How does dust get inside your Wii?

[d.vader]

When SSBB came out, a lot of Wii's had to be returned because some owners allowed too much dust to ruin the internal components in the Wii.

My question is easy is it to get dust in your Wii? I mean, the only time I actually touch the console is to turn it on, put my game in, take it out, and then turn it off.

Never is there a time where I need to stick my finger in the disc drive or blow inside it that would get dust inside.

How do some people ruin there Wii?

[Spore]

Dust gets into everything. Yes it is quite easy to get dust in your Wii. Sounds kind of dirty out of context.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

If you leave the top flaps open, dust will get in. If you block the vents (by sitting it on a carpet or something) dust will get in. If you don't put your discs back in their cases, dust will get in. Dust is everywhere, and floats into places on its own. It's especially attracted to electronics.

[Joxe]

Indeed, just try opening up your computer after some years of use and you'll see quite a lot. I think it actually fell down a kilo or two from the roof in my last computer after opening it for the first time after three years of daily use ;)

Ok, not a kilo but it was a lot, as you understand I wasn't that good with computers back then.

[SegaFan]

Cooling fans tend to suck dust in, you can't really avoid that. A good way of minimising it is to keep it off the floor, as high as possible, because more dust settles on the floor, but that's not always convenient. Keep whatever surface it's on as dust-free as possible, common-sence things like that.

[The shoemaker]

Most of the people who had problems with their wii didn't take care of it. Smoking around your wii will make your wii dirty inside and you might not be able to play brawl. But the wii is kind of a dust repealer so you should be ok.

[Flamin Skull]

Cooling fans tend to suck dust in, you can't really avoid that. A good way of minimising it is to keep it off the floor, as high as possible, because more dust settles on the floor, but that's not always convenient. Keep whatever surface it's on as dust-free as possible, common-sence things like that.

Since fans suck more air in, therefore sucking in more dust, I wouldnt be suprised to see that systems that use cooling fans that was more than what the system could "output"
I believe it would be best to leave it as it was intended to be and to just keep the area around the Wii clean.

[dk_xcalibur]

If you smoke.....setting up a "No smoking section" in your house for your little white friend will help him run games like Brawl;)

If you don't like to dust.........hiring a hot maid to clean your house will keep your Wii dust free;)

[Eltigro]

It has a camo suit like Solid Snake and sneaks in...

[Monkeylord]

More importantly, I think - does anyone have a good method of getting dust OUT of your Wii?

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

More importantly, I think - does anyone have a good method of getting dust OUT of your Wii?

For computers, tech geeks and tech-otaku recommend a can of compressed air. I don't know if it would work as well on a Wii, though.

[stardust]

Get a can of compressed air (dust repellent) from your local computer repair store. These are great for removing the dust from CPU heat sinks. Stick the straw into the disc slot on your Wii while it is turned off and unplugged (make sure there is no disc in there first) and press down on the nozzle. Slide the end of the straw back and forth across the loading tray. Normally, dust floats around in the air, until it adheres itself to some type of surface. Air gets sucked into your Wii through all of the little nooks and crannies (including the disc slot) and exits through the exhaust fan, a few degrees warmer than when it entered. Dust from the air gets stuck in these little nooks and crannies, where it stays until a force powerful enough dislodges it.

The way the air can works is that the air has a much higher velocity than normal, and the force of the blast is more than plenty strong enough to dislodge the dust. And unlike the air that you blow out of your mouth, the air inside the can is completely sterile and free of moisture. Just make absolutely sure that YOU DO NOT BLOW AIR BACKWARDS THROUGH THE EXHAUST FAN OUTTAKE VENT, otherwise you will force more dust into the rest of the system, including the optical drive.


[Our lungs operate the same way when we sneeze or cough, expelling dust and other foreign particles form the lungs (the velocity of the air inside the windpipe during a cough or sneeze can sometimes exceed 200mph!).]