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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    I’m aware that it’s soldered on but the 2 connection points (which are typically gold-colored) are completely blacked out which makes me think it’s blown edit: found an image of similar/possibly identical fuses Edit 2: after using my brain I saw that the Wii U’s power supply uses a lf10a fuse...
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    I can’t find any closeup images of it but this fuse is definitely gold/far more shiny than mine
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    the fuse right here, the grayish things around it are typically gold
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    update: it wasn’t the AC adapter, as i borrowed a friend’s and nothing changed. I do possibly have a lead though, I think the fuse may have blown (as indicated by the blackness surrounding it)
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    thanks for the advice, I’ll go to a hardware store and get a good multimeter.
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    I plan to purchase a console on eBay (FPoR), replace the motherboard with mine and do the same with the disc drive because my system’s pretty dinged up anyway. (also yes my system does coldboot)
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    i used the tiramisu method for softmodding, and what exactly do you mean by coldbooting? i apologize im a bit inexperienced with wiiu stuff lol
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    my wii u has been disassembled before, as the disc drive was damaged after a couple of years of inactivity. i was unable to procure a new one, so i attempted to disassemble the disc drive to see any faults with it. fast forward 2 weeks and i gave up. (i then proceeded to not remember how to...
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    Hardware Possibly Shorted Wii U

    my wii u has been disassembled before, as the disc drive was damaged after a couple of years of inactivity. i was unable to procure a new one, so i attempted to disassemble the disc drive to see any faults with it. fast forward 2 weeks and i gave up. (i then proceeded to not remember how to...
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