SvennoJ said:
EricHiggin said:
This is very similar to my brothers 360, and yes, its definitely our Canadian power, lol. JK.
It's a power problem, but not the power brick most likely based on what your supply light is showing. Sounds like your old brick may have had a problem, or took a surge of some sort, which could have also affected the internal power circuit inside the console as well, since the console is older and now weak. Part of the power circuit for the 360 is inside the console itself. Thats where I had to replace my capacitors. I'm not saying its definitely your caps, beacuse there are a few things it could be within the power circuit, but its most likely in the console somewhere. I've read the mosfets in the power circuit shorting out are pretty common on certain 360's.
If you have no electrical knowledge, you could try and see visually if there's a problem, which could give you an idea where the problem lies. The problem isn't always clear to see visually though, so you could be wasting your time as well. You also would need to be a little careful because capacitors hold a charge and you could get shocked. It's unlikely, but possible if you don't know what your doing.
The mosfets will literally looks burned and the caps will either have the top "X" or "K" marking popped up like a dome instead of flat, or the bottom rubber is bulged out which usually leads to a tilted cap, or you will see some yellow fluid leaked out on top or below the cap. The cap can also be blown wide open with black "powder" all around it, but thats more rare.
If you can't visually see any of that, and don't have any electrical background, its best to take it in to a shop and have them use their equipment and knowledge to troubleshoot it.
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Thanks! I'll take it in first so they can check another power supply to confirm it's the console but what you said sounds logical. I don't have that much electrical knowlegde, enough to know how to use a multi meter and soldering iron, and to recognize a capacitor, yet mosfets don't ring a bell. That's what google is for anyway :)
If my store confirms it's my 360 I might take it apart some day when I have nothing better to do. I'm kinda hoping all my games will make it to BC then I'll get them back when I buy a Scorpio :) I opened up my old ylod ps3 before, it's a wall decoration now lol.
Edit: I found the old pic
Some assembly required :)
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Here is a drawing of the power supply to console connector for the 360
1.Make sure power supply is NOT plugged in.
1.Make a jumper wire (insulated) and stick one bare end in the top left power enable slot, and the other bare end in the top right 5V standby slot. (make sure the bare ends are tight and touching the copper/gold tabs in the connector)
2 Make another jumper wire (insulated) and touch one bare end from one of the middle 12V tab, and touch the other end straight down to the bottom GND tab.
3. Plug in power supply.
4. It should turn green and the fan should start. (you may have to jumper all three, 12V to GND tabs, at the same time. I can't remember exactly if it was just one set at a time or all three sets at once)
As long as you just go middle 12V, straight down to GND, you'll be fine and you won't wreck the power supply. Just make sure your only touching insulated wire though, as touching any bare wire or connector tabs will give you a good jolt.
If you get a green light and fan spinning, there's a 99% chance the power supply is ok. If it goes orange or red, theres a problem with the power supply itself.
5. Make sure to DISCONNECT power supply after testing and REMOVE all jumper wires when finished.
