Lets Fix PS3's in 2022

In this video I'm going over 3 PlayStation 3's that have been sitting in the corner of my office. Included is hard drive replacement, NEC/Tokin cap replacement to fix YLOD and de-lidding heat spreader to fix loud fan.

[@jeffescortlx]

I'm sorry but I do not offer PS3 repair service.

[@tree92278]

why not????

[@jeffescortlx]

@@tree92278 because cluster repair service takes up all my time.

[@Esurient-]

21:27 that PS3 is running CFW and the previous owner might have set a custom fan speed or temperature instead of letting syscon do what it wants

[@jeffescortlx]

@@Esurient- the fan speed went back to normal after the delidding.

[@0102rider]

@jeffescortix hi could you recomend and reading material for leasrning to do what you have show in this viedo i.e identifying capacitor size and sutiable replacment, how to identify breaks in circuits and so forth. Many thanks and thank you for the great videos.

[@autolife2785]

It really amazes me how much people abuse they're consoles. How can you destroy these consoles this badly? I still have my 16 year old PS2 I've had since 2005, and it literally STILL LOOKS THE SAME as it did when I unboxed it. My Xbox One of 8 years since 2014, same thing: still LOOKS THE EXACT SAME. I'll never understand how people tear up their consoles cosmetically with liquids, scratches and just dirt in general.

[@Mallagen]

Parents taking their kids consoles away as a punishment and just throwing them in a closet or a box not knowing how fragile they can be. My dad used to turn off my ps4 by just unplugging it from the wall whenever he stopped using it until I explained to him it can damage it in the long run.

[@autolife2785]

@@Mallagen you know what you're absolutely correct. Parents don't know that you can easily damage consoles by doing stuff like unplugging it whenever

[@nexxusty]

As a console repair tech, I couldn't agree more.

[@autolife2785]

@@nexxusty Yeah. It saddens me to see these beautiful fat Backwards compatible PS3s abused. If I ever owned one from the beginning, I would never let them get this bad. I got one used a year ago, and it didn't last long because the previous owner did not take good care of it. I since then got a slim one in pretty good condition, and it runs perfectly. I plan to take care of it as best as possible, it's been good for over a year now, still running great.

[@Thebigskullman]

Yeah, I think about that with how many repair channels on YT get in destroyed HDMI ports so commonly. Never in 34yrs have I ever shredded any type of port, except a few RCA plugs from pulling on speaker cables instead of fishing them out

[@churrascovoltorbgaming9453]

I'm jealous of your skills. I want to try this stuff out but I'm terrified. The most I've ever done is change the pin connector on an nes. Great work man.

[@geekpunk5159]

I watched 24 mins of video and didn’t regret wasting any time, so satisfying seeing someone fix something. I had a fat ps3 and it had a YLOD and returned it to the thrift shop (bought a super slim later)

[@jeffescortlx]

Super slims are very reliable! Good choice.

[@autolife2785]

7:20 - it's called the Yellow Light of Death because if you look at 7:14, you can see it turn Yellow for a split second before it shuts off with the 3 beeps. It truly sucks when it happens.

[@joel3683]

Oh nice eye, I missed that, but now I saw it because of you, the more you know! Thanks!

[@JazawaToad]

Yo this really gives me a good reason to fix both of my dead CECHA01 models, or at least attempt it. Thanks dude! Also, thanks to all your videos, I very successfully restored the gauge cluster on my 02 Impala. The odometer wouldnt light up, had several broken joints. And I installed a proper LED kit.

[@DOMINATOR3211]

I just found your video by accident. I have 2 backwards compatible PS3s I bought faulty years ago and I could never get them working. I only learned about the caps just now. I'm definitely trying this! Thank you!!

[@DOMINATOR3211]

I just got the Caps in the mail. Finally after 10 YEARS my PS3 LIVE AGAIN!⚡⚡

[@princegroove]

The original PS3 model is such a technological powerhouse and really elegant electronics device. I’m the proud owner of three 60GB launch models, all in good to mint condition; and complete in box.

