The Power Cord Conspiracy, Here's the truth Options

[Xb0XmAn]

I had the same problem on my green LE xbox.. the XBOX gave me a really bad smell and sparky noises so I decided to take out the PSU, then I saw the bad joints and resoldered them

Its fine now, and I seriously doubted the powercord story.. I mean what can u manufacter wrong on an powercable??

[majik655]

Just wanted to agree with the main thread..

I agree it is the power supply..I have "fixed" many of these power supplies as I am sure alot of other people have.

I am glad it has been pointed out!

[pagancow]

But cheaper than replacing all the xbox's that are effected.
Also cheaper that a law suit   

False, MS has enough money to counter any lawsuit, except monopoly lawsuits for windows.

MS Hardware has always based themselves on good service. I've had many perheriferals BREAK, and MS just sent me a brand new one after recieving my serial number. That means that once you buy one mouse, one keyboard you could easly get two with that method, but that is just how they do business. (It helps having a huge pool of money)

The fact is that Unlike SONY who just says "buy a new one" they at least did something! Even if it is a quick fix.

[tylerlough]

See what happens when you get add to the XS news page you get about 4 pages of post. I just checked mine it was made on 10/31/01 or 31/10/01 for outsiders or maybe the U.S. is the outsider, and it is a delta, no damage here but 2 cords are better than one. If M$ has something for free I take it.

[MrPike]

I just checked my 1.0 box with a Foxlink PSU. The solder points were okay, but I refreshed them anyway. And I think that GFI thing will go right into the closet.

Anyway, I wonder if MS will ever make a statement on this issue...

[xboxjojo]

I had a feeling that this is what it was. I used to always have problems with the cord when I plugged it into thee power supply. One day the box wouldn't turn on any more so I opened it up and saw that those joints on the supply where somewhat loose. Resolderd them and everything is running fine now.

[me_007x]

I've had many perheriferals BREAK, and MS just sent me a brand new one after recieving my serial number.

I wonder... Since the big ass thing doesn't actually cure the problem it only stops the xbox catching fire (I admit I am going on what other people have said in this forum) if someone was to get one of these protector plugs, connect up their xbox and then find their xbox didn't work, or it packed up a few days later, would M$ replace the xbox (obviously assuming xbox is completely stock)?

Edit

Someone has already mentioned this on page 2

think I will call M$ when I get the AFI cord and tell them
"you sent me this new cord and now it keeps reseting the red button,
i think it is defective and i will have to use the old cord untill i get a new one "
and see what they say...
maybe they will send a new xbox smile.gif

Sorry, forgot.

This post has been edited by me_007x: Feb 24 2005, 02:55 AM

[ruli00]

See what happens when you get add to the XS news page you get about 4 pages of post.  I just checked mine it was made on 10/31/01 or 31/10/01 for outsiders or maybe the U.S. is the outsider, and it is a delta, no damage here but 2 cords are better than one.  If M$ has something for free I take it.

Could'nt have said it better. The way I see it is now I have an extra power cord for when I take my xbox with me places. I don't have to unplug my main one.
Hey a "fire hazard power cord" is better than the platstation power cord that I dremeled to make it fit in my xbox.

[garyopa]

I run a small repair shop. And I fixed dozens and dozens of early XBOX's with
the bad joints on the PSU.

Some later XBOX's I found also have a bad LARGE CAP near back of PSU just before the AC plug.

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So with m new GFI cord, an I now play LIVE near the swimming pool outside,
and if water falls on the XBOX, I will not use an XBOX or get one very large
SHOCK thru the controller in my hand?

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But seriously, that moment I saw the 11pm news regarding the XBOX power
cord, I knew for a fact that it was to "cover-up" the bad workshipment in
their PSU boards.

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But now, the NEW problem, my wall socket is very old in my apt., and this
new HEAVY power cable, has a habit on parting falling out if the kids are
jumping around the room, this could in the end cause more real FIRE
problems for MS then the original problem. ----------- I remember a case
in the early 80's regarding HEAVY power packs for one of the first home
computer systems, and the company was forced to recall all the cables
and replace them with a two part system.

[PreciousRoi]

Damn, is that all it is about....I thought everyone resoldered that POS a long time ago....I thought it was something serious, of course this is something that anyone with an affected box who moves it around a lot (I suspect the physical strain on the connector from plugging, unplugging the power cable is the actual cause of the broken connections) has already had to deal with.

As to technique, the correct amount of solder helps, but the most important thing is ensuring that the entire joint melts and cools uniformly. Using an excessive amount of solder is not a "sure fix", and completely removing all the old solder, then replacing it with new is just being anal.

[yaazz]

My power cord is like fucked up.... sometimes when you plug it in, it doesnt get a good enough connection unless you like tilt the connector up. Hard to explain, but I just wrapped the cord around the xbox to keep it tight and it doesnt turn off randomly anymore, do I have a fuxx0red psu?

[ruciz]

I tore apart my version 1.0 and it has a delta supply. no problems.. waiting to see what cord/adapter I get.

[ncoop23]

just looked at mine it is really old oct 31 2002 and it is a 1.0 but i have a delta weird isn't it
ncoop23@gmail.com

[ruciz]

mine is dec 15th 2001.. even older, the the 2nd build after launch pretty much and it has a nice looking delta. no problems on that supply at all. Wonder if they will send us out the reset cord or the standard figure 8 wire.

[rolly poly]

i discovered this on my 1.0 box about a year after i bought it. i always brought my xbox with me to play halo with my uncool non xbox having friends, and the tight power cord meant alot of forceful connections / diconnects.

i knew it was a problem when i started to hear it spark, it took about 6 months to get bad enough to cause a shutdown. i knew the problem b/c of the sound and resoldered it.

i have since done this for my brother and a friend with older xboxes, somewhere along the line i lost my 1.0 cord, and i don't move my xbox as much, i have 3 of them and more ppl own atleast one. so i haven't seen the problem again.

like alot of you i figured this was the cause of the "recall". i also realized that it was pretty lame of MS to allow the product to continue to break, however slightly safer, when the ppl with affected boxes generally payed the most for them.