cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
Location: Lochore, Fife
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i dont think the solder would reach 180 degrees inside an xbox console tbh
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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It doesn't melt, the board warps with heating and cooling and eventually weakens the joints which snap.
I'd have to assume the towel trick heats the console enough that it warps in such a way the joints touch.
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: Derby
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I thought the 3 red lights was because the stuff they use of the heatsink is generally shit, so stops conducting as it should do.
The towel trick is supposed to overheat the console, melting the liquid attaching the heatsink to the cpu, and then when it cools it re-attaches itself.
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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All I know is that the towel trick does work, done it many times on mine but I don't even think Microshaft even know for sure what causes the RRoD.
EDIT : Prehaps this will help us understand it a bit better.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/inside-an-xbox-360-jasper-ben-heck-dissects-the-mythical-consol/
[Edited on 02-03-2009 by TheNobleOne]
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kirx
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Registered: 14th Dec 05
Location: Preston,lancashire
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my mates got it and i started bangin it really hard worked  lol
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