[@chinossynthesizer705]

I swore the fat ps3 model was slow and sometimes lagged

[@joel3683]

@@chinossynthesizer705it's the HDD, I would know, I still own one since like around 2011, switch it out for an SSD and well it's the same with any kind of electronic, it's just superior.

[@chinossynthesizer705]

@@joel3683 I see thank for info

[@joel3683]

@@chinossynthesizer705 yeah ofc!:) Hope it helps

[@enjoythesho1992]

The OG ps3 is a really nice looking console

[@catalyststudios5024]

So what I am learning here (as it only confirms previous theorys) that you should just leave broken tech for a while and it will repair itself🤣 Great Video! Loved it!! ✌️

[@DrawLeg-AR]

Thank you for your work! Great to see these PS3 Consoles getting a new life in 2022 ❤️

[@NSHG]

Good choice on keeping the BC one. I got myself two (the chrome one, and the FULL BLACK trim one) and the black one is a bit of a pain to get on track but it's hopefully coming together soon. I'll try the cap replacement on the topside as I got nothing to lose. A plus to the board I had received yesterday for it (which doesn't yet work) is the CPU and GPU were delidded, so I guess that's a big plus. EDIT: High chances it's the caps - I see burn marks under the NEC plastic bodies.

[@Ty_ThatGuy]

This was awesome, sir. I started working on PS3 phats back in 2010 and after a lot of trial and error, managed to fix several dozen. I wish I knew about the capacitors back then because I always either reflowed them or reballed the GPU and then put back on. Like you, I kept the backwards compatible one for myself and the other ones, I sold. I still have one I reballed that lasted about 5 yrs but YLOD came back. I believe I'll do the capacitors like you did and see if that will bring it back to life. Thanks!!

[@jeffescortlx]

I'd say definitely go ahead and replace those caps. They are cheap enough and easy enough to replace it's worth the try. Should help make it more reliable if that's the cause of the YLOD. Keep em going!

[@jeremygalloway1348]

Did you get them caps swapped? Updates?!!

[@Ty_ThatGuy]

@@jeremygalloway1348 No, not yet. I just ordered them last week so they'll take a while to get here.

[@Ty_ThatGuy]

@@jeremygalloway1348 Update: As of today, I just did the capacitor swap and it booted right up. The system is an old backwards compatible CECHE01 that was in the closet a few years. Gonna sell it this week.

[@KCfusion_]

Congratulations man @TyRobinson any tips on how to replace those capacitors or what link i could go to to find them?

[@jccccc4065]

As soon as I saw all those clusters I knew that you knew your shit. great work!

[@smithincanton]

You may want to look into reading the syscon data off the boards and seeing if it really is the CPU Caps or the CPU/GPU. Would be nice to have a good video of it.

[@jeffescortlx]

Your right I should. Although I don't plan on doing these regularly. I'm equipped well to make the capacitor replacement easy, so it really doesn't bother me to just go ahead and replace them for a piece of mind.

[@amzak7651]

@@jeffescortlx Could also be a bumpgate issue with the GPU. Nec tokins are not always the cause.

[@Harryd06]

Very nice indeed. Definitely one of the best cap replacement videos. As it’s a very neat and well explained video. ;)

[@xCrusader66x]

This was fantastically informative. I have done a reflow on my backwards compatible PS3, but that was before I knew about replacing the capacitors so I'll definitely have to give that a try if I ever get around to fixing it. The reflow didn't turn out to be a good fix either, I did get the PS3 running again after YLOD but after some more use the YLOD came back.

[@_MJ07_]

Get a uart ttl adaptor first to read the syscon error codes, it isnt always the caps, I wish people need to stop telling this to people.

[@jstro-hobbytech]

A lot of skill and a little luck and you got a jem. The cap switch only works around 14 percent of the time I just read. It's a long story but I seen a very good investigative deduction. We have almost identical gear too. Even down to the handles. Cracked me up. Great vid. The ut61e is great too. I have the + but I'm retiring it Monday when my brymen arrives. Uni-t make great products.

