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hirada:
Hi,

in case this should be the wrong subforum for this kind of question, please feel free to move.

Otherwise, as the topic suggests, I am in need of opening a metrahit xtra case. I am aware, there is a snap in mechanism at the front, I have found a picture of an open energy, but I am not sure on how to remove the cover without  braking the snap mechanism

Any ideas or tips?

Thanks

Ede

giosif:
Hi Ede,

I'm sorry, I know exactly what you mean, but I don't have any magic move to make opening the meter any easier.
What I've done in the past was to open it only slightly from the lower end (i.e. the end where the fuse door is), enough so that the back half of the case has a chance to be moved in the direction of the upper end of the case (i.e. where those pesky clips are located).
And I say "has a chance" because it doesn't really move in that direction, but you can at least try to then wiggle that back half of the case, all that while trying to lift it from the front half.
Sorry, this is the best "advice" I can give.
In most of the cases, with persistence (and some swearing), I was able to open these meter cases.
I think only once it happened that one of the clips broke for one meter, but the rest were fine.

I hope this helps!

CatalinaWOW:
If you know exactly where the snap mechanism is you can drill a small hole and push the snap back with an appropriate diameter pin punch.  This leaves a hole in the case, but that is usually less cosmetically damaging than the pry marks from forcing the mechanism.  I am not familiar with this particular case so don't know if it is water resistant/waterproof which will obviously be compromised by this method.  If important a bit of RTV can plug the hole.

Unfortunately some snap mechanisms have a "keeper" behind the snap which is easy to break while forcing the snap back.  I know of no cure for this other than care.

hirada:
Thanks very much. I've gotten well up to the swearing part so far. Now I am afraid it is time to move on to the patience part. It is exactly that it is not moving in any direction (asides upwards on the lower end) what made me ask
I wonder, what magical tricks the guys at gossen may have.

I'll keep on wiggling.

AVGresponding:

--- Quote from: hirada on May 22, 2022, 08:44:31 am ---I've gotten well up to the swearing part so far.

--- End quote ---

:-DD

You might try using a spudger of some sort, you usually get plastic ones in phone screen repair kits, and can buy a metal one like BigCliveDotCom uses here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224064535197



It's an Italian company, so you can likely find an EU mainland seller for the bay of evil.

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