# Just got My HL8

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**Created:** [December 28, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/just-got-my-hl8/2774 "2024-12-28T03:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![rymandle05](https://forum.45homelab.com/user_avatar/forum.45homelab.com/rymandle05/32/2424_2.png) [@rymandle05](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/rymandle05)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/just-got-my-hl8/2774/2 "2024-12-30T13:06:33Z")

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This might be something that 45HomeLab needs to address in a revision 2 of the HL4/8 systems. My HL8 also arrived with these 1/4" 4/40 screws coming loose. I took a picture of it and called it out my post below.

> [@My HL8 Arrived!](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/my-hl8-arrived/2527):
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> Hey Everyone! I finally received my HL8 yesterday and I thought I’d offer first impressions and photos. I ordered just the chassis and backplane in white and blue. It arrived via FedEx Next Day service. There wasn’t a lot of packaging material in the box with the unit. Really just foam pieces fitted around all the corners. That said, my unit arrived with no damage so, at least in my case, that was enough. First thing I noticed about the chassis is the weight and thickness of everythi…

@Vikram-45HomeLab is this feedback you could take back to the engineering or design team? Fix might be as simple as a little bit of blue Locktite on these screws. I think you’re going to find not just new units with these screws coming loose but also deployed units as time goes on.

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