[@AP9311]

So far 2022 is treating you lucky stars!! Having awesome 3 ps3s to fix up! So far most excellent video! I learned a bit how fix them from you. So i know if i come across any ps3s with yellow death, I'll know what to do! You scored this find, Jeff! I was wondering if there any link to the caps you had, even any closest one than you had? Thanks for the video! Many thumbs up! 👍

[@mwinn2009]

I have been following for a number of years, I looked out the window this morning and saw my son throwing a nice looking flat screen in the trash, it will power one, but no picture. I immediately thought of you as I've seen you bring a couple tvs from the dead. Have you ever done a virtual repair? Lean over someone's shoulder so to speak. Thanks for your videos. Mike

[@HRLestrange]

Awsome restoration and bringing life back to those consoles.My backwards ps3 is just waiting for this but I dont know how to solder or have the tools to attempt

[@jeffescortlx]

Check with a local computer repair shop, they might be able to perform the capacitor replacement or know someone local that can.

[@scottyd035ntknow]

Good video and yeah you have to de-lid these if you are repairing them. If not its not going to fix anything. Then you have re-balling...

[@HoneybadgerZombies]

Good video. Nice knowledge. I would highly recommend adding some quiet music in the background of your videos. Keeps attention and doesn't make things sound as quiet. Don't make it to loud tho lmao

[@okinawajapan1]

You have one of the best videos out there on this topic. You also do very clean work. Well done. I've stored up about two dozen PS3s I need to get around to doing this on in the next year. Whats the scope you have there? I need to get one of those and the arm to hold the heat gun to make removing the old flat caps easier. Interested to know what models you have there. Thanks!

[@jeffescortlx]

amscope.com/collections/stereo-microscope/products/sm-4tpz-144

[@pukalo]

Now that the PS3s error codes can be extracted, it shows that the GPU is the most common failure point, with the NEC-Tokin capacitors being the second most common.

[@jeffescortlx]

Yes I agree. When this video was filmed syscon wasn't mainstream yet. But now we have a better understanding.

[@goty1806]

Yes, I would also leave a warranty sticker and not open the console. I think that an unopened PS3 FAT prefix is ​​more expensive these days than just a working PS3 FAT.

[@Jedislayer_]

Damn bro you can make some extra $$$ repairing consoles! Solid video!

[@MrLordofwar23]

Nice..Great job.. I havent tried a repair yet, because all ps3s i purchased seem to work ok, but thx for this video...

[@mikeneitte212]

Very nice work..thats a talent you have..speading your knowledge is very cool..

[@AGoodVibe]

Are these systems available for purchase? I’m in the market for a PS3 fat with the bad capacitors already replaced.

[@JacobD026]

Best thing about watching this video, seeing beautiful kitties 😍

[@Cristian121212100]

The backwards compatible ps3 it has recently been discovered that indeed is the GPU that causes the YLOD, the caps are also responsible but most of the time is the GPU, you probably had bad caps to begin with, but the gpu is running in borrowed time. Proper syscon diagnostics is needed to figure out the YLOD

[@productreviewer9274]

I had a fat PS3. I added 3 computer fans cool it down replace the thermal paste! Drilled holes in the shell for the built-in fan to bring in air it's still blinks red!

[@jeffescortlx]

You probably have a failed GPU, not a hot GPU.

[@RobsRemixes]

0:47 people really out here jizzing on their PS3.

[@nicoful86]

Amazing job with he trace repair my man!

[@leobgoo6350]

10:01 Mouser Electronics 470uF 4V PN: t55d477m004c0007 (Vishay/Polytech Tantalum Cap - Polymer 470uF 4volts 20%)

[@zx8401ztv]

That's excellent, all machines working 😀 Oh you do have a room, i thought your cluster repair desk was the only thing that existed lol. Yes me being silly 😀 I know nothing about playstations but it's interesting to see the faults. I've never seen such odd capacitors before (the original ones). Two cats!! double trouble 😀.

[@oldguy9051]

Great job on the one CPU! I wish you had filmed that, though.

