Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver, fuse replacement

Step 1 The faulty receiver

• The LED should be green when it is connected, here it is completely off.
• The device does not show up at all in the device manager and windows does not react in any way when connected.
Step 2 Opening

• This involves prying and will probably scratch the shell.
• Start at the cable side using a sharp prying tool or similar
• When the lid has been removed, there are two tiny philips screws that needs to be removed.
Step 3 Locate the faulty fuse
• At the side facing down, close to the cable connector there is a fuse (located by the red arrow)
• The blue lines shows the circuit that is usually closed if the fuse hasn't blown.
• Measure the resistance of the fuse, if it is higher than 1000 ohm ( in my case 20 kOhms) consider it to be faulty
Step 4 Short the fuse or replace it
• I used a piece of LED - leg and bent it properly to create a perfect short-wire.
• Be careful when you solder, you do not want lead anywhere else!
Step 5 Function test
• It's alive!
Step 6 Reassembly
• I used double sided molding tape (red), in the upper and lower part of the chassi.
• Put the screws back and align the board properly.
• Using glue is an alternative, though troublesome if you would ever want to reopen it.

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