Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Consoles => Topic started by: TheChairmanH2K on May 03, 2012, 10:49:59 am
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hey peeps
can anyone tell me if the screws on the 360 controller are regular torx bits or if i need a special tool? ive heard of some of the newer cosoles requiring a special bit to open them so i wasnt sure if the controllers did as well. thanks in advance.
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hey peeps
can anyone tell me if the screws on the 360 controller are regular torx bits or if i need a special tool? ive heard of some of the newer cosoles requiring a special bit to open them so i wasnt sure if the controllers did as well. thanks in advance.
It's a Torx T8 bit.
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I bought a cheapy off eBay as long & slim are what you will need:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Torx-T8-Screwdriver-Repair-Xbox-360-wireless-Controller-/140524445629?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item20b7e8dfbd#ht_3974wt_1396 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Torx-T8-Screwdriver-Repair-Xbox-360-wireless-Controller-/140524445629?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item20b7e8dfbd#ht_3974wt_1396)
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sweeeeeet thank you Haruman :notworthy:
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No prob. Before I got the screwdriver, I was just breaking the posts off, and using a small flathead, lol...
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It's a Torx T8 bit.
If you want to get technical it's a security Torx or TR-8. The link you provided of course is the right product though I just wouldn't want someone to head to their local hardware store and pick up a T8.
Another tidbit that's interesting is that "Torx" is a trademarked name in common usage for the generic, like "Bandaid" for adhesive bandages for instance. The generic term is hexalobular.
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They are actually T9, but T8 works just fine and is by far the more common driver that people will have in sets.
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I disassembled a PS3 and removed the #8 Torq security screws using a small flat head screwdriver.
I discovered this after I ordered a set of Torq security drivers off eBay of course LOL