[Solved] Kinect Xbox One - Periodic On/Off Cycle and Thermal Protection Bypass Solution

Hi

I share with everyone who has had a problem so far and unfortunately no help out of nowhere.
Well, my Kinect turned on and off periodically. It worked a bit like it was cold, then the reset cycle and completely turned off until the next day. I thought it was a windmill or some electrolytic capacitor. However, I came across this movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCdiLr7Nz1c
It turns out that Kinect has a thermal protection, which is quite emergency.
It was a hit, it was enough to bypass (close pins) this element. It is located next to the IR diodes (shown in the video).

Best regards!

Hello
A colleague uses the previev version of the operating system - such flowers that the console has overheated kinecta - just turn off the consoles by holding the power button for 15 seconds, disconnect the kinecta, turn on the consoles and after loading the system connect kinecta ... why undress immediately if the problem is purely a software

I played reset - it didn't help. The problem appeared after 2 years of use.

Today I tried this "treatment" from the movie because I have had the same problem for a long time, but ... it turned out that my plate no longer has this thermal protection (plastic one), only February and I think it is deliberate manufacturer, but since the sensor did not work, I decided to close these 2 pins on the board with a cable. And what? The sensor works! Thanks to the author of the topic for help, and my post is for those who encounter a problem like me.

Hello,

I had the same symptom. I used the trick from the video and it helped
Thanks!

Hello
Was there an attempt to solder it or just the bridge where the fuse should be?
After this procedure, there was no more problem turning on the kinecta?

sawek8 wrote:

Was there an attempt to solder it or just the bridge where the fuse should be?
After this procedure, there was no more problem turning on the kinecta?

I have not tried to follow this procedure but it looks like it solved the problem for him.

In my case, the video method did not bring a positive effect.
I have Kinect 2.0 without a thermal fuse.

Has anyone managed to restore cooling?

Hello,
I have a similar problem kinect does not work, after opening it turns out that I also have a version without an external thermal fuse. On the plate in the place of the fuse from the film are four pins two larger wider apart and two smaller narrowly. Which must be combined to make it work

I have the same as rush. I join the question which pads should be shortened?

I've already checked. @ruszmar I shorted the pads that are close together. In addition, I added thermal paste to the processor, because this "plasticine" could dry out and shrink over the years. Before these operations, kinect hung almost immediately after starting, now it works stably. I don't know if the jumper or paste helped - it's important that it works

I did the same, although I'm not a "handyman" - works ?

I did as above - it did not help. It resets kinect again.
I replaced the windmill with a new one. Still not turning from the beginning of the start ... as soon as it catches the reset temperature ...
I also worked on the topic of Win10 firmware updates ... does not help.

Camera. Sensors. Mic working.
Has anyone encountered this case?

Hello,
I was afraid that the non-working kinect 2.0 is already Microsoft's software operation, it turned out to be a hardware problem.
After reading this thread, I performed two operations in the "act of desperation": 1. I shorted the contacts of the "overheating sensor" with a bridge, 2. I soldered the 12V kinecta power supply directly to the control board - to do without an additional module supplying power to the kinecta.
After such an operation, the Xbox One X Kinect set has been working without a single jam for several days - and so far it hung after several dozen seconds, or after a few minutes.
The set that I have an Xbox One X, with Kinect 2.0 and a Chinese module supplying power to Kinect - actually without it at the moment (previously checked for correct operation of paths, replaced capacitor, etc. - to no avail),

Thank you for the above posts !!!

greetings
chamomile13