The Power Cord Conspiracy, Here's the truth Options

[ferrari_rulz_02]

Thats the general idea, the new power cord is a joke.

the new powercord is an insurance policy. so if someone gets killed, and they arnt using the new cord, ms cant be sued.
thats what its all about

[pimpmaul69]

it is not a GFI
this M$ way of not having to replace your xbox ...
is this right or wrong only time will tell.....
can any one look at there cord and see what UL number it has

this is from the UL site
Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)
AFCI's involve a technology that detects arcing-faults in electrical circuits that could cause fires. By recognizing characteristics unique to arcing and functioning to de-energize the circuit when an arc-fault is detected, AFCI's further reduce the risk of fire beyond the scope of conventional fuses and circuit breakers.

Effective January 1, 2002, NFPA 70, The National Electrical Code (NEC), Section 210-12, requires that all branch circuits supplying 125V, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere outlets installed in dwelling unit bedrooms be protected by an arc-fault Circuit interrupter.

This page was developed to assist AHJ's by providing them with a reference source of UL information on AFCI's.

The following articles, written by UL Staff, provide background information on the development of UL 1699, the Standard for Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters, and issues related to AFCIs.

an arc fault circuit interruptor is not required in all bedrooms because there are sTATE CODES...COLORADO WHERE I LIVE ONLY REQUIRES A GFCI IN DAMP LOCATIONS AND NO AFCI ARE REQUIRED IN HOUSES except in a few city codes(sorry accidently hit caps) but use afci in commercial

[Relaxos]

Ack ! These things are huge.
Im gonna go crack one open,
its bound to have some modchip surpressing technology in it.
A CI cant be this big.

Both my xboxes have foxlink psu and both are fine.

[Ims0nia]

My PSU died 3 weeks ago and it is a 1.1

I order a PSU from eBay

Do I still need the power cord replacement?

[Infamous_One]

My PSU died 3 weeks ago and it is a 1.1

I order a PSU from eBay

Do I still need the power cord replacement?

order it , is free , you can sell it or keep it for an emergency.

[Jynsta]

I have a v1.3 xbox and got the normal looking power cord, looks identical to the one it is suppose to be replace. Why did MS bother sending me the same cord? Not that I don't mind getting an extra cord. Looks like the v1.0/1.1 owners who got that big bulky cords are the ones who need to be worried about their xboxes...

[ICEFuZiOn]

My PSU died 3 weeks ago and it is a 1.1

I order a PSU from eBay

Do I still need the power cord replacement?

Do you have your old PSU still? If its a Foxlink, check the soldier points and see if yours are broken. Many other people in this thread had that problem.



And does anyone know why MS would be sending replacement cords for Delta PSU owners? There has to be a problem with those also, but from what I have read here no one has seen any problem with them?

If it was just the foxlink PSU's with a problem MS would have denied the serial numbers from xbox's with Deleta PSU's..

This post has been edited by ICEFuZiOn: Feb 24 2005, 07:48 AM

[spandexman]

I registered just to post how true this was. In late August my xbox sparked on me, I called them up and they wanted my to pay 80$ to get it fixed and I decided not to do it. I found if I shoved my xboxcord in at an angle it would turn on without sparking so I left it like that. Then I heard they were recalling xbox cords. I was confused on why they were recalling xbox cords because it had nothing to do with the cord. So today I got my new cord and tried it out. Still sparks, didnt change anything. Im calling 18004my xbox and asking for a free fix.

[flashfreak]

i don't want a big chunker! i already have a surge protector that luckily turned the power off when i got electrocuted in the box b4.

just think though, (im gonna get flamed for this) if u were m$, and u made a faulty product, would u wanna have to waste all ur hard earned money? even though m$ have billions and didn't really earn it.

anyway im gonna have to re-solder these bits even though i don't want to. i can offer to do it for other ppl too for a low price

[HoRnEyDvL]

i get a delta in my 1.0
13/02/2002
see what cord i get

[G0rd0z1||a]

I have had to repair an xbox for a freind with the broken solder points. He did have a 1.0 or 1.1 and he has taken that damn thing world the world. So I know it comes from excessive (3-4 times a day for 3 or so years) plugging/unplugging. Resoldering is the only fix short of replacing the power supply that completely resolves this issue. The AFCI just prevents an arc from having a long enough life to heat things up to were a fire is possible. Your xbox will still get shut down, not start up etc as it did before. It's just less likely to burn your box to smoldering pile of goo.

[pimpmaul69]

I have had to repair an xbox for a freind with the broken solder points.  He did have a 1.0 or 1.1 and he has taken that damn thing world the world.  So I know it comes from excessive (3-4 times a day for 3 or so years) plugging/unplugging.  Resoldering is the only fix short of replacing the power supply that completely resolves this issue.  The AFCI just prevents an arc from having a  long enough life to heat things up to were a fire is possible.  Your xbox will still get shut down, not start up etc as it did before.  It's just less likely to burn your box to smoldering pile of goo.

just so people understand..its an afi not afci... an arc fault circuit interupter is a circuit that will shut down every outlet or any electrical device down the line from that afci.. now an arc fault interupter is contained to that one unit and will only shutdown the one thing....the power cord itself

[CZECH]

I also have repaired more then a few of these...I also remember coming across some others that had a loose fitting cable but it would never arc out...They just would fall out once in a while...

I just dug up my info from my first Xbox that is long since gone(I use to mod them and play them for a while then sell them and replace it with a new one) but I figure why not get a free cable...Anyway I thought it was funny that the date on it was 10/21/2001...Damn that was a while ago...I was third in line at CircuitCity on release day

I'll post back on what version of cable they send

[wolrahnaes]

I haven't ever had problems with my 1.0 (purchased at 12:08 am release day), but I went ahead and ordered the cord. I will post back with what cord I get, and some time I'll check out my PSU for damage.

[No_Remorse]

the cables arnt the same, The original XBOX (my version 1.4) and the new plug are different voltage ratings. here in australia the old cords were 120volts when the newer ones are 240volts, nearly every single plug here is rated 240volts, my mate has a 1.1 and he got the same cable as me.
explain???