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The Wii Disassembled

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the inside-on-the-outside dept.

mrmcgeeber writes "There are two ways to take apart the Wii. The first, as demonstrated by Popular Science, involves breaking the Wii open due to a lack of tools. The second method is a more formal Wii disassembly guide, which is provided by InformIT.com. Either way, you can see some detailed pictures of the internals of the Wii and how the parts are laid out. The InformIT.com version also includes an eight minute teardown video."

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  1. Re:Forgot another method of Disassembly by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 3, Interesting

    smashmyps3.com

    Theres more as well..

    I haven't a clue why people would want to do this, but its their money being wasted.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
  2. Re:Grr - triwing screws by eltonito · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In case you really were interested- Torx bits weren't designed to keep end users from accessing the internals, they were designed to make assembly more efficient. Flathead and Phillips screws require the operator to line the bit up with the slots, the Torx design lines up much more quickly and is less likely to pop out of the socket once it is engaged. Supposedly torx improve production times.

    At least, this is what was explained to me by the Craftsmen rep when I complained about having to buy a crapload of torx bits to work on my car, which seemingly has nothing but torx.