Xbox power cords just being shipped to cover the butts of Microsoft? I have found some information that might be interesting...
Browsing the net on my usual Saturday morning, looking for something interesting to read, a game to try or the latest software patch, I found myself at Xbox-Scene. Sifting through the articles I found myself in the forums reading about the Xbox Power Cable Recall, which I recently posted a story on.
It seems (this might not be true), that the power cords are not the problem, or cause of fire, burns, or destruction of property. It seems that any Xbox with a
Foxlink power supply are to blame. Newer Xbox consoles have a different power supply, and thats why the owners of the newer consoles are recieving the same power cord they already have. There is nothing wrong with the cord itself.
The newer cords for the consoles with the Foxlink power supply are different... "So, instead of taking the costly duty of recalling all older xboxes, what do they do? They give you a power cord with this huge GFI thing. This in no way will solve the problem, it is merely a bandaid. So, when your PSU sparks and shorts out, it just trips a switch instead of catching fire, but your xbox still doesn't work."
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