I really like how complex and well detailed are your videos. Repairing game consoles is only for those dedicated to the precision and perfectionism. Cheers mate!
fixing a ps3 is not for the faint hearted, it is quite hard to fix, i'd rather just let my ps3 die and just sell it as a parts/for repair console on ebay. i have recapped a pentium 4 pc motherboard, but doing that on a ps3 is next level stuff.
Repairing my PS2 was a cakewalk compared to the PS3. PS2 suffered from DRE, and Sony only offered a temporary solution. Turns out that my drive tray rails were the issue. Later on I bought one of those 3 in 1 cables from monoprice, and it fried the GPU. PS3 had YLOD, and I left one those cellphone repair shops reflow my board. It must’ve worked for an hour then GLOD.
Im the original author of the syscon thread, great to see people attempting to fix these ps3's again. For anyone who feels that the syscon is not clear, please feedback what requirements you think would work for everyone? post a pull request on my git repo.
Ha! I should have put two and two together from your community posts that you are "db". Hope to bring more visibility to your work and I'll be in touch in the coming weeks or months when I'm ready to get my hands dirty with it. I'm sure I'll need guidance on those solder locations.
@@BorderlineOCD Yeh feel free to suggest, dont worry about the syscon,its quite easy to get to grips with, error codes need some work on fully understanding, but we r getting there.
The calm demeanor, the precision equipment, the gloves, and the extraordinarily delicate attention to detail... This is a surgery video. Lol. And sir you are a fantastic doctor. I think the majority of your patients will make a full recovery, and based on this they ALL will say you have terrific beside manner. Lol. I'm brand new here and I'm not sure how I got here, but I'm glad I've gotten to enjoy this. I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the channel. Thanks again. This was amazing.
Nice repair! You're right you can't find one without a scratch on the used market cause it's in my house! I bought mine when they first came out; waited in line at Walmart and cost almost $700. I gently rub it with a microfiber cloth every month and use the electric blower on it every 6 months. Just like new!
That's surprising to me, every time I've tried to gently rub something glossy with a microfiber cloth, it still scratches, because no matter how gentle you are you're still pressing the dust against the surface which is what causes the scratches.
Well done for preserving all the warranty stickers. Don’t take any notice of what they say as I too like the original look . Keep it up 👍 you are doing a wonderful job
@@BorderlineOCD 60gb or 20gb model? 60gb model I've taken apart just to clean and yeah they are not fun .. Mine that could still possibly be repaired "it needs a new disc drive, thermal paste/pads" is the 20gb 4usb Fully BC model.
The one thing I really like about your channel that I rarely see in repair channels is how much care you put into the repair as far as cleaning the system and keeping everything as original as possible which is also something my company strives for. I would however recommend that you use low melt solder in order to remove those pesky caps. I haven't done the YLOD just yet but I did just recently have a YLOD on a PS3 just come in so I will be attempting this repair.
Cool tip about the screw cutting. I have had my crimping tool for probably 30years and I never wondered what those holes were for. Thank you so much for your excellent content and keep up the great work.
anything M4 and above are damn near impossible to cut without some sort of mechanical assistance. I mean you CAN cut an M4 but you wouldn't want to do more than 1 of them if you can help it! lol
Excellent video man, I love how thorough you were regarding the YLOD issue, with all the links and mentions for people to do their own research. Also, obviously we were all rooting for you. :)
Found your channel last night and I’m now binge-watching all your videos. Great content my dude, and you’re extremely well spoken and good at explaining what you’re doing. I’m not sure if it would be feasible, but have you considered doing live streams?
I just payed 3 dollars for a yellow light of death fat ps3 cechho1 so watching this video helped alot looks like I'ma be trying something I've never done before wish me luck
Unbelievable. Dude I've been searching to try and understand why the ps3 does this to begin with. I'll read more about it but I do have a concept on what you did and how to do it. Really appreciate you posting this. Thanks a million.
