Does anyone elses Xbox Power Pack Melt?

[bbwMax]

Yep. My Xbox Power Pack likes to melt, It's all warped on the bottom and I've had to put Stilts on it to prevent it Burning a hole in the floor or catching fire. Quite serious really, Now i have Burns all over my index finger from when i picked up my red hot Power Pack.

Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[Moo2K4]

Can't say I've had this happen to me. Do you have proper ventilation around it? You could just not be getting it enough air. I have mine sitting in the wide open and I've never had a problem with it in the 6 months I've had my system.

 

[bbwMax]

Yeh wide open on a cold Wooden Floor. I've had to turn it on its side to stop it from Melting a hole in the Pack

 

[Moo2K4]

Wow, maybe you just have a faulty power pack on yours, that's my only guess.

 

[speeds]

Mine heats up like a sonofabitch but I don't think it's ever been that bad.

 

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ Feb 11 2008, 12:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Wow, maybe you just have a faulty power pack on yours, that's my only guess.</div>

Yeh thats what Im assuming. I'll take a picture of it in a minute

 

[Hudge]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Max @ Feb 11 2008, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeh wide open on a cold Wooden Floor. I've had to turn it on its side to stop it from Melting a hole in the Pack</div>

1. I don't think you should keep it on a wooden floor if it heats up that much.
2. Are you sure it's still a COLD wooden floor?

 

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hudge @ Feb 13 2008, 04:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Max @ Feb 11 2008, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeh wide open on a cold Wooden Floor. I've had to turn it on its side to stop it from Melting a hole in the Pack</div>

1. I don't think you should keep it on a wooden floor if it heats up that much.
2. Are you sure it's still a COLD wooden floor?
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1. Well It's better then putting it on carpet

2. lol

 

[Petey]

Yes it overheats. The whole system does. Do you have a 1st gen 360? I recall there was a problem w/ the power packs.

My 360 got so overheated I cracked the clips holding the cpu down, destroying the whole system.

-Petey

 

[zєяσ]

Is it an old Xbox or one of the 360's?

 

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (L @ Feb 13 2008, 09:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is it an old Xbox or one of the 360's?</div>

Tis a 360

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Feb 13 2008, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yes it overheats. The whole system does. Do you have a 1st gen 360? I recall there was a problem w/ the power packs.

My 360 got so overheated I cracked the clips holding the cpu down, destroying the whole system.

-Petey</div>

It's a 2nd gen 360. It's not the Xbox overheating it's the huge Block on the power lead.

Also if i play for over 2 hours straight There's an Overwhelming burning smell.

 

[bbwMax]

Now It starts to Physically melt after and Hour of Game play.

 

[Moo2K4]

I think you should just go out and buy another one. That doesn't even sound safe anymore.

 

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ Feb 14 2008, 08:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think you should just go out and buy another one. That doesn't even sound safe anymore.</div>

I just have, £36 ($72) including P&P. Not too bad i guess. The Melted one Caught fire so i thought it would be best to get a new one. The problem is no where sells them except Microsoft and they charge £59 ($118) so my good friend Mr E-bay helped me out

 

[Hudge]

We ran out of butter in our butter dish at lunch time, so I tried to melt butter straight from the fridge on my power pack, didn't work I guess the PP must have been about 20C not much more than that.

 

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hudge @ Feb 16 2008, 10:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>We ran out of butter in our butter dish at lunch time, so I tried to melt butter straight from the fridge on my power pack, didn't work I guess the PP must have been about <u>20C</u> not much more than that.</div>

mine reached 84°C just now and it turned itself off. New PP arriving on Tuesday

 

[hustler]

I cook my breakfast on it.

 

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hustler @ Feb 16 2008, 03:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I cook my breakfast on it.</div>

i could heat a house with mine

 

[bbwMax]

got my new one on tuesday. Works fine

Anyone fancy a game of CoD4 soon?

 

[Hudge]

Is CoD4 any good?

 

[bbwMax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hudge @ Feb 23 2008, 07:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is CoD4 any good?</div>

It;s brilliant. My favourite online game ATM.

 

[speeds]

Last night I was playing FIFA 08 and it froze. I shut it down, looked at the disc (clean), then left it off for an hour or two. When I came back it was fine and then ten minutes into playing it froze again. I've only had a game freeze once or twice and it was always because of dirt on the disc.

So I powered it down and then turned it back on and was met with the red ring of death, which has remained since. I know about the towel method and the HDD cleaning method but neither are a permanent solution, it seems.

I would buy a PS3 to replace it but I have too many 360 games. Microsoft wants $140USD plus shipping to repair it because it is out of warranty, plus six to eight weeks back and forth. Looks like I'm going to Best Buy this week

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[Hudge]

Sell it on eBay.