Wii Dual Charge Station & Turbo Cooler
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at
10:13 pm
This custom station features two (2) Wii remote charging docks and a turbo cooling fan, all integrated into an ultra-compact vertical stand. Also included are two (2) rechargeable battery packs that deliver the juice you need for non-stop gaming. The built-in LED turns red while charging and changes to blue once your remotes are fully charged. Station features a cool glow at the base, with its own on/off switch.
Tagged with: Charge • Cooler • Cooling Fan • Docks • Dual • Rechargeable Battery Packs • Remotes • Station • Station Features • Turbo • Wii • Wii Remote
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Just to remark on another review, the on/off switch does not control the fan. The fan stays on whenever the unit is plugged in. The switch only controls the blue light.
I have made an adjustment in my charging center to get the switch to control both the light and the fan.
In order to do this you must:
1) Remove the sticky feet and the 4 screws underneath them
2) Remove the circuit board (2 screws) that the fan wires goto.
3) Unsolder the fans black wire (+) from the bottom of the curcuit board
4) Solder the fans black wire to the on off switch where the red wires from the blue light are already soldered.
5) re-screw the circuit board
6) rescrew the 4 screws under the feet
7) Put back on the sticky feet.
Now the on/off switch will control both the fan and the blue light.
I rated this an overall rating of 3 because this is a stupid design and the on/off switch should have controlled both without me having to modify it.
Doing this modification was simple.
I am not a great solderer so was worried at first, but when I took it apart I saw how easy it would be.
The modification took less then 10 minutes and could be done easily by anyone.
If this modification was done by the factory, I would have given this unit a 5 star review, but since I had to mod it, I am giving it a 3.
I purchased this thinking it would be good since it does not require an additional power cord and has the two charger docks and batteries. When I received it I found that the on/off switch does not control the fan just the light and the base charging units. I also have some issues with the charging docks. They are too deep for the remotes. The wrist strap gets in the way when you insert them and I have problems with the remotes making contact to charge. I read the other reviews and sure, if I take the wrist straps off the remotes would fit better but I have two young children that are not going to take the time to do that. If the on/off switch controlled the fan as well and the docking stations were not as deep it would be a great charging station for the Wii. Over all I am keeping it but I am going to follow the other review on modifying it to have the on/off switch control the fan. If the remotes making contact to charge becomes too much of an issue I will purchase a different type of unit. Until this item is modified by the manufacturer I would not recommend it unless you need to save the money and have the time to fool with it. It is a great design idea I just think it needs a few modifications.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice charger stand
This is a nice clean looking unit. There is a switch to turn the fan and base light on or off which is seperate from the charging.
I have been looking through all the reviews on charge stations, but none appealed to me more than this one (without no reviews nonetheless). Comes with 2 Battery packs that is pretty much the steal right there! Everything works perfectly out of the package. Easy to hook up. Switch to turn fan on/off (along with blue LED). Wiimote slips right in the charger and make sure you move the strap out of the way to get the full charge. You must charge this for 12 hours before using!!! That is very important and also says so in the manual. Red LED indicates charge and Blue LED indicates charge completion. I hope this has been enough information to influence you to buy this GREAT Wii accessory.
3.0 out of 5 stars
battery life sucks
this product looks nice but the battery takes long to charge and it doesn’t last long at all. another bad thing about it is the cooling fan stays on until you unplug it.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Waste of time and money
I bought this product thinking that I could kill two birds with one stone and I regret having purchased it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
WII Turbo Cooler
I would say that this is a very awesome product. It works well and is great. I like the fact that it helps to keep my WII cooler when it is being used extensively.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent choice for charging and cooling
Wii Dual Charge Station & Turbo Cooler
This charging station is a great buy! I was skeptical though after reading a lot of complaints on the reviews.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Setup
This product works as promised. Just place the controllers in chargers – the light turns red until they are fully charged, then it changes to blue to match the light going around…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Batteries need recharged frequently
I would not recommend this product. The batteries may last for about 2 hours…the Rayovac AA batteries I’ve been using last 10 – 15 hours.
1.0 out of 5 stars
thank god they don’t sell this anymore
Got this for xmas to go along with the kids’ new wii. First off, the fan is loud. Really loud. And it can’t be shut off without unplugging (which I ended up doing).
4.0 out of 5 stars
charge station
Very space saving item. It charges well and keeps the Wii cool. The only thing that troubles me is that there is no on/off switch for the fan.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good product
This is a very helpful product. It’s nice to have the Wii and the controllers all in one compact unit & have the controllers charging.