[Solved] Possibly leaky caps on 1.4 PSU?

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  1. Dragonslayer182

    Dragonslayer182 Rapidly Rising Member

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    http://imgur.com/a/KCaJW

    While replacing the Xbox's HDD, I lifted the hard drive caddy to find this. At first, I thought it may be sticky tacky (Or whatever its called), but then I noticed that those would be very unusual places for it. Should I replace the PSU ASAP?
     
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  2. clabs

    clabs Rising Member

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    If you are talking about the white stuff on the 2 small capacitors then no - they are not leaking. That is sealant/glue that gets plonked on top of certain components, I think to stop vibration. I have it in all of my boxes.
     
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    ToxicMedz Enthusiastic Member

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    +1
     
  4. Mord.Fustang

    Mord.Fustang My goodness, it's nipley out!

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    I can also confirm that it is normal and I see it in original Xboxs all the time.
     
  5. HEX1GON

    HEX1GON FREEZE! Scumbag

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    Same here, it's on every XBOX PSU I've seen.
     
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    Dragonslayer182 Rapidly Rising Member

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    Ah, okay. Thank you for the clarification
     
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    foxbox Rapidly Rising Member

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    It sounds like you've never opened one before. ...... Check your clock capacitor.
     
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