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benayas dereje
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Why does my Wii ac adapter leak?

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this morning i plugged the adapter and it started to make a noise and when i looked where the noise is coming from it was the adapter. and it was leaking a smelly type of olish substance

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STOP USING IT. IT is melting down the inside. You are going to have a fire. Listen to pierrej RIGHT NOW AND STOP USING IT.

oldturkey03,

Power Adapters that over heat, melt and burn-up. We like to keep theses items hid and when no air flow gets to them they burn up. This is the no 1 problem with electronics today. A fan stops, we use our computer's on ower laps or in our beds. The end result is we have to buy a new one

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pierrej
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DO NOT CONTINUE USING IT!!! an internal component has failed. the leaking is not good. the noise was a sign of imminent failure. continued use can cause fire.

Please replace.

whats the problem inside the ac adapter? tanks by the way! :)

benayas dereje,

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oldturkey03
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Possibly a failed capacitors, that is now leaking its content, as it is slowly melting away and getting ready to cause a fire inside your dwelling. So, best advice again is to not use it. Here is more of an idea what is leaking....Good Luck and STAY SAFE

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Call Nintendo users support and tell them your AC adapter is leaking and becomes a fire hazard. I bet they will be afraid of bad publicity and they will send you a new one for free. It costs nothing to try...

+ I like that ;-)

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I think you have to get a new wii ac adapter, if you can not get a free one, you can think about purchase it online, pretty cheap. There are numerous wii accessories from tmart can meet your needs.

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Brutyau, be careful in only suggesting one site for all the accessories...could turn into a spamming issue. Your answers are mostly valid, but you are always linking to the same dealer....

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Thank you, and sorry for any transgressions I may have unintentionally committed. I have already deleted the link.

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Inside of your adapter , among many other pieces and parts, can be found numerous types of capacitors. Some of these are made using a liquid electrolytic substance. To give a general idea: think of the manner as is used in common 12v (car) batteries. These devices can fail at any time although it is more likely for some to fail sooner/&/or less predictably than others.

The advices above are not opinions ! For your safety, please replace this accessory before attempting to use your wii! I only wanted to attempt to answer the actual question to the best of my ability with this subsequent answer. :)

In summary, your adapter may very well be serviceable , ( depending on variable factors, it also may not be), but unless it can be fully restored to properly function DO NOT CONTINUE TO USE YOUR WII ADAPTER!

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