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Article #9628Opening up Strange Electronics ( was Re: need Atari )
From: Mark Zenier
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 1991 20:41
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 1991 20:41
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In article <14654@milton.u.washington.edu>, whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore) writes: > > I got a NEC Turbo Grafix 16 this Christmas, and (naturally) wasted > no time in disassembling it. Took about 2 hours. > If anyone wants to pull one of these apart, the only trick > is in building the wrench. Starting with 0.249" hex stock in > an indexing head, drill six #66 holes at 60 degree intervals on > a .175" diameter circle. Then drill the center with a .180" drill > to a depth of 0.140". Clean out the six holes, cement a short > #67 hardened rod in each, and grind the end flat. Chuck it in the > electric screwdriver, and disassemble away! In the back of the Jensen Tools 1991 Winter Supplement, they have 1/4 Hex drive bits for something called the Line Head System. Says this is what is used on the PS/2 and Nintendo. They also have tamper proof Torx drivers. markz@ssc.uucp
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!uunet!pilchuck!ssc!markz From: markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Opening up Strange Electronics ( was Re: need Atari ) Message-ID: <794@ssc.UUCP> Date: 19 Jan 91 20:41:55 GMT References: <1991Jan14.191748.26054@cbnewsk.att.com> <1PqTV2w163w@cs.fau.edu> <14654@milton.u.washington.edu> Organization: SSC, Inc., Seattle, WA Lines: 19