where to fix wii remote

[kiya]

Ok so my remote was working just fine till someone put the batteries in back to front. Whe i looked i saw the silver coating coving the positive end was scrached away. Now the remote cuts off alot and most of the time dosent come on at all. It drives me crazy to think of having to buy a new one just because some fool couldn't be bothered to but in the batteries in right and that in gulf is at least 350. for a new one!

Anyone know how i can fix this?

[Fkacn_tt]

just buy a new one save yourself the trouble

[kiya]

buy a NEW ONE? 400$ because someone play d fool? and put d ting in back to front??? geez....

Sigh looks like i will realy have to do that....sob

[Fkacn_tt]

this is trini doubt you will find somebody who fix wiimote just so, doubt their service cheap either.

[kiya]

darn is just a scrach..... well what the best price for one?

[Arcmanov]

Kiya, I suggest you send a PM to 'rb' asking him if JK Entertainment can fix it, or if they know of anyone
that does.  If they don't know, then I think you might be out of luck.  Its strange that improper polarity
would kill a device like that.  Usually it just won't power on. 

You sure someone else didn't drop the thing?

I'm guessing thats exactly what happened, which probably caused the batteries to fly out.
There's probably some damage to the main circuit board, which would explain the 'dropouts'.
Who knows, maybe an electronics technician can fix it.

[tweety]

JK doesn't fix controllers, they never have. Doubt they'd start now. Honestly to troubleshoot a wiimote might be problematic it would be best to just get a new one as the cost to fix it would not be cheap to begin with and there is no guarantee on how long it would remain fixed anyway.

[kiya]

i have family going up to the US soon. would it make sense to send it to get fixed there?

[Fkacn_tt]

more sense to ask them to pick one up for you when they go up to the us or even try the trading grounds with a WTB ad, fellow GATTers may feel your plight and give you a bligh. I would if i had one to sell.

[kiya]

well i have to do something. Looks like i have to buy a new one... sob

[Saxito Pau]

post pic of connector

[kiya]

You sure someone else didn't drop the thing?

I'm guessing thats exactly what happened, which probably caused the batteries to fly out.
There's probably some damage to the main circuit board, which would explain the 'dropouts'.

yea someone did drop so hard it made a dent in it. but it was working fine after. Could it be that the reverse battery thing was the straw that broke the camels back?

[zenmaster]

get an electrician to fix it. if it's just a contact scraped off. shouldnt be too hard to fix

[kiya]

ok i'll try to get on. Brings back bad memories onf when i let one fix my supernintendo. He lost the plug and that was the end of it.