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[pimpmaul69]

QUOTE(No_Remorse @ Feb 24 2005, 08:31 AM)

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???

wow are you the real no remorse..just now joining the forums?? how can you have a 120 volt when all your outlets are 240v are you sure your original was  not ntsc and how did you plug it in if it was a 120v

[bns2000]

I know what yall are talkin about My xboxh sparks everytime I move the plug. But also if i move my xboxh with it on it will spark then reset my xbox so just telling yall order my power cord the first day of the recall still dont have it but o well really dont want it its huge and very ugly  

[No_Remorse]

nah, its PAL, every console here are PAL, the voltage readings are 120volts it states that on the the end of the power cable (the end that goes into your xbox)
and the new ones are 240volts, so theres a cable thats ment to take 120volts and theres 240volts goin thru it, that would make the calbe catch on fire, from my understanding anyway.
BTW im not the awsome no remorse, i got my handle from a metallica song, i had no idea that there was some1 here with the same handle No_Remorse_666

[samic]

MY PSU is Delta and I still got the "spark & burn":

http://img62.exs.cx/...dscf09760or.jpg

here is my fix
http://img62.exs.cx/...dscf09754qo.jpg

the new "cable" has a luxurious look... I think I'll get one just for fun.

[Janneman]

My friend has a XBOX bought at the launch date (V1.0).  It get's moved around a lot to other friends so the connectors are often replugged. (I guess people having an xbox that is stationary won't suffer this problem)

After a while the connector started to loosen, we solved it with 2 thick pieces of wood putting between the case and the connector so it couldn't move anymore.

Still sometimes after transportation it wouldn't go on, gave sparkle and smoke (often after transportation through humid conditions). After some fiddling it would go on again.

A while ago it happened again, it wouldn't go on and we decided to open it up and take a closer look: result was indeed a loosened connector, that really explained all the problems. Took me a short while to solder and all problems where over.


I really don't get it, the connector has 2 holes to mount nuts and bolts to. The casing hasn't these holes. Was it so hard to actually use nuts and bolts to make it more rigid? The way it is now, all the kinetic energy that you put inside the connector is transfered to the soldering joints. That's what I call a major design flaw.

(and I don't see why a new cable would help)

[running_wild]

I hate to throw a spanner in the works guys, But I just received my cord (Took 2 days postage o_O) in Sydney, Australia.

Mine has the huge sinker in the middle with the fancy buttons as well, but when I popped the hood on my xbox, I have a Delta PSU?!

Any ideas?

[stavster]

mine always crackles when i put the power cord in. its a 1.1 and the MS site says they are sending a new power cord.

Think I might just order a replacement PSU just to be on the safe side.

[solar_eclipse2]

I know I'm joining the discussion a litle late. A guy I work with gave me his xbox BEFORE xmas saying it wouldnt turn on anymore. I tested the cord, and no short. I pulled out the foxlink psu and the solder pads under the power connector were burnt up. I ordered a new psu from ebay, one of the ones that had a connection for a 1.0 and a 1.3. This power supply worked until like 3 weeks ago, he gave it back to me claiming that it sparked when he plugged it in for the last time. I checked the cord this time and it was shorted. All I know is the foxlink blew, and the cord trashed the new psu. Take what you want from that.

[henno]

QUOTE(pimpmaul69 @ Feb 24 2005, 09:40 AM)

wow are you the real no remorse..just now joining the forums?? how can you have a 120 volt when all your outlets are 240v are you sure your original was  not ntsc and how did you plug it in if it was a 120v

I THINK HE MEANT THE CABLE WAS LABLED 120V & THE BOX IS 240- V FOR AUSTRALIA.
So they changed the power lead . The problem with the 120v would be the insulation may not be rated high enough to cope with the volts.!so they would have had to changed it . But they would have started changing them before all this crap started i spose.we do have step down transformers over here to cope with 120v.

[DeeMan]

QUOTE(G0t M4xx 21 @ Feb 24 2005, 12:28 AM)

Unplug the power cord (you should have done this already), the big mobo power cable (1.0/1.1: just pull it really hard while wiggling, 1.2-1.6: there is a small clip you have to push), and the HDD power cable.

The PSU is held in with two torx 10 screws, they are on the left side, one in the front, one in the back. Remove the screws, then pull the power supply forward, then up.

On the backside where the power plug is is where you need to strengthen the solder joint.

Thanks heaps - looked far more complicated than it was! V1.0 box, built early 2002, with a foxlink.

Half an hour, and my xbox is back in original order. I re-soldered the pads, and added some superglue under the front edge of the plug to make sure it doesn't rock any further. Was definitely a foxlink, and was definitely busted - the solder pads were cracked in the middle.

My replacement cord arrived today - the aussie version has the 'module' in the middle of the cord... A wall plug, 1.5m of cord, then the unit, then another 1.5M of cord... don't need an extension lead now anyway

[dfunked]

Just to reaffirm what DeeMan and running_wild already said, I think we Aussies have a better replacement. The plug end is small (same size as the original) and it fits very snug into my GPO. The other end fits very tightly into my XBox too, so that's great news since it used to be very very very loose (if I knocked my table it'd come out).

The thing is so long though, it's just like the length of a laptop charger with the box in the middle.

I strongly recommend anyone who's confident enough to solder, to check their PSU before it's too late. The points to solder are pretty damn massive, so even a beginner could do it.

[elupus]

Just pondering something. The serial number of your xbox isn't embedded in the eeprom or any other software on the box right? Cause if it were, then suddenly anybody connecting to xbox live with a modded box and get's banned, ms has their home address and phone number as you supply serial number and delivery address when requesting the replacement cord. I might just be abit paranoid thou .

[PedrosPad]

QUOTE(elupus @ Feb 24 2005, 11:55 AM)

Just pondering something. The serial number of your xbox isn't embedded in the eeprom or any other software on the box right? Cause if it were, then suddenly anybody connecting to xbox live with a modded box and get's banned, ms has their home address and phone number as you supply serial number and delivery address when requesting the replacement cord. I might just be abit paranoid thou .

The XBOX logs into XBL using your http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=263777&view=findpost&p=1942571!.

Beat ya on the paranoia call.  See http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=358828.

[Thurizaz]

I have resoldered these points 3-4 months ago.

[flashfreak]

im gonna fix mine tomorrow night. i don't wanna be lugging the big thing around! i should pull apart that box, put many resistors (240v to 3v) and fill it with lights!! hahahaha. shotgun to be the first one to do it! even though i won't be getting any lights soon.

muhahahahaha!