The Mr. Video Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Hi, my Neo Geo Pocket Color is in desperate need of extra screws. I'm down to one screw holding the casing together and I would like to know what kind of screws are used for the system so I can get some more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, The Mr. Video said: Hi, my Neo Geo Pocket Color is in desperate need of extra screws. I'm down to one screw holding the casing together and I would like to know what kind of screws are used for the system so I can get some more. Hi Mr.Video, From what I'm seeing on my NGPC unit, it uses a philips and a tri-wing screw. The final screw that's still attached, does the top of the screw show these looks on top? Anthony... Edited March 6, 2022 by Charlie Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 10 hours ago, Charlie Cat said: Hi Mr.Video, From what I'm seeing on my NGPC unit, it uses a philips and a tri-wing screw. The final screw that's still attached, does the top of the screw show these looks on top? Anthony... The top of the outer screws do look like the top picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 I just checked mine, NGPC never used triwing, that's a Nintendo paranoid screwhead. They're stock standard philips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 43 minutes ago, Tanooki said: They're stock standard philips. That's what my screw is. I just need to know what size of screws I should look for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Tanooki said: I just checked mine, NGPC never used triwing, that's a Nintendo paranoid screwhead. They're stock standard philips. I had to check mine again with a better flashlight and one of the other NGPC I have. The unit that I posted first has the standard philips and the other screw has the triwing. While the other has both standard philps. That's interesting. Anthony.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 That's odd, I don't see them going mixing and matching, that is suspect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 I borrowed a screw from my GBA to see if it would screw in and it did, so NGPC screws must be the same kind of screws used for the GBA except with a philips head instead of a triwing head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Mr. Video said: I borrowed a screw from my GBA to see if it would screw in and it did, so NGPC screws must be the same kind of screws used for the GBA except with a philips head instead of a triwing head. Good. I was checking on Ebay and they have a bunch of auctions for them at reasonable prices. If you like, feel free to let us know how it turned out for you. Anthony.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Tanooki said: That's odd, I don't see them going mixing and matching, that is suspect. Seeing this was a used NGPC from Japan, I'm guessing it was opened at some point and the original screw was lost and found any screw to replace it. Unit works fine and this never came to my attention until today. Anthony.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str0m Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 They came with 1 triwing from new, I have about 15 (don't ask!) NGPCs.....it was the one below the battery compartment (not under the batteries) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 3 hours ago, str0m said: They came with 1 triwing from new, I have about 15 (don't ask!) NGPCs.....it was the one below the battery compartment (not under the batteries) Made me paranoid, just went and double checked mine using my trusty overhead workbench lamp I could position well and I see you're right, there is a triwing on that one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, str0m said: They came with 1 triwing from new, I have about 15 (don't ask!) NGPCs.....it was the one below the battery compartment (not under the batteries) Really informative for sure str0m. I had no idea about this or came to my attention until this question and your posting came about. I wonder if this was ever discussed on other forums regarding the screws. Anthony... Edited March 7, 2022 by Charlie Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str0m Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) It's weird, a very basic security thing I guess but then it's not hard for someone to buy a screwdriver if they wanted to open one up! You will see all of the aftermartek backlit screen kits come with 2 screwdrivers for this reason, a normal cross one and a tri Reminds me I have a couple of new screens to fit Edited March 8, 2022 by str0m update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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