XBox problems

[kripalkavi]

Hi guys,
This might seem a little stale to most of you, but I just bought an XBox(yes, the original one, not the X360). I actually live in India and I imported it down. In India, we get our supply voltage at 220V. However, in the US, the supply voltage is 110V. So I decided to buy a 220/110 converter. The first time I bought a converter with a 50 Watt rating. The problem with that was the XBox needs about 100 Watts of power. So the next time I bought a converter that can take upto 1600 Watts of power. I plugged it in, and I just turned the switch on(I didnt turn on the XBox however) and there was a 'small' pop and the lights went off (surprise surprise!). So I unplugged the system. So can any of you 'gurus' out there help me? We really dont have an authorised tech support centre out here in India. So if you any of you can tell me as to what might have burnt and what I need to do, I might be able to get it fixed at a computer service centre.

 

[Harvey]

If the "pop" came from your Xbox, it sounds like you really fried something. If you have experience with circuits and a solder iron, you may be able to open it and see the blown components on the circuit board. If so, and you can determine what they are, you (or a skilled technician, if you're not one) may be able to replace them.

Since, as you say, there is no local tech support, you may need some help from Microsoft. Try contacting them online, first, to see if they can help you with a proceedure for getting it repaired.

Your choice for your second 220-110 volt converter was vast overkill. Some of them require a minimum load (current usage) to maintain regulation. If so, pulling only 100 watts from a 1600 watt device may be what caused the problem. There is also the possiblity that the converter simply failed to work correctly. In either case, the damage is already done, but don't use that converter again until you know.

Good luck. 🙂