[@jstro-hobbytech]

Red dead is a very quick test. It yellowed my ps3 in 10 hours but I didn't know anything about electronics back then. So I saved it and lost it. I'm in Canada so mine was the crappy launch version and a buddy got a slim for signing up for a phone and it cost me a 24 of which he split with me haha

[@Ruftinator]

That second one has probably caused someone quite a few headaches lol

[@ryans413]

Still have my launch PS3 still works today

[@MITSI1991]

I just got 3 ps3s for free the other day. Each have the YLOD and have never been opened. Hoping that its the capacitors so im going to try my hand at it. One of them is a BC version. Just restored a CechB01 and its an amazing console

[@jcc4543]

Those ps3 phats are fragile got ylod no matter how I take care of it but my ps3 slim still great and it is 9 years and soometimes i still play games on it

[@3v068]

If I can at least make it known, its not the capacitors. These GPU chips were not designed correctly at the factory. Sony and Microsoft were affected, and thats why these early systems failed. They realized what was happening and fixed it with the later revisions. If you want to save the classic PS3, take a GPU from a newer one thats compatible, and place it in there and follow the tutorials online.

[@jeffescortlx]

I watched the same video you did. And I agree the GPU is a major issue. But go back to that video and see what he says at 1:15:47

[@3v068]

@@jeffescortlx checking that now

[@3v068]

@@jeffescortlx That was a good bit to know. Thanks!

[@jeffescortlx]

@@3v068 I think some people just looked at his thumb nail and didn't dig deep into the video. People seem to be convinced there can only be one problem that causes YLOD. But just because the 90nm GPU is of a bad design, doesn't mean the caps can't fail.

[@privacyservice6387]

That patch was amazing work @23:13

[@Dukefazon]

Maybe the drive was getting some heavy hits with the disk inside and some cogs got misalligned. Remember when Xbox One came out and had drive issues and the solution to that was to turn the machine upside down and give it a smack? Maybe it was similar here. I still have my old PAL 60GB PS2 backwards compatible PS3 that was struck with the infamous YLOD. I kept it for years in hope that some day they'll come up with a better cure than roasting it in an oven. And here we are, someone was clever enough to figure out that it was the caps all along. I think it's time to take out that PS3 from it's hybernation and look for suitable capacitors on my local parts webshop.

[@floydmobile3325]

7:36 nope, the GPUs still are the problem. to really know what went wrong u need to connect to the SYSCON it can be that the caps are bad, but it also can be that the GPU is faulty, and your PS3 could have faulty GPU solder balls and they got reflowed in the process of replacing the caps. check out RIP Felix's video on that topic, he talks about pretty much everything that causes YLOD

[@jeffescortlx]

Yes I know, I already watched the same video you did. I made my video before he did.

[@ramiressrauul7705]

Dude nice video but please buy a fume extractor, especially soldering in a closed room, your body will thank you in the long term

[@KaanSystems]

Hey! Does the Yellow light on the PS3 appeared again? If yes, was to be expected.

[@whiskywaters]

The tokens aren't the issue, it's the GPU bumps. It's part of nvidia's bump gate scandal. Go check out the "RIP Felix" video on it.

[@jeffescortlx]

Go back and watch his video all the way to the end. At the end of the video he admits that tokens actually can and do fail. The failure rate isn't as high as the GPU but to say that they are not the problem at all is false and misleading.

[@gabriellopez9244]

looking to get my 1st Gen Ps3 repaired could you help me with that?

[@jeffescortlx]

I'm sorry but I only offer PS3 repair to friends and family. They are not my specialty.

[@dukert27]

I’ve got a backwards compatible ps3 sitting on my shelf waiting till I get skilled enough to attempt a repair.

[@MuhammadHassan-mn6jc]

My PS3 won't turn on. Due to high voltage of electricity. Please help what I can do..???

[@martygilpatrick9727]

great video!. hey, I also have a disc from Coburns video rental stuck in a machine i bought off ebay. crazy! however mine was working. It is the CECHL01. My CECHB01 is the one i need to replace the caps. I see you added alot of flux. is that key to doing this? what kind of solder did you use? Was there a certain size or anything?

[@lftdblazer]

My old 80gig Motorstorm console was repaired once and then died again. Wish I could find someone to fix it.

