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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 12:29 PM)
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What died? My Wii or the Power Supply?
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Last night I was using my Wii when a brownout occurred for a brief moment. Then the electricity cut out completely for a few seconds, before coming back on. Everything that had been switched on in my room came back on - the lights, the TV, the speakers; everything except the Wii :(
I'm hoping it's either of the following: 1). The fuse in the plug 2). The power supply 3). Not my Wii Has anyone else had this happen to them? I haven't had the chance to test anything since it happened late last night and I'm not currently at home. Any help would be appreciated. UPDATE: Seems like many people in this thread, I have a Wii capable of resurrection. "Problem" solved!
Last edited by Jaded Alyx; 02-21-2008 at 12:46 AM.
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 12:34 PM)
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#3
Originally Posted by Bonerville High:
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(02-20-2008, 12:37 PM)
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#4
I may be completely talking out my ass about this, but if a 'brownout' is similar to a power surge, the big block on your cord should be whats fried...
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 12:39 PM)
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#5
A brownout is when the voltage sags a bit and your lights go dim for a while. But it's possible there was a surge when the power came back on.
I'm thinking it would be the power supply that would die in this case too, but I can't be sure yet. |
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(02-20-2008, 12:44 PM)
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#8
Originally Posted by Jaded Alyx:
I've never heard of that... learn something every day... are they common? |
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 12:45 PM)
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#10
Originally Posted by WoWcraft:
You're right I suppose. I should try to get another power cable from somewhere (ie. ebay or some other online store since nobody else has a Wii here). I was just wondering if anyone else had the same problem. |
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 12:54 PM)
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#12
Originally Posted by curls:
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 12:59 PM)
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#14
Originally Posted by curls:
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 01:42 PM)
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#16
^^Thanks for the info.
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 01:48 PM)
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#18
Originally Posted by frankie_baby:
Population, approx. 100,000 |
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 02:43 PM)
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#23
Originally Posted by Tobor:
Originally Posted by bafflewaffle:
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Member
(02-20-2008, 02:46 PM)
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#24
The same exact scenario happen to me last week. I used it the least but it bothered me a bit. I unplugged everything like the website says to reset the system and no go....... So anyhow yesterday I decided to plug it in and low and behold the Wii returned from the dead.:D Like Jesus but with less good third-party support.
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Member
(02-20-2008, 02:54 PM)
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#26
Hold on a second while I get my bearings over the fact that I'm actually allowed to post now.
Done. There is a simple way for you to check if your power supply is dead. You need to get yourself a decent multimeter, if you don't have one, now you know you should. With the power supply not plugged in, you can use any multimeter and do a test for continuity. It does this by applying a small current through the circuit and detecting if the path is complete. The circuit between the positive and negative should, I would say, be complete and your multimeter should report this. This would pretty much rule out that something inside basically snapped, like a resistor that popped off during a spike or an internal fuse that blew. You can use the multimeter, so long as it's robust enough to test line voltage, to test the current and voltage coming out of your power supply, while it's plugged in, if the above test passes. You should get numbers that roughly match what the external casing of the power supply reports. Edit: http://www.ladyada.net/learn/metertut/ |
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 03:11 PM)
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#28
Originally Posted by ScrabbleBanshee:
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Member
(02-20-2008, 03:15 PM)
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#29
wow. i love the wii.
this happened to me 2 weeks ago and i was pretty annoyed as my car had broken down too. hadn't played the wii in ages so went to turn it on (we had a big storm a couple days earlier) and no go, just like you. a few days later plugged it into another powerpoint and it worked..WTF i thought, plugged it back in the original powerpoint and still working since. good to hear that it revives from other people too. unlike my 360 which is at Microsoft service for the 3rd time now :( |
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I was a child w/horrible taste
(02-20-2008, 03:23 PM)
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#30
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Well if mine does the same, we can conclude the Wii is Jesus/Lazarus/a Zombie incarnate. EDIT: Got home, plugged the Wii in, and red light = systems are go. Maybe the Pikmin were knocked out temporarily. Thanks to everyone for the help :)
Last edited by Jaded Alyx; 02-21-2008 at 12:45 AM.
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Fear of a GAF Planet
(05-28-2008, 01:44 AM)
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#31
Wow. This just happened to me! Mark down May 27th as my new Wiister.
I had narrowed the problem down to the power supply thanks to a friend with a wii. Did a google search, and bam, it brings me back to the gaf. Unplug overnight and all is well today. People say the Wii isn't an advanced piece of technology, but this is the first time I've seen a crowbar circuit implemented into a consumer electronic device. Very cool. |
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(05-28-2008, 01:51 AM)
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#32
Man, is there anything the Wii can't do?
fuck off, it's a rhetorical question |
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Member
(05-28-2008, 01:58 AM)
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#33
LOL. This thread reminds me of the recent problem I had when the waggle in my remote stopped working out of the blue.
The solution:
Originally Posted by rabhw:
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