Sepereti Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 I’m new to the modding scene, and I’m not an electronics wizard or software genius. I have a 1.1 and I keep seeing that I should absolutely move the clock capacitor. I have looked into why, and I guess it has a tendency to leak all over the MB? Can somebody clarify this for me? (This is the best spot I thought to post this due to motherboard alteration) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstone Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 The capacitor will leak and when it does it can literally eat through the traces of the motherboard. Removing the capacitor and cleaning up the area helps prevent this. If it is not removed it's just a matter of time before the Xbox quits working. On the 1.6 boxes they upgraded the caps to a higher quality and it's not currently an issue, in fact they are required on a 1.6 for the Xbox to even boot. Any system below a 1.6 needs it removed as soon as possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang27m Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 I have multiple Original Xbox older than 1.6. in 99% of them they all had some form of leakage, from minor to major. I even had one that was in almost new and didn't want to open it to affect the value. I ended up opening it anyway and it spread the most across the board. I was able to clean it up but was worth repairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepereti Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 So if the capacitor has already leaked onto my MB I should be able to repair it and carry on? I plan to back up the HDD and null EEPROM this weekend then remove the Capacitor. I’m not really good with soldering, can I snap it off? (I felt your cringe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstone Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 You can twist it back and forth until it pops off but it's safer to desolder it or cut the legs with clippers. You can clean up the area where it leaked with isopropyl alcohol and it will usually be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepereti Posted January 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Thanks a million for the advice. Everybody in this community is very helpful and outgoing. Big thanks to ecstone for the advice and answering everything I’ve posted here (all 3 things lol). I removed my clock capacitor and it was an absolute mess inside the box. Acid everywhere, but I cleaned it all up and removed it, as well as completely cleaned the MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstone Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Good job,it definitely needed removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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