Joined: Apr 18, 2004 Posts: 5303 Location: Greensburg PA
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject: El Wire Box for JoeM
Here's a customers machine I just finished a few minutes ago. I went ahead and took some snap shots while doing the El Wire mod....figured I'd post for those who want to give this a whirl...
hmmmmm... do I smell an April VIP Case Modding gift???
Later all!
Any questions fire away!
TheModGod
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blighty Xbox-HQ Freak
Joined: Nov 27, 2004 Posts: 881
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:44 pm Post subject:
Well smart!
i think everyone else is
lost for words..
can i have it instead?
p4dge Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Jan 25, 2005 Posts: 13 Location: the uk
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:10 pm Post subject:
i like it im gunna give it a try soon _________________
StaticMind Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: v1.0 Modded: softmodded through mech
Joined: Feb 03, 2005 Posts: 173 Location: cary NC
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject:
hey whats the lengh u use on boxes like that?
TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary Xbox Version: v1.0 Modded: softmodded through mech
Joined: Apr 18, 2004 Posts: 5303 Location: Greensburg PA
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:35 am Post subject:
If I am not mistaken it was 2.5 feet _________________ Good Deals: Death@Hand, funkydopenloven, StaticMind, Slamscaper, PorscheXboxter
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bluetybo Xbox-HQ Member
Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Edmonton, AB. Canada
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:43 am Post subject:
Where did you solder the El wire's to power them. Any pictures or info on how to do it would be great. Thanks. _________________ Xbox V1.1 Xenium ice solderless 2.3.0/OS
-WD 80GB HDD-
-12v cpu fan-
Xbox V1.6 Xenium S.P.I.C.E. 2.3.0/OS
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Xbox V1.4 soldered pinheader + D0, slipped Supper Aladdin Live right on there. (My first solder successful )
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rav3n2k Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: v1.0 Modded: softmodded through mech
Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 109 Location: Australia
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:55 am Post subject:
Best use of El Wire I've seen, most other people just smack it all around the X, or right around underneath the console and the brightness is just... bright. I like the idea of it only going around certain parts of the X, but the LED is a bit bright? _________________ There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary, and those who can't.
TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary Xbox Version: v1.0 Modded: softmodded through mech
Joined: Apr 18, 2004 Posts: 5303 Location: Greensburg PA
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 8:26 am Post subject:
The EL Wire I buy is already preconfigred with molex connectors. I dont even have to get a splitter...
If you are buying bulk el wire then you may have to wire it up yourself... I think I saw a tutorial at www.elwirecheap.com or something like that. Just don't buy his stuff...I have had nothing but bad luck with this guy.
It's actually not too bright... the El Tape is much much brighter! Sometimes that gets irritating so when I install El Tape under a case for an underglow effect, I usually configure it so you can plug it in a wall outlet so you can plug it in or unplug it depending on what you want to see.
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bluetybo Xbox-HQ Member
Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Edmonton, AB. Canada
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 6:21 am Post subject:
I still cant find any pictures or tutorials on soldering or hooking the el wires to a power supply in the xbox. If someone would post some pics or tutorials it would be appreciated, thank you. Even a pic of someone plugging it to a molex connector would be great. _________________ Xbox V1.1 Xenium ice solderless 2.3.0/OS
-WD 80GB HDD-
-12v cpu fan-
Xbox V1.6 Xenium S.P.I.C.E. 2.3.0/OS
-Maxtor 120GB HDD-
Xbox V1.4 soldered pinheader + D0, slipped Supper Aladdin Live right on there. (My first solder successful )
-Stock HDD-
And of coarse a 360
TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary Xbox Version: v1.0 Modded: softmodded through mech
Joined: Apr 18, 2004 Posts: 5303 Location: Greensburg PA
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:23 am Post subject:
Did you buy El Wire that doesn't have anything connected to it? Is that what you are saying. My El Wire already had molex connectors. I had to do nothing but install.
If you purchased El Wire in bulk that was basically, just wire. You will need a few items not limited to solder, soldering iron, heat shrink wrap stuff, inverter, quick connect cables...etc...
Why not just buy the El Wire already to go? You can get about 5 feet of it for around 10-14 dollars depending on where you find it.
Like I mentioned in my last post. The webiste does have some instructions.
That is I guess if you are planning on buying El Wire or have already bought El Wire with no connectors and inverters in place.
Then, you will need instructions no how to attach the molex connectors. Tihs is for attaching the inverter to the EL Wire. You don't connect the El Wire directly to a power source. The El Wire connects to wire, then to an inverter, then from the inverter to th molex connectors. You can probably find molex connectors already attached to inverters, so then it's just a matter of soldering the EL Wire to the inverter wire.
TheModGod
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bluetybo Xbox-HQ Member
Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Edmonton, AB. Canada
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:05 am Post subject:
Yeah I just got some el tape (5 feet) and it has the molex connectors and two plugs for el tape. I'm gonna plug the tape in the one and cut the other plug off and solder the wire to some neon wire. What kinda sucks is that I don't really want to cut the tape so its probably gonna be a bitch to lay it out(when you want to bend it around). Any idea's on how to lay the tape down to use all five feet up without cutting it? Also will it be ok to substitute tape with the neon wire for the other plug(little black one, not molex) _________________ Xbox V1.1 Xenium ice solderless 2.3.0/OS
-WD 80GB HDD-
-12v cpu fan-
Xbox V1.6 Xenium S.P.I.C.E. 2.3.0/OS
-Maxtor 120GB HDD-
Xbox V1.4 soldered pinheader + D0, slipped Supper Aladdin Live right on there. (My first solder successful )
-Stock HDD-
And of coarse a 360
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