Xbox Red Ring of Death Towel Trick
Having an Xbox, I’m sure you heard your friends talk about the RROD, or red ring of death and ways of fixing it, like the Towel Trick. The Towel Trick is where you wrap a bath towel around your Xbox and let it heat up and supposedly it gets rid of the RROD. Here is the hard truth. Yes the towel trick can work, but, and there is a but. But it will only work for a few weeks and you end up damaging your Xbox so that it may never work again. Keep reading and I’ll explain to you in more detail.
Here is why you get the RROD with your Xbox 360. The soldering joints under the chips are using cheaper material that causes more failures. Microsoft decided to try and save money by using a cheaper material for the solder that was better for the environment, but the quality wasn’t as good. When the Xbox 360 heats up, the soldering joints expand because it is made of some sort of metal. The soldering joint is made to expand with heat, but the underlying problem has to do with the metals contracting when it cools. When this happens, air bubbles begin to form within the solder and it begins a process called cold solder joint. Just like a computer is supposed to heat up and cool down, it creates a crack under the chips with cause the red ring of death.
The Xbox 360 ring of death towel trick only causes more issues and more cracks underneath the chips.
The only reason why this trick works is that it gets hot enough to melt the solder, but also it damages your Xbox when you are done playing. These cracks don’t have to be big. Even a hairline crack is enough for electrical current to be cut off.
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How To Repair your Xbox 360
If you have an Xbox 360, chances are that you have encountered some problems with your Xbox.
Check these tips out to avoid any of these situations with your system.
You want to keep your Xbox cool, remember it’s basically a computer, so you got to make sure it doesn’t over heat. The number one thing is to make sure the Xbox 360 is able to let the heat out and escape somewhere else.
Do not put the Xbox system on the carpet because it gets too hot. The power supply unit also gets hot so keep that off of the ground.
Your Xbox will run at it’s best when it’s cool. Take the time in between gaming sessions to let your Xbox chill for a bit and so you can relax your mind and body. The first thing you do when your Xbox overheats is just turn it off and unplug all the wires. Then put it out to cool.
If you really want to damage your Xbox go ahead and try the xbox ring of death towel trick.
Check out this Xbox ring of death site to see how to fix more problems.
Let me continue and tell you what other issues you might see. The Red Ring of Death was coined because around the power button it would light up red instead of green and make a ring. The best is when you have green lights around your power button because that means your Xbox is working perfectly fine. You may have seen your Xbox freeze in the middle of gameplay.
Overheating of your Xbox is the main problem with freezing. Also have you heard of the E74 code? The E74 Error is also known as the 1 ring of death. This means that your Xbox has a general hardware error.