Hello again, Another quick question for everyone. I am based in the UK so the voltage is different to America for example. I am planning to purchase an Limited Edition Mountain Dew Xbox, However it comes from America so end of the story. How can I play my Mountain Dew Xbox in the UK?. I have heard about turning it down the voltage wise, but if there is anything easier could you please let me know. Thanks
Step down converter. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USA-to-UK...40v-to-120v-/281738039608?hash=item4198e55138
Ok Thanks Hex, so I just plug the us plug from the Xbox to that converter, then plug it into the socket?
Ok Thanks Everyone for the help. As I'm building up my Xbox collection due to them being dirt cheap, I did have a little worry of consoles coming from other countries. Thanks Everyone
There might be cheaper ones around you locally. I only linked you to that eBay page as a guide/reference. That one seems a bit hefty for what you want it for.
If the xbox has ever been opened before you can always swap a power supply from a standard xbox from your area. As long as they are for the same revision motherboard it wont hurt a thing.
Plus it will be time to take care of those clock caps soon, so it wont hurt to swap the power supply really.
The console would most likely be.. 1.4? It'd be sort of easy to find a PSU for it if you know where to look on the consoles. (colours of screws, and warning labels). Seems the OP was after a plug and play solution, I would've swap the PSU if it was opened previously though.
Well sorry for the late reply, thanks to everyone who replied. I don't really want to open it up being a limited edition so I won't change the psu inside it and to be honest, I have only used a soldering iron once (I assume you use one for this project) so I won't change the psu. Nice suggestion though. I also have found a cheaper version of that step down converter thingy and thanks for showing it to me. Now this thing about the clock capacitors, I might need to know some more information about it. I heard that you can fix this clock capacitor by soft modding the console, is that true? Isn't the clock capacitor the thing that is used to power the clock (kinda obvious)? And if the soft modding does work, I will install it on the Xbox I was on about. But if it doesn't work, could you tell me what I need to do please to remove the capacitor. Thanks
Changing out the power supply only involves removing torque screws, and unplugging some wires. It's not all that involved, but is required to break the seal. Changing out the clock capacitor will also involve opening the case, and will need to solder. I can not see how a softmod will effect the life of the capacitor and stop it from leaking. Capacitors fail and when they do they will leak and the mess that comes out will eat away at the motherboard
OK, there are two possible effects when the cap goes bad: 1) It stops holding charge, and you have to reset the clock every time you turn the console on 2) It leaks electrolyte and may eventually destroy the board in the console Soft modding the console provides a work-around for the first one - the clock will still be reset, but it doesn't ask you to set it (yes, this means that the clock will be wrong). It obviously doesn't - and can't - do anything about the possibility of the cap leaking. As for replacing it, it's a 2-pin through-hole part, so if you have a desoldering tool it's an easy thing to replace. The only thing to watch out for is if the cap has already leaked and damaged the PCB, since it then requires a certain amount of care to avoid damaging it any further.
It's more than just a few screws. You'll have to source another PSU that fits the same version of your board. It's not a one-size-fits-all situation here. Although, it could.. but they're universal and who knows who makes them. If you leave the system plugged in all the time, I wouldn't trust those. @cpenny1 - You won't have to replace the capacitor now, it's just ideal to do it. If you're not confident then I wouldn't do it. All limited editions apart from Crystal Pack consoles, will need to be opened up in their lifetime to replace that capacitor. Which is only why other members here have suggested this. There is ways to open the console without spoiling the seals completely (unlike poking a torx bit through them) If you console isn't opened, then I wouldn't personally go ahead and do this. Just go ahead with a stepdown transformer for now.
