Comments on damonkohler: Is your Wii power supply broken?

Hmmm...same scenario. Thunder storm, flickering l...

2010-08-15T18:59:42.053+02:00

Hmmm...same scenario. Thunder storm, flickering lights, power outage (30sec at most). Later went to use the Wii and it didn't work. Was plugged directly into wall (why? kids?). Unplugged PS from wall and back into UPS, no change. Unplugged PS to check it with volt meter next day. Should have 12V DC output but I got 30V DC. I am affraid to plug it into the Wii for fear of frying the Wii.

Thanks for this write up. Exact sane problem here:...

2010-07-16T22:40:00.229+02:00

Thanks for this write up. Exact sane problem here: thunderstorm causing power outage. Unplugging the power supply and now it's working like a charm. 220V here btw.

This is exactly right. After several brief power ...

2010-06-25T00:43:02.373+02:00

This is exactly right. After several brief power "flickers" caused by a thunderstorm, my Wii stopped working. After unplugging it and following the advice here (I like to think of it as the "Little Bo Peep Method" of leaving it alone...) everything was back to normal and worked fine.

Thanks for the post!

My Wii supply acts somewhat differently. If I lea...

2010-01-13T17:38:48.915+01:00

My Wii supply acts somewhat differently. If I leave it plugged in, the power supply is usually dead when I want to use the Wii. If I unplug after every use, the PS is fine when I next go to use it. It started this about a month ago, right about the time the warranty expired.

Same here, measured the output of the powersuply, ...

2009-08-05T11:34:08.802+02:00

Same here, measured the output of the powersuply, nothimng. I search the internet and found youre article. Left it unpugged and shorted the output (to drain the capacitors). Plugged in and it worked again.