Neo Geo CD psu screws

Takumaji · May 8, 2004

Currently, I'm working on giving a beat-up NGCD a little bit of maintenance together with a friend of mine. The psu needs to be opened to take care of some loose cables but we're having troubles unscrewing the damn thing, these screws neither are torx nor some of those odd torx-like things.

Can anyone tell me what type these NGCD psu screws are and what kind of tool I need for them?

We could always drill them open and replace them with proper screws but the new owner of the NGCD does not want us to do that...

MKL · May 8, 2004

Takumaji said:
these screws neither are torx nor some of those odd torx-like things.

With "odd torx-like" you mean System Zero? (the type used on SNES) Because I remember seeing an official AES PSU that had those (I don't have a NGCD PSU).

Takumaji · May 8, 2004

Yes, that's the one, only the gaps on the head are a bit smaller.

"System Zero is a tamper resistant, external drive range of screws..."... yeah, "tamper proof" seems to be correct, and not only that, it's maintenance proof as well I guess.

Now, if those screw holes weren't so narrow we could grab and turn the screws with pliers but the only one we have that would be small enough for the holes is also too small to build up enough torque.

Anyway, thanks MKL!

MKL · May 8, 2004

You're in Germany, right? RS-components have the System Zero bits. However I don't know the size of the screws and can't tell what bit you need exactly (and if it will actually work for your purpose).

www.rs-components.de
(type in the code 542-116)

Hope it helps!

Takumaji · May 8, 2004

Great, thanks for the link, just ordered a set of bits. You rock MKL!

NEOGEOman · May 8, 2004

Just so you know, they're called "Gamebit" in Japan, and "external line head" everywhere else. 'System Zero' sounds like a proprietary trade name.

RiotoftheBlood · May 11, 2004

A little off-topic, but do any of you know if this is the same hardware that is used in the back center screw on the Game Gear? Just curious.

NEOGEOman · May 11, 2004

RiotoftheBlood said:
A little off-topic, but do any of you know if this is the same hardware that is used in the back center screw on the Game Gear? Just curious.

Yes, it's the same. It's used on most all post-NES Nintendo hardware except the gameboy, Genesis carts, the TG-16/PC-Engine...

Mushiki · May 11, 2004

Why bother get a screwdriver when you can use an old plastic pen and a lighter?

Think people! Think!

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