Trying to FIX a Faulty PlayStation 3 CECHG03 (Part 3 of 3 PS3 Fixes)

Hi, in this 'trying to fix' video I attempt to fix a PS3. I bought 3 faulty PS3 consoles from the one seller on eBay for £28 ($36.58, €32.28) so it works out less than £10 each. This is the video of the 3rd fix, please see my KZbin channel for Part 1 and 2. This was filmed a couple of months ago straight after the Part 2 video.
Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things.
I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series.
Many thanks, Vince.

[@popd8830]

Hears Vinces' optimism, proceeds to look at the remaining time, then thinks: bless your heart Vince I'm glad you still retain hope.

[@michael1stay251]

Just so you know. I have a backwards compatible with the yellow light. Watching these helped me to get an idea of what to expect if I try to fix it. So it was really worth it to me. Thanks, your videos are so much fun and educational. :)

[@momfiethehunter504]

Get some extra cpu/gpu clamps and put a coin on the little metal plates where those rings were in the video. Fixed my 4 port fat

[@J4MBO87]

In regards to the thermal paste you should put a larger blob in the middle instead of alot of small scattered blobs because this will trap air in between the heat sink and chip, a bigger blob in the middle will spread from the inside out and push any air out with it :) there is always diagrams Available on how to apply the paste to specific chips online, just google it :) great video btw.

[@TheSlysterII]

Oh no Vince, I feel your pain, the cracked balls of doom! Great vid as always mate!

[@dfranzner]

The board probably isn't shorted, those caps around the CPU and GPU are VERY low resistance, so the multimeter consider those as "shorted", but actually they're not. The only way to check those little caps for shorts is removing the CPU and GPU off the board, then the resistance goes back to "normal". Also, the error you have here is indeed YLOD, which is "general hardware failure" and can be A LOT of things, but mostly it is BGA Solder related on the CPU or GPU. Another tip, these Fat PS3 have a chronically problem with those NEC SuperCapacitors, those thin retangular black chips on top and bottom of the board. They loose capacitance over time, and give the YLOD error after it. The fix is to solder additional capacitors on the same rail as the CPU and GPU voltage line, so the voltage doesn't drop and cause system shutdown.

[@xvxv6975]

Thx so much my ps3 had bad nec tokin capacitors. Thx 🙏🙏

[@abzhuofficial]

Yeah, the front panels on the Fat PS3s are touch-based, and corrosion messes up the front buttons. In my case, my sensors were bent and so needed straightening.

[@mark-andrews]

I do have a working 4-port model, like the one in pt.2. Didn't know about the fan test, or about moving the PS logo, as mentioned in Pt. 1. Very interesting videos, thanks.

[@nathansmedley7736]

please do more videos like this one vince, your videos are brilliant

[@mark12358]

Actually, you CAN see the power light is turning yellow for a half second, then flashing red.

[@edsmith4782]

I love your fixing videos especially the RC Car ones

[@funnyfudgeman16]

ed smithe me too. I’ve got a Traxxas slash 4X4

[@christopherbolis2048]

It's not a fake seal, they simply pull the rubber cover of the screw with the screwdriver, doing so the seal come off without display the world void on it, it's a simple trick.

[@hfproject6159]

You must check the nectokin voltage, if the tension is low it must be replaced

[@DaleChambs]

Oh dear. Yellow light of death. Saw it immediately

[@catfromexico]

The flashing red light means it's going to have a yellow light of death problem

[@DaleChambs]

@@catfromexico Yeah but it flashed yellow from green immediately. It already has YLOD

[@si.n.g.h1208]

I fixed mine with a oven

[@jamesduran3804]

@@si.n.g.h1208 is it still working? If so, for how long?

