360 power source busted

Sam

My 360 power source (third party because I have been using it in different countries with different voltages and this one auto switches) conked out. The light does not illuminate and it doesnt feed power to the 360. But it popped (and it went pop!) during use of the console (watching Frank Sinatra special featuring Ella Fitzgerald on Netflix- of all fucking things) and I'm wondering if there's any chance of it being the 360 too. I have no way of knowing with no working power source. And I'd like to avoid having a friend bring theirs over...so is there a chance the 360 got conked too?

Bendery It Like Beckham

Sam wrote: »

My 360 power source (third party because I have been using it in different countries with different voltages and this one auto switches) conked out. The light does not illuminate and it doesnt feed power to the 360. But it popped (and it went pop!) during use of the console (watching Frank Sinatra special featuring Ella Fitzgerald on Netflix- of all fucking things) and I'm wondering if there's any chance of it being the 360 too. I have no way of knowing with no working power source. And I'd like to avoid having a friend bring theirs over...so is there a chance the 360 got conked too?

Sounds like the circuit tripped or maybe a capacitor blew out. If there is no circuit breaker on it and you did hear a pop i'd be a little worried about the 360, but hopefully there was a fuse or something to cut the power before it got sent to your 360. Only way to be sure is to try a different power source.

Sam

Bendery It Like Beckham wrote: »

Sam wrote: »

My 360 power source (third party because I have been using it in different countries with different voltages and this one auto switches) conked out. The light does not illuminate and it doesnt feed power to the 360. But it popped (and it went pop!) during use of the console (watching Frank Sinatra special featuring Ella Fitzgerald on Netflix- of all fucking things) and I'm wondering if there's any chance of it being the 360 too. I have no way of knowing with no working power source. And I'd like to avoid having a friend bring theirs over...so is there a chance the 360 got conked too?

Sounds like the circuit tripped or maybe a capacitor blew out. If there is no circuit breaker on it and you did hear a pop i'd be a little worried about the 360, but hopefully there was a fuse or something to cut the power before it got sent to your 360. Only way to be sure is to try a different power source.

Well the pop was only on the power source. It actually popped twice before the pop which turned everything off. Power source smelled burned, 360 did not.

mcdermott

Odds are you're fine. I've found that video game power supplies (I've had three go on me, from various systems for various reasons) are pretty good about not taking entire consoles with them. They're designed to at least nominally protect the system they're powering from surges.

I'd not worry too much about it.

EDIT: Though obviously there is a chance that this is not the case. But if you were, like, putting money on it you'd put the money on your 360 being fine.

Sam

it turns out someone i know has a spare 360 power supply

please god let my console be ok it's my 3rd one

Sam

argh piss in face my friend can't find his spare power supply and everyone I talked to about using theirs to test mine have roommates constantly using the Netflix

Quid

There's a possibility that this was also caused by the 360 itself. Was the power source ever exceptionally hot?

stawk

i have bad news for you, cheapest power source i have ever seen was $100.

im sorry man

Sam

stawk wrote: »

i have bad news for you, cheapest power source i have ever seen was $100.

im sorry man

don't be, I saw a bunch of em for as low as 39, 45 for Microsoft ones.
How fucked am I with shipping?