[@hurricane7727]

Same with Me. I took my Ps3 Console a Repair Shop and They said it was Rusty and Nothing they could do and Also the Disc Drive doesn't Work as well Anymore After i got it Back.

[@nanais007]

I have a Fatboy 80gb and uBreakiFix were less than helpful. They said they "thought" is was a GPU issue. How do I find someone to repair thats knowledgeable and competent in my area?

[@jeffescortlx]

I also have a backwards compatible PS3 here from a viewer that has been through the hands of a ubreakifix shop that now needs a reball. So far I'm not finding any reputable technicians in the united stats that are proficient at pulling the GPU/CPU that want to take it on.

[@mr.b5566]

Wish you can show how you delid the CPU & GPU .but I Love watching repair/restore old video game consoles like PlayStation 3 😋 I restored rare 20gb model.

[@jeffescortlx]

I just copied NSC Modz for the delid. He has many videos showing how to do it.

[@JuanGSR]

Misinformation on 7:30, it actually IS the bga failure on the RSX, the NEC Tokins CAN fail, but most of the time it's your RSX

[@jeffescortlx]

Yes. This video was made right in the thick of the NEC tokin pandemonium, before syscon was common place. Although I believe internal bump failure is more common than BGA failure. It looks like if I had to make an estimate about 35% of YLOD is because of the caps, remaining would be GPU failure of either bumps or BGA balls.

[@blockbertus]

Sorry, but I simply cannot resist: It looks like a literal clusterf**k behind you in the shelves. :D

[@not2intoutube]

I see what you did there! Good pun 😉

[@DavidDavid-dz5mn]

Hi, nice video. We learn a lot from you. I need your help. I bought a ps3 with ylod and I read the errors with the syscon. I got the error 1002, and I changed one of the Nec tokin in the video. I solved the problem and the console works perfectly, but the only problem is that when I turn it off the red light stays blinking and I can't restart with the controller. The console turns off completely, but I have to press and hold the power button on the console to turn off the red blinking light. Do you know what could be the problem? Would I have to change more nec tokin? Thanks for everything.

[@murkywaters7185]

Love your presentation and methodical, experienced approach. What heat transfer paste do you use? Looked like Artic-3? Name your cats😆

[@jeffescortlx]

Just some MX-4 I had laying around. My cats have names but if I say it I'll be demonetized lol.

[@megaflops3860]

Dude, you need to REFLOW the solderballlllsss!!!!!!!1 No, just kidding. Nice Video 🙂

[@OTwinSnakesO]

Hi, great video, In terms of replacing the caps on the 60GB, I’ve replaced mine on the back of rsx chip but it crashes when running gt6 or the last of us, would that be the cpu caps? I wouldn’t want to mess the the 4 on the front if I’m honest

[@Ranqers]

How difficult was it to fix the traces that were damaged during the delid process? Is it worth recommending that others do it? I got a little scratch into my CECHE01 cpu when I delid it and now it won't work. Kept it anyways hoping to fix it one day. Your vid is the first I have seen of someone fixing a damaged trace on a cpu.

[@jeffescortlx]

It was probably the most difficult trace repair I've ever done. Just because the traces are so small. But I was able to trace back to larger pads and use those for the jumpers.

[@Ranqers]

@@jeffescortlx Am I able to send you a picture of my cpu for a diagnosis and if possible send it in for repair?

[@jeffescortlx]

@@Ranqers PS3 repair isn't my profession. Surely there's got to be somebody out there that's better than me with more experience.

[@Ranqers]

@@jeffescortlx Got it. Thank you anyways. I will definitely be keeping my limbo ps3 for sure and hopefully I can learn to solder the wires myself one day. You did what so many thought was not possible. What a great video. Hopefully more people see this and attempt it.

[@jeffescortlx]

@@Ranqers how bad is the cut? How many traces do you think are damaged?

