OG Xbox turning on by itself

[HoshiChiri]

When I got out of the shower this morning, my original Xbox was on. I turned it off, hoping I'd simply forgotten to turn it off last night when I took out my Jet Set Radio Future disc. Alas, it's turned back on a couple times today.

 

The internet tells me this is likely due to a leaking capacitor- since I don't have the means to desolder a bad cap even if I could find it, I need some help ASAP. Anybody do work on these- preferably in the Northwest region?

[0078265317]

That is strange. Haunted XBOX. Never heard of that before.

[0078265317]

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/194075-strange-problem-with-my-original-xbox/

[HoshiChiri]

Whether or not it's a leaking capacitor or trace corrosion, I still don't have the soldering skills or equipment to fix it.

 

If it was just a random Xbox from online, I'd just replace it- but it's my fiance's system so I'm hoping to find someone who can do the repair for me.

[xenomorpher]

There was a thread on here in the classic games section discussing the clock capacitor removal, which needs to be removed regardless if it's the one leaking or not, because it will eventually and can cause permanent damage if it's not taken care of. I removed it from three of my systems by just gently rocking it back and forth after reading others have done it, and I had no issues. It's not the "proper" way, but it worked and my systems are safe. I'd look into doing that before spending any money on sending it away for repair. Plus if you fix it yourself, you'll get bonus points from your fiance.

Edited April 28, 2019 by xenomorpher

[HoshiChiri]

I'll look into doing that & cleaning the board with alchohol (which is within my means). Thanks for the tip!

 

I'd still like to hear from anyone who might do work for me, just to be on the safe side- especially since the drive does act up. It doesn't like to eject when it hasn't been on for awhile. I don't think it's dying, since you can hear it trying to work & it's fine once it catches. I think there's just an alignment issue.

[+wongojack]

Trace corrosion, I've seen it multiple times and even commented on the thread quoted above:

 

http://web.archive.o...pic.php?t=12329

[+wongojack]

In case that page gets deleted forever some day, I'm adding the web page and all the assets as a .zip attached to this thread for anyone in the future to find.

 

TraceCorrosion.zip

[Hyper_Eye]

Whether or not it's a leaking capacitor or trace corrosion, I still don't have the soldering skills or equipment to fix it.

 

If it was just a random Xbox from online, I'd just replace it- but it's my fiance's system so I'm hoping to find someone who can do the repair for me.

 

It's the leaking capacitor that causes the trace corrosion. You should remove the clock cap and clean it up. Unfortunately that is not likely to fix the problem on its own. Since you already have symptoms of trace corrosion the damage has already been done. You will need to bypass those traces to fix the machine.

 

For the disk tray not opening you can try replacing the drive belt. It's an easy repair. Console5 sells them: https://console5.com/store/microsoft-xbox-original-xbox-dvd-drive-drawer-tray-loading-belt.html

[Austin]

With the clock capacitor you can just snip its legs with a pair of pliers or snips, it will pop right out. The system operates fine without it. You won't know if the board itself is damaged though until you open up the console.