PS3 Frankie! What is it?

[@greaserdboy3585]

I bought my franky PS3 from you back in October. It's still running solid, I'm 100% satisfied! Great work!

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I appreciate it! Glad it’s still working great for you.

[@greaserdboy3585]

​@ConsoleKingRepair *Update* I've been having some random ylod shutdowns, especially when I first turn it on. Syscon says 1002. It still turns back on, but I wonder what's happening in my case.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@greaserdboy3585 NECS might be going bad, did you get a Frankie from us with replaced NECs?

[@greaserdboy3585]

@@ConsoleKingRepair I bought it without NEC tokin replaced. I remember asking on ebay caps were replaced and you said the filtration was measured and deemed good.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@greaserdboy3585 I understand, must have been on the brink of failure then. We can offer you our repair service at a discount since you have purchased from us before. 🙂

[@dazitmane8905]

You're doing a fabulous job preserving one of the greatest pieces of gaming machinery ever. Keep it up my man.

[@TheDavidish]

More like worst. These things barely work even compared to the problematic 360s. Even the 360 got fixed

[@henriquehff]

I recently did my first successful reballing, I've always wanted to have a ps3 with the native ps2 backwards compatible hardware, I think maybe this is the perfect time to build one.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I wish you the best of luck! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@henriquehff]

@@ConsoleKingRepair did you bought the 40nm rsx from aliexpress or retrieved from another ps3?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@henriquehff we take our RSXS from other PS3s. I’ve heard horror stories from places like AliExpress. We also sell them on our website if that interests you.

[@ReinMixTape]

This is why I would never buy a random fat PS3. The amount of expertise and work required to make it reliable is a lot. Almost certainly I'd buy one with all of this done if I did choose to get a PS3 again. Great work btw.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Thanks! I try to do my best with these frankies, its a lot of work starting out.

[@Opethfeldt]

Yeah, I'm a DIY guy but I don't think I'd wanna try this myself.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@Opethfeldt its a big task, It took me a while before i got consistent.

[@LynxCarpathica]

if you like the looks, get a CECHK/CECHL model. They have 64nm CPU/GPUs, and are very relaible. You'll just need a delid probably; after 18+ years or so.

[@ultimatespidybawlz2198]

I got a Frankie 60gb and I love it

[@TonyFonzerelli]

I own a phat backwards and I want to so badly save it and Frankie it. I know it takes A TON to Frankie them but the price cost is just so far out of my budget. Great videos Ck. I also feel like RIP Felix helped so much in main streaming the process.

[@Yore0]

This definitely seems like it’s quite the laborious task. I’m just curious how long on average it takes you to complete this procedure from beginning to end. I’d imagine it’s at least a few hours at the very least. It’s definitely very interesting to see what’s required to get it all completed though. Lots of specialized equipment needed which would definitely be out of the scope of most people. Kudos to you for resurrecting the most versatile and sought after ps3 models.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@Yore0 it usually takes around 2-3 hours for the whole process. It’s very difficult to learn at first. But now, it comes easy.

[@Yore0]

@@ConsoleKingRepair Thanks for the quick reply! It’s good to know I was pretty close with my estimation of time required. I saw what you’re charging for a frankied console, and I’d say it’s definitely a fair price considering the cost of your time, expertise, cost of equipment, risk of the occasional failure, sourcing of the consoles etc.

[@AndreiDrift]

Greetings from Romania 🙋‍♂️ I love videos showing this kind of stuff as I learn from them and they help me when working on consoles I buy. I wish you all the best 🙏

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Wish you the best to! Thanks for watching!

[@Marcelocostache]

Hi Andrei I have Been repairing ps2,ps3 and ps4 for a while know and still have so much to learn wish you the best 👍

[@AndreiDrift]

@@Marcelocostache that’s great news. Knowledge comes with practice and having someone to show you tips & tricks can speed up the process. I wish you the same 🤝

[@shabbeerazeez9263]

Thanks

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I really appreciate it Mo! Please let me know if yo uneed anything else!

[@redxmemes]

good work

[@shabbeerazeez9263]

Amazing video mate. A genuine bloke like you deserves some genuine appreciation. Just sent you some appreciation money, though it was in AUD. Should allow you to grab a few cartons of beers on me. Chat soon via email. Thanks, Mo.

