3do heats up when not on?

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3do heats up when not on?
Tweet Topic Started: May 17 2016, 01:28 AM (196 Views)
mikezelot	May 17 2016, 01:28 AM Post #1
Star Wolfs Worst Nightmare Posts: 127 Group: Established Members Member #838 Joined: June 2, 2012	I noticed my Panasonic 3do gets warm near the back when it's plugged in even when I am not playing it. Is that normal?
	N64 forever starfox 64 champion "Im an elephant" - Conker Both the n64 and the ps4 have 64 bit processors. Now I'm not saying the 64 could run crysis at 60 fps but I'm not saying it couldn't. 115 games 2 consoles 6 controllers


sanni	May 17 2016, 06:10 AM Post #2
Senior Member Posts: 639 Group: Senior Members Member #762 Joined: February 21, 2012	The N64 actually does the same. That's why when using retro consoles you should always have a switchable power strip so you can turn them completly off or ofc you can also just unplug the console from the wall after use.



Cabanon	May 17 2016, 07:25 AM Post #3
Elite Posts: 4,585 Group: Legendary Member #505 Joined: May 8, 2011	is there a fan in it ? maybe just dirty as F



mikezelot	May 17 2016, 11:00 PM Post #4
Star Wolfs Worst Nightmare Posts: 127 Group: Established Members Member #838 Joined: June 2, 2012	Is it normal that it heats up even when I don't turn it on?
	N64 forever starfox 64 champion "Im an elephant" - Conker Both the n64 and the ps4 have 64 bit processors. Now I'm not saying the 64 could run crysis at 60 fps but I'm not saying it couldn't. 115 games 2 consoles 6 controllers


Pimpin Mainer	May 18 2016, 05:05 AM Post #5
When I shoot, I shoot to film Posts: 1,971 Group: Legendary Member #337 Joined: August 8, 2010	This happens with almost every device that has a voltage converter on it. For example my mac book has that white block that converts AC/DC currents to a certain voltage and even when its not plugged into my computer the white box will still be warm. This is because no matter if its plugged in or not, its always converting the current to whatever the device needs. So for the N64 that black box is doing the same thing. A switch is a great idea to prevent the black box from converting power all the time, while it's not damaging to the N64, it might just cause general wear on that power adapter.
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