Great video, brilliant presenting. Loved every second. I have 4 PHAT PS2 BC machines and they are all in tip top condition. Two of them are factory sealed. The remaining two had a major clean overhaul with SSD upgrade and thermal paste. Even had to JB one to re marry the BD drive and now all is good. Top work dude.
@Samantha Holland yea one actually since I got 3. Was going to clean it up and give it a try since I already cleaned awhile back but haven't done in some time. How much you offering?
Nice work! Glad to see "the fix" worked okay for you. I tried doing the first NEC token (near the RSX) the other day on an old YLOD 60 gb. Unfortunately no change. I intend to swap out more, but I need to order more of these capacitors first. Wish they weren't so expensive. Lots of NEC's to replace on a single board especially with that 4 to 1 ratio.
I would HIGHLY recommend getting a soldering hot air station with a forced air pump inside, The difference is the air is generated inside the station, and then forced out with a pump, vs forced out of the handle with pretty much a fan. making this upgrade will change your repairs and your confidence working with all board SMD repairs.
im so jealous of this mine is the og release model me and my dad bought on midnight release. im glad that this video still gives me hope of it working again some day
I live in Japan,and bought this model by about ¥10.000.(Mine is "healthy,without any problem.) So this video helps me a lot to learn how it works.Thanks!😄 And I have to say sorry for my poor English😅I have not studied English at all these days,for about 20 years.
If you're interested, try using valve grinding compound for stuck hardware like that. I use it on a lot of my projects and it really helps. It's like liquid sandpaper. Just don't put too much on because it'll make a mess- just enough to fill the head of stuck hardware like that.
Man, the "trick" to shorten the screw blow my mind this Saturday morning ! 47y down on the ground and I never figured out the purpose of those holes !! Thanks for sharing - I'll try on my PS3 when my backlog will be short ...
This video was super helpful. Repairing the PS3 is a nightmare and a headache to the average "do it yourself" types like me, due to the years of misdiagnosis. I was really upset about how much of a pain it was to repair after so many attempts on multiple backwards compatible consoles. I've trashed so many consoles in my attempts to repair them only temporarily, I've come to despise the design of the internal components of the console itself. For $600 dollars, you get so much value out of the console being 3 in 1. At the same time, it's a ticking time-bomb. The airflow is a dust collector for some odd reason, I've yet to fully understand. All in all, I love the original PS3 in concept. But hate the technical design. I can't wait for the day a 3rd party vintage console maker comes along and reproduces backwards compatible PS3s consoles with a better constructed internal design. Thanks for making video!
It's a dust collector simply because it doesn't have a filter and sucks up a lot of air. Plus it's most likely down low on the floor or in a dusty cabinet. A simple mesh filter would've helped a ton.
You have another subscriber, I have seen the vast majority of the videos you have uploaded, Ps3 YLOD, Ps2, Game boys and yesterday the Xbox OG. I also appreciate that when you make a mistake, you put it, such as when you cut the flex of the screen with the blade or pads that are lost. Congrats and keep it up!👍
Literally just spent the past few days working on my OG Ps3, and this gets posted. Learned new things even tho my model is quite different from this one. Awesome video👍
Congrats. I am restoring the glossy case on my CECHA01 in my next upload but its still on the repair backlog. Hopefully you won't have to wait much longer :)
@@BorderlineOCD I went ahead and stripped it down, cleaned everything (dusted, brushed with isopropyl alcohol). Got new thermal pads yesterday, reassembling today. Still unsure about the heating of the chips, seems like the most important and most risky step.
Watched your Lynx II video, a very nice refurb which didn't work since I suspect 9V has already fried the cpu. The algorithim recomended me this video, and I have a PS3 sitting in my connection with this same issue. Might get to it one day. Subscribed. Very nice videos, thanks. I recently got a Lynx II, no power, and wired 5V onto the capacitor and got it to power on. So i've ordered all the components to reburb mine as you did yours.
Im trying to pick up an old console like this and fix it myself. Only console ive ever broken down is the OG xbox one. Thanks for the detailed video, if i ever find a cheap one im gonna snatch it up and finally have a ps3 again!
