Nomad and triangle screws

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:27 pm

I was the proud owner of a SEGA nomad. Now i am the not so proud owner of a sega nomad as that it stopped working. Im good with a soldering iron and finding any kinds of physical problems that might affect it but... the screws require triangular bits to remove! I have see these kinds of screws many places b4 but never a screwdriver. I spent a week going to every hardware store in the area searching but found nothing. Does anyone know where i can get one? Has anyone else run into this problem?

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:42 pm

sorry, i dont know what i was on, the nomad dosnt have triangle screws, but i do know some other console thingy did, so just forget teh nomad part of all this

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:52 pm

alrght after some brain scouring remebered that my vintage gameboy used these triangle screws. they are similar to a phillips head screw but have threeprongs like a peace sgn

The Kron · Post by **The Kron** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:58 pm

If they are the same as the Gameboy security screws you should be able to find a suitable screwdriver at Lik-sang

Found one:

http://www.lik-sang.com/catalog/product ... ts_id=1850&

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 4:58 pm

From what I've heard, carefully using a small flathead screwdriver you can gently open the 60 degree screws. I've never tried this myself as I have a feeling I would end up stripping the top part of the screw.

MidnightObsidian · Post by **MidnightObsidian** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 5:16 pm

I think the tip you need is called "gamebit". You probably won't be able to find it anywhere other than online; I know that lik-sang has a number of these. The link above should work perfectly.

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 5:39 pm

thanks, also i found out why i was never able to open the nomad, there is a screw in it that looks almost like a bolt but has notches in it, is there any screwdriver for this?

MidnightObsidian · Post by **MidnightObsidian** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 6:01 pm

There probably is a screwdriver for it, but I've found that needle-nose pliers work well enough.

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 6:06 pm

midniight: cant find a pair of needle nose that fit into the small tube in the nomad leading to the screw. do you know of any other way?

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 6:52 pm

If you are talking about the "bolts" the same as those used in the Megadrive/Genesis game cartriges then friends say taking a cheap flatheaded screwdriver (one which is easily deformed by handtools) and filing a channel in it to leave two 'prongs' works.
Sort of like this lame diagram

MidnightObsidian · Post by **MidnightObsidian** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 8:37 pm

Yep; that works very well.

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Aug 10, 2002 8:41 pm

thank you sixteen-bit, ill try that

H-Guy · Post by **H-Guy** » Sun Aug 11, 2002 5:12 am

Hey if it does not work. Maybe you want to try contacting sega-parts.com.
I hear that they do repairs on older sega products. Including many of our beloved DREAMCASTS.

I hope this suggestion is of any use to you.

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