Opening a 360 wireless controller

Bionic Monkey

I've got a button beginning to stick, so I want to open it and do some cleaning around in side. Problem is these fucking Torx screws. I have the right size screwdriver (an 8, though a 9 gets a bit better grip, but not much), but these things are way to shallow to get a decent grip. I somehow managed to get one out, but the rest remain elusive. Is there some way I can get this thing open besides these torx screw drivers?

l337CrappyJack

If you're having the same problem I'm having, there's this little peg inside the screws that keeps me from being able to open it, and for the love of me, I can't find anything that works for it. Any tips out there?

ZackSchilling

Get it while it's back in stock, people!

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/9e7d/

Bionic Monkey

Is that what it is? A fucking special torx? Fuckers!

Foomy

I've opened them successfully without damaging the screws at all with just a small flat-head screwdriver, just wedge it between the little peg and an edge, than gently turn.

if any damage does occur it will just be the centre peg snapping off, at which point you can use a normal torx

PatboyX

I started a thread like this and you know what worked better than the normal Torx? (or even some security ones I found at the hardware store...because it is like somewhere between 8 and 9 to get it to work right)
A flathead screwdriver from a glasses repair kit. Someone suggested it for me (I was having trouble with the deep ones at the bottom.) It worked in like 2 seconds. I had previously spent about a couple hours every night after work trying to get these screws out.
I can't remember who suggested it but they are truly appreciated.

acidlacedpenguin

no damage to screws? sissy!

a real man just takes a drill bit and drills those fuckers out. then we replace them with normal screws.

so quit being the nanciest of boys and drill them out :P

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Daedalus

They're pinout Torx security screws.

Take your appropriately-sized Torx bit (8.5 m i rite?) and drill out a little hole right in the middle of the tip.

Or, y'know, buy a pinout Torx screwdriver or something, I guess.

acidlacedpenguin

I just remembered a piece of sage-like advice about this so I'll share it.

don't blame me if it backfires and causes you to explode ink all over yourself/controller/desk/whatever,

but if you take the ink cartridge out of a bic pen, heat the tip (the back end, not the writing end) with a butane lighter for like 5-10 seconds then j-j-j-j-jam it in to the screw head, and let it cool down then you'll have yourself a brand new pinout torx security screw.

I hope this helps