Does anyone know if you actually need the clock cap or could you just short the connection? You can remove the clock cap from revisions v1.0 to v1.5 except for v1.6 revision, the v1.6 revision will have no power if you remove the cap, as for shorting it, that's a good question that i'm not game eno...

UPDATE: I removed the cap but the xbox would not power no so the v1.6 requires the clock cap to run, so I put it back in obviously :-) I used some rust remover and weather spray paint then finnished with chrome to make it look original: p2.jpg Before and after: p3.jpg p1.jpg As you can now see it's ...

Thanks for the replies, so the V1.6 does work without the cap? as for the motherboard, it's in great condition apart from the bug husks and legs I'll apply new thermal compound as well.

Hi. I usually work with Xbox 360's and this is my first original XBOX I have owned (got it for free :-), it's a 2005 V1.6 and well you can see the pictures :-S but it does work and I need help with the capacitors, the clock cap looks good but I have read that a V1.6 will not work without the clock c...