[@simonefederico2413]

@@DaleChambs i had the ylod problem with mine ps3 phat in 2013

[@PUHCsi]

Hi Vince, just yesterday I watched a TV repair video From youtuber 12 volt Vids , he had to reball a chip and he used a very interesting method he applied flux and had a little trestle that housed a 50 watt halogen lamp, it say just a couple of inches above the chip and got hot enough to do the job, it was very impressive to watch and yes it fixed the board

[@corybrown5583]

Simon Morris www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod-fix.25260/

[@Theuaredead]

CECHG models of the PlayStation are typically known for faults with their Blu-Ray drives. If the CECHC model worked, you could test the CECHG Blu Ray drive on it to see if it's worth going about purchasing another CECHG with a faulty drive to at least get something out of this system, otherwise, yeah that system has seen better days. Previous owner had left in their basement, shed, or even outside which caused all of the rust and chalky film.

[@NSHG]

Lasers are compatible so he could have straight out swapped the lasers and be done, no remarrying BD drives.

[@EmpathizeVortex]

My cechg03 eject button stopped working after 3 days

[@S1_2025-YT]

Hey Vince, I’m loving your videos! Keep up the good work

[@benjammin316]

That's a shame, seller must have known they were dodgy no doubt about it. Still, learnt a bit from them mate. Not everyone is a crook however, onwards and upwards. Great vid as always Vince

[@Alexander_l322]

I got 5 Xbox 360s buy it now for £22 free post and 3 worked out the box ,1 had needed a little rubber band for the tray and the other was rrod so it donanted it's rubber band to the working xbox and a pink PS2 slim that apparently didn't read discs but I got it for £10.10 auction and it intact works perfectly. It's a gamble because you're banking on the seller being honest but even then they can't always be fixed.

[@corybrown5583]

www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod-fix.25260/

[@wattage]

Oh man that triple-beep!!! Brings back awful nightmare memories. Tried repairing 3 of these PS3 fatboys. One worked for a month or so (reflowing). The others didn't budge. Tried everything. Heard that damned beep so many times!! Haha... I swore off trying to fix Playstations after that. It's a devilish console to fix.

[@GadgetUK164]

It's a shame, but I would have come to the same conclusion. It's worth perhaps one day considering getting it reballed (perhaps when they go up in value due to the low numbers of working ones in circulation). You may be able to get it working (for a period of time) by doing a reflow, but often the bad connections just break again. Fun to watch though! =D

[@Mymatevince]

Yeah, I have heard that they don't last very long unless you hack them and then can keep the temperature of the chips down. I have a PS3 slim which may not look as nice but works perfectly so this was purely for the 'fix it' feeling. Out of all of them it would be the 2nd one that I would like working, the backwards compatible one. To me the difference in quality between this one and the backwards compatible one in part 2 is night and day. This one looked very cheap. Cheers for the comment :-)

[@corybrown5583]

It’s the nec tokin capacitors. www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod-fix.25260/

[@criticscooby]

Vince, if you have these ps3's you can fix them because the real problem looks like really is the NEC's under the CELL, RSX those black rectangle black little boxes search with this key words: NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD FIX

[@Tylerjrb]

Could be a varying amount of things. Sure a reball could fix it and you can do it with cheap tools. Just need a decent size heat gun + mount + large enough square nozzle to heat the entire chip. But as you probably know a reball is not always the answer. One of the chips could be internally shorted or on its way out. You could do it with your heat gun. Put entire board in oven at 100-150c then hit the chips with the biggest nozzle you have. Could also be anything on the vrm power side. Shorted cap/mosfet etc. Best way to find out would be to remove the 4 coils to seperate. Great video as always vince. Shame you did not fix but worth it for the knowledge i think.

[@corybrown5583]

Tyler he can use them for another ps3. You can fix them pretty easily! He has since made videos fixing them by replacing nec tokin capacitors on top of board near gpu and cpu. Reflowing and Reballing worked, but not for the reasons that was believed,which was the Lead-Free Solder causing the issue, the PlayStation3 with the Syscon fan usually has a max tolerance temperature around 75/78ºC at almost Stage 4 Fan Speed "more on the later models", and a Thermal Protection at 90ºCs, the problem is that in order for the Lead-Free Solder to crack or dislodge from the board on average you need 217ºC to get the chip off the board, the PlayStation3 inside, its almost at 75ºC to 80ºCs at the most, which is 138ºCs less than what you need in order to damage the solder-balls, Sony used the same Lead-Free aloy in all Generations of the PlayStation3, yet only the Revisions that are known for this kind of failure its the CECHA all the way to the CECH-2000 Slim Model, and why dont any other revision from CECH-2100 and upwards get the YLOD, if the same Lead-Free aloy is used? Did Sony removed the "feature? Its because of the newer Chipset Manufacture Process "Nm"? Is because the newer consoles heat less than they´re predecessors? The answer its neither of them, the Lead-Free Solder, the Overheating or Newer Manufacture Process,but rather a few SMD Capacitors manufactured by NEC "Formerly known as "NEC/TOKIN", which are responsible for the YLOD issue caused by the early PlayStation3 revisions.

