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> Did Your Xbox Psu Blow Up?
Did your Xbox PSU blow up?
Did your Xbox PSU blow up?
yes, with the original cable [ 233 ] ** [7.73%]
yes, with the replacement cable or didn't need one [ 75 ] ** [2.49%]
no - I'm using the original cable [ 1886 ] ** [62.60%]
no - I'm using the replacement cable or didn't need one [ 819 ] ** [27.18%]
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KrAzyChe3To
post Oct 25 2005, 01:21 AM
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I was entirely too lazy to ever contact MS to get one, and one day (actually about a week ago) one just popped up at my door. Now, I'm just too lazy to ever open the package, and go behind all my crap to connect the new cord.
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post Oct 25 2005, 02:30 AM
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toasty. Mine didnt blow up yet, but I have a foxfire on a 1.0 xbox... foxfire Psu's blow apparently. I think I heard the crackling noise one time, but it could have been crack I was smoking. Anyways, I resoldered it with some mostly silver solder with a higher melting point... dunno if it helped but everything is still working just fine. Now I use the replacement cord in my usual setup, but my xbox gets moved a lot and I don't take the big birtha replacement cord with me.
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post Oct 25 2005, 03:22 AM
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I got on the xbox website a few months ago pretty much told me to replace the cord....how likely is it that something like that would happen. I bought it used...
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post Oct 25 2005, 04:34 AM
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Mine never blew up. I still have it somewhere, but I replaced it with a Lik-Sang switchable one so I could bring my xbox to Germany with me. That has been working perfectly ever since I dropped it in, and the old one I never remember having problems with it.

Funny, I ordered my free cable from M$, but I never got it in the mail. Oh well it was probably that huge ass bulky thing anyways...
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post Oct 25 2005, 01:32 PM
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My v1.0 box (with foxlink psu) kept on shutting down directy after turning it on when it wasn't used for two weeks or more. Sometimes i had to turn it on for 20 times just to boot into evox. Most of the times it would run fine after that, but on rare occasions it would shutdown automaticaly after some hours of gameplay. Very frustrating...

I started searching for a new psu, but after reading the reactions on x-s regarding the new MS power-cables. I decided to check my psu points.. They seemed to be okay, but i decided to resolder them anyway. After that, all my previous shutdown-problems were gone instantly and my box is running perfectly for almost 6 months now!


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post Oct 25 2005, 05:09 PM
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My PSU never had a problem, but i am ready for the time it blows up. But i have have it for 2 or 3 years directly connected to the wall and still running and beautiful. Maybe it has to be because my PSU is so FULL of that white glue i cant see most of the parts.
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post Oct 25 2005, 05:09 PM
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My PSU never had a problem, but i am ready for the time it blows up. But i have have it for 2 or 3 years directly connected to the wall and still running and beautiful. Maybe it has to be because my PSU is so FULL of that white glue i cant see most of the parts.
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post Oct 25 2005, 08:16 PM
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As a mod chip installer I have replaced about 10 power supplys. 3 of them had the typical power connector broken off the cicuit board with black arc'ing all around.

I am glad they break so often. I get to make lots of money fixing them for people locally. Its better then having to ship your xbox to M$ and wait forever.

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post Oct 25 2005, 09:00 PM
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QUOTE(Gaymer @ Oct 24 2005, 07:04 PM)
what exactly should i solder which points
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Under the powersupply, where the cord plugs in there are two pretty large dots that should look like they are badly soldered or missing solder. Heat up your iron, melt some in and keep heating the solder to be sure that it trickles down into the gap between the lead and the pad on the PCB. Or something.
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post Oct 26 2005, 05:19 AM
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did the xbox recall/power cord replacement warning even get issued in australia? i havent heard anything about it. the first i knew of it was when i saw the pinned topic in the tech forums..
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post Oct 26 2005, 09:53 PM
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QUOTE(sick_mate_xbox @ Oct 26 2005, 01:30 AM)
did the xbox recall/power cord replacement warning even get issued in australia? i havent heard anything about it. the first i knew of it was when i saw the pinned topic in the tech forums..
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I don't think so. Australia probably uses a different standard for power, so they must be using a different power supply. I think it is just the NA consoles that had the flaw.
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post Oct 26 2005, 10:58 PM
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I resoldered my power supply back on my V1.0 and it's worked fine ever since. Before I soldered it back on, it's spark and smoke.
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post Oct 27 2005, 12:56 AM
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I move mine around alot, and it's broken a couple of times. Each time i resoldered and fixed it. Now, it's doing something weird, turning on and off on it's own. i guess it's time for me to get a new one. I never bothered with the replacement cable, whats really the point?
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post Oct 27 2005, 07:52 AM
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QUOTE(module @ Oct 27 2005, 08:04 AM)
I don't think so. Australia probably uses a different standard for power, so they must be using a different power supply. I think it is just the NA consoles that had the flaw.
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yeah us aussies runn of 50hz 240vac. what does everyone else run off?

it was advertised a bit here when teh whole thing was said by ms, but it wasnt poublisised as much as it was in the states
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post Oct 27 2005, 09:09 AM
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QUOTE(ferrari_rulz_02 @ Oct 27 2005, 12:03 AM)
yeah us aussies runn of 50hz 240vac. what does everyone else run off?
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110v, 60hz, If I recall correctly.

I had a 1.5 with a 110v Delta blow on me...of course, that was because of a little mishap with a Stepdown converter in the Philippines. I wonder if it can be fixed... sad.gif

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