How to Make your own lite-on probe for an Xbox 360

You like all things Xbox so instead of just playing with it try making your own stuff. You can make a your own Lite-on probe for your Xbox with items you can pick up at RadioShack or a comparable electronic store.

Things you will need

- DB9 serial connector - Female (pic above shows backside)

- D-Sub connector hood (not show in this pic)

- NPN transistor

- 1K resistor

- 10K resistor

- spring from ink pen

- alligator clip

- wire from ear buds

- soldering iron

- solder paste (flux)

- solder

- tweezers

- wire clippers

Step 1 - Attach alligator clip

- Take one end of ear bud wire, clip off what ever is there, and separate wires a few inches.

- Slide one wire through alligator boot.

- Strip wire, apply flux to wire and clip, solder together.

- Slide boot over clip.

Step 2 - Attach probe (spring)

- Stretch out one end of the spring.

- Clip end with wire cutters and straighten out.

- Solder 2nd wire (same end that alligator clip is on) to spring.

- Tuck some of the wire in to the spring. This isn't necessary but I did it so there wasn't tension on the solder joint.

Step 3 - Readying the npn transistor

- Using tweezers, bend legs.

- Using wire cutters, clip legs.

- Solder 10k resistor to the "Base" leg.

- Take other end of ear bud wire, clip off what ever is there, and separate wires a few inches.

- Solder wire to other end of 10k resistor. Use the same wire that has the spring on the other end.

- Solder 1k resistor to other wire. It'll be the same wire that has the alligator clip on the other end.

Step 4 - Attaching npn to d-sub

- Solder the "Emitter" to pin 5. In the picture, pin 5 is top, outside pin.

- Solder the "Collector" to pin 2. In the picture, pin 2 is the top, second pin in from the left.

- Solder other end of 1k resistor to pin 2.

- Attach d-sub hood.

That's it. Your probe is complete. The spring runs to the R707 hole on the Lite On board. The alligator clip runs to a 5 volt source