[@corybrown5583]

www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod-fix.25260/

[@Operational117]

**sees video is less than 30 minutes long** Me: "W00T! This gon' be success!" **half-way through** Me: "... I didn't see that coming..."

[@dannyhtheretrogamingmaster9548]

CECHG models are in my opinion the worst PS3 model - no backward compatibility, an ineffective 15 blade fan and gpu and cpu chips that become too hot because of the fan, dust build-up and poor quality thermal paste. But at least you gave a good video and can possibly use some of the parts ie the hard drive or using the dvd drive by switching it and swapping the dvd drive board around so they match.

[@abzhuofficial]

I would agree: I have one myself

[@MirceaD28]

Well.... I just love your videos. When all consoles manufacturers will put a socket inside so you can change the CPU, then I will buy one.

[@WindsSunrise1]

Well, it was a good try. Honestly it's probably not worth trying PS3s ever again, they just seem so bad to repair. Unless you're feeling up to the reball challenge.

[@corybrown5583]

WindsSunrise1 no 90% of the time it’s just those Nec Tokin capacitors near the gpu and cpu. They where flawed and known to loose capacitance over time. Reflowing and Reballing worked, but not for the reasons that was believed,which was the Lead-Free Solder causing the issue, the PlayStation3 with the Syscon fan usually has a max tolerance temperature around 75/78ºC at almost Stage 4 Fan Speed "more on the later models", and a Thermal Protection at 90ºCs, the problem is that in order for the Lead-Free Solder to crack or dislodge from the board on average you need 217ºC to get the chip off the board, the PlayStation3 inside, its almost at 75ºC to 80ºCs at the most, which is 138ºCs less than what you need in order to damage the solder-balls, Sony used the same Lead-Free aloy in all Generations of the PlayStation3, yet only the Revisions that are known for this kind of failure its the CECHA all the way to the CECH-2000 Slim Model, and why dont any other revision from CECH-2100 and upwards get the YLOD, if the same Lead-Free aloy is used? Did Sony removed the "feature? Its because of the newer Chipset Manufacture Process "Nm"? Is because the newer consoles heat less than they´re predecessors? The answer its neither of them, the Lead-Free Solder, the Overheating or Newer Manufacture Process,but rather a few SMD Capacitors manufactured by NEC "Formerly known as "NEC/TOKIN", which are responsible for the YLOD issue caused by the early PlayStation3 revisions. When even one of them starts to fail it can cause insufficient power supply to those chips which causes the general hardware failure known as YLOD.

[@ARIGHETTI]

Vince back with another dope video!! 👌🔥

[@DDCRExposed]

I had reflowed my 1st gen PS3 so many times that I had it all the steps memorized and could do it all in about 20mins or so. That was such a pain.

[@Alexander_l322]

I did mine in the oven for about half an hour and it gave it another 8 months of almost constant use. It can be done but it's just not always going to fix it or keep it going forever but its certainly worth a try

[@corybrown5583]

Nobody like me it’s the nec tokin capacitor chips on the circuit board closest to the gpu and cpu. They where found to be faulty and loose their capacity after regular use. Easy fix is to replace the nec tokin caps with 470uf solid SMD tantalum capacitors. You need 4 solder in place per chip. Go look it up. There have been plenty of videos made proving this.

[@zerocool278]

Hi Vince, It may not have been a fake seal as when I do repairs I use my hot air station to remove and replace the seals without damage.

