Hacking Stripped battery cover Philips screw

[SkH]

I have a Stripped battery cover Philips screw on my DS Lite, how can I remove it?

 

[jamface202]

With a small drill, very carefully. That's the best I can think of anyway I'm afraid

 

[SkH]

With a small drill, very carefully. That's the best I can think of anyway I'm afraid

I don't have a drill.

 

[Joey Ravn]

I don't really understand your question, but if you're trying to unscrew the cover of the battery slot of a DSL, try with a pointy knife of something like that. I've changed my battery for a new one a while ago and I don't have a Phillips screwdriver. Anything with a flat and slim point will do.

 

[Jiggah]

As far as I know, that's the only way. If it's completely stripped you have to drill the top of the screw off. I had to do this when I stripped the screw on my PSP.

 

[iritegood]

Get the tip of a pen (or something else plastic and small, like the ink tube in teh pen) and melt it with a lighter. Stick it in teh screw and try to unscrew it. Might work if it's not too tight.

 

[Raven Darkheart]

sorry to bump but im looking at a stripped dcrew on my ds as well how small of a drill are we talking about

 

[SkH]

Well what I did was just used force and a knife to brutally rip out the battery cover... as I didn't had a tiny driller, and anyways, that DS is just dead already... pretty much...

 

[Dsmanic!]

This happened to me too! How necessary is it to have screw? Battery is slotted in firmly as is. Its a right pain removing screw every time you want to change the battery, which is why i ended up stripping it in the first place. Would be way easier not to remove it. It wouldnt fall out unless you shook it really really hard?