Manufacture date on or after 23 Oct 2008...Lot number 843XX or better (ie. 844XX, 845XX). Look in the serial number cutout, and look for 12.1A. If it says 14.6A, then it's a Falcon.
This is for FDOU and CSOC team builds. There are some 843XX manufactured 23 Oct 2008, but have 14.6A.
What is 843XX???? 8 = 2008 43=Week number (52 weeks in a year) XX = Line or shift or day of week 5 being Friday
So if someone is claiming to have a 85304, they are smoking crack! This would actually be 90104
You could see something like this 84305
Justification on the 12.1A indicator being a Jasper Board???: Some power bricks are being shipped with a 175W for use on a 12.1A, others have a 150W. The console connector is keyed for the Jasper 12.1A board. You can't use an old power supply on a new Jasper or you could possibly fry the board. This is so they can get rid of the redundant 175W supplies. This will have no effect on the console whatsoever. The console will only use what is needed, up to 175W or 150W, which ever you have. So if the unit used 12 volts and rated at 12.1 amps, it will use 145.2 watts. Yes, 12 volts, because the power supply takes the 110V AC current and transforms it into 12 volts @ 12.1A. Volts x Amps = Watts.
So with a new 65nm GPU and CPU, you don't need more amps to run it. That's why the change to 12.1A. A 90nm GPU and 60nm CPU (Falcon board) requires 14.6A to run it because the 90mn GPU requires more power.
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How to spot a Jasper:
Manufacture date on or after 23 Oct 2008...Lot number 843XX or better (ie. 844XX, 845XX).
Look in the serial number cutout, and look for 12.1A. If it says 14.6A, then it's a Falcon.
This is for FDOU and CSOC team builds.
There are some 843XX manufactured 23 Oct 2008, but have 14.6A.
What is 843XX???? 8 = 2008 43=Week number (52 weeks in a year) XX = Line or shift or day of week 5 being Friday
So if someone is claiming to have a 85304, they are smoking crack! This would actually be 90104
You could see something like this 84305
Justification on the 12.1A indicator being a Jasper Board???:
Some power bricks are being shipped with a 175W for use on a 12.1A, others have a 150W. The console connector is keyed for the Jasper 12.1A board. You can't use an old power supply on a new Jasper or you could possibly fry the board. This is so they can get rid of the redundant 175W supplies. This will have no effect on the console whatsoever. The console will only use what is needed, up to 175W or 150W, which ever you have.
So if the unit used 12 volts and rated at 12.1 amps, it will use 145.2 watts. Yes, 12 volts, because the power supply takes the 110V AC current and transforms it into 12 volts @ 12.1A. Volts x Amps = Watts.
So with a new 65nm GPU and CPU, you don't need more amps to run it. That's why the change to 12.1A. A 90nm GPU and 60nm CPU (Falcon board) requires 14.6A to run it because the 90mn GPU requires more power.
Not exactly true. I have a Jasper from an Arcade Bundle.
Mfg date 10/14/08
Lot #0842X
175W Power supply
12.1a
Internal MU
Team FDOU
So the date and lot numbers can vary a lot.