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Xbox360 Question.

Post by Mitsuki » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:25 am

Im turning my xbox 360 into a Media Center, and i got a little problem.

I opened the xbox, taking all out, motherboard included, but i need to cut plastic on it to put an IPod dock on the top of the case, and i need to fit an 2.5 external drive into the DVD drive, so i need to cut a little inside. So, is this dangerous to melt with a soldering iron the white xbox case plastic and the black plastic inside the dvd drive. I heard there should be toxic gases, but if im doing this outside. Or is there any way to cut this plastic?

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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by SonyPortableizer » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:55 am

you could drill a hole, then use a jigsaw in it.
Burned plastic=bad
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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by Shakespeare » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:04 am

If you wear a facemask and do this outside on a windy day, you shouldn't be inhaling any of the fumes. The chances of these fumes causing cancer or having a long-term effect on your health are slim, though, assuming this is a one-time thing. If you're really worried about it, get a heat gun or summat. They're good for melting plastic without burning it.
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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by Black Six » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:01 am

Get a Dremel or a saw. You'll have much more precision and then you won't have to worry about the fumes.
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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by Mitsuki » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:50 am

Ok, Thanks guys

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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by allenborder » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:47 am

Hi to all..
Same suggestion by me you could drill a hole, then use a jigsaw in it....
Try it and tell me how would it helpful to you ...
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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by Zeturi » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:54 pm

Is it... bad to breathe in the fumes from melting plastic? I've been melting apart cases and merging plastic together indoors for months now, and breathing it all in. I'm not gonna die now, am I? Hmmm... this could explain all the odd bumps that I have on my thumbs...
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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by HotDog-Cart » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:40 pm

Yes, it is very bad.

I was doing the melted pen trick to get screws out of a gamecube and breathed in like a mouthfull. mmmm yum.
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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by Shakespeare » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:23 pm

You don't get fumes from melting plastic, only burning it. The fumes are toxic, however, and you should still be careful.
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Re: Xbox360 Question.

Post by Zeturi » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:27 pm

I was using my soldering iron to melt it. There were more fumes than from when I actually solder!
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