[@leobgoo6350]

10:50 You make that NEC removals look so easy (Although speed up, but still...) 🤯...👍

[@rodrigocravo2888]

awesome video! keep doing this amazing content 🤩

[@ultimatespidybawlz2198]

Hey I’m the guy who left the bad review on Amazon and than wanted to change it. Just to let you know my Frankie still works

[@shabbeerazeez9263]

Reese is a top bloke and good on you to owning up and semi apologising to him. Respect. We need more people like him to help keep this piece of gaming history intact.

[@daniyaltahir746]

Good video brother hope to see more content like this

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Thanks so much! Ill try uploading more content like this in the future.

[@Tednugent02]

I have a reballing machine like yours. I would like to know the profile you use to remove the 90mm RSX.

[@carlondouglas5741]

I Live for this content keep them coming 😊

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

More to come!

[@username_1985]

I have a 2504D with a damaged hdmi. Maybe I will send it in to get the 40 nm RSX upgrade done. I also have a superslim as the main system and it never failed me. Webman sa,s it has over 600 days of ontime.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

That 40nm probably works fine to, HDMI ports go bad all the time on those consoles. And yea, super slims are very reliable!

[@EnigPartyhaus]

Me and my super slim and my 28nm RSX

[@BodziuM]

Great job !

[@glowstone9848]

Great work

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Thanks!

[@AGianos]

It would be great to see the process of you actually putting the solder balls on the 40nm chip. The ones taken off a donor board wont have fresh solder balls

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I've reballed in my latest video, my video im dropping tomorrow will have more footage as well.

[@hArDsTyLe2259]

I would get one thats already done but people are selling them for £900+ in ebay

[@shabbeerazeez9263]

Buy one from Console kings website directly. That way, you know you will get one that's been restored with the same love and care as he does in his videos. Plus, it won't be the ridiculous prices a potential unreliable device/ticking time bomb will cost you. I'll be getting all my units serviced fully by him from Australia. His kind demenour and obvious quality workmanship put my mind at ease. I trust his work fully as a techie myself.

[@nonametutorial]

is the voltage mod required for 65nm chip ? in 10:07 the ic you replaced can you put more details about it.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

It’s required I would say, you’d want this to run as long as possible.

[@yasser_music]

i dont know why it's just me when i get the uper heater om my wds580 hot aim machine it ram bleed

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

You might need to bake your boards.

[@yasser_music]

i did lift the uper heater 5cm and its semes to fix theboroblem uper220 butom 320 ir 200 this is the profile​@@ConsoleKingRepair

[@goncalojaneiro4657]

hey man, great work you are putting out! im considering doing my own frankie and if that theres one thing i cant figure out is where you can get the voltage regulator and the different resistors needed for the voltage mod. do you harvest these off a donor board?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I harvest them off a donor board, you can also get them from aliexpress, and the resistors are available on every component website

[@soundcode0246]

Please talk more about the 90vs60vs45nm and like what voltage mod does, what resistor mod does Please

[@biohunter1112]

Great video 👍

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Thank you so much!

[@ProtoDeVNan0]

You think I could pull off something like this using a dollar store soldering iron? In all seriousness though. Beautiful work!

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Thanks! I know people who used electric griddles for BGA rework so I don’t see why not. 😂

[@nightstalqer661]

How many would you have to do to make the purchase of such machine? The board cooker

[@timdark9282]

I'm starting out on this Frankenstein journey, and I'm glad you said right at the beginning how hard this was because the video makes it look easy. Currently, I can remove the RSX, and I am now onto reballing. The resistor mod looks straightforward, but the voltage mod your replacing components. Where do you get the replacements, and what are they? You missed out completely the Syscon changes required in internal mode. Do you have a Word document with the changes to the code so you can copy and paste them to make the nessasery changes depending on the RSX revision? Great video. Thanks for taking the time to create it. I do need a little more detail to replicate the process. I hope you can help. It's an absolute mindfield 😊

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Voltage mod required components from a donor board. They have a guide on PSX place with everything you need. Including Syscon programming

[@timdark9282]

@@ConsoleKingRepair fair enough, I'm guessing I was being lazy asking 🙃

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@timdark9282 Its just hard to describe over youtube comments, just let me know if you have any problems, and i can give you some advice.

[@myrmeko]

Would it be worth doing this on a TOOL? Would it even still be compatible with the DEX firmwares? And do you know any file recovery tool for the PS3's file system? Since i got my devkit i haven't installed anything so i wouldn't overwrite any blocks, because it was factory resetted before i got it. It was used like a regular PS3 by the previous owner, which had a developer brother who gifted him the console. The console ever saw one single game, which was PES, never installed on the HDD, only disc, so the only file ever written on the PS3 after the initial reset was the savefile for PES. I'd really be interested in recovering every possible file from that PS3.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@myrmeko it’s a good question, we can, and have done Frankie’s on dev units. As for the recovery process of files used with the ps3, that’s more tricky. I’m not the person to ask, but as far as I know, it could be recovered on pc perhaps? I would honestly set it to the side and wait for some kind of file copy firmware to release. Even though that’s far fetched from my current understanding.

