Mu. Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 Redherring32 (of OpenTendo fame) has been putting in some research into bypassing the need for a clock capacitor on the 1.6 revision Xbox; unlike the prior models a 1.6 will not boot without it. By removing R7P3 and R7P6 current limiting resistors which go to the positive leg of the clock cap and then connecting 3v3 standby voltage to that same leg, you can remove it entirely and still have a functioning system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 Did you not see this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 6 hours ago, Mu. said: Redherring32 (of OpenTendo fame) has been putting in some research into bypassing the need for a clock capacitor on the 1.6 revision Xbox; unlike the prior models a 1.6 will not boot without it. By removing R7P3 and R7P6 current limiting resistors which go to the positive leg of the clock cap and then connecting 3v3 standby voltage to that same leg, you can remove it entirely and still have a functioning system. So will a 220 ohm resister in place of the clock cap and it's even easier to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mu. Posted July 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 10:28 PM, SS_Dave said: Did you not see this post clearly not lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted July 13, 2023 Report Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 2:06 PM, Mu. said: clearly not lol Damn it, Mu! :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incursion64 Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 I attempted this the other night but will have to run the test again. I have a small stack of 1.6 boards that i had done the LPC rebuild and confirmed working when chipped. I pulled one out, removed the clock, the 2 resistors, and ran the standby wire. When i went to power the xbox, my pata adapter LED indicator flashed for a second, but no power to the board. I then put the clock cap back on, and the 2 resistors and the xbox now powered back up, but i was getting a power/cycle frag. I removed the rebuild and LPC header and put a new set on, now the unit is working as it should. Obviously i had a fault rebuild, but curious as to why the xbox did not frag in the same fashion with this mod in place. I'll retry this in the next day or two and report back. Has anyone else tried and confirmed this working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinkerMods Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 What am I missing here? I don't get the point lol, it's not like the 1.6 has the same leakage or damage issues as the other versions so from my point of view this seems like a huge waste of time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted July 18, 2023 Report Share Posted July 18, 2023 3 hours ago, TinkerMods said: What am I missing here? I don't get the point lol, it's not like the 1.6 has the same leakage or damage issues as the other versions so from my point of view this seems like a huge waste of time? Did you not see this picture ? from a thread on this site Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinkerMods Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, SS_Dave said: Did you not see this picture ? from a thread on this site Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. What in the world? since when has this been a thing? I have never seen that on a 1.6 and I've dealt with thousands of them lol Edited July 19, 2023 by TinkerMods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 9 minutes ago, TinkerMods said: What in the world? since when has this been a thing? I have never seen that on a 1.6 and I've dealt with thousands of them lol everyday they get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 As I stated on the other thread. It was always going to be a thing. Capacitors b surface mount and electrolytic will leak or dry out. Changing them before they damage the board will be then new thing in a year or so. To be fair the factory ones are less than great quality wise, so replacing them with better ones will be easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 9 hours ago, TinkerMods said: What in the world? since when has this been a thing? I have never seen that on a 1.6 and I've dealt with thousands of them lol I have seen 2 like this in the last 6 months Now I just replace the clock cap in the 1.6 boards with a 220ohm resistor. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateMe Posted July 24, 2023 Report Share Posted July 24, 2023 On 7/20/2023 at 1:04 AM, SS_Dave said: I have seen 2 like this in the last 6 months Now I just replace the clock cap in the 1.6 boards with a 220ohm resistor. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. At this moment I remove the clock cap from 1.6 boards (as they indeed commonly are leaking, hidden under the legs) and replace them with a new super condensator (which the clock cap is). So it will be good again for 10+ years. Using a 220ohm resistor is also an idea. Will keep that one in mind. Besides of that I'm checking my consoles internals every 3 to 4 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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