[@aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa]

yo I was impressed you got the last one working despite chipping the tracers on the CPU, how did you know which tracers to jump wire back into the board? God knows one too many folk tried delidding their PS3s and ended up "killing" them by chipping the tracers. I'm looking to open my PS3 as well in order to make it less noisy - but you know, delidding is scary. I was thinking of actually cutting a 3mm thin square hard eraser and inserting it in the "hole" on the back of the Motherboard where the small CPU capacitors are, because of a design flaw in the CELL cpu in which the die actually loses contact with the IHS, which is what causes the compound to dry up/overheat, I've read a lot online that it DOES work and it's a viable alternative to delidding, but I've never seen enough video evidence.

[@ethanw041]

Where did you teach yourself to fix consoles?

[@jeffescortlx]

Lot's of googling, KZbin searching and general purpose electronics experience.

[@ethanw041]

@@jeffescortlx Impressive man. I wouldn’t be patient enough to do that.

[@KintaroTakanori]

so. do all of your units still work? seeing that one ps3 cramed into that shelf with no airflow, makes me think this thing will be hot as hell. thanks

[@jeffescortlx]

Yes it still works. But what you can't see in the video is that the entertainment stand has fans in the back pushing the hot air out the back. The cabinet keeps the console from sucking its own hot air back in.

[@tony359]

Hi there - I accidentally damaged some traces on the CPU as well and to be honest I thought they were unfixable (I do have a microscope). But clearly you did that. Can I ask what gauge of wire did you use for the job please? Is that enamelled copper wire? Thank you!

[@jeffescortlx]

You're like the 4th person to mention that the scraps on the CPU traces were normally unrepairable. It's not easy, but possible. I had to use my full zoom on the scope to pull it off. Sorry I don't know the gauge of wire. I had to rummage through my wire bucket to find a wire thin enough, it's very thin. Yes enamel coated, I think it's from an old transformer.

[@tony359]

@@jeffescortlx thanks for your reply! Well I like challenges, I’ve got one apparently 🙂

[@jeffescortlx]

@@tony359 Godspeed to you.

[@lleriedzcammar5470]

Why is it good to go back playing PS3? Any reasons why? 🤔

[@jeffescortlx]

Me personally, I still have a back log to catch up on. But many games are exclusive, and locked to the console.

[@CindyHuskyGirl]

Idk man I just watched a 2 hour video with sources about how the caps aren't the problem and the ps3s usually break after a week of use with the new caps

[@jeffescortlx]

It's been over a week and it still works. And yes I've watched the same video.

[@STRmw2]

well the video said it's not a definitive fix you should do as much troubleshooting and check syscon before making a judgement on what fix is needed

[@jeffescortlx]

@@STRmw2 it seems to me people get stuck on a theory that there can only be one problem. While I believe most (eventually all) problems are because of internal GPU bump failure, that doesn't mean caps also can't fail.

[@chicknchili]

Trying to contact you I , regarding my 2012 ram 3500 dash lights. Tried to access your contact info but no luck. Need a little help. Thx

[@Harryd06]

Great video. Is the ps3 still working ?

[@jeffescortlx]

Sure is. In fact I've doubled my PS3 games collection since I've made this video. Got to stock up before the PS3 store goes down and prices climb.

[@RBKing80]

Does delidding really help that much with the fan. Do you delid both the RSX and CPU ?

[@jeffescortlx]

Yes, delidding made dramatic difference. It went from a console that was risky to use and loud to whisper quiet.

[@alexdawood4474]

My fat ps3 I have to push the disc in and I need to press eject multiple times until the disc shows up a little then I pull it out with my finger tips. It could be dry rubber? Because it is spinning in and out. How can I fix that?

[@noah2575]

It's not the capacitors. That solution is also temporary. The issue actually goes super deep, like shockingly so. If you're interested here's a video that explains the science history and mechanics of the YLOD. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2G4fnppnruMkKs it also explains how and why the balls getting changed or the capacitors getting replaced will fix it for a few weeks/months or maybe a few years before going right back to being dead.

[@jeffescortlx]

Now go to the end of the video where he explains the NEC caps actually can and do fail. I know GPU failer is a higher percentage. But to say the problem cannot be the caps is misleading and incorrect. 1:20:42 into his video.

