Reverse polarity is not good..

[Hydrobradman]

Hey guys im new here as this is my first post. I made a terrible mistake, and used a charger with the wrong polarity on my wii. Is there anyway i can fix the damage that has been done by myself, or will i need to send it in?

 

[AfroLH]

Send it in. You probably fried it.

 

[Hydrobradman]

Ok, thanks for the response, I'll see how much they charge .

 

[Ashen]

Most likely you've blown the fuse on the motherboard. Its located right by the power input jack connector. Have you checked it?

 

[Hydrobradman]

Most likely you've blown the fuse on the motherboard. Its located right by the power input jack connector. Have you checked it?

No I haven't checked the fuse. I don't have the correct screw driver so I can't get inside. If i find a way to fabricate or buy a screwdriver I'll try that first. So is the fuse on there just a reverse current regulator or something? I'm just wondering because i provided 12 volts, just in the wrong direction... Thanks for your input.

 

[Mr. Hooker]

I found it easy to take most Nintendo consoles apart using the melt the end of a plastic pen technique work's most the time, but the game cube's deep resest screw's require something long and thin, if you do buy a bit don't get one of the short 1/4" hex bit type's, the extension bit for them are to wide.

 

[Prog]

Busting into a Nintendo system might make it cost more if they have to fix it.

 

[Hydrobradman]

Yeah I tried the pen technique yesterday, the screws in the wii are too shallow and small to melt the pen onto.

 

[vskid3]

I found it easy to take most Nintendo consoles apart using the melt the end of a plastic pen technique work's most the time, but the game cube's deep resest screw's require something long and thin, if you do buy a bit don't get one of the short 1/4" hex bit type's, the extension bit for them are to wide.

He is talking about a Wii, which uses tri-wing screws.

You can remove tri-wing screws with a small flat-head screwdriver. Put it in one of the "wings", and with a healthy amount of pressure, it should stay put while you turn it and remove the screws. Or you can buy a triwing screwdriver online for $1 (if you want to wait a month for it to arrive from Hong Kong).

 

[grossaffe]

yeah, seriously, buy a triwing screwdriver. They're not expensive. And while you're at it, pick up the gamebits

 

[Hydrobradman]

I plan on purchasing these items and hopefully my wii will be up and running as soon as possible!

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/6-3A-Main-Fuse-N ... 969wt_1187

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Triwing-Cross-Sc ... 329wt_1187

Thanks for all the helpful information.

 

[Hydrobradman]

Most likely you've blown the fuse on the motherboard. Its located right by the power input jack connector. Have you checked it?

I soddered the gap where the fuse used to be. The Wii now works perfectly. Thank you very much.

 

[Ashen]

 

[bentomo]

Great just make sure to replace the fuse in the future or never make the same mistake again, or the whole wii will be fried next.