Xbox 360 5V Regulator - Overclock.net

Sam1990 · 08-09-08

I need to find a 5V source on my Xbox 360 to wire some LED's to it, I'm modding it. I'll post a new thread with before, progress, and after pictures when I actually start doing it. Any way, I heard that you can connect it to the 5V Regulator. Well, the problem is, I don't know where or what that is. So maybe one of you guys know. Here's two pictures of the motherboard, if you could save it and circle the 5V Regulator in Paint or something it would be great.

onexero · 08-09-08

http://www.eidusa.com/Electronics_Voltage_Regulator.htm

Sam1990 · 08-09-08

So would it be all those black squares on the motherboard or what? Not only that, but that page shows 9V regulators which look the same as the 5V ones.

ShamrockMan · 08-09-08

You can grab 5v from the USB ports, or one of the plugs on the xbox psu has 5v on it.

Look at this doc: http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/X...HandC-V1_4.pdf
scroll down to J1A1 ethernet+usb, and grab 5v there

Sam1990 · 08-09-08

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Originally Posted by ShamrockMan

You can grab 5v from the USB ports, or one of the plugs on the xbox psu has 5v on it.

Look at this doc: http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/X...HandC-V1_4.pdf
scroll down to J1A1 ethernet+usb, and grab 5v there

Ya I was thinking of just splicing the PSU wires and hooking it up to there, but do you know which wire is the 5V? I have black, blue, red, and yellow.

ShamrockMan · 08-09-08

The red wire should be +5v.

rmp459 · 08-09-08

dont know if you have the leds already but its pretty easy to buy them wired up with a small resistor in shrink wrap inline w/ the + wire on the led... then ya just wire em into a 12v source... makes it easier to mod cars that way too

Sam1990 · 08-09-08

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Originally Posted by ShamrockMan

The red wire should be +5v.

It starts at 5.4V and goes up to 11.8V when you power on, so that's no good unless I use a resistor. According to that document you gave me the DVD power cable has a 5V which I can connect it to. The problem is, that wire that's supposed to be 5V according to the document says "300V" on it, so what does that mean?

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Originally Posted by rmp459

dont know if you have the leds already but its pretty easy to buy them wired up with a small resistor in shrink wrap inline w/ the + wire on the led... then ya just wire em into a 12v source... makes it easier to mod cars that way too

Ya but that will be more expensive. I can 100 LED's for $15. It's easier but also pricier.