Hardware Bought used wii, makes buzzing noise, should I return?

bradwiggo · Feb 22, 2019

I bought a wii on eBay and it makes a really annoying buzzing noise when there is a disc in the drive, should I return it and buy from a different seller or will most second hand wiis do this?

Captain_N · Feb 22, 2019

It proably has a bad drive or failing drive. Id return it unless you plan to hack it then you dont even need the disc drive.

SonicMC · Feb 22, 2019

check the back of your disc; hopefully it didn't scratch it up. buzzing noises are never any good

The Real Jdbye · Feb 22, 2019

bradwiggo said:
I bought a wii on eBay and it makes a really annoying buzzing noise when there is a disc in the drive, should I return it and buy from a different seller or will most second hand wiis do this?

That could be a mechanical part that is damaged and is grinding against something. Replacement Wii disc drives were pretty cheap last time I checked, but Wiis themselves are also dirt cheap, so it might not be worth replacing it. You can open it up and have a look at the mechanism and try inserting a disc while the drive is partially opened and see if you see any mechanical parts that are obviously not acting the way they should. It should be possible to 3D print a replacement part or get someone to 3D print one or even pay an online service to 3D print a part but to do that you would need a blueprint for the 3D print so it's not easy.

bradwiggo · Feb 22, 2019

The Real Jdbye said:
That could be a mechanical part that is damaged and is grinding against something. Replacement Wii disc drives were pretty cheap last time I checked, but Wiis themselves are also dirt cheap, so it might not be worth replacing it. You can open it up and have a look at the mechanism and try inserting a disc while the drive is partially opened and see if you see any mechanical parts that are obviously not acting the way they should. It should be possible to 3D print a replacement part or get someone to 3D print one or even pay an online service to 3D print a part but to do that you would need a blueprint for the 3D print so it's not easy.

Would it be easier just to return it and buy another one?

The Real Jdbye · Feb 22, 2019

bradwiggo said:
Would it be easier just to return it and buy another one?

Well if the disc drive is still working, getting a refund might not be easy, but it's worth a shot.

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