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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => Nintendo Wii => Topic started by: korou on January 06, 2008, 03:35:29 PM

Title: Question about wii's innards.
Post by: korou on January 06, 2008, 03:35:29 PM
Im just wondering if the metal covering for the wii is of any importance? For those who are wondering what the metal covering is:
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photo courtesy of tech republic.

I want to completly remove that metal shield thing because it looks really really weird in a clear case, and i suck at cutting metal.

Thank you in advance.


 
Title: Re: Question about wii's innards.
Post by: drobes34 on January 06, 2008, 06:37:23 PM
as far as i kno it serves no importance..just kind of a head/protection sheild i think
Title: Re: Question about wii's innards.
Post by: korou on January 07, 2008, 12:41:07 PM
would it be wise to completly remove it?
Title: Re: Question about wii's innards.
Post by: Rory on January 07, 2008, 02:28:38 PM
It might be used as a GND (ground) point/connector/thing (hard to describe) (if you look inside a pc then the shell is metal, the screws are metal, and the things around the screw holes on the motherboard are metal. These all conduct with each other, so if there is a short or a bit of electricity going through the shell then it grounds it rather than shocking your or frying your PC) That sort of thing i think, just connecting ground points. I think it is safe th take it off but what for????
Title: Re: Question about wii's innards.
Post by: korou on January 07, 2008, 05:39:00 PM
don't know about you, but i find that thing extremly ugly. Especially with a clear case, and i can't cut metal...

... i did however wanted to cut out the words "wii" on the thing and put LEDs, but i remembered that i can't cut metal.
Title: Re: Question about wii's innards.
Post by: pinoyballa on January 08, 2008, 02:11:41 PM
Hmm...if you have a shop class in your school, or a friend who knows how to cut metal maybe that will work. Does anyone know if a dremel is a good way to cut this metal? Because its pretty thin.
Title: Re: Question about wii's innards.
Post by: kypes on January 09, 2008, 05:36:30 AM
I would leave it inside because the Top screws screw inside this thing ^^
and btw its no problem to saw a window in this cover  :yess:
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