Microsoft Xbox Repair Manual page 80

Alright, now we are ready to take the bottom and lower it on top of the buttons and top cover.
Put the screws back where they were and you are done!
Fix your broken Xbox controller cord.
Cut away the damaged portion of cord and strip back the insulation a couple of inches.
Remove the shielding but leave a half inch or so to we can patch that back with some tinfoil later.
Strip a quarter inch of the wires and tin them with solder, notice the differing lengths in this
picture.
By keeping the joints separated the chance of the wires shorting is reduced significantly. This also
allows your patch to be smaller in width since the electrical tape is spread out further and not in a
single area.
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