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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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ABXY LED Mod

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 CONTROLLER

This is what you will receive in the pack

(1.8k resistor and transistor) cut the re-

sistor done to about 10-15mm. Then cut

the middle leg down by half of the tran-

sistor

Then solder the resistor to the

centre leg as shown in the pic-

ture. (NOTE TRANSISTOR FACING

FLAT FACE DOWN)

EMITTER

BASE

COLLECTOR

Flat face down

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ABXY LED Mod

Connecting to a MATRIX Controller

For a matrix controller. The transistor

needs to be soldered in like this. The

collector is connected to the top pin.

The base connected to the bottom

pin. The Emitter is connected to the

two NEGATIVE wires.

Note: Do not cover the bottom hole as

this is where the screw goes.

RIGHT HAND SIDE PIN

To connect the power solder the two

POSITIVE wires (as marked before) to

the right hand pin in the cluster.

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ABXY LED Mod

Connecting to a CG1 & CG2 Controller

For a CG1 & CG2 controller the tran-

sistor needs to be soldered in like this.

The collector is connected to the two

NEGATIVE wires. The base connected

to the top pin. The Emitter is con-

nected to the bottom pin .

To connect the power, solder the two

POSITIVE wires (as marked before) to

the battery + on the reverse of the

controller.

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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 two NEGATIVE

wires directly to the PIN/HOLE were it

says GND.

RIGHT HAND SIDE PIN

To connect the power solder the two

POSITIVE wires (as marked before) to

the right hand pin in the cluster.

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ABXY LED Mod

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. Email: jackson@jmods.co.uk

Please view the FAQ on the next page

Please note: If you are using a rechargeable

battery pack and the LEDs look dim, please

try standard/rechargeable (1.5V) batteries.

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ABXY LED Mod

Frequently asked questions

I am installing more than one LED Mod. What do i need to do?

When you are wiring your LED mods up, find all of the positive wires and solder

them together, then do the same for the negative. Then solder to the PCB Board

as the guides show you.

Do i need to have more than one transistor/resistor for multiply mods?

No. You will only ever need to use one transistor/resistor on your controller no

matter how many mods your install (not required for matrix controller)

The LEDs look dim, what should i do?

Make sure you are using fresh or fully charged batteries. Please make sure you

are using either 1.5V standard batteries or 1.5V rechargeable batteries. To get

the most out of your LEDs please don't use rechargeable battery packs as these

don't produce enough voltage for the LEDs.

None of the LEDs light up when I've assembled my controller?

Please check your wiring, make sure you have got your positive and negative

wires together. Please check that your solder points are not touching (bridging)

with other points. Check your batteries are to the standards listed above. If they

still aren't working properly please email pictures of you controller internals to

jackson@jmods.co.uk to resolve the problems.

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