[@noah2575]

@@jeffescortlx i agree the nec caps can fail but as of now its a bit rarer. i just want more people to know about the GPU failure since its all too common for people to replace the nec tokins and find out that the yellow light has returned. i personally went through 4 PS3s before learning this and i like spreading the information. I do however reccomend replacing the nec caps though since generally they are old and will also fail 3-5 years down the line at a semi worldwide scale considering the life span of them plus the release date of the PS3. same thing happened with the PS2 and original xbox.

[@SolKnightt]

How's that PS3 on the entertainment shelf holding up? I'd be afraid it wouldn't get enough airflow, lol.

[@jeffescortlx]

The backing of the entertainment center has a fan.

[@chicobuddy95]

I am able to buy a lunch ps3 but it has the YLOD how much would you charge for me to send it to you to fix?

[@rorye44sffeddsfdaewhenders3]

Hi, awesome vid thank you, i have a fat ps3, it runs ok but after a random amount of time it will just switch off on its own. Have you come across this before and if so any idea what's causing it?

[@jeffescortlx]

When it shuts off, is the fan at high speed?

[@rorye44sffeddsfdaewhenders3]

@jeffescortlx probably, not sure its now in my loft collecting dust, just wondered if u had come across that fault, thanx for the reply

[@jameslongoria00]

Nice snag on the launch model. Just started repairing stuff myself and got a model CECHL01 with a bad hdmi port. Trouble is all I can find online a ports for ps3 slims. Happen to know if those are compatible or what I could use? Thanks a lot!!

[@jeffescortlx]

Sorry I'm not sure what is compatible.

[@richardsd8526]

Can I ask who I can look for to fix a Faulty GPU, had to go use a other ps3 for the time being?

[@LL-sk3do]

Did you seal the CPU and GPU lids after you reinstalled them? What did you use to seal them?

[@jeffescortlx]

No I didn't seal them.

[@typhdecker4099]

Hey, is not a good idea to have a backwards compatible ps3 console in such small place. It's true it expels heat on the rear side, but it does too on the right side. Even in the best of the cases is not a good place because those places have a very poor ventilation.

[@jeffescortlx]

The entertainment center has a fan mounted on the back. It sucks out all of the hot air and blows it out of the cavity. So it continuously has cool air coming in through the front.

[@yashpanchariya2248]

Capacitor specifications please

[@gmorel7332]

Mine had a yellow/red light of death took it apart an cleaned it an reflow but now it won't turn on at all now 😢

[@5_Feathers]

Hey I’ve got a question. So I recently got a ps3 and it was working perfectly fine. Played on it for hours. I recently connected it to the internet and now. It does not boot up but shows a green light. It won’t even go into safe mode because the power button doesn’t work. Do you have any idea how to fix this?

[@marcoadlem5306]

Hi I have a ps3 slim only go green for 2 seconds dan power off what can't be the problem

[@acecombatfan0483]

Is ps3 2500a hot model and its cpu is like fat cpu or not? I recently bought a ps3 slim model 2500, the temperature of the console reaches 77 degrees with a fan speed of 40, but I have had it for about a month and sometimes I played with it for up to 10 hours without any problems. Will there be any problems later? And the last question, how are the ps3 2500a? Like Fat, they don't have a yellow light problem? Sorry for the many questions, please help me by answering them More detailed information: when the console has not been turned on for at least 5 hours and when you turn it on, the temperature is sometimes 34 and sometimes 40 degrees with a fan speed of 20 and in 5 minutes the temperature reaches 60 to 67 (cpu 67 rsx 64) and If you stay in the menu like this, the temperature reaches 72 and sometimes 75, and when you enter the game and play the game "Battlefield 4", the temperature reaches 76-77 and the fan 40, when the fan is 40, reduce the temperature from 77 to 72-73 gives and never goes higher

[@joel3683]

Quick slightly unrelated question but where can you find original dual shock 3 controllers? I tried looking for them on Amazon but everyone just sells fakes, I want to have one because I loved them back then

[@jeffescortlx]

Best chances probably eBay. But it will more than likely be used. If it's new in boxed be suspicious.