[@Twintania]

I picked up a 80GB PS3 (not compatible with PS2 games) for $6 at goodwill yesterday. It had a ton of dust in it but works very well

[@brutlern]

Still a good video despite a crappy console.

[@deeza72]

Vince it is YLOD I saw it at the start. Take those washers out and gently bend the metal instead. Definitely worth a reflow. Heat the whole board a little then focus on the chips. You can make it work...hopefully

[@zincmann]

Yay! Another PS3 Repair Video!

[@danielsaturnino5715]

I'd say that adding washers only makes it worse because it bends the mainboard and cracks the connections. Just reflow and if it works at all you will know it needs a reball. If it doesnt work, either you have a bad chip, shorted mosfet or capacitor. NSC has alot of videos on this matter.

[@sersoft_corp]

Buying dead consoles on ebay and hoping they are fixable is like going out in a thunderstorm without an umbrella and hoping to not get wet.

[@mypersonalbiblestudies]

The silver solder on those surface mounted I.C. are the worse. It doesn't have a good eutectic state which is why it's prone to cracking over heating and cooling cycles. I tried my hand at reballing and it requires too much work and care. Alibaba sales pre-balled GPUs and CPUs for the PS3 for a decent price. Just long wait for delivery. Makes for good practice if you ever want to try your hand at replacing those items.

[@ambronhib5561]

Is there any new idea to fix this problem? Got a PS3 Slim with shortend capacitors around the CPU and GPU as well.

[@38911bytefree]

I will put the bracket without heatsing, using small piece of metal on the other side. This will put pressure on the cpu and retain it on its place. Then hit the metal piece with a heat gun. You can put the temperature probe of you DMM on the actual metal piece that is against the chip to read the actual temperature. You can even recreate the profile for reflow this way (sort of) using the temp regulator of the heatgun. It is a ghetto fix, but nothing like playing with stuff that cant get worse. Worths the test, just for curiosity.

[@josephnealeUKscratchcards]

Awesome video as always

[@nathanmead140]

Also you could try replacing the power supply and see if that might help (sometimes turning on then back off again is a power supply problem)

[@corybrown5583]

nathan mead it’s not the power supply. The fan will not come on during the few seconds after pressing the power button when you’re seeing ylod if it’s power issue. It’s the nec tokin capacitors found near gpu and cpu. Go look at this article. Vince has since made videos using this method with complete success! www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod-fix.25260/

[@TobiEstosWorld]

Nice video, i love the gaming repares :) Yes it went to yellow 😁 its an YLOD. One of the chips is desoldered from platin. Most times it is the cell rsx or north bridge chip (the black big chip) in some few cases its a failed psu that not delivers enough power and the ps3 flashes. Yellow light followd by red blinking just means fatal system error. Overheating isn't possible after 2 seconds I guess. But one is safe, if it isnt the psu, to repare isn't worth the time and afford.

[@alexradu7328]

Hey, keep up! I like your content !

[@bdhost07]

hey Vince, would it be worth you getting a reball machine?

[@brackenharris5597]

Try this on all 3 grab a heat gun and heat up the CPU and GPU for 45 seconds each and then let cool make sure heat gun is on high ive done this 100 times and if your lucky it will work sometimes it won’t and for all you who says it’s temporary I did this to my own fat ps3 3 years ago and it still works perfect to this day

[@MADagain]

After you do the fan test there will always be a flashing red light... that just indicates reboot the system (before the reset switch was deleted by the PS3 slim it was normal, then Sony decided to add that HDD "may be corrupt" nonsense upon booting which made the fan test super annoying to do). But I have a 60GB model that refuses to load discs :(

[@cruise0074]

Great videos I must say, I think you should do some more, maybe Xbox 360 or original Xbox, those machines are beasts.

[@will42345]

Hey vince I do recommend the IFixit pro tool kit for doing these videos, great video mate!

[@powerfantastic01]

Wasn't there a firmware update that removed the backwards compatibility on the first PS3's ? I have one, but haven't used it in ages. But I think there was some firmware changes that prohibited hacking and at the same time disabled the backwards compatibility.

