10 things you can disassemble with a tri-wing screwdriver

Have you ever wondered what the hell you would need a Y-tip screwdriver for? It seems that almost everything these days uses Phillips screws for mounting. Believe it or not, there are a lot of things that you couldn’t open with a Phillips screwdriver, no matter how hard you tried.

This is a list of ten things that use three-prong screws instead of Phillips. You probably have some of these in your own home. We’ll see.

1. You need it to disassemble the Nintendo Wii. This is probably the most common thing people buy this screwdriver for. This game console uses a mix of tri-wing screws and small Phillips screws.

2. You also need this screwdriver to disassemble the Wii-U. It is more or less the same screw configured as its predecessor.

3. Nintendo controllers also use these screws. This seems to be a repeating trend with Nintendo products, don’t you think?

4. Microsoft has joined the club with its Zune products. However, some of the Zunes do not use these screws.

5. Here comes the Apple Macbook Pro! If you take a look at the screws on this laptop, you will surely find that they have tri-winged heads.

6. Nikon also uses these types of screws occasionally. For example, they have used it in a camera flash accessory called the SB 700 Flash.

7. Number 7 on our list comes from Nintendo once again and it’s the Nintendo game Cube. This was one of the first Nintendo game consoles that was quite popular when it came out.

8. The portable gaming system called Nintendo DS also uses this type of screw for its assembly.

9. Samsung has made a tablet called the Galaxy Tab and they used tri-wing head screws to put it all together.

10. The last item on our list that uses these not-so-common screws is the Nintendo Gameboy. No wonder this also comes from the Nintendo company.

Although you may not need one to disassemble a desk or attach closet doors, you will most likely need a tri-wing screwdriver to disassemble electronic devices. This is especially true if you need to enter any Nintendo product. Who knows, the tri-wing screw might even gain popularity in the near future.