chewed sensor wire help ????

[marcie6]

Help ! my kitten has chewed through the wire from the sensor !!! do I have to replace the whole thing or can it be repaired ??? can't get through to wii customer service. Have seen a wireless sensor advertised are they a good idea ? appreciate any ideas Thanks !! M:O

 

[rukus]

replacement sensor bars are pretty inexpensive.

you could also put a couple candles in front of the tv, and it will work.

 

[WiiWouldLike2Play]

Yeah, they're only 20 bucks. Here.

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=802612

You should've searched up sites to see if they sell em, besides wasting your time, getting through Nintendo.

 

[gidget]

replacement bar
much better (brighter IR) than wireless and no batteries to keep replacing.


my sister's cat ate two wired sensor bars and now they live off of a wireless sensor bar. my nephew spilled wax on the carpet when they used candles.


$10 replacement:
http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?lastAction=setCurr&jspStoreDir=NOASTORE&languageId=-1&catalogId=10001&categoryId=62705&productId=117713&currency=USD&storeId=10001&ddkey=SetCurrencyPreference

have fun!

 

[marcie6]

Thanks !!

Thanks for the advice am curious about the candle though ??? think I am not understanding the principle behind the sensor in the 1st place ??

 

[gidget]

the remote senses light bulbs: including christmas bulbs and candles.

the remote senses the bar's IR bulbs and transmits those senses to the Wii via bluetooth for pointing the cursor.

the sensor bar emits with IR bulbs instead of bright white lights so the light is invisible to us.

imagine if you used christmas lights or candles and had to have those bright lights shining in your pupils as you're trying to focus on your TV.

make sense? :yesnod:

 

[marcie6]

Hmmm ... will have to think about it for a while as not too bright about all this myself ..... thanks for the explanation though !!!! :blush2:

 

[gidget]

you don't want to be in the middle of a game and wonder if poor performance is due to weak batteries... the rob batts from remote controls or it's too late in the evening to run out a buy a set of batts. wired sensor bar costs less and gives less stress if it's cat-proofed.

I have a wireless one for when i travel... i didn't want to risk breaking that tiny cable.

I got it off ebay for $5 after shipping, 2-3 week wait from hong kong.

 

[Brawny]

Wow, that cat would be dead if it did that to me. Or my sister would be owing me 20.

It should only be a pos. and neg. lead. Rewiring it should be quite easy.

 

[gidget]

my sister's cat ate their own sensor bar wire at their house. i wish i had a cat.

 

[Brawny]

Yeah, I understood the story. I'm just saying the cats in my house are my sisters.

 

[blankconnection]

cant you just take the wires from the sensor bar and put them on a 12 volt battery or something

 

[super]

lol same thig happend to me about 2 weeks ago exept that a vacum cleanner
sucked it up but I got a wirless senser bar and it rocks you can move it anywere

 

[SensesFail]

kittens are a ***** arent they? mine chews through anything it can reach.

anyways the wireless sensor bar is a great idea. but untill you can get out to buy one use 2 candles as a sensor. it wont work as good but itll do for now so you can at least play some games.

 

[Battousai]

blaming your hunger on a kitty you should be ashamed