gamecube water issue

a4pr3nt1c3 · 10-17-2006, 04:23 PM

my dad accidentally spilled a lot of water on top of my gamecube, and it would not turn on when i got home a few hours later. right now i have it with a hair dryer blowing into it and i don't know what else to do. i've had my phone recover from being dropped in a pond for almost 20 minutes, so i'm hoping it can be fixed, but any help would be appreciated.

a4pr3nt1c3 · 10-17-2006, 04:40 PM

update: when i turn it on now, the fan starts up but nothing else works, no video output and the light still stays off, but the fan is spinning.

ATIRAGEPRO · 10-17-2006, 04:45 PM

If the water was spilled anywhere NEAR the PSU don't even think about plugging it back into the wall. Don't blowdry it either. Just wait a thousand years and it will come back.

a4pr3nt1c3 · 10-17-2006, 04:47 PM

any idea how long i should wait before trying it again? i was supposed to have a tournament in super smash brothers on this thing this weekend.

ATIRAGEPRO · 10-17-2006, 04:54 PM

30 days.

a4pr3nt1c3 · 10-17-2006, 04:59 PM

****. i think i might just buy another used one, and then sell this one when/if it starts working again.

ATIRAGEPRO · 10-17-2006, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by a4pr3nt1c3
****. i think i might just buy another used one, and then sell this one when/if it starts working again.

*^^Agrees w- that post^^*

Lord AnthraX · 10-17-2006, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by a4pr3nt1c3
my dad accidentally spilled a lot of water on top of my gamecube, and it would not turn on when i got home a few hours later. right now i have it with a hair dryer blowing into it and i don't know what else to do. i've had my phone recover from being dropped in a pond for almost 20 minutes, so i'm hoping it can be fixed, but any help would be appreciated.

LOL ROFLCAKES

killians45 · 10-18-2006, 07:41 PM

Just to let you know, ANYTIME you get water on electronics do NOT turn it on to test it. Immediatley unplug it, remove whatever you can and let it air dry. You turn it on, you energize it, it blows. Let it dry, then turn it on. Even thats not fool proof but there is a better chance of salvation doing it that way

Deathawk · 10-18-2006, 08:36 PM

Haha, reminds me when my brother spilled milk on my playstation. It worked well too... well not really, but it still worked..

10-17-2006, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
a4pr3nt1c3 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	gamecube water issue my dad accidentally spilled a lot of water on top of my gamecube, and it would not turn on when i got home a few hours later. right now i have it with a hair dryer blowing into it and i don't know what else to do. i've had my phone recover from being dropped in a pond for almost 20 minutes, so i'm hoping it can be fixed, but any help would be appreciated.

10-18-2006, 07:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
killians45 Wizard Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,248	Just to let you know, ANYTIME you get water on electronics do NOT turn it on to test it. Immediatley unplug it, remove whatever you can and let it air dry. You turn it on, you energize it, it blows. Let it dry, then turn it on. Even thats not fool proof but there is a better chance of salvation doing it that way __________________ If you argue with an idiot he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. I am not a fast writer. I am not a slow writer. I am a half-fast writer. -Robert Asprin

10-18-2006, 08:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Deathawk Monster Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,159	Haha, reminds me when my brother spilled milk on my playstation. It worked well too... well not really, but it still worked.. __________________

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10-17-2006, 04:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
a4pr3nt1c3 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	update: when i turn it on now, the fan starts up but nothing else works, no video output and the light still stays off, but the fan is spinning.

10-17-2006, 04:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
a4pr3nt1c3 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	any idea how long i should wait before trying it again? i was supposed to have a tournament in super smash brothers on this thing this weekend.

10-17-2006, 04:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
a4pr3nt1c3 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	****. i think i might just buy another used one, and then sell this one when/if it starts working again.