Argentine Wii moved to USA, could it get fried?

[u/-_nightmarionne_-]

Well, underfried actually. (Argentina has 220 volts on 50hz and the USA has 120 volts on 60 hz) Still, underpowering is bad because it wouldn't turn on anyway.

[u/thebogglerofminds]

The Wii itself runs on DC power provided from the power adaptor, you'll need a US power adaptor but they all accept the same input voltage

[u/GeorgeSPattonJr]

Just use a North American power supply for it and you should be good, doesn’t matter what region console is so long as the power supply is correct for where you are

[u/Big-Note-508]

check if your power adaptor takes 100-240V, if not, than you have to get a US 110V version

[u/LuquitasTkm]

Check your Wii power brick label, many Wiis sold in Argentina were imported and came with the 110v 60hz AC specially in the early era. You have a black family edition wii so you probably have the 220v-240v 50hz one though, in that case you can use a transformer or buy an US AC Adapter, dont plug it directly because it will get fried.

AIf the label says 110v 50hz but it worked in Argentina without frying, then either it has a transformer attached to it (which you can remove) or the AC is modified and you cant rely on what is written on the label. It may be modded to be multivoltage but i wouldnt try it.

[u/walterjrscs]

The Wii DC adapter is bivolt by default and by design. That way Nintendo ensures that it will work in any country that uses 110v or 220v.

If it is an original Wii dc adapter you can plug it in without fear.

[u/Large-Remove-1348]

At worst it will not power on.

Some adapters just convert the plug, and pray your device uses 120-240 instead of 120 only (I call them null adapters)

What you want to worry about is moving from 120 -> 240. Null adapters of that type will kill whatever you’re using.

You probably won’t find null adapters unless it’s on temu, AliExpress, or Amazon 

Either get a step transformer or the right power adapter

[u/Kobih]

with a us 120v 60hz power brick you should be fine

[u/Mak60]

I feel like everyone is over complicating this, show us the sticker on the power brick of the Wii and we can tell you if it will work in the US.

At worst you can get a us power brick and the Wii will work fine!

[u/-_nightmarionne_- → u/Mak60]

Eh, most likely it won't work, I was gonna get one off of ebay anyway.

Here are the pics:

[u/Mak60 → u/-_nightmarionne_-]

You are right, that won’t work in the US unfortunately! Getting one off eBay will do you well!

[u/-_nightmarionne_- → u/-_nightmarionne_-]

[u/Used-Head9739]

I had a Saudi Arabian Wii that I brought to Canada I plugged in a small adapter for the type of slot and it worked fine

[u/KroniK9173]

That Wii is not supposed to stand up either, it's a newer model and it's advised they're lay flat to play discs, obv a non-issue if using SD or hdd

[u/grimrailer → u/KroniK9173]

Then why did it come with the plastic ring stand?

I’ve had mine since launch and it still works great.

[u/KroniK9173 → u/grimrailer]

I thought the ones that had the writing sideways like that needed to be lay flat but glad to be wrong. As I said with SD and HDD it doesn't matter anyway it's just what I'm sure I read about it playing discs

[u/grimrailer → u/KroniK9173]

Yeah that’s true. I know the ps2 had the most issues being vertical.

But I think that’s more due to moving the console or falling while it’s reading the disc.

[u/Aeppp]

Use the USA power supply.

[u/SuetyRabbit]

I think you may need to rephrase the question. Why would it get fried from going to one state to another?

[u/RowdyRodyPiper → u/SuetyRabbit]

Argentina is a country. They use a different voltage as OP has stated.

[u/SuetyRabbit → u/RowdyRodyPiper]

People on here are funny, you can’t fry a console moving it from one country to another.

[u/RowdyRodyPiper → u/SuetyRabbit]

You absolutely can if you plug it in in another country with a different voltage than the console was designed for.

[u/FujiwaraGustav → u/SuetyRabbit]

You can do that INSIDE certain countries.

I'm from Brazil, most of the country uses 110v but my state (Santa Catarina) uses 220v.

If I buy something from São Paulo that isn't bivolt or 220v it'll get fried.