[@myrmeko]

@@ConsoleKingRepair Thanks for answering. I'll ask on PS3 hackforums too. I'm keeping this console intact for that specific reason. After that i really want an RSX upgrade, especially for overclocking to 750MHz. Combined with the double RAM, it should make for a pretty good experience.

[@hi-friaudioman]

I recently got into into component level board repair, repairing Nvidia GPU's. Right now i have two 2080's, one with a cracked pcb with 18 broken traces that are 0.1mm in size. Second one needs a memory chip replacement. I salute you good sir! Chip reballing and SMD rework is no easy feat. A lot of people say "oh thats easy" only to miserably fail, luckily i have years of soldering practice and understand the tools, supplies and equipment required. Still saving up for a proper rework lab but i have most of the basic equipment covered and i feel pretty confident in my skills. Speaking of skills. Your work looks excellent. Also as a side, May i ask what flux youre using for SMD rework? Ive used BGA paste which is obviously too sticky for SMD. Lmao. But right now im using kester 186 flux which is good but still gets too sticky. I have the flux pens but they evaporate a little too quickly and the flux is too thin. Still trying to find that perfect balance. Lol

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Thanks for the watch! Right now im rocking Amtech NC-559-V2-TF Tacky Flux, i get 30CC's of the stuff, and it works great for all applications. I buy from Louis Rossmann’s shop.

[@PatSmashYT]

How accurate is measuring the ohms on the Tokins compared to using a SYSCON system?

[@darko_0682]

How much is the service? And also, can you do the same for cechA00? Japanese model? Why recommend this more than just delidding?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@darko_0682 we charge 349.99 for base, and 449.99 for full Frankie’s. And yes, Japan models work great. As for the reason, 90nm RSX chipsets are way more prone to failure than other chipsets, it’s about making this thing last.

[@darko_0682]

So as long as my console experiences the ylod that’s when I can request a Frankie service correct? The console needs to start failing before swapping the 90nm?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@darko_0682 You can send it before it fails, or after it fails. Whichever you prefer. But I would recommend waiting until it fails.

[@itsyourboiaxl]

Yo good job on that! I have a few questions. Where do you get 40NM RSX? You need to sacrifice a ps3 slim for that? And what tools do you need for this operation? I really want to try it out

[@RomaSetov]

для de-lid лучше использовать ацетон. он просто уничтожает силикон, срезая крышку так, как будто ты режешь масло. только не надо заливать ацетоном всю материнскую плату, это может уничтожить маску на текстолите. пара капель на лезвие будет достаточно. Попробуй!

[@skullfilth]

Is it possible to do with a CECHA00 japanese console? And do your Frankie service does support those models??

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@skullfilth yes we do! Ive done plenty of Japan models. Let me know if you need anything else. 👍

[@skullfilth]

@ConsoleKingRepair oh nice!! ^^ I've been meaning to get a backwards compatible ps3 for quite a while, i'll be sending one as soon as i get one! ^^

[@mixmastermantas6841]

what type of flux are you using? If you don't mind me asking :)

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

rossmann flux, aka 559 amtech flux

[@mixmastermantas6841]

@@ConsoleKingRepair sweet! Thx

[@lucifermorningstar910]

So I’m new to all this, but my main question is this, as every video I’ve seen evilant firmware after a Frankie. Can the ps3 not run Sony firmware after replacing the 90 to a 65 or 40???

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Nope it can. I usually go on evilnat to remarry disk drives.

[@lucifermorningstar910]

@ it can???? 🥹 ah man that’s great news!!

[@sakib6836]

Sent mine in to you guys earlier this month. Whats the turnaround time like? I’m in no rush, just curious. Also, are all repairs streamed?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

We plan to stream repairs soon, turnaround has been a little longer due to demand.

[@hxviii]

tutorial on a non bc ps3 swap?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I’ll have to try it out

[@RyanAnderson-xf1bg]

I have a very important question. I took off ihs plates years ago to replace thermal paste , after that day, I have a temperature issue the fan goes crazy In the xmb menu temperature ges above 70c I disassembled my console 1000 time .used best thermal pastes and the most expensive ones Checked the connection between plates and heat sinks Tited screws for better connection I did everything, but I still have issue I don't like to use fan utility I want the fan and the temperature back to normal Please please help me

[@guitarboyjeff]

How long do they last with this chip replacement? I mean isn’t the design of the phat ps3 itself is a flaw? They should have definitely made that power supply external not internal since that power supply sits directly on top of the RSX cooking it even more.

