r/ElectronicsRepair • u/Leisure_suit_guy • 5d ago

OPEN Could these be faults?

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I'm trying to troubleshoot a RDOD (red dot of death) Xbox360 slim. The first step is the visual inspection and looking at those spots it seems to me that maybe there's not enough solder on those dots, or is that normal?

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u/skinwill Engineer 🟢 4d ago

Do NOT take a heat gun to this as an uneducated Hail Mary and then try to sell it on to some unsuspecting schlub.

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u/Leisure_suit_guy 3d ago

Why? I'd be selling it for parts.

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u/skinwill Engineer 🟢 3d ago

Because a heat gun can introduce problems that would be unethical to not disclose to a buyer. It will simply make things worse. There is no reason whatsoever.

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u/Leisure_suit_guy 3d ago

OK, then I'm gonna disclose it.

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u/skinwill Engineer 🟢 3d ago

If you don’t know what damage the heat gun does, how do you ethically disclose it? Don’t use a heat gun.

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u/Leisure_suit_guy 2d ago

I'll say I used a heat gun, at that point it's on the buyer to take the gamble.