so i bought a snes but i dont have the tools to open it and i cant find any ifo on the serial number to determine if its a later revision snes the serial number is UN275700018 any ideas?
They can't be that cheap or impatient to the point that they can't afford or be bothered to spend at least 10 dollars to have what you need to not only open up snes systems, but other systems as well. If so then gaming, especially retrogaming is the wrong hobby to get into considering how expensive it can get.you could always use some bic pens, just heat the bottom up, smash it into the holes wait for it to harden a bit then twist, youll likely go through a few pens but ive used this method years ago on a gamecube
who knows when i did it it it was cos i was being cheap, but yeah the i got my gamebit driver for £3 on ebay few months agoThey can't be that cheap or impatient to the point that they can't afford or be bothered to spend at least 10 dollars to have what you need to not only open up snes systems, but other systems as well. If so then gaming, especially retrogaming is the wrong hobby to get into considering how expensive it can get.
who knows when i did it it it was cos i was being cheap, but yeah the i got my gamebit driver for £3 on ebay few months ago
you could always use some bic pens, just heat the bottom up, smash it into the holes wait for it to harden a bit then twist, youll likely go through a few pens but ive used this method years ago on a gamecube
i've never gotten this to work, mostly because the screws need to be "cracked" to loosen and the brittle melted plastic of a pen can't provide enough torque to crack the screwyou could always use some bic pens, just heat the bottom up, smash it into the holes wait for it to harden a bit then twist, youll likely go through a few pens but ive used this method years ago on a gamecube
you have to push really hard so the plastic melts around the screw, but it meant ruining the pen since youd have to break the screw off after and ruin the bottomi've never gotten this to work, mostly because the screws need to be "cracked" to loosen and the brittle melted plastic of a pen can't provide enough torque to crack the screw
this was over 10 years ago when i was in college with not a lot of money, and the tool was around £10-15, they are dirt cheap now, i think as little as a couple quid with 5 years shippingI would really advised against this. I have come across multiple consoles that had really ugly cosmetic damage due to people doing this.
I'm not doubting it can work, or be executed without leaving melted plastic on the console. However the tools tools are dirt cheap. $6 from Amazon with quick prime shipping, or even less from Chinese eBay/Aliexpress sellers if you don't mind waiting. So unless you absolutely *need* to open that console up right now, just order the proper tools. They'll last a lifetime and make any subsequent access to older Nintendo consoles/carts way easier.