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Xbox 360

ABXY LED Mod

Xbox 360

ABXY LED Mod

Tools Required

- ABXY Mod Kit

- Soldering Iron

- Solder

.- Secure T8 Torx Screwdriver

- Drill

- 6.5mm Drill bit

- Xbox 360 Controller

- Vice

- Glue gun

Optional

- Knife

Xbox 360

ABXY LED Mod

Choosing which Controller

Matrix Wireless Board Matrix

No Capacitor on the

back side

CG Wireless Board CG

Capacitor on the

back side located

HORIZONTALLY

CG2 Wireless Board CG2

Capacitor on the

back side located

VERTICALLY

This will be important for later on. If you have any problems finding out

which controller is yours. Take a picture of the rear of the motherboard

and send to Jackson@jmods.co.uk and ill get back to you which is version

of controller is yours.

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ABXY LED Mod

Opening Controller

There are 7 screws (T8) lo-

cated on the back of the con-

troller. All must be un-

screwed. Please Note one of

the screw is located under

the warranty sticker (Can be

removed carefully with

tweezers or go straight

through with the screwdriver.

The easiest way to pull the

controller apart is to push

both thumbsticks through and

pull the back off carefully

(must keep the front facing

down or buttons will fall out).

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ABXY LED Mod

Preparing the Buttons

This is what the button

starts out like, normally

having 4 prongs rising up.

Next put the button into a vice

(or you can use a G-Clamp but

cover the button with foam so it

doesn't scratch it.

This shows the 4 stages of

drilling from right to left.

Showing from right the

original, the far left

smooth finish at the bot-

tom.

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Preparing the Buttons (2)

Then using a 6mm/6.5mm Drill bit

to remove the prongs keep check-

ing every few seconds to make

sure you don't go through the

plastic at the bottom. Stop when

smooth with the prongs removed. (DONT GO THROUGH THE BOTTOM

WHITE PART WHERE THE LETTER IS OTH-

ERWISE IT WILL GIVE A STRANGE LOOK).

Then using either hobby pli-

ers or a knife cut the button

until it is under the white

part of the button.

MAKE THE HOLE TO REPLACE

ONE OF THE 3 TABS ON THE

BUTTON

You will get a rough finish nor-

mally so you will need to clean

it up using a file see next page.

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ABXY LED Mod

Preparing the Buttons (3)

Then use a hobby file or a small file remove

the rough parts and make them smooth so

later on the will run smoothly in the face-

plate.

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ABXY LED Mod

Fitting the LEDs

Now open your JmodsCustomCon-

soles mod Kit. The ABXY and Guide

Button Mod kits are the same. Take

out the LEDs.

The LEDs will be flat but

you will need to bend them

at a point were there are

marks on the LEDs.

Now place the LED into the button

so that you can glue it into place.

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ABXY LED Mod

Fitting the LEDs (2)

Now using a glue gun fill

the button up with glue up

to the white marks.

As soon as possible after filling the button with hot glue put the

end of a X Acto Blade into it or the end of a drill bit. This is so

that it dries flat and also at the right height.

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ABXY LED Mod

Fitting Wires

Now for each button cut the led

down. Keep the longer one longer

as this defines the power and the

shorter is the ground.

There is TWO ways of fitting wires

one is easier than the other but re-

quires more wire and is harder to

put the controller together.

First way

Fit one piece of wire to

each side of the wire and

place the button into the

controller. This means you

will have 8 wires in total.

All the ground wires (4

wires) solder together and

all the power wires solder

together (4 wires) so you

will be left with two

wires.

CONSIDER BOTH WAYS BEFORE ATTEMPTING THESE STEPS

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ABXY LED Mod

Fitting Wires (2)

Second Way

This way is by soldering the

wires in series. This takes

more time and can not be

easy as the other way. But this

way is much neater.

This is done by connecting one button to another (ground to

ground e.t.c) until the last button were you connect to the

motherboard (as seen later)

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ABXY LED Mod

Preparing Transistor

PLEASE SKIP THIS STEP IF YOU HAVE A WIRED OR CG CONTROLLER

This is what you will receive

in the pack (1.8k resistor and

transistor) cut the resistor

done to about 10-15mm. Then

cut the middle leg down by

half of the transistor

Then solder the resistor

to the centre leg as

shown in the picture.

(NOTE TRANSISTOR FAC-

ING FLAT FACE DOWN) EMITTER

BASE

COLLECTOR

Flat face down

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ABXY LED Mod

Connecting to a MATRIX Controller

This is connecting the ground for the MATRIX controller. Note

the transistor flat side is facing UP. Solder the resistor (base) to

the BOTTOM pin as shown in picture. Then solder the collector

to the TOP pin. Then solder the GROUND LED WIRES to the

spare pin on the TRANSISTOR (emitter).

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ABXY LED Mod

Connecting to a CG2 Controller

This is connecting the ground for the CG2 controller. Note the

transistor flat side is facing DOWN. Solder the resistor (base) to

the TOP pin as shown in picture. Then solder the collector to

the BOTTOM pin. Then solder the GROUND LED WIRES to the

spare pin on the TRANSISTOR (emitter).

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ABXY LED Mod

Connecting to a CG Controller (No Transistor)

This is connecting the ground for the CG controller. NO TRAN-

SISTOR NEEDED. Solder the Ground wire directly to the bottom

pin of the controller ( as shown in picture).

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ABXY LED Mod

Connecting to a WIRED Controller (No Transistor)

This is connecting the ground for the WIRED controller. NO

TRANSISTOR NEEDED. Solder the Ground wire directly to the

PIN/HOLE were it says GND.

This is connecting the POWER for ALL CONTROLLERS. This is be-

cause the voltage is already correct for the LEDs. Solder the

wire DIRECTLY to the right hand pin in the cluster as shown

above

RIGHT HAND SIDE PIN

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ABXY LED Mod

Connecting the POWER (All Controllers)

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Reassemble Controller

Reassemble controller by carefully without damaging any wires

(opposite of taking apart). This can be tricky and can take time

and care.

If for any reasons you are stuck, have any problem or queries

please contact me first before leaving feedback.

jackson@jmods.co.uk