So I tried repairing an original xbox I purchased for really cheap. This xbox had the typical dead capacitors that are common with this console. On removing the capacitors I noticed I also removed the "traces" with the capacitor legs. I'm not sure if "traces" is the correct word for silver rings that are on the board. Am I fucked and have to buy a new motherboard? Or is there some work around for installing capacitors on a board with stripped traces. I looked up the motherboard replacements and they don't seem too expensive.
>>1461253>Am I fucked and have to buy a new motherboard?NoThat can still be fixed, but you probably don't even need to. V1 through 1.5 Xbox's work fine with the clock cap entirely removed. 1.6's do need a clock cap, but those shouldn't leak
>>1461254>1.6's do need a clock cap Ok, im pretty sure this might be a 1.6. Since the serial on the back mentions 2005 as the manufacture date. Also the pic I posted is of the motherboard I was working on. All the caps were visibly blown. I should be getting the replacement capacitors later today so I might be able to test out the board with the new installed caps. I think some extra steps are needed for finding traces for C1E2 and C1E1.
