Xbox 360 ?

MadMan-JaMeS

MadMan-JaMeS

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Hey guys,

My Xbox should hopefully be here 2morrow and i wondered do i need to take everything out the box and leave for it a few hours or can i just play straight away ?
 
I know what he means - in some manuals for electrical equipment it states you need to unpack the equipment and let it "adapt" to your room temperature for a few hours. Ofcourse, who would do this?
 
Andy298 said:
No, you got to let it de-frost first.
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:D

I guess you could let it come up to room temp, but I doubt it makes much difference, time you get it out the box and setup should be fine
 
If its very cold outside or in the delivery van, and your house is quite warm there is a possibility that condensation could form and maybe cause damage tho this inst that likely.

Having said that by the time you've unpacked all the bleeding cables and various bits n bobs, made a neat job of your cabling and decided if you want it horizontal or vertical, it just be acclimatised :)
 
Sirrel Squirrel said:
Never heard that before, as soon as you turn it on it's going to heat up to beyond that
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If it has been out in the cold then the internal components will be below your room temperature.
If you don't give it time to stabilise then when you turn it on there will be condensation on the inside of the unit.
Obviously water and electricity are an undesireable mixture.

This applies to ANY device left out in the cold and brought into the warm. Moisture in the air will be attracted to the cold areas inside the item and condensate upon them.
 
Mr Men said:
:D

I guess you could let it come up to room temp, but I doubt it makes much difference, time you get it out the box and setup should be fine
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The amount of difference is related to the inside and outside temperatures and the level of humidity in your house.
The heatsinks will take quite a long time to fully stabilise.
 
VIRII said:
This applies to ANY device left out in the cold and brought into the warm. Moisture in the air will be attracted to the cold areas inside the item and condensate upon them.
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Yep. I figured this out when I was in Dubai and took my camera outside from an air conditioned room. It started beeping at me and displaying 'too much moisture' and what not.

Ooops :o
 
VIRII said:
If it has been out in the cold then the internal components will be below your room temperature.
If you don't give it time to stabilise then when you turn it on there will be condensation on the inside of the unit.
Obviously water and electricity are an undesireable mixture.

This applies to ANY device left out in the cold and brought into the warm. Moisture in the air will be attracted to the cold areas inside the item and condensate upon them.
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I did it with my 360 on launch, sat in cold warehouse then a cold van in the middle of winter at 8am, I left it to thaw and played it when I got home from work
 
With enterprise systems (particularly disk arrays) you should always leave them racked in the data centre for a while before powering them up - it allows the components to adjust to the pressure and temperature in the room.

So not a stupid question at all.

Should be okay with the 360 though - unless it feels cold when you get it, been sitting in a van overnight etc.
 
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