[@lookitskazzy]

The flaw is on the RSX itself. Heat has nothing to do with it really, it’s due to a manufacturing flaw that causes the die to delaminate over repeated thermal cycling. The 65/40nm RSXes don’t have this issue. Moving the PSU would have absolutely no impact on longevity of the 90nm RSXes.

[@matthewhutchinson1247]

This is amazing do you install cfw on your consoles?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Yes i do, you need to when installing new disk drives.

[@iizaakov]

excellent video, now i want to buy a frankie =P

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

We have Frankie’s for sale on our website, ConsoleKing.net 🙂

[@Silverturky]

hey man I have a really fresh working hardware backward compat ps3 its unopened warranty sticker sill in place. should I pre empt the frankie or wait till it dies then do it?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I would wait, when it dies is when i would get it frankied.

[@Silverturky]

@@ConsoleKingRepair sounds good to me! I shall send her your way when that does happen.

[@backlashD]

What's your Frankie success rate?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Really good as of recent, I would say 8/10 succeed.

[@suluturnip]

Why don’t you have jigs for your extractor? It would make alignment easier/faster/safer. Why don’t you give any detail about what you’re doing? What actions you’re taking, what tools you’re using. How you use the an and why. Step by step.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I appreciate the constructive criticism! I also would like to ask for clarification on your jig question, I'm not understanding that point. As for your other points, ill try my best to incorporate them into my next video.

[@suluturnip]

@@ConsoleKingRepair Thank you. I’m happy to explain. I’m guessing you’ve done this extraction more than once based on the info you provided, but also the fact that you have the extractor. Since alignment of the motherboard is pretty important and you’re going to do it again, it would make sense to buy or build jigs that fit into the extractor. The jigs would make alignment easier because you just drop the jigs into the extractor, then fit the board onto the extractor between the jigs. It would save you time and hassle and make alignment consistent.

[@mayosunrise]

Sick video 👍 I've been wondering, is it possible/does it make sense to replace the Cell too?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

The CELL itself is actually very reliable, only in rare cases you would need to replace it. This and its VERY labor intensive. I should do a video replacing CELL, and show the arduous process.

[@Johnny_LuvBuckets]

Good video man. Not sure how many nops2 scenarios you run into? I haven't had a single one go no ps2 Ever since I started protecting underneath the eegs and bridge chip with aluminum tape. Might want to give it a shot.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Ill have to try it out, thanks for the tip! Also appreciate the kind words. I haven't run into many no ps2 issues for awhile thankfully, but we'll see how it goes in the future.

[@TonyFonzerelli]

where do you source your 45s from?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I harvest them from slims. I get way better results than dealing with other sellers.

[@bigupbassline58]

my ps3 is running loud, it's a mid 2008 date code and i'm not sure if it's 90 or 65nm it's fully sealed and has the original thermal paste, it was running really loud in hot weather but runs normal when it's not as hot outside, and i also noticed that the air coming out of it isn't very warm at all does the thermal paste need replaced or is this normal for a fat ps3? i don't want to open it but i also don't want it to fail on me

[@H2Oredfirefox]

I was wondering about the work you were doing does that mean that the original PlayStation 3 the one has the dual laser in the extra card reader ports is it vulnerable yellow light of death 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Yes it is vulnerable to YLOD.

[@mattunwin]

What kind of rework station is that?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

3 zone BGA station, they have multiple variations from china. But they’re all generally the same.

[@ChainPenguin]

Is the last step really important?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Ultrasonically cleaning gives the board a deep clean. Cleans dirt, flux, and other debris on the board. It’s pretty important if you want to give quality results.

[@ChainPenguin]

​@@ConsoleKingRepair I was referring to the NIC(?).

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@ChainPenguin oh yea, those can be very beneficial for these PS3s. NECS tend to go bad pretty often. Would I say they NEED to be replaced? Only if you want future proofing, and of course, if they’re already bad.

[@mh-studio1]

No need re-ball ??

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I reballed these off video, ill have to make a video about reballing!

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Thank you all for watching! I cant believe were almost at 100 subs! Give me some video ideas, and ill make sure to use them! Much Love!

