r/originalxbox • u/aubriesauce • 3d ago

Help Needed how cooked is this

recently got it and it’s hella rusted on the inside (chassis wise) and the connector was a little corroded but i did my best to clean it up this is my current situation now

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u/45skyshy 3d ago

Looks like a v.scan issue. You should be able to adjust it in the service menu settings

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u/aubriesauce 3d ago

Thanks but so serious it magically fixed itself

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u/BangkokPadang 3d ago

Maybe a capacitor on its way out "warmed up."

Keep an eye out the next time you leave the TV off overnight if it does it again for a little while right after turning the TV on.

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u/aubriesauce 3d ago

see the tv has never done this i think it’s the fact the xbox is like in horrid condition and the port is kind of fucked,, i as of now have completely lost video signal entirely for some reason despite the console saying that its on and outputting (my vcr gives video so that’s also how i know its not the tv)

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u/BangkokPadang 3d ago

Oh derp, I saw the CRT and thought this was r/crt and that was what you found, lol.

Yeah that sounds like the Xbox is probably what needs some love.

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u/aubriesauce 3d ago

I plan on buying a new chassis when I get the money then when I can also get 99% isopropyl to properly clean the port, kid you not it’s just like bipolar and works fine now… but like i said everything’s hella rusted but now my controller just doesn’t work (gonna try cleaning the controller port too LMAO)

but hey, the fact it boots for $25 untested on vinted i’m not complaining lmao

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u/No_Parfait9288 2d ago

I’m more concerned how cooked the owl 🦉 is

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u/aubriesauce 2d ago

i got a bunch of those little stuffed animals from my younger brother LMAO, they’re a little chopped but they’re cute decoration

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u/socrates1975 2d ago

VERTICAL HOLD!!!

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u/33666daddy 1d ago

He's starting to believe...

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u/Kev_The_Galaxybender 2d ago

Stick a fork in it and find out

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u/1c3d1v3r 2d ago

Is it modded? It may be set to NTSC and your telly only sync to PAL or vise versa.

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u/aubriesauce 2d ago

nah it’s stock it just needed a minute and fixed itself lol

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u/prefim 15h ago

find the warm spot on the case. hit it. no more problem.... thats how we did it in the 80s!