Xbox 360 RROD

[Fortune117]

Right, Ive decided to try and fix my xbox today.

Warrenty is already VOID (It was also out of warrenty)

My friend tried the x-clamp fix but it hasnt worked. so any ideas? or maybe post a guide ;o

Cheers

[Blaineoliver]

Oven the mobo and reflow the solder.

[mikemikemi]

I read someone had success baking their motherboard, I'm not recommending it, but if you have nothing to lose....................?

Edit: Blaineoliver beat me too it.

Link: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.p...c=629455&st=45

[Fortune117]

Oven the mobo and reflow the solder.

Isnt that effectively the towel trick?

[mikemikemi]

Both try to do the same thing, effectively trying to reflow the solder.

Oven provides controllable higher temps to achieve melting point though.

[Terbinator]

If you do it properly it should work, i.e. the heat has re-soldered it properly and when you've clamped it you've used rubber washers etc. You could also try getting some new 80mm fans for the back!

I've also seen it done with a heat gun type thing, similar to a paint stripper, this why you can heat the individual parts that you need to and not the whole of the board causing further, unnecessary, damage.

Then again you could just pick up a new Arcade and all your problems would most likely be solved.

[Fortune117]

So what gas mark should I use?

[Terbinator]

Your actually going to put it in the oven :O

[Stephen C]

Cremate the Xbox!

[killie99]

So what gas mark should I use?

250C-280C is what you need depending on the solder chemistry, but I'd suspect that 280C is what is required (lead free solder). Just make sure you remove all plastic meltable parts before popping it in! Shouldn't require any more than 5-7 minutes and then just turn the oven off, open the oven door and leave it to cool. sorted.
To make the whole process more eco friendly pop a garlic baguette in at the same time

[watercooled]

A gas oven won't go to 280C, gas mark 9 is around 246...

[Stephen C]

Make sure to get some pictures of the partially burnt and melted aftermath.

[killie99]

Make sure to get some pictures of the partially burnt and melted aftermath.

It won't burn. The manufacturing process for any mass produced electronics requires the unit to be passed through a reflow oven and for lead free solder the temperature used is approx 280C and it takes several minutes. Repair processes expose the board to even greater tempertures, often heading for 400C.
Google is your friend add I'd bet there are plenty of videos on you tube.

[Lee H]

I say get the BBQ out and give it a grilling.

I've a 360 at home that displays the RROD when its in the case, yet it works fine when it's out of the case.

[Stephen C]

It won't burn. The manufacturing process for any mass produced electronics requires the unit to be passed through a reflow oven and for lead free solder the temperature used is approx 280C and it takes several minutes. Repair processes expose the board to even greater tempertures, often heading for 400C.
Google is your friend add I'd bet there are plenty of videos on you tube.

My bad, after building power supplies for militray defense applications for 2 years I thought I may have grasped a firm knowledge on the basics of thermal profiling.

[Carlh]

I say get the BBQ out and give it a grilling.

I've a 360 at home that displays the RROD when its in the case, yet it works fine when it's out of the case.

Sounds like there is a short somewhere between the metal case and motherboard -

Should be an easy fix...

Shall sort it this weekend for you