[@legendofswords]

Hi there im across the border in Canada (Toronto to be specific) do you do this service for non american citizens. I have a BWC A00 PS3 that while i havent been able to diagnose if its specifically the RSX having failed im getting no video output but all other lights are working and fan is going as well

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

We can do that for you, if you’ve tried resetting video, and tried safe mode and it still isn’t displaying, I would say it’s most likely the RSX. Be sure to check the AV port as well, sometimes HDMI display breaks for multiple reasons.

[@legendofswords]

@@ConsoleKingRepair Yep tried reseting using safe mode and AV port

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@legendofswordswe offer a Frankie service on our website, if you’re interested in the Frankie only, we can do that. I’ll have to change shipping settings to you can purchase from us. Just go to ConsoleKing.net

[@legendofswords]

@@ConsoleKingRepair Went to the site to test to see how much the estimated shipping costs (since i assume there is return shipping fees and stuff ) would be and got locked up due to the region settings still being locked to US only

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@legendofswords message me at [e-mail] and we can work something out. 🙂

[@justin_2488]

I'd like to buy a Frankie. Where do you sell these at?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

ConsoleKing.net 🙂

[@you_commentbackyourmomahoe]

​@@ConsoleKingRepair700$ for a pa3? Are you kidding me? For a 12 minutes jop?

[@rch5395]

Didn't the ps3 have Nvidia gpu?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

It’s based on the Nvidia 7800GTX GPU. It was codeveloped by Nvidia and Sony

[@rch5395]

@@ConsoleKingRepair oh

[@rch5395]

@ConsoleKingRepair also, what is that big chip u didn't cover up? Is it the sp2 chip?

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@rch5395 You talking about Southbridge? or EEGS?

[@rch5395]

@@ConsoleKingRepair I didn't notice there was another chip. I only saw 3 big ones, the one u replaced, the one near it that u covered up, and one very far away from both.

[@Raul_Gajadhar]

If ever I watched a video that was less than helpful, this has to be it.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Could you explain further? Always trying to improve.

[@GrandemagicoWall]

Too bad you don't ship to Europe

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

We can work something out if you’re willing

[@YNnonsense]

Is this ai voiceover?

[@Mareka6969]

looks expensive lol

[@viralbull8085]

i have no idea what a frankie is even after watching this video, but being that the ps3 is irrelevant now i don't even see the point. i am playing ps3 on an emulator tho so whatever

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

Let me know where you got confused, and I’ll try my best to explain it for you. 👍

[@viralbull8085]

@@ConsoleKingRepair everything... you're making an electronics video bro, you should be as explicit about the process as possible. what is the frankie? the memory chips you replace? the cpu? the resistors you replaced? all you're doing is sawing more doubt on the processes than a solution. from our point of view you did voodoo magic in 3 steps and turn the ps3 back on again. if this prosses was still relevant i would have google what a frankie was instead of rewatching your vid, but again, if a i see ps3 is just leave it in the good will bin where i usually find them, don't really care. but some of us watch electronicporn for the heck of it. good video tho, the quality is great, if you make them better you'll gain more viewership

[@Johnny_LuvBuckets]

Just because it's not relevant to you doesn't mean it is for everyone. There's 8 billion more people on the planet besides you. You could enjoy the entire PlayStation library with just a PS5 and a launch model ps3.

[@viralbull8085]

@@Johnny_LuvBuckets shut up nerd

[@gnrtx-36969]

PS3 on emulator is only possible if you have very high end cpu and gpu though

[@fiscalonline9642]

This did not worth it at all , a ps3 is how much ? 20-30 $ ....

[@ukemix8848]

why do you need dead one for 20-30$?

[@vitalyjoepeachpeedarok]

Bro wtf are your prices lmao, you can buy ps2-3-4-5 for that amount of money 😂 instead of this ugly mod

[@jonathanasmat1752]

I got a question about 4 years ago I bought a “Brand new 60gb” ps3, and I’m worried about this specific reason. Do you think it would be a good idea to change the rsx from 90 to 40 right away to prevent this! I don’t want my ps3 to go bad, I’m a person that really really really takes good care of my stuff.

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

I would only advise getting a 40nm swap if the ps3 gets YLOD. 90nm can last a long time, I would avoid swapping for the meanwhile.

[@jonathanasmat1752]

@@ConsoleKingRepair ok, so by your respond I guess it possibly a bad idea to swap right away

[@ConsoleKingRepair]

@@jonathanasmat1752 I would just wait and see if i were you. Its most likely going to last a long time if its new.

[@jonathanasmat1752]

@@ConsoleKingRepair ok I see great, thank you for your response.