[RGH] Insulation tip that reduced my bootimes

[trippy86]

I was having issue with boot time on a few of my 360s so i was messing around with them to see if i could improve them in anyway.

I got some wire with decent insulation that the coolrunner wires would fix into nicely

i but them to the correct size of my coolrunner cables, took out the crappy wire so i just had the empty insulation. put my wires through and installed it. now my slim will 9/10 glitch within 5 or 6 seconds

i have now done this to 2 of my slim 360s and also 3 customers 360s. 80% of the time it will boot instant or within 5 or 6 seconds

i was incredibly happy so i thought i would post, maybe it will help you guys out too

 

[thebomber]

thx alot man will try it at night and report have 2 slims with weird timings here

but one thing what is this insulating the cables

from the normal electrical cord you mean, i may cut it and then empty it and use it

 

[b4nn3d]

How about using thin coax?
Or 2 pole headset wire and using the outer conductor as a shield?

Remember to ground the shield on one end for better shielding.

 

[trippy86]

not tried that, only reason i tried the cable sheath i used is because i had tons of it at work and we use it in electrical wiring in panels to reduce noise and emf which can cause alot of problem. best of luck

 

[Krafter]

How about using thin coax?
Or 2 pole headset wire and using the outer conductor as a shield?

Remember to ground the shield on one end for better shielding.

You stole my idea lol (not really but I had the same thought). I haven't tried this yet but a planed to on my next rgh install. Im expecting good results. Im guessing that a lot of problems can be solved by simply shielding the bottom side wires. Its worth a try at least. I will be sure to post my results when I do try it within the next few days. Just waiting on my CR.

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[coolkiddj12]

Great discovery!! i'm going to use this soon....

 

[b4nn3d]

I just had a stubborn Jasper. It did not glitch.

I replaced the blue wire with a thin coax wire. Shield grounded at one end. The blue wire was routed identically to the black coax wire in the picture.


BAM. Xell and dash started within 1-2 green blinks.

 

[mikey63366]

where can I find this wire? Anyone got a radioshack link

 

[b4nn3d]

It's 0.071" (1.80mm) thick 50Ohm coax wire I bough from a local shop.

 

[cfull1]

Will this coaxial wire work or is it not small enough?

I've searched all over Google and I can't find a reseller that sells it by foot besides this site.

 

[trippy86]

you could try it, in my experience coaxial made it worse on multiple 360s

 

[cfull1]

Oh really? I've never heard of it hurting. Although I have heard some interference is good. The last console I did I tried wrapping the wire in aluminium foil and wrapped that in electrical tape and it helped so I thought I would try to find some not so ghetto wire.

From what you can tell is that wire similar in size to what comes with the coolrunner?

 

[trippy86]

almost, a little smaller but to be honest wire size doesnt matter as i have used tiny wire on a test 360 and it still worked pefect on a phat and slim. hope this helps

 

[cfull1]

Yeah I've used 30awg kynar wire also, smaller and works fine.

I just wanted to be sure that the wire would fit with the cage, fan, etc. on since the insulation would make it thicker.

 

[trippy86]

worth a try m8, you wont know until you do. trial and error is a factor of slim 360s