So, I bought an Xbox Arcade off craigslist that was "new" because this family had a broken Xbox (20gb I'm guessing), sent it in to Microsoft and I guess they got impatient and bought a new Arcade from target. Well, they got a letter saying Microsoft was sending a new one so they decided they'd sell the Arcade. Enter me. I go buy the Arcade, which they supposedly hadn't played, get back to find the power brick doesn't fit the console. After doing some research I found that my power brick belonged to a Jasper console. Now, this was an honest mistake on their part, they figured that the brand new one from microsoft would be the same as the Arcade version they got from target if they just took the hard drive out of the Microsoft one, fair logic I suppose. Now, they said they'll trade the consoles because theirs works fine with the new Xbox and old power brick, but isn't that power brick putting out different wattage? Are they damaging it by doing that? If they are I don't really want it because who knows what it did to the console or power brick, but if it's fine....well, you get it. So yea, any advice would be appreciated, this is my first post and I joined because you guys probably know best.
So, I bought an Xbox Arcade off craigslist that was "new" because this family had a broken Xbox (20gb I'm guessing), sent it in to Microsoft and I guess they got impatient and bought a new Arcade from target. Well, they got a letter saying Microsoft was sending a new one so they decided they'd sell the Arcade. Enter me. I go buy the Arcade, which they supposedly hadn't played, get back to find the power brick doesn't fit the console. After doing some research I found that my power brick belonged to a Jasper console. Now, this was an honest mistake on their part, they figured that the brand new one from microsoft would be the same as the Arcade version they got from target if they just took the hard drive out of the Microsoft one, fair logic I suppose. Now, they said they'll trade the consoles because theirs works fine with the new Xbox and old power brick, but isn't that power brick putting out different wattage? Are they damaging it by doing that? If they are I don't really want it because who knows what it did to the console or power brick, but if it's fine....well, you get it. So yea, any advice would be appreciated, this is my first post and I joined because you guys probably know best.captainmccool
A bit confusing. Ok, lemme see if I got this right: they have a new Jasper from Microsoft and they gave you a non-Jasper WITH the Jasper power-brick. Now they want to switch consoles? Why not just switch power-bricks?
I guess, if you trust em, and you TEST the console before you take it to make sure it works then you can do that to get the Jasper, but the big caveat from that will be you won't be able to take THAT one in if it RRoDs. The safer bet sounds to keep the arcade, but get the proper power-brick for it.
I know it was complex but I think you got it mixed up, they kept the Jasper Arcade they got from Target, the Microsoft one is what they put in the box and gave me so I have the Jasper powerbrick and the old microsoft console. So, whatever power brick they have from the old Xbox must be working with the Arcade Jasper somehow but it doesn't go the other way. I'm just wondering if, since they're pumping extra juice into that Jasper with a different power brick, if that's been hurting it at all. Ideally I want their Jasper Arcade from Target....
If I read it right... it sounds kind of fishy IMO.
They should be inclined to only switch out the power bricks. More than likely there is something wrong with the console they have and are trying to pawn it off on you. It makes absolutely zero sense to give you the newer console with the safest chip set. I'd ask for the power brick or a refund. Unless the arcade is less than 30 days (or whatever Target's exchange policy is) old and you could get the receipt, then you could always exchange it at Target to be on the safe side.
The weird thing is that I'm 95% sure that it was an honest mistake. They are just parents who thought an Arcade version was the same as a 20gb with no hard drive and also they can't sell my their old one because it's registered to Microsoft under their names. I'm getting the Jasper Arcade because I'm positive they don't know the difference. I just really want to know if there are any consequences from using a different power brick in the Arcade.
You'll have to research this yourself since I don't know the proper voltages of each power brick. If a power brick with a higher voltage than needed was plugged into your console, it could POTENTIALLY harm it by feeding the console too much power. If the power brick was a lower voltage than needed, it wouldn't do any harm, but also more than likely wouldn't work.
You'll have to research this yourself since I don't know the proper voltages of each power brick. If a power brick with a higher voltage than needed was plugged into your console, it could POTENTIALLY harm it by feeding the console too much power. If the power brick was a lower voltage than needed, it wouldn't do any harm, but also more than likely wouldn't work.BeErBOnG29
It's the connector to the back of the XBOX. The Jasper connection is different from the old 360's so you can't connect x to y.
Most people don't realize that different models of the 360's have different power supplies, so it probably was just a mistake.
You don't have to worry about using the incorrect power brick, because microsoft made each one with a different plug type. If the brick won't plug into the console, than you know you have the wrong power brick for the unit.
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