[@mrbussey]

Vince! Don't get discouraged!! Don't assume that someone with any knowledge tried to fix something. I find that most of the time it's been done by kids and they just watch other kids do it on youtube and cross their fingers. Obviously they put no real care into it if they didn't remove the corrosion or replace the thermal paste. When I open something that someone else has worked on and failed to fix, I assume they just weren't as good as me! You should do the same! You put a lot of time and care into your repairs! As for the warranty sticker, my guess is that they heated it up or something to remove it. Plus at 10 pounds, I doubt you could buy a spare power supply or Blu-Ray drive for that!! Keep up the good fight, buddy!

[@bergrocks5424]

Replace the NECTOKINs for Tântalo Capacitor...there is a buch of video how to do it

[@pds8475]

You can buy void stickers from large electronics suppliers as well as on ebay. So yeah don't take any notice of them.

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks, I thought you might be able to but have never looked them up. At least I know now that it is not a guarantee that things haven't been previously opened :-)

[@Mik_S]

It is also possible to remove the original without voiding it by using a heat gun on lowish heat. I did this for a mate years ago after his kid used the drive slot as a piggybank, and he didn't want the warranty voided when he asked me to fix it.

[@fendularatsq2317]

You should always give quick summary of last videos, its 3/3 series. If it were separate videos even then you should say what you learned in last attempts because you give away much more information to viewers. And i think a lot watch to learn and not for surprise of yours trying to fix videos.

[@adhemelfaiky6047]

Try to compare this with the other one which is working with the multi meter And see which chip is shorting and if it Needs replacement

[@KingHenryVR4]

I have one of these models someone gave me that was doing the exact same thing, sometimes if you power cycled it enough times it would eventually power on an work fine until you shut it down again.

[@corybrown5583]

KingHenryVR4 if you replace the nec tokin capacitors it will fix issue. www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod-fix.25260/

[@simonefederico2413]

I had One of these and was the Yellow light of death the same like yours and was a common problem

[@MvP4eVa1]

You know that the motherboard is no good anymore , why not do the oven trick . Heat up the motherboard or get a heat gun, heat up those chips .

[@DownShift423]

Easy fix I use todo them all the time take the motherboard out rest it on a even surface heat it up with a heat gun both sides to around 15 mins 7.5 mins either side leave too cool down then put back together with fresh thermal paste or if you want a quick fix turn the PlayStation upside down and hair dryer on the back where the ports are going up and down for 15 mins straight leave the console upside down till it cools down

[@TirantRex]

I was surprised when I opened up my PS3 that the sucker didn't die already... the thermal paste had basically turned into a thermal crust! I put some new Noktua Premium Grade Paste on there and now it's much quieter and the fan doesn't spin when I'm not in-game anymore!

[@davepowell1521]

Was gonna say great little fix! But anyway great little try at a fix! Not all a loss you have a parts machine for next time! 👍👍👍

[@FixDaily]

Great video once again

[@soulmourne2698]

I spent a lot of time with the graphics in two of those and doesn't work the reflow might work maybe two months but there is a moment in where the graphic card shorts with other contacts and its just unfixable. Almost every single one of those models had that failure the best way to play ps3 is to buy a super slim and cleaning it, changing the thermal paste and thats the best choice to play ps3 because the super slim doesn't get very hot.

[@momfiethehunter504]

The 1 gen slim has same problem as the fats. I have 2 slim 1 gen system's with same problem

[@soulmourne2698]

@@momfiethehunter504 Super slim is the best ps3 it never has those kind of failures.

[@momfiethehunter504]

@@soulmourne2698 some actually still die sadly

[@pedroviegas2992]

Hello, Try to replace nec tokin oe128, by 3 x tantalum 470uf 2.5v, shunt the + of each.

[@paulwilliams7070]

The 60gb backwards compatible ps3 are pro to overheating mine only lasted 3 years had my 80 since 2008 working perfectly today

[@retrobox5677]

could be backward compatible if you install cfw(rebug por example).