Great video i have my original fat ps3 that quit on me. Turn on beeps 3 times then shuts off. Ive been wanting to fix it and this video helps me out much thank you.
Oh thank goodness. You started putting that thing together dirty and I was cringing. Ty for cleaning it lol. I miss my back comp ps3. My brother in law gave me a Super Slim a few years ago. I've just been happy with that. Just put in a ssd for my digital games. Nice little performance boost
awesome video well edited. Thank you for your time and effort. Ive tried to do the clean and thermal paste 3 times but no luck.my skills stop at that.its great to see someone really fix these old dinosaurs. your repair will give it another life well done.
Great video... The original FAT PS3 is sooo beautiful and well made. The best ever made console, if you ask me. But then again, that also explains the price at launch 😂
yeah I paid like $700 for mine in collge when they launched, but I knew what I was getting! It's a shame they have such a high failure rate for such a solid and capable system.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how nicely he taken off that warranty seal. I seen manyy related videos and not one person had taken the sticker off without damaging it or voiding it, sounds funny but motivates me to try and tinker with the sealed e01 i got with my unsealed a01
I tried to delid my PS3 fat to reapply the thermal past underneath the heat spreader and destroyed it in the process. Had to buy a new one. Thanks for reminding me.
Can't wait to see the a01 repair! I used to work on them myself but due to not having a good soldering iron (had the cheap chinese ones on amazon) they mostly ended up in failed projects.
Great to see a YLOD PS3 good as new. I'm still scarred from it happening to me back in the day. I remember playing Lost Planet 2 when it first came out, when all of a sudden "black screen blinking yellow light" during an online match out of nowhere. I had the launch model with BC for PS2.
Good recommendation for a modded system. Although ultimately those damn heat spreaders need to be removed and pasted to best address issues with higher temps.
Soo genuine and true video brother all hard work of urs came in sweet result just keep us updated always about this device was is a temporary fix or permanent and also love ur videos as always
One thing I've seen noted is the inner two contacts are both ground and the solder plane in-between them is also ground so you can scrape away some solder mask and solder right to the ground plane. Solder paste might be a better option than normal leaded solder it'll have a lower melting point. Really awesome to see it up and running when you first tested it! I have a few I need to do this to. Great work!
You're exactly right about the ground plane. That entire mass under the center of the TOKIN caps is one big ground, which is what makes those buggers so hard to remove.
The best way to remove the heat sinks from the board is to use a flat razor blade. I’ve seen people using brutal methods to do it such as a paint palette knife. Heavily tape up one side of the blade with electrical tape so you don’t cut yourself and carefully heat up area you’re going to cut with the blade. It’s the safest and gentlest way of removing them.
I once got 2 PS3s for 45 bucks and because I've already failed one delid attempt with a backwards compatible PS3 I've sent one of the PS3s I got which is a CECH-C04 to NSC and got it delid for about 50 bucks and after a few weeks it arrived back at my place, put everything back together and now runs as it should....cool and quiet (for PS3 standards quiet)
@@joshuap.2851 I got them on a local eBay listing and tbh, I was quite lucky. The original listing had 5 PS3s (2 of them being C-04s) for €150€ but I asked for 2 of them for 45 and he was okay with that.
Lol I was actually talking about where you send it for the upgrades and fix. Yea eBay is definitely the place for guys like us. Being able to make offers saves a ton.
On my PS3, I removed the motherboard and any attached plastic. Placed in oven to reflow solder. Our machine solder was experiencing heat stress fractures from frequent on/off. Repair went well and lasted for weeks. Each subsequent repair lasted about half as long. Found that if you leave the machine ON indefinitely it doesn't experience the heat/cool stresses any longer.
I had just stumbled across your channel today and binged watched several videos. They are relaxing and enjoyable. You have earned yourself a new subscriber.
Such a nice repair! I have just picked one up two weeks ago on one of the flea markets thinking it must be faulty because it was so cheap. Turned out it works perfectly fine...ohh well, one day I will find a ps2 backward compatible model with the yellow light of death and attempt to fix it :) Please don't stop making these videos, I have learned so much from them.
