (in the USA) the coarse 6-32 (case screw size) and a finer thread, not sure, but I'm thinking 6-40.

03-18-2003, 06:19 PM	#1
mrmoustache Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: columbus, ohio Posts: 44	motherboard standoff tap size anyone know the tap size for those standard brass motherboard standoffs? and more importantly where you can get one i'm pretty sure the smallest one at lowes was too big, i forget what size it was though.

03-18-2003, 06:40 PM	#2
Arcturius Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Posts: 294	It depends, some have threads like "CDROM/Floppy screws", which are M3, I believe. Others are like "hard drive screws", which are 6-32, or possibly M4, I think they're interchangeable. edit:4-40 is nearly identical to M3, but 6-32 is a bit smaller than M4--still close enough to work, in my experience. As always, somebody correct me if I'm wrong. relatively handy conversion table Last edited by Arcturius; 03-18-2003 at 06:49 PM.

03-19-2003, 12:31 PM	#3
mrmoustache Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: columbus, ohio Posts: 44	thanks

03-20-2003, 02:39 AM	#4
Can O' Beans Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pa - USA Posts: 264	Yeah, seems to be two sizes (in the USA) the coarse 6-32 (case screw size) and a finer thread, not sure, but I'm thinking 6-40.

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