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Thank You Parallax!

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2009-07-29 17:48 in General Discussion
The other day a friend of mine picked up a couple DOA Xbox units off Ebay.
Of course I bought one of them off him since they were cheap and I hadn't
had a chance to "fool" with them yet. (Heh, been busy!)

I've gotten spoiled by the high quality of the Parallax products.
This Xbox reeks of poor design and cheap manufacturing.
(But that's another story for another post.)

The one I got off him had a bad capacitor

Thanks to all the hours I've spent in this forum and soldering on various
Propeller Protoboards I was able to identify the problem and replace the
part quickly without intimidation. I've had a great time in "practice" mode
while playing in the shop, at the same time really honing my skills for
actual repair.

Thanks Parallax. [noparse]:)[/noparse]

OBC

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Comments

  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2009-07-28 22:16
    On behalf of Parallax Inc...You're Welcome! =)

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    Chris Savage
    Parallax Engineering
  • Shawn LoweShawn Lowe Posts: 635
    edited 2009-07-29 12:48
    Did the Xbox fire up?

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    Shawn Lowe


    When all else fails.....procrastinate!
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2009-07-29 17:48
    Yup... It's an interesting computer in it's own right, but what a cheap design.

    OBC

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    New to the Propeller?

    Visit the: The Propeller Pages @ Warranty Void.
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