Re: Identifying badcaps in a Xbox360



Iam well versed in repairing the Red ring of Death and other error codes too, i have fixed around 10 so far, yes the design is very poor and yes MS made them as cheap as possible and yes the X clamps are a serious issue but i can buy a RROD Xbox from ebay for as little as £10, some versions can be modified and then sold to the hacking/modding crowd and some i just repair and sell again on ebay at a reasonable price , the one i am working on has blown caps and this is the first time i have ever tried to replace any of them...

Re: Identifying badcaps in a Xbox360



No of course not , i regularly throw £300 away on useless electronic products just so i can have an online conversation with people just like you .... ...

Re: Identifying badcaps in a Xbox360

Well the good news is i have removed the bad caps ! , thanks for the advice Softest , a little solder and away they came , i had to fix my tip on the iron as it was abused at work
It turns out that the caps i thought were all the same are not, so when i get up tomorrow i will get the magnifying glass out and have a read to see the exact types
Can anyone recommend a decent place in the UK to buy caps , i have browsed the maplin site but they dont seem to carry many , i would order off this site but i want them NOW !!
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Re: Identifying badcaps in a Xbox360

Yes it has the awful Lead free solder on very single joint, it is said this is the main issue with the Xbox 360 breaking down , it gets hot ,cools down, the board warps slightly and the lead free solder breaks ...
I am looking into Reballing this one as well as new caps , you can buy all the stuff pretty cheap to do it and as i have 7 Xbox 360's in various states of disrepair i will probably invest in the components needed ... a proper infra red BGA rework station is a whopping $900 !!
Way too much for me though
i wonder...

Re: Identifying badcaps in a Xbox360

Oops forget to ask another question
I am quite experienced in soldering and have been doing so for around 15 years now, mainly Automotive and R/C stuff, this is the first time i have ever tried to Recap any kind of electronics
I use a butane soldering iron at home with various tips and have never had a problem with it .... until i tried to De solder one of these Caps, it wont heat up the solder to release the cap
I have a soldering kit at work , please click pic to see it
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Re: Identifying badcaps in a Xbox360

Ok i have taken a few pics and i will post them up

I have replacements for the 2200uf caps coming, they are identical to the ones on the board , i just need to ID and get the yellow ones

Check out the two in the background of pic 1 ... slight melt issue on the casing

Nearly all the caps have a brown residue on the top and the tops are swollen quite badly

Sorry for quality , i lost my camera while out on Halloween last year so i have to use my Iphone at the moment !
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Re: Identifying badcaps in a Xbox360

Hi everyone ,
I too have issues with Xbox360 caps , i have ordered my self some new 2200uf 6.3v caps to replace around 10 that have popped when i failed to properly protect them while reflowing my 360.
My question is : i also have some other popped caps on the board and finding them in the UK is quite hard, these are 820uf 4v caps, can these be replaced with higher rated caps? could i use the 2200uf 6.3v ones i have just ordered or does the Voltage have to be the same ?

I have read this thread with interest and...