[@Tenjio79]

so sad ....to put fake void-stickers on these ps3 units. but as always great video, and get well soon vince! :)

[@ultralord2889]

hey, try the following. When u plug the cable in the back and the light becomes red wait for like 5 minutes, and then u try to turn it on. Mine does a thing where it needs to "charge up" before it wants to turn on. give it a try

[@RobertC2575]

That yellow light of death that would be GPU chip failure reflow will sometimes fix that problem

[@dans3083]

Probably just the NEC/TOKIN capacitors.

[@mountredgames1229]

Hi mate... I watch your videos a lot... And i know you have fixed two ps3 with this fault... I wanted to request if you have this available could you please replace 2 NEC/TOKIN capacitor of RSX? and make a video of it see if it works! If need be 2 NEC/TOKIN capacitor of Cell BE too...

[@andresbravo2003]

Nice! Hope this fixes the issue. ;-)

[@MorbidCrow666]

When you were using the multi meter for a minute i thought you were going to start playing the Morse theme tune :-D

[@ja2383]

Try the PSX forums and replace the caps. There is a good tutorial but basically sony used cheap nec caps at the time and the cell cpu isnt't getting enough power. Once u do that will correct over 90% of the ps3 problems without doing any advanced damage to the board or cpu. Reflowing does help but it doesnt correct it. Cheap caps is more the problem caps only suppose to last if your lucky maybe 10 years. Its worth it and cheap will improve the reliabilty of the unit and it will last another 10 years. PSX is a good resource look for cap replacement in the forums.

[@ninetailsnet]

If that is a backward compatibility version of PS3 especially if that is the very first version of the PS3, its worth to fix it because of being rare and collectible

[@marcosvaldez8510]

I have a backward compatible one. but the disk drive does not work

[@Roshan_420]

@@marcosvaldez8510 easy fix

[@Furious-gk2cz]

I have an super slim ps3, One day i was playing nfs most wanted and suddenly the fan went up to its max speed then i turned it off, after a while i turn on it was fine but untill it showed that my ps3 was too hot so it will shut down what is this sign of i am sure its not ylod cause it turns on when it is cool?

[@xvxv6975]

Thermal paste

[@leeverink32]

this 3rd console does what the second video's repair was about this one is unrepairable the second one WAS repairable if you get the 1 second yellow light the console is dead only a heat gun makes it work for a few hours or a few days but it will die and is only usable as a book stand

[@Alexander_l322]

Sucks you found another dodgy seller well it seems that way. I've bought a few 'faulty untested' or disc read error consoles to find them working when I get them or it's a simple fix. I got 1 out of 5 360s that worked from a faulty lot and a pink PS2 that didn't read discs but really it did and still does lol. I think for me its the best and cheapest way to collect older systems.

[@stefoo3473]

Just heat cpu and gpu thats the only way repairing it or replace it

[@Starcat128]

hay VINCE how much for the HDDS and the BD--rom Drive from the PS3 with 4 USB Ports???

[@Nikkerston]

I do have a ps3 super slim btw its super dusty and that ps3 had a yellow light of death that is why its not working

[@dorfschmidt4833]

If anyone is curious about the music: Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers.

[@Linux971]

Now you should try to fix some Xbox 360. Even for comparison which one is easier to fix.

[@Alexander_l322]

They about the same depending on the fault, quite hard is the answer unless it's just disc or power issusea

[@catfromexico]

It means overheating the red flashing light means overheating

[@borisdg]

Nice video! Hoping for more Switch tho! :o)

[@joshua2025-j9j]

you cant remove the video chip ,from another playstation..

[@IPichu777]

Yellow Light of Death, great, a possibly faulty motherboard.... ....and possibly a faulty fan too

[@RobertC2575]

Try reflow on chips

[@4ftofflame]

Vince, if you're gonna go to the effort of applying fresh Thermal paste, which you always should when opening things up that use it, please look into how to apply it properly

[@Club_Michas]

@My Mate VINCE The only real fix is to replace the GPU , reflow and rebaling doesn't fix it permanently because the Core of the GPU has a bad connection to the GPU itself. If you heat the GPU Core at 120° the Solder won't melt but it will work for a couple days/month and will die again. everybody who claim that rebaling fix it forever telling you bullshit. You may ask why, the answer is that the GPUs manufactured by NVIDIA and AMD in 2006 - 2008 had a big design flaw.

