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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?

 

 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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