So thanks to my *subscriber* Craig I now also have ethanol:
I’m not sure when you’d use ethanol rather than isopropyl. Maybe Craig can tell us in the comments section? :)
Now with ethanol!
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Cleaning fluid
What am I missing?
I made a thing!
My new AV switch arrived today, and I set it up on my bench. But I had it laid out horizontally and it was taking up a lot of bench space and I decided I’d rather have it mounted vertically.
So I got an old component box like this one
from my drawer
and cut it up so I could mount my AV switch vertically, like this:
Bug fixed!
OGXbox Australia
So I’m gonna try my hand at refurbishing and trading original Xbox games and hardware at: OGXbox Australia. Wish me luck? :)
Inventory
I have more Xboxes than you do.
Chumby
Look what I got. :)
A new one on me…
Never seen a problem like this before!
In the best Homo sapien tradition…
I was cleaning some old Xbox controllers. Dead skin had compacted into the grooves along the edges, and I needed something to scrape it out. I tried some of my tools, but everything was too big and wouldn’t fit in the groove. So I grabbed a big paperclip and busted out my file to hone my own tool. Works great! :)
What are these insulation pads called?
I’m trying to figure out what these black insulating stickers around the screw holes in my OGXbox motherboard are called so I can find and buy some more… if *you* have any idea I would love to hear!
Removing PowerStor Aerogel from OGXbox
Today I watched PSA: Your Original Xbox may be ROTTING AWAY right now… which explained how to remove the PowerStor Aerogel cap from an OGXbox. These capacitors are known to leak and cause corrosion. Indeed when I popped the motherboard out of my console the PowerStor had pissed itself all over the board. So I desoldered it and took it out and cleaned up its mess with a liberal application of isopropyl. I was thinking I’d replace it with a new component but I found this which basically said it’s cheaper and more reliable to just leave it out. So up next is replacing the 3000uF 6.3V caps next to the CPU, I’ve ordered a bunch of these ones, which I hope will do the trick!
Below you can see the dead cap. It’s a bit blurry but you can see the corrosion. I’m gonna start a collection!
