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William Gates

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« Reply #480 on: August 12, 2005, 01:53:00 AM »
It seems that the Foxlink power supply which is in question was manufactured by a company by the name of Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.  The name "Foxlink" is an undoubtedly an attempt on their part to sound more American. This brings us to the question of why they would want to hide their true Asian nationality. I think its safe to say that the answer is that most Americans, or purchasers of the MS Xbox would not care to buy a product which contains a power supply that was built by penny-skimping Chinese sweatshop owners.

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« Reply #481 on: August 12, 2005, 01:56:00 AM »
in one of my xbox's i just have the power cord soldered directly to the psu
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« Reply #482 on: August 12, 2005, 10:51:00 AM »
QUOTE(William Gates @ Aug 12 2005, 04:04 AM)
It seems that the Foxlink power supply which is in question was manufactured by a company by the name of Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.  The name "Foxlink" is an undoubtedly an attempt on their part to sound more American. This brings us to the question of why they would want to hide their true Asian nationality. I think its safe to say that the answer is that most Americans, or purchasers of the MS Xbox would not care to buy a product which contains a power supply that was built by penny-skimping Chinese sweatshop owners.
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« Reply #483 on: November 05, 2005, 10:07:00 PM »
yo. my thing blew up. is there still chance in soldering and fixin it?
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« Reply #484 on: November 06, 2005, 08:38:00 AM »
QUOTE(Kirusshan @ Nov 6 2005, 12:14 AM)
yo. my thing blew up. is there still chance in soldering and fixin it?
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« Reply #485 on: November 10, 2005, 04:07:00 PM »
i'm proud to announce that i too have just joined the group "burned xbox psu's"...  love.gif

i'll fix it tomorrow... lazzzzyyyy...  sleeping.gif zzzzzzzzzzzzz...
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« Reply #486 on: November 10, 2005, 06:20:00 PM »
If you don't like soldering, you can send it to me to have it repaired ($10 incl. return shippin to the US), or I have a couple 1.2-1.5 PSU's on hand right now, $20 shipped in the US. Sorry, I currently don't have any 1.0-1.1 or 1.6 PSU's.
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« Reply #487 on: November 12, 2005, 09:13:00 PM »
guess i'll buy a new psu from ya got m4xx 21  
i'll msg ya...
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« Reply #488 on: November 16, 2005, 04:58:00 PM »
QUOTE(P Exeter Blue @ Nov 16 2005, 10:44 PM)
I havent had a chance to examine my box yet, but when I power it on, it comes, off, on off, then stays on but nothing is on the screen.  And if I even get near the connection of the power cable, there is some major ssssssshshhshshshsh noise going on, even when the console is off.  Then, when I was playing a game, the game's sound started getting really staticy and cutting out then went off all together.  Would this be the infamous PSU problem? ( I read the first page of the thread, then skipped to the end..sorry!)
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« Reply #489 on: November 21, 2005, 10:18:00 AM »
muhaha.gif . i also got one heck of a zap too. A WORD OF ADVICE: never use all metal tools when working on something with high voltage. i learned my lesson the hard way. muhaha.gif
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« Reply #490 on: November 21, 2005, 02:28:00 PM »
I submitted my Xbox serial number on the MS site, they said my xbox was "not effected", and I wouldn't need a replacement cord.

I, citing my blatant distrust for MS (My dad is a Novell system admin), pop open my system, and lo and behold, a Foxlink PSU on my 1.0.  I pop that out, and sure enough, the solder joints are not only cracked, but also burnt.  Looks like I caught it just in the nick of time.  Thanks for nothing, M$!
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« Reply #491 on: December 09, 2005, 03:03:00 PM »
I know this is old news to most of you but I just wanted to add that my xbox last week did the spark and KABOOM when I turned it on!! And to my surprise when I unplugged it one of the pins had completely blown off the back of the power supply.  When I opened my box the solder joints and about an inch of the power supply board was black.  I am a little pissed but I guess a new power supply (25 bucks later) and it should breathe again!   I never really look at the threads mentioning the PSU problems or I could of soldered the joints and avoided the explosion.  So if your xbox is still running OK and you have never checked out the power supply I would reccomend doing it! blink.gif
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« Reply #492 on: March 08, 2006, 10:57:00 AM »
I doubt that MS will send you a new PSU, it seems their answer right now it to deny.

If you or someone you know can solder, you should try the fix posted by DarkMatter here:
http://forums.xbox-s...c=361537&st=435

Else you could find out what version Xbox you have and buy a new PSU from here:
http://secure.llamma...php?cPath=64_22
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« Reply #493 on: March 17, 2006, 06:01:00 PM »
oh yeah, and does it matter what solder i use?

the stuff ifound at my house is Oatley 40% tin 60% lead (thats what i tsaid on the role).  Will this work?
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« Reply #494 on: March 18, 2006, 10:02:00 AM »
To prevent getting shocked, i recommend wearing some marigolds tongue.gif

To remove solder you can either use de-solder braid available from many places, or a "solder sucker" (sorry but i dont know the technical name, unless that is it) which looks like a fat pen with a piston inside.

And as far as i know, that solder should be fine.
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