mastahtobus Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I guess this is really off topic from mini's and figs but I came home today to a dead Wii.. DAMMIT!!! No power at all... we had a power outage so I guess that might have something to do with it.... smash!! Sorry had to rant.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pralix Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I guess this is really off topic from mini's and figs but I came home today to a dead Wii.. DAMMIT!!! No power at all... we had a power outage so I guess that might have something to do with it.... smash!! Sorry had to rant.. I've had this problem with mine. I've found that if you unplug the power from the wii and the outlet for several hours, and plug them back in, it works! Don't know if it works in your case, but it may be worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankthedm Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Ouch! You have a ton of DL on that thing! Hope pralix's tip works for you so you're not out the wii points. Perhaps it was a sign from above to get those Gundam models you have posted in Show Off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhilahd Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Pralix is right. We had a recent flutter of brown-outs in the area and the Wii decided to just stop turning on. The kids and my wife freaked out. I did to, but google is my friend. Found a site that suggested what he did. Basically, unplugging the wii from the power surge and letting it sit for several minutes(not hours) and then plugging it back into a wall socket. Not another powerstrip. That should help "reset" it so that it'll come back on, and once it does, you'll be able plug it back into your powerstrip/outlet and it should work. My Wii won't turn on - hot fix - link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastahtobus Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Thanks for the suggestions Pralix and Jhilahd. I unplugged the whole system and threw it to the side so I will try to plug it in again when I get home. As for Frank. HAHA man, I suppose your right. I should get some good quality pics of my models and u/l them to the showoff section. Again thanks for all your help guys... adleast I have hope now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastahtobus Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Well guys, survey says... IT WORKS!!! Thank you Pralix and Jhilahd for your assistance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Now that you've got it working again, I'd suggest investing in a good UPS to protect it with. They'll only run you $45-$90 depending on how big you get, but it's pretty cheap insurance against power surge/brown out damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastahtobus Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 The funny thing is nothing else plugged in that area was affected... guess the Wii just doesn't like to be turned off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Some pieces of electronics are more sensitive to brown outs, or improper power downs. And during surges, electricity will take the path of least resistance - meaning that you can have situations where only one or two of several items on the same circuit actually show signs of damage. Plus damage to electrical circuits can be "invisible" yet cumulative. A good surge can reduce the lifespan of the electronic components in a piece of equipment by 5%, 10%, 20% or even more in a single hit. The equipment will still appear to work, but unknown to you, it's going to actually fail that much sooner. Too many of those "little" hits, and the next thing you know, your equipment is failing - sometimes for no apparent cause - it works on minute, the next it doesn't. And these days electronics manufacturers are cutting costs in their equipment by cutting the quality of the parts they use - particularly in the capacitors which protect the other electronic parts. Even more frightening - our nation's electrical systems are becoming overloaded. Infrastructure isn't being built fast enough to keep up with demand, and in some areas it's not being maintained well, to boot. Meaning more power surges and brown outs across the entire grid. I've been an electronics technician for 25+ years. During the 80s and 90s, I had to deal with with a few power surges here and there in the electronics I worked on. Not enough to really think it was a big deal. But in the last ten years, I've worked at a position where I see more and more electrical damage caused by brown outs and power surges. Visually, it's somewhat neat to open up a fried computer to see a half a dozen capacitors popped open, and chunks literally blown out of IC chips. But it's also frightening to see how much damage a surge can do so quickly. I now have twelve or so UPS's scattered around my house protecting various pieces of my equipment. And I have confirmation that they're worth it - two of them got blown up by a surge a while back, including the one on my 47" flat screen TV. Had it not been there, I would have likely been replacing my TV and a PC instead of the UPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastahtobus Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Wow that is good information to have. I will defintely have to invest in some UPS. I work on PCs and sometimes will look at a friends XBOX and have seen fried boards and such myself. Saw a totally fried NIC card in a PC one time.. it smelled like burnt toast. It does not shock me how manufacturers cutting costs and corners and still making profit while people's equipment fry and then they got to buy a new one or pay for repiars. Thanks for the info though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.