[@Neuron43]

Almost 2800 views and 2800 people you've made aware of the "Fake Tamper-proof Sticker". Thanks You

[@ryans413]

That’s sad someone tried to fix it did a piss poor job at it failed didn’t even care to put it back together properly missing screws looks like it got moisture inside it with all the rust I saw. Then gets a fake warranty sticker slaps it on to sell it. So people buying will think it’s never been opened shifty and I do t like it.

[@winksplorer]

The Problem Is YLOD which mean overheating, Or Broken Parts. And The PS3 Needs At Least 500 GB Of Storage.

[@the_game_cartridge9187]

I’m lucky. All my ps3 does is overheat in 2 minutes and I had to tighten the screws around the CPU and GPU

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

2:14 R.I.P., cause of death: YLOD. Fixable? Not permanently, if even. Even reballs are 50/50 at best.

[@wave_x_fear2282]

It’s a problem with the power supply in the ps3... my old ps3 does this I couldn’t find a fix for this. You need to replace the power supply vince.

[@georgebamber6871]

nope its clearly a yellow light of death

[@lunar3129]

Looks like someone spilled soda or a cat/dog has pissed all over that ps3 lol

[@pvc988]

That's how lead free solder saves the environment . . .

[@knman0010]

Get a new power supply... it fixed mine still works to this day.

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

I wonder has anyone hasn't tried building a SONY PS3 into a PSU case and a water cooling kit to cool the Cell chip and Emotion Engine chip.

[@leonsgame3713]

yellow light of death the yellow light of death

[@ronalddhs3726]

Hi vince, nice try; at least you get fans, a HD and power supplies that are easily reusable (for < tenner per machine) ;) Thanks for the video.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

They aren't really worth anything, though.

[@corybrown5583]

MyRegardsToTheDodo Reflowing and Reballing worked, but not for the reasons that was believed,which was the Lead-Free Solder causing the issue, the PlayStation3 with the Syscon fan usually has a max tolerance temperature around 75/78ºC at almost Stage 4 Fan Speed "more on the later models", and a Thermal Protection at 90ºCs, the problem is that in order for the Lead-Free Solder to crack or dislodge from the board on average you need 217ºC to get the chip off the board, the PlayStation3 inside, its almost at 75ºC to 80ºCs at the most, which is 138ºCs less than what you need in order to damage the solder-balls, Sony used the same Lead-Free aloy in all Generations of the PlayStation3, yet only the Revisions that are known for this kind of failure its the CECHA all the way to the CECH-2000 Slim Model, and why dont any other revision from CECH-2100 and upwards get the YLOD, if the same Lead-Free aloy is used? Did Sony removed the "feature? Its because of the newer Chipset Manufacture Process "Nm"? Is because the newer consoles heat less than they´re predecessors? The answer its neither of them, the Lead-Free Solder, the Overheating or Newer Manufacture Process,but rather a few SMD Capacitors manufactured by NEC "Formerly known as "NEC/TOKIN", which are responsible for the YLOD issue caused by the early PlayStation3 revisions.

[@corybrown5583]

www.psx-place.com/threads/tutorial-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod-fix.25260/

[@Daniel-dl6fp]

There is a way to fix it I fixed one before and the way you fix it is you get a heat gun and go over the two chips (cpu)&(GPU) then wait for it to cool DOWN! then take the heat shield off them apply thermal paste then put it back together and boom

[@chriswilliams9734]

How long did it last after that ?

[@Daniel-dl6fp]

@@chriswilliams9734 still going since about a month

[@chriswilliams9734]

@@Daniel-dl6fp I have a untested ps3 slim coming in the mail in the next few days. I bought it for $25. The seller didn't have the controller , cables or games to test it out. I hope everything works if not there is a superslim in great condition for $65 available. I put that onw on hold just in case.

[@Daniel-dl6fp]

@@chriswilliams9734 nice hope it works👍👍 let me know if it works or what's wrong with it and I could help you fix it

[@chriswilliams9734]

@@Daniel-dl6fp thanks I'll let you know what happens