My Xbox 360 power supply was working fine until it decided to stop working after a second I turn it on. But the curious thing is that when i turn my xbox 360 on, the power supply light shows green (working) then after a second or two it shines red (faulty). I can record a video if necessary.
Does anyone know if thats normal for a faulty supply or is there something wrong with my setup and can be fixed (I've had been playing on a well-ventilated room for 2 years)? Does it normally shines green then red or just red instantly? Should I try something or just (open/clean) buy a new one as soon as possible?
Any detailed help or workaround would be appreciated. My Xbox 360 is the Slim.
You could try opening it up to see if there's any physical signs of it being bad (blown capacitors.) It's basically a switching power supply, so the internals should be similar to a standard computer PSU (besides the output voltages being different.)
If you open it up, don't touch a single fucking thing or else you could get shocked.
[QUOTE=Zombie man70;39460700]If you open it up, don't touch a single fucking thing or else you could get shocked.[/QUOTE]
Or unplug it! :eng101:
[QUOTE=ZaroX;39461149]Or unplug it! :eng101:[/QUOTE]
Do you know what capacitors do?
[QUOTE=Zombie man70;39462828]Do you know what capacitors do?[/QUOTE]
Hint: [sp]It stores temporay power[/sp]
Best keep the console plugged it, unplug the power to let the console drain power.
Thanks for the tips! Once I find the right screwdriver to remove the screws I'll take a look inside, maybe clean and remove the dust.
[QUOTE=bohb;39458266]You could try opening it up to see if there's any physical signs of it being bad (blown capacitors.) It's basically a switching power supply, so the internals should be similar to a standard computer PSU (besides the output voltages being different.)[/QUOTE]
Not a good idea, the Xbox PSU is glued up really tight and getting access to the components is a royal pain in the ass. Usually if you call up MS and tell them your issue, they'd just send you a PSU for free if it is still in warranty.
Unplug the brick but keep the xbox plugged into it and try to turn the xbox on, should discharge the caps.
[QUOTE=Zombie man70;39462828]Do you know what capacitors do?[/QUOTE]
You do know what bleeder resistors and parasitic loss is right? Capacitors in properly built switching power supplies lose their charge within 30 seconds after power is removed. It goes even faster if you have a load attached while unplugging the power supply.
[QUOTE=bohb;39469974]You do know what bleeder resistors and parasitic loss is right? Capacitors in properly built switching power supplies lose their charge within 30 seconds after power is removed. It goes even faster if you have a load attached while unplugging the power supply.[/QUOTE]
When you say properly made you do realize you're talking about a company that fixed the rrod by removing the red LEDs
[QUOTE=Zombie man70;39474510]When you say properly made you do realize you're talking about a company that fixed the rrod by removing the red LEDs[/QUOTE]
God you're stupid and you don't even know what you are talking about.
Changing cosmetics has nothing to do with how the technology is designed and engineered. They didn't "fix" rrod by removing the additional LEDs, that has absolutely nothing to do with hardware reliability.
[QUOTE=Zombie man70;39474510]When you say properly made you do realize you're talking about a company that fixed the rrod by removing the red LEDs[/QUOTE]
Microsoft can't entirely be blamed for the RROD. Both the CPU and GPU are surface mounted using the BGA process, which is a problematic mounting system.
BGA is attractive because it allows you more freedom to where you can place leads, unlike a PQFP where all pins are on the edge of the package and can interfere with each other. The problem with it is that the GPU and CPU don't heat evenly, leading to weird and extreme stresses on the ball joints in all different directions. No matter what kind of solder you use, the joints are eventually going to fracture and fail.
Computer video cards have used the same BGA process for the GPUs for nearly the last decade and have had similar problems with joint failure, but since video cards are usually far outdated by the time they fail, nobody complains much.
But if Microsoft was skimping on Power supplies, you'd immediately know it. Shit PSUs have very few components and are very light compared to a properly made switching power supply.
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