Can you buy these at the hardware store or something?
Or is it only though ebay/online shops?
http://www.ebaystores.com/id=3614179
No, you can't buy them at the hardware store (Unless you live in Japan maybe?) Trust me, I've tried, they all look at me like I'm a freak and am just making up stuff (Even after I SHOW THEM the bit, they say it doesn't exist)
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Butta, you'll want the 3.8mm bit.
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3.8 mm also opens SNES carts. 4.5 can be used for Genesis carts and even some game systems, (SNES console, the TG-16 I think,)
It's that Sylentwulf again with his damn fake tools.Originally Posted by Sylentwulf
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Ahem--my previous post was strictly a joke!!! I have security bits as well, that I purchased from ebay, after also visiting a hardware store and being told to stop smoking up or something like that, because there was no such thing as these "security bits".
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They have them at radio shack, wallmart, canadian tire, and electronic stores in my area. They don't carry the 3.8 specifically but they come dam close. I use a 7/64 that I got a radio shack in a package of like 20 jewlers screwdrivers. It works great, I just have to press a little bit. Wallmart had a 3.0mm I think and a 4.0mm jewler screw driver. The electronic store has a bunch of different sizes but not exactly 3.8 mm...
I would check there first before buying online.
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yes. If you don't understand something ask. If I didn't know what I was talking about I wouldn't have posted it. Read it again.Originally Posted by Sylentwulf
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i bought mine from sylentwulf through ebay. i think you need the exact size 3.8mm, it fits in there perfectly, others are probably slightly too big or slightly too small to fit in.
I got mine from the source along with 5 72 pin connecters.. they are like $7.99. http://www.i-mcm.com/Search/level_5....630&SKUID=8875 They get you on shipping though so if you order one might as well load up on other NES repair items like http://www.i-mcm.com/Home/level_5.jh...21&SKUID=46365 72 pin connectors $5.99..
You have been warned about MCM's shipping.. they won't tell you your shipping price until you are charged. Think it was $8.00 flat rate UPS.
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Intersting note about MCM electronics, I bought a tool kit from them long ago, it arrived cracked (The Case, bo big deal obviously) but as you said, they will NOT TELL YOU the shipping charges. When I got the invoice and found out the shipping was more than the tool kit, I reported the to the better business bereau and internet fraud website. I was pretty damn angry, lol.
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MCM used to charge an extra $5 if you didn't meet the minimum order price (I think it was around the $20-$25 mark), but this appears to have changed:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Home/A...ut-main7.jhtml
Minimum Order
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* Carrier chart rate (based on package weight and shipping zone) + $2.95 handling ($3.95 handling for postal shipments)
I've never seen anything remotely like a Nintendo securebit at the local Canadian Tire's, or other Hardware stores, and I looked. Perhaps a specific sized jewelers hex/socket might kinda work. If you really value what you are working on, I can't recommend the real securebits enough.
Unless you are buying a pile of stuff from MCM, you are gonna spend less buying from Sylentwulf. MCM's shipping to Canada is DOUBLE. I never order less than $200 worth at a time.
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MCM is a ripoff. I thought I saw another thread with someone offering op some bits for trade but now I can't find it.
Does anyone know where to buy the 72 pins in bulk?
Songbird games website sells the security bits.
If you have a REAL electronics store in the area (ie; "not Radio Shack"), then you can typically buy the bits from them. Some computer hardware (of the past, at least) used those fasteners, and I had no trouble whatsoever getting a set (NES/SNES, Genesis (larger)). I bought mine from a store called Midwest Electronics Supply, a store that is smaller than a convenience store. Assuming you live in a town larger than 45,000 (such as mine), you'll likely have some success.
Other than that, go the internet route. If you're incredibly fucking cheap, you can use a solid hex head screwdriver (of the appropriate size) and a dab or two of "screw grab" (a friction increasing fluid). I did this for the first few carts I cracked open, then broke down and went hunting for proper tools.