SERVICE: Capacitor Replacement - FULL Motherboard

Original Xboxes are around 20 years old which is the average life of a standard electrolytic capacitor. Capacitors age over time, losing the ability to perform their job. The electrolyte, paper, and aluminum foil inside the capacitor degrades physically and chemically. Seals can break down and acid can leak out causing unwanted corrosion on the board (trace rot.) OG Xbox was also manufactured during a time in capacitor manufacturing known as the Capacitor Plague era. Because of the age and problems with capacitors of this era, these caps can cause all kinds of problems as they break down, from trace rot due to leaked acid, to video distortion, low voltage, power failure, and even in worst case scenarios fire. Because of the age and flaws it's highly recommend that all OG Xboxes get a FULL recap to ensure the best performance into the future and avoid failure or permanent damage to the console.

This service is for every capacitor on any revision motherboard to be professionally removed and replaced with new capacitors. I use hot tweezers for surface mount cap removal and a desoldering gun for through-hole cap removal. This service is for labor only and does not include capacitors or the cost of capacitor kits. At this current time I am not stocking the different capacitors needed to perform a full recap however Console5 sells kits for all of the different motherboards revisions.

For this service to be put into motion we will need to identify the exact motherboard revision that you have and then you can order from Console5 and have the kit(s) sent directly to me or I can order them for you and add them to your invoice. The cost of the kit(s), any transaction fee's, taxes, and the cost of shipping will all be calculated into the price that I add to your invoice for this order. I can help you to identify the motherboard in our service consultation before you ship your parts out to me if you don't already know this information. I also have links under the "Resources" tab in the navigation bar of this site for "Revision Identification" so you can investigate on your own and get a good idea of what motherboard is in your Xbox. If you don't have the ability to open the console I will be more than happy to open and identify the motherboard when it arrives in the shop.

Console 5 has assembled very high quality cap kits for a very fair price. You cant go wrong with their cap kits!