triwing for ds lite?

sham69

HI,
I am trying to do a self repair on a couple of ds lites.
I bought a triwing screwdriver on ebay from an irish guy but it doesn't seem to fit?
I am not sure if its me and not putting enough pressure on the screws but they just seem to make a clicking sound when I try to open them.

Is there 2 types of triwing's by any chance?
These were bought in the states so not sure if this makes any difference.
Any help greatly appreciated.

witnessmenow

There is only one afaik (i use the same one for all nintendo consoles anyways)

Is it the small see through red plastic handled ones by any chance? I found them beyond useless when i was using them!

The best one I ever got and its still the one i use came with a wii remote case i got off dealextreme

sham69

its a small red one that I got on ebay.
Here I think:http://cgi.ebay.ie/New-Nintendo-DS-Lite-DSi-Wii-DSiXL-Tri-Wing-screwdriver-/130567837382?pt=UK_VG_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item1e667316c6

witnessmenow

yeah, they are terrible!

This guy is better

sham69

Cheers for the reply.
I will order it now, long wait for shipping though I presume?

thanks again though.
I ordered 3 triwing sets on ebay , all useless...

Adyx

BIC pen ftw!

roast

Used the ol' bic-pen trick myself before, but I bought a set of the red-handled ones on eBay before, and they worked great for me. Guess I was one of the lucky ones.

sham69

forgive me ignorance but whats the bic pen trick?
Do you use the lid or something to open the DS?
Cheers.

Myrddin

sham69 wrote: »

forgive me ignorance but whats the bic pen trick?
Do you use the lid or something to open the DS?
Cheers.

Basically it's removing the core of a bic pen, heating the tip until the plastic becomes mouldable (not molten ), & while its in that state you push the pen onto the screw you wish to remove. Whilst holding it down, the plastic will mould itself to the shape of the screw & then set solid.

It's the cowboy method

sham69

very interesting.
I might just try it for the laugh.
Thanks for the reply.

nintendorep

SNIPPPPPPPPPPP

witnessmenow

Geez you guys dont even try anymore do you?! You signed up with the name nintendorep pimping a website called nintendo repair shop.


:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

sham69

Well.
I got the larger triwing as recommended on here and still no luck.
It won't budge.
I don't know if its me but it seems that it doesnt fit?
Someone told me that some U.S or Canadian DS's use a different screw?
This is driving me mad, I have the parts to fix the consoles and know what I have to do but cannot open the bloody things.
Can anyone help?
I'll pay at this stage to get shot of them.
Cheers.
Sham.

Jimbobjoeyman

Is the screw damaged by any chance ?

sham69

I don't think so.
I tried more than 1, just doesnt seem to be gripping them.
Very strange.

sham69

Got sorted at last.
Guy in work had one and it worked?
Other 3 that I bought were 2 big even though they were advertised as for DS Lite?
Anyway, cheers all for the reply.