I need someone who knows "stuff" about electronics/electricity and how they work.

[vonfeldt7]

Okay, a little about my situation: I have an intercooler for my 360, and it takes power from the 360 (which is fine since the psu supplys enough overhead power to usually power both the 360 and the intercooler). If the 360 doesnt recieve enough power (since the intercooler is taking some) it'll freeze/give you 3 red lights.

My last 360 died after about 6months of use with an intercooler, and I know the intercooler will freeze the 360 if you're in a game or something, and the 360 doesnt get enough power. I've seen various people run tests and sometimes, their 360 would freeze/get 3 red lights with the intercooler, and when they took it off, the problems/errors would stop (because the intercooler was taking too much power).

This never happened to me, until recently (but my 360 would freeze/get 3 red lights even with the intercooler off). So my question, is can the intercooler OVER TIME create a problem, that cant be fixed by simply taking it [intercooler] off? Or did the 3 red lights just happen to be a coincidence?


Any help from someone that knows what they're talking about would be great... thanks.

 

[Archangel]

well.. a switching powersupply delivers a certain power at a certain temperature. (it could be 300 watt at 40*C but only like 200 watt at 50*C)
I would try to put the xbox on a cooler place first (make sure it gets cool air in, and the air that comes out of the xbox isnt taken in right away again)
because I think that would help on your problem.

 

[bluedishwasher]

try reading this thread, it explains how in some cases you can fix your 360 after it red rings, might help you

 

[DCIScouts]

360s have been notorious for getting the "red ring of death", with or without any sort of modifications and in all sorts of conditions. With said, yes it could be a coincidence, but the suggestions that Archangel gave definitely should help to at least decrease the chance of this. And furthermore, under-spec power supply can definitely cause problems over time for any sort of electronics. As one of friends says quite frequently, incorrect power is like cancer for electronics, may not immediately destroy stuff, but can definitely cause problems over time.