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There is certainly nothing more irritating compared with a broken games console, unless it's a damaged console with an expired guarantee. Equipped with Shinobii's Console Toolkit you can try and repair your console your self.

Gaming system manufacturers aren't too enthusiastic on users fiddling with their devices, and have used a wide variety of tamper-resistant security screws to prevent folks from doing so. Fortunately, Shinobii's toolkit carries more or less all the tools you're likely to need to dismantle every thing from an original GameBoy to your valued Xbox 360.

There are 18 assorted bits, such as small standard Philips screwdrivers (#1, #0, #00, #000), a 0.05 hex head, Torx stardrivers (T2, T3, T6, T8, T10, T15 and T20), triwing drivers (#00 and #01), two Linehead nut setters (#6 and #8) and a slotted 7/64 bit. Also included is a set of tweezers and an Xbox 360 case opening tool. The tools are well constructed and were generally a great match for our video games consoles, although the provided Triwing #00 was little too bulky to match the screws on our Nintendo DS Lite.

Despite the fact that a guideline plastic card instructs you which tools you'll need to dismantle each games console, no further directions are provided or offered on Shinobii's web site. You'll have to rely on various web tutorials to tell you how to use each tool – this especially applies to 360 case opening tool, which looks rather arcane at first glance. Luckily, such operating instructions are very simple to find.

Obviously, opening up your gaming system can void your warrantee and, if it's currently working, runs the possibility of killing it. Even so, if it's already damaged and out of warranty, you have nothing to lose. The toolkit provided us with all things we needed to open our video games consoles, but better guidance would help.

To get more detailed information and facts about the Console Toolkit from Shinobii , please check out their homepage located at www.shinobii.com