PtonJalken

Ya, and there have been minute reports of the verticle stand being able to block airways.. its not that big of a area you know. The rubber and what not can be obstructive. And make sure hair doesnt gather in the stand (or the wii itself)

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som1

does it stop it from heating too much in standby mode laying it on its side?

PtonJalken

Doesnt hurt to try.

It definitly makes sense tho, the Airways on mine have nothing within a foot radius to block the airways. While the verticle stand is within a few cm from the fan.

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match002001

Mine is on Standby for most of the day. everyday except for Wednsday and Thursday and it doesn't heat up very much at all.

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Major Tom

I just got a Wii Thursday and my stand has a hole for the port on the bottom. Mines Never overheated. I play it nostop all day. It never even gets hot. Plus the fan only go's on every once in a while. It's never off the stand.

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match002001

Yes there is a hole at the bottom and if you even read the thread then you would already know that we have addressed that.

Yes there is a hole, but the cradle hovers 3 cm above the surfave it sits on. hence not good enough airflow. All fans should be open and clear from any obstuctions. And if you are not having an over heating issue then don't worry about it but if you start to notice your Wii freezing alot and it eventually starts warming up then flip it horizontally

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Nick111

ok how hot does all your wiis get on standby
mine gets warm, close to the temperature of warm water.
I don't get it..
It shouldn't even get anywhere near warm/even cool in standby
mine is very very cool while on.. just not while on standby
anyone help?

match002001

Well even though it is still in stand by and someone mentioned this on the board I can't remember who at the moment but if energy is not being used by the power supply it actually wastes it and that generates heat in power supplies. since there is not alot of energy being used in standby mode most of it gets wasted. It should not get hotter than the bottom of an Xbox with an Hour straight of game play.

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Nick111

well hot is that...?
i never bought an xbox cause my friend had it
so we would chill there
it mostly only gets hot on the side of the buttons
and it gets hot around the power supply on the side of the dvd drive

Nick111

The heat it is producing is almost as much as blowing into your hands
cup your hands and blow warm air in there
its about that

match002001

Yeah dude, your good to go! Unless it's almost hot enough to burn you then you're good.

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Nick111

No.. its not like melting.. but it is suspiciously warm
But thanks
I am glad its not only me

match002001

*UPDATE*
I will try and get a themometer to get an exact Temp of what it should be around when in standby all day so that everyone has a better idea.

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Nick111

Thank you so much
And can you tell me what u use to measure temp.
so i can see
Its not like i am so very concerned
I just want my wii to last as long as possible

Nick111

And also to show it off without any flaws.. thats the last thing i need is a sony or Microsoft fan seeing this thing so very hot while doing nothing

match002001

If that's the case then just smack them in the face with the Wiimote and say it was an accident during game play. Then enjoy as they cry like a little girl.

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Nick111

lol.. so what are you planning on using?

match002001

For now a normal Samsung electronic thermometer

I will send pics of it later on so that you can see what it looks like.

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Nick111

ok... when do you think that will be