An Xbox One PSU Odyssey
Firstly I am not a tech. You guys may see mistakes or oversights in my methods so don't be bashful and feel free to post corrections/opinions.
=>Background:
I bought my son a used Xbox One original model: A12-220N1A Rev: 02 with original PSU & 2 controllers 7 years ago. I “modded” the unit placing a 4.5” 12V exhaust fan with a 9v wall wart adapter on top of the vent/fan of the unit. And plugged the Xbox PSU into a Tripplite LTR-600 voltage regulator. Also connected to the Tripplite are a 275w computer tower, an Xbox 360 PSU and a Westinghouse 52” LED TV.
After 5 years the PSU died due to the documented issue with the 16v 1550mf capacitor next to the LED board needing replacement. I had on hand a 25v 2200mf capacitor (Markings: CE SU Japan 85º). So I put it in the PSU and it worked for another year without issue.
=>When The PSU died again; opening it up, I saw that the three 16v 2200mf caps were all bulging a little. The 25v 2200mf capacitor “looked” fine. I did not have parts on hand and opted to buy one of the knock-off Xbox PSUs from Ebay. All things went back to normal.
After a year the TV died and I opted to get a Samsung LC32T550FDNXZA-RB 32" T55 Curved Monitor - Refurbished with 5w speakers running on a 19v Power supply.
=>The Monitor was set up, plugged into the Tripplite LTR-600. I turned on the Xbox and the PSU fan spun, green LED, one second then went silent with a red LED. I figured the knock-off PSU had died and my luck was not going well.
=>By coincidence I was making a cap order with https://www.badcaps.net/store and added (4) 16v 2200mf caps to the order to try and fix the original PSU before buying another PSU.
=>I replaced all 4 caps on the original PSU (Though the 25v 2200 cap “looked” good, that 85º rating bothered me and perhaps could have been the culprit (?)
). I plugged the original PSU into the Tripplite LTR-600; orange LED, no fan, Xbox no turn on. Dang!
=>I asked my son to do a quick search for Xbox PSU orange and red lights. Within 3 minutes he said people with a non-working PSU had warned that plugging an Xbox PSU into a surge protector would lower the power to the PSU so that it would not work. The recommendation was to plug the PSU directly into the wall outlet. (Me thinking- “But it worked before in the voltage regulator!?”
) So okay, I'll plug the red light knock-off PSU into the wall, and then resign myself to buy a new PSU.
=>The fan turned on, green LED, Xbox boots right up. Holy cow!!
Well let's try the same method with the re-capped original PSU… Fan turned on, white LED, Xbox boots up. Holy cow squared!! 
So now we're using the recapped original PSU with a functional knock-off PSU as a back up.
=>My Theory:
I believe I overlooked the variable of adding the 19v Samsung adapter to the LTR-600. I believe that when I did, the LTR-600 distribution to all connected units (Computer, monitor, Xbox One PSU, Xbox 360 PSU) lowered power just enough to render the Xbox One PSU inoperable. (Side note-Xbox 360 worked fine though this whole ordeal)
=>My curiosity:
1- Am I in the ball park about the Tripplite lowering its distribution just enough to mess up the Xbox One PSUs?
2- Could a surge suppressor also change distribution levels? I thought they are basically power strips only tripped when input exceeds a voltage or joule threshold.
3- Could the 25v 2200mf CE SU Japan 85º capacitor have had a thermal breakdown by not being 105º but not showing visual bulging?
4- What would the pundits of this forum add or educate me about this?
=>Background:
I bought my son a used Xbox One original model: A12-220N1A Rev: 02 with original PSU & 2 controllers 7 years ago. I “modded” the unit placing a 4.5” 12V exhaust fan with a 9v wall wart adapter on top of the vent/fan of the unit. And plugged the Xbox PSU into a Tripplite LTR-600 voltage regulator. Also connected to the Tripplite are a 275w computer tower, an Xbox 360 PSU and a Westinghouse 52” LED TV.
After 5 years the PSU died due to the documented issue with the 16v 1550mf capacitor next to the LED board needing replacement. I had on hand a 25v 2200mf capacitor (Markings: CE SU Japan 85º). So I put it in the PSU and it worked for another year without issue.
=>When The PSU died again; opening it up, I saw that the three 16v 2200mf caps were all bulging a little. The 25v 2200mf capacitor “looked” fine. I did not have parts on hand and opted to buy one of the knock-off Xbox PSUs from Ebay. All things went back to normal.
After a year the TV died and I opted to get a Samsung LC32T550FDNXZA-RB 32" T55 Curved Monitor - Refurbished with 5w speakers running on a 19v Power supply.
=>The Monitor was set up, plugged into the Tripplite LTR-600. I turned on the Xbox and the PSU fan spun, green LED, one second then went silent with a red LED. I figured the knock-off PSU had died and my luck was not going well.
=>By coincidence I was making a cap order with https://www.badcaps.net/store and added (4) 16v 2200mf caps to the order to try and fix the original PSU before buying another PSU.
=>I replaced all 4 caps on the original PSU (Though the 25v 2200 cap “looked” good, that 85º rating bothered me and perhaps could have been the culprit (?)
). I plugged the original PSU into the Tripplite LTR-600; orange LED, no fan, Xbox no turn on. Dang!=>I asked my son to do a quick search for Xbox PSU orange and red lights. Within 3 minutes he said people with a non-working PSU had warned that plugging an Xbox PSU into a surge protector would lower the power to the PSU so that it would not work. The recommendation was to plug the PSU directly into the wall outlet. (Me thinking- “But it worked before in the voltage regulator!?”
) So okay, I'll plug the red light knock-off PSU into the wall, and then resign myself to buy a new PSU.=>The fan turned on, green LED, Xbox boots right up. Holy cow!!
Well let's try the same method with the re-capped original PSU… Fan turned on, white LED, Xbox boots up. Holy cow squared!! So now we're using the recapped original PSU with a functional knock-off PSU as a back up.
=>My Theory:
I believe I overlooked the variable of adding the 19v Samsung adapter to the LTR-600. I believe that when I did, the LTR-600 distribution to all connected units (Computer, monitor, Xbox One PSU, Xbox 360 PSU) lowered power just enough to render the Xbox One PSU inoperable. (Side note-Xbox 360 worked fine though this whole ordeal)
=>My curiosity:
1- Am I in the ball park about the Tripplite lowering its distribution just enough to mess up the Xbox One PSUs?
2- Could a surge suppressor also change distribution levels? I thought they are basically power strips only tripped when input exceeds a voltage or joule threshold.
3- Could the 25v 2200mf CE SU Japan 85º capacitor have had a thermal breakdown by not being 105º but not showing visual bulging?
4- What would the pundits of this forum add or educate me about this?
because it is the Tripplite LS606M
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