[@joel3683]

@@jeffescortlx Yeah okay thanks Jeffe! Loved the video btw, been stuck trying install the new update on my PS3 with a hard drive do you think you could help with that too?

[@joel3683]

@@jeffescortlx I tried so many options but it's one of those "couldn't find applicable data" situations, tried the trick were people said it sometimes confuses the USB of your plugged in controller so it might be trying to read that but no, I tried two USB stick (both correctly formatted and cleared out) PlayStation support wasn't any help so I'm asking you since you might know something about it since it's a fat PS3 not the backwards compatible one I think

[@user-kq9kl2sj6t]

Need my ps3 60gb fixed! Glad I kept it lol

[@Gaming-Enthusiast]

Awesome video 👌👌

[@DarthVader-mx9rm]

Question: I have an early model Fat PS3 (CHECHB01) don't have a yellow or red light of death but i have no display at all though occasionally after not running it for awhile i start it up and breifly get some pixelated garbage. This console was working fine one week and then the next week it wasn't. I may have plugged in the hdmi while the console was plugged into wall power and i have now heard it can kill the video chip. i would rather avoid replacing the chip as it is expensive and i frankly do not have the know how. Is it possible that i have the same Capacitor issue or does my problem sound different? I can provide more info if needed

[@jeffescortlx]

Try the A\V out port. Don't forget to reset the resolution to 480. See if the video is still incorrect.

[@not2intoutube]

Can you explain the process of de-lidding (sp?) those components? I think I have the same issue on my old PS3. It's an 80gb backwards compatible model bought in '06 that sounds like a jet engine getting ready to take off

[@jeffescortlx]

I would recommend to search around KZbin for heat spreader removal. There are some good tutorials floating around that are better at it than me.

[@not2intoutube]

@@jeffescortlx Right on, thanks! Now I'm going to go down another rabbit hole...

[@elbandito5411]

What is with so many people getting multiple PS3s? Why can't you just get one and just make that one work?

[@jeffescortlx]

When you fix broken things, a person ends up with a collection of broken things. These came from a different person that also fixed broken things, and tends to collect broken things.

[@Dukefazon]

12:15 - the markings on a capacitor is signalling the negative terminal, don't mix it up!

[@jeffescortlx]

That's only true for electrolytics. For tantalum capacitors the stripe is positive.

[@arcadesnafu8329]

I’m facing this weird YLOD, had replace the cap. But still have YLOD, it will boost up the fan when turning on and shut off then beep in YLOD fashion

[@jeffescortlx]

Probably GPU/BGA failure. There are methods for reading the error code.

[@arcadesnafu8329]

@@jeffescortlx Thanks! Btw wondering if there are missing caps due to carelessness, is there a way to check by board diagram or schematic? Or does it has to be done in the analog fashion way one by one to compare?

[@jeffescortlx]

@@arcadesnafu8329 missing caps? What do you mean missing caps?

[@TheSterlingArcher16]

How did you manage to fix the processor traces? I've never seen anyone complete such a repair. Typically a failed de-lid is assumed to be unfixable.

[@jeffescortlx]

I wouldn't have been able to without my microscope and experience of fixing traces.

[@22JoSe22]

Hi I damaged some traces on my processor during my delid can you provider your service, thanks in advance and great work

[@jeffescortlx]

@@22JoSe22 could you send me some pictures at [e-mail]

[@SoMiSongbird]

Those poor NEC tokins

[@chrisgoku141]

Ciao ho un ps3 fat cechc04. Ho un problema strano, in quanto la ps3 si spegne da sola quando utilizzo alcuni giochi come, la noire, infamous 2 ecc.. La cosa più strana che si spegne più o meno negli stessi punti del gioco. Ho cambiato la pasta termica, ho sostituito l'alimentatore e anche l'hdd, ma non è cambiato niente. Da cosa dipende questo problema?

[@jeffescortlx]

Is the fan running fast when it shuts off? Do you get an over heating message on the TV?

[@alexrocks135]

How much do you charge to fix it ?

[@chicknchili]

I would like to contact you regarding my truck dash board lights. Can you get back to me. Tried to access you contact info but was unsuccessful. Thx

[@jeffescortlx]

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