Xbox 360 power supply overheating

So my power supply overheats within 5 to 10 minutes and shuts off my 360 while displaying a red light. When this first started several months ago, I could have a strong fan blowing on it and keep the 360 on indefinitely. This doesn't seem to be the case
anymore.

It's overheating within 30 to 40 minutes even with the fan blowing on it. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening? Or at the very least buy a new power supply without having to buy a whole 360. I'd rather not do that considering I only
use it for a single app not yet added to the Xbox One.

:)

 

Xbox 360 freezing

Are both console and the Power Supply in a well ventilated area? A overheating Power Supply can sometimes cause your Xbox 360 (or Xbox 360 Slim) to freeze, make sure the console and Power Supply are in a well ventilated area, if this doesn't work or both
console and Power Supply are in a well ventilated area, try the Freezing Screen Solution in the Xbox 360 console support area, if the Freezing Screen Solution doesn't solve you problem your console may need to be repaired or replaced.

 

Intermittent 3 red lights

Sounds like your power supply is overheating.

 

Sword Style!! Hey there buddy!



Is it the power supply itself that is displaying the red light? According to the below page :



support.xbox.com/.../check-power-supply



It says that if you are getting a solid red light on the power supply unit then the solution may be to try plugging it into a different wall socket. Going off your description though, that doesn't sound like it will fix the problem but its worth a try. Failing
that, the next solution is to replace your power supply unit which should remedy this with no issue. You can get a replacement setup on that page ^



I hope this helps bro.

Many thanks,

Cloud

 

Oh, what's up Cloud?

I've actually moved in to a new residence since this issue first started. So it's definitely not the wall socket. I guess I'll look in to what a replacement will entail. If I have spend money and package it up and go down to the post office, that's too much
of a hassle I don't have time for right now. So I might just have to wait a little while. Big thanks for answering my question, though.