Fixing Xbox One Power Brick with Orange Light

Published 2021-02-05
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tl;dr; Replaced some capacitors
Danger of electric shock. I won't be responsible for any harm or death caused by following my actions
I got this power brick from a friend of a friend, paid me to repair it.

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www.amazon.com/dp/B07SS77N7K - Bench Power Supply
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www.amazon.com/dp/B0048F601Q - High quality flush cutters (be gentle with these)
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www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBM0MB5 - BNTECHGO Enameled wire, 38AWG and 32AWG
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store.rossmanngroup.com/ab20-gootwick-1-5.html - Desoldering Braid
www.amazon.com/dp/B004X4L076 - 63/37 Leaded Solder
store.rossmanngroup.com/amtech-nc-559-v2-30-cc-161… - Flux
www.amazon.com/dp/B076CB54ZR - Thin solder wire
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All Comments (21)
  • @neoanderz
    There is a REAL danger of doing this yourself if you don't know what you are doing.
  • @maurisanto7973
    Yes thanks i just saved money and fyi if you have a old xbox 360 power brick lating around like i did they use the same capacitors lol im cheap so glad i checked i didn't wanna wait and spend money but it worked thanks man
  • @joelalden8920
    Great video! Very informative! Your English is excellent. Grazie! Arrivederci!
  • So my brick's light works just fine as it turns white when plugged in, and my xbox works almost fine too. But after some time the xbox turns off on its own. Recently I stopped playing for a week and now the xbox just keeps turning off as soon as I turn it on... Do you thinks its the same problem?
  • I teardown my xbox and turned on without fan the cpu went too hot in seconds like in 2sec, is it problem with xbox or brick?? Brick seems fine
  • @aceifyyed2052
    my orange light turns on for literally a millisecond (im not even overexxaggerating), what could this mean and how could i fix it
  • The tool you used in taking out those black screws, what's it called please ?
  • Hi,I'm not sure if it's my xbox or powerbrick.It doesnt go white for 20 min after I plugged it in and I keep having to try to keep pushing my xbox one power button but it either makes a noise and doesnt come on or no noise at all.Then the powerbrick later goes white and I press the button then it's all fine.Is it the power cable or xbox?
  • I have a off brand power brick and before something happened it would always get really hot and make this horrible noise. It’s been months so I plug it in and it has a orange light and when I touch the on button it makes the beep but no light on the power button. And when I press it very lightly flashes. If I click the button then immediately do it again I hear the shut off noise. So I took the power brick apart and like every connection is covered with a white/cream colored hard foam or rubber. So could it just be the power brick even if the Xbox light doesn’t show up? And what would be a good power brick to get? Sorry this is so long I just don’t want to waste money on a brick if it’s the Xbox itself. Tnx
  • @transaction2005
    I recently change all caps, including the one at 5 volt out stage, with 2200 uF , 16V caps, I connected to the wall, orange light then to xbox one, tattaa it powered up my xbox, I played several hours then, brick went down, no lights at all. I reopened it, suspected that the 5 V output stage cap might be problem, i replaced, the orange light came back tried it but it didnt turn on the xbox. After that, I changed with another cap, and no orange light at all, so i am curious if u might suggest what to check? or any integred component to check??
  • @OmniscientNull
    Mines straight orange and never changes and the Xbox makes the starting sound but very faint
  • @GunnarsGlobe
    i need help my xbox one power brick, it shows red lighy and when i try turning my xbox on , you can hear the sound but it just wouldn’t turn white. I opened the xbox power supply and i see something is making noise but its not the fan, the fan is not moving at all.
  • @LeeWhon-eo2um
    Hi mine just doing the same rn and i wonder if u cant replace this power suplly to a new one???
  • @MasonicSeven7
    Mine just stays orange and when I press the button it slightly goes to green then back to orange, another thing is that the white light doesnt even turn one.
  • @andrewkds
    I opened mine and it seems that the 1500uf 16volt capacitor has swollen. Im replacing it today and i will let you know if thats the cause. Its weird that the complete opposite capacitor has swollen compared to yours heh.
  • @YungCumstain_
    Mine would do that two the Xbox would turn on for a couple seconds then I would hear the disc rejecting and the Xbox power off and then like a little spark in the Xbox and it would go off
  • @ash90989
    HELP mine is blinking orange and it’s making a tick noise when it blinks…I am literally so annoyed rn I’ve tried everything what could this mean..?
  • Thanks for the video, my brick just dies then I pull the power, plug it back in n it works again, don't no if I have the same issue