Hacking Wii Has NO Red LED

[WiiForgotten]

Ok yesterday there was a big thunderstorm
and i heard a big flash and everything turned off and turned back on again (PC restarted, tv, turned off, xbox turned off)
I was not playing the wii

but now when i try to start it, the wii has no LED
is the power brick damaged?!
I changed plugs around the house to see

Got another wii and tried it but still same problem

If it is power brick
How would I go abouts to getting a new power brick...
No orders online

 

[Bladexdsl]

lol power brick

send it to big n? looked on ebay?

 

[WiiBlaster]

power pack is defiantly the problem, one buy it from ebay, or contact nintendo, i think they can sell you a new one.

 

[lord0fshred]

its like 70 bucks for repair/replace if your wii isnt under warranty. if your wii isnt under warranty and you know what you're doing, look for replacement parts online.

 

[TroyTheZombie]

http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/store...rencyPreference

 

[t7g]

Funny enough, I unplug my Wii every thunderstorm just because it's simple to do and I don't have to worry about things like this.

 

[WiiForgotten]

that would be great if they could
darn this sucks

 

[Det1re]

Would this help?

http://diy.sickmods.net/Tutorials/Wii/Open_PSU/

 

[WiiForgotten]

Hmm would nintendo take my old one and give me a new one?

 

[WiiForgotten]

Edit, Its working again, I just waited about an hour and pluged it back in
and it works
so happy!
thanks for anyone who tried to help

!

 

[zektor]

Funny enough, I unplug my Wii every thunderstorm just because it's simple to do and I don't have to worry about things like this.

Lucky you that you are home for every single thunderstorm!

 

[Tichinde925]

Thats what a Surge Protector is for.

 

[lolorlofl]

I think the Wii has this thing where it prevents surge's by not turning on for a while after a blackout.

 

[olliepop2000]

Thats what a Surge Protector is for.

Surges commonly get through surge protectors if the spike is severe.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/store...rencyPreference

Even better (well...half price)

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.21405

 

[ozguy]

The Wii power supply has a circuit breaker that often trips during a power outage.

If you leave the power supply unplugged from the wall for about 10 minutes the circuit breaker resets itself and all will be well again.

Note: It doesn't matter if you have a surge protector or not, the circuit breaker usually still trips.