Can someone identify this piece of xbox hardware?

[Poofta!]

found it at gamestop for 2 bucks. couldnt resist, ive never seen anything like this before, anyone know about it? history etc...


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/zheleznyak/blah/misc013.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/zheleznyak/blah/misc012.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/zheleznyak/blah/misc011.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/zheleznyak/blah/misc014.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/zheleznyak/blah/misc016.jpg



thanks!

[YoshiM]

If I'm not mistaken, it looks like a circuit breaker plug that you'd see on modern hair dryers and such.

[otoko]

I'd say that'd be a xbox system plug for your demo unit.

[pookninja]

thats the power cord microsoft sent out to replace the original power cord for the xbox.they had a big recall on the original cord years ago.

[Dangerboy]

pookninja has the correct answer. It's the replacement cord Microsoft sent out.

[Poofta!]

is it common? ive never seen this cord before, anywhere.

also, is it worth using this for other hardware? or even the xbox? or is it pretty much the same crap.

[erehwon]

Do you know if you can still order those from Microsoft?

[Ponyone]

It's so your house wouldn't catch ablaze yo.

Not sure how many people got one, but they were free.

The fire problem wasn't with the cord as microsoft claimed, it was with the cheap power supply solder that would crack and then spark, smoke, fire, kill.

In retrospect, I guess MS never learned.

[Darren870]

It was free from Microsoft.

You could probably call them and still get them. You just call them and give them your console serial number and if it was manufactured before a certain date you can get it.

I have like 4-5. They replaced all but one for systems i have.

I would say its common.
Im sure you can use it for other systems if the voltage match..

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I signed up for the free replacement once and they sent me FOUR!

You can also use it to power an original PS1 or a fat PS2 (that you're worried will short out and trip a circuit).

[Darren870]

Also:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/feb05/02-17xboxconsolepr.mspx

[SamuraiSmurfette]

I registered my debug kit...and they sent me one lol

[xfrumx]

I just registered the old X-Box my girlfriend won in some giveaway at her old apartment or something. i need some new A/Vcables and controllers cheap for it. Somewhere in our moves we lost everything, now I have this so if anyone has any of that stuff for sale cheap let me know.

[SkiDragon]

I bought a used Xbox without a power cord, and although somebody had already claimed the cord for the system, they sent me a new one. A good way to get an extra cord if you need it.

[mnbren05]

Yep this indeed the power cord available for free to all Xbox owners with consoles manufatured before a certain date I want to say sometime in 2001 or 2002. I signed up and they sent me one and it looked nice. Never had a problem with the old one but this one was so much cooler. I tested it once (accidentally knocking over a bunch of paper clips into a power strip) and it worked. I heard the pop and thought to myself "Son of a bitch that damn thing better have worked". Which it did, praise the gaming gods.

[DJ Daishi]

lol, still have mine...never even asked for one. never used it though since its so fuckin big

[The 1 2 P]

It's a bomb. Run Poofta run.

[DJ Daishi]

I think MS sent me the wrong one...

http://www.taprootcreative.com/blog_images/ectoplasmiccontainmentunit.gif

[Cryomancer]

So is there still a place on the website anywhere to order these or am I gonna have to call and beg for a new one? My replacement recentely died on me.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

thats the power cord microsoft sent out to replace the original power cord for the xbox.they had a big recall on the original cord years ago.

While I don't dispute you and all the posters who've confirmed this... I think I got the shitty end of the deal. I also was sent a replacement cord by Microsoft- but mine was just like the original cord that came with the unit, with the addition of a ferrite core. Until now, I have never seen this version of the power cord.

[Greg2600]

While I don't dispute you and all the posters who've confirmed this... I think I got the shitty end of the deal. I also was sent a replacement cord by Microsoft- but mine was just like the original cord that came with the unit, with the addition of a ferrite core. Until now, I have never seen this version of the power cord.


So was mine, it looked exactly like the original. I think some of these gents are pulling our chains.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

So was mine, it looked exactly like the original. I think some of these gents are pulling our chains.

I agree and think the below explanation is more likely.




If I'm not mistaken, it looks like a circuit breaker plug that you'd see on modern hair dryers and such.


So if I were to find one of these... I could mod my xbox into a sweet-ass blow dryer that plays SNES ROMs too?

On a related note does anyone know where I could illegally download ROMs to play illegally on my XBOX?

In before the lock!

[Cryomancer]

This is a perfectly fine topic, why do you wanna get it locked?

I ordered my replacement years ago, and got one like the one pictured in the original post. Want me to post it? Hell I probably still have the box around somewhere.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

This is a perfectly fine topic, why do you wanna get it locked?

I was just feeling frisky- not really serious.

[josekortez]

I still have my original cord and I was thinking of playing my Xbox soon, but now I'm afraid the damn thing will burst into flame.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

I still have my original cord and I was thinking of playing my Xbox soon, but now I'm afraid the damn thing will burst into flame.

Just pick up a spare power cable from Radio Shack, if you're worried about it. Of course, I can't be sure if it was actually the cord at fault, or a design flaw with the XBOX itself for using to small of a cord.

Does anyone really know a technical explanation as to why they were recalled?

Because the XBOX uses a pretty standard power cable, that can be found on most stereo shelf systems. It's almost (or maybe exactly) the same that the PS2 uses.

[ProgrammingAce]

Just pick up a spare power cable from Radio Shack, if you're worried about it. Of course, I can't be sure if it was actually the cord at fault, or a design flaw with the XBOX itself for using to small of a cord.

Does anyone really know a technical explanation as to why they were recalled?

Because the XBOX uses a pretty standard power cable, that can be found on most stereo shelf systems. It's almost (or maybe exactly) the same that the PS2 uses.

There's a pair of bad solder joints inside the power supply of the early xboxes. Repeated plugging and unplugging the power cord breaks down the connector, leading to sparks. Sparks create fire.

The cord was designed to shut off if the power supply sparks. It sort of works, but does nothing to fix the problem. Now you just get a single spark as opposed to multiple sparks. Plugging a ps2 power cord into an xbox with a damaged power connector will still burn your house down.

A better solution is to crack open the xbox and epoxy down the power connector from the inside...

Granted, i have 50 some xboxes and i've never really worried about it. I always use the "defective" power cords.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

There's a pair of bad solder joints inside the power supply of the early xboxes. Repeated plugging and unplugging the power cord breaks down the connector, leading to sparks. Sparks create fire.

Ok... so it's an Xbox flaw and that updated power cable is a sorta fail safe against it. Thanks so much for the explanation. I don't really unplug my unit so I feel a little better.

[josekortez]

Just pick up a spare power cable from Radio Shack, if you're worried about it. Of course, I can't be sure if it was actually the cord at fault, or a design flaw with the XBOX itself for using to small of a cord.

Does anyone really know a technical explanation as to why they were recalled?

Because the XBOX uses a pretty standard power cable, that can be found on most stereo shelf systems. It's almost (or maybe exactly) the same that the PS2 uses.

Yeah, my Xbox was one of the ones that came with Jet Set Radio Future and Sega GT 2002 on one disc, so it wasn't one of the originals. I never had a problem with it when I did use it on a regular basis, but I haven't plugged it in since September of last year due to space issues. However, I'm sitting on a backlog of games since those suckers got so cheap. I have a feeling I will find one of those cords at Gamestop sooner or later, so I'll probably buy one then.

[Cryomancer]

Crap, mine's gotten a lot of unplugging and repluggin over the years...