gc-forever - Gamecube/Wii Forums

Hey everyone,

Unfortunately for me I happened to forgot to use a power converter when I was playing my precious GameCube, within minutes it just turned off and there was a sound that sounded like a 'zap'. I plugged it in an outlet that was 220V, any idea how I could fix my GameCube?

If it helps, on the bottom of my GameCube it says it is the Dol-101 (USA) and Rating : DC12v 39W

Well, you could try a replacement power supply for your cube. If that doesn't help either, you probably burned your cube (or at least the power board).

Is there a possibility that I just need a new AC Adapter to use my Gamecube?

Most likely your power supply overloaded and burned the motherboard. I have extra Motherboards, I could send you one of your have the tools and know-how of how to replace it but you will need a new power supply as I would not try yours again. So get a new power supply and see if it works, if it still doesn't work I can send you a motherboard. Cheers

Do try swapping the power supply. I doubt the actual gamecube would have survived this long on double the voltage. Silicon dies very fast if you overvolt it at this magnitude.

Wouldn't the fuse on the main board have just burnt out? Afaik dol-101 still have a fuse.

Wouldn't the power brick of shorted before the fuse would blow? A fuse would blow due to amps not volts. The power brick converts the voltage before the unit, but anything is possible I guess.

And the voltage gets regulated on the mainboard. Like I said if the wrong voltage had reached silicon, the console would have fried instantly, not after a few minutes of use. The power supply (power brick and internal VRM) on the other hand can probably handle some heat before giving it up.