Okay TH-cam's algorithm is trash I thought you still were moving and not uploading videos. Now I see I missed videos from 2 months ago, great algorithm.
I'm so torn right now. I love restoring old tech. I have a spare bedroom, otherwise no space whatsoever. I live in a small flat, that's an apartment for my American cousins. So I have the choice of setting up a repair workshop or setting up the room as a VR room. I have a Vive.
I love the PS3 really seems like they try to cram as much tech into it as they could, it always felt like a high end piece of AV equipment. You did a amazing job restoring this, its really a wonderful thing you guys are doing with these systems.
If I may quote Monty Python's Life of Brian: "Oh, you lucky bastard!" After watching how messy that cap removal and replacement job was and potentially 7 more of them to go, I was wincing. I might have put that project way on the back-burner if it didn't work with the first set replaced, but there you are! ;-) And with a fully working PS3 BC phat! I am teh jealous. PS3 is the one console I regret missing out on, for the sake of my kids I went Wii that generation. I don't regret it, we had tons of fun but it's one HELLUVALOT easier to get a fully working Wii for cheap then a launch PS3 at any price now. Great video!
Ive worked on many ps3 phats and more often than not many of them need a good cleaning and dusting. However recently i came across the YLOD and everyone has a different way of fixing that issue. Bottom line is.. its just a bandaid. The consoles are so old and with the solder used in 2004-2005 and so on. Just makes em incredibly fragile. Idk if id trust myself replacing the capacitors but best way to practice would be on a junk board.
Tip for soldering caps: you can scratch the middle pad between the TOKIN solder pads and have the negative pad soldered onto there. I did that on a CECHC04 just recently. (and before anyone jumps to scold me - I have had pulled the syscon log - 1001 and 1002s only.)
My launch 60GB PS3 is still working fine but I kind of want to replace the caps pre-emptively. I replaced the 17 blade fan with a 19 blade fan almost right after I got it about 14 years ago so I guess that helped a bit.
I really liked watching this repair! You say you fumble and are not great with a heat gun but you can’t argue with your results! I will buy a few faulty PS3 consoles and try this repair but failing that I’ll just bake them in the oven as I have done with my own 40gb PS3 and that worked for another 6 months of all day gaming so it wasn’t bad just not a reliable or long life repair. I have also damaged my PS3 slim console by trying to delid it which I haven’t bothered to even try to repair yet.
I lost some tiny smd capacitors when trying to remove the nec caps using a tweezers it just slipped away from my hand be careful, the top cover can be removed without hot air it just a piece of plastic just be very careful when trying to lift it up. Glad to see it working again for you
Bro, I've ruined several ps3 fat models doing hot air, practice definitely makes perfect, I fumbled the same way and now I prefer to do this process over an iron or pin. It's amazing what you can accomplish with limited resources.
This is really cool man, i have a ps3 fat with the same problem, i tryed to desolder the caps, without succes, i was affraid to damage them...but after this video, i'm encouraged to order some caps and try to replace them, cause i got nothing to lose. I remember if i'm not mistake'n, vince, from My Mate Vince channel, replace these caps with regular electrolitics ones, and it worked, but then it was a strugle to bend them so they can somehow fit in the chassis. once again, great video, thanks and keep up the good work:)
you're lovely person and your channel is so good don't stop posting the great videos cuz one day you will have 1m subscribers and you're Chanel will be match bigger
Such a needed video for the repair community. PS3 has always had terrible amateur repair videos. Thank you!
I really like how complex and well detailed are your videos. Repairing game consoles is only for those dedicated to the precision and perfectionism. Cheers mate!
Thanks man, I'm glad it's received this way. It truly is my therapy and I put a lot of love into it!
fixing a ps3 is not for the faint hearted, it is quite hard to fix, i'd rather just let my ps3 die and just sell it as a parts/for repair console on ebay. i have recapped a pentium 4 pc motherboard, but doing that on a ps3 is next level stuff.
@@pentiummmx2294 skill issue
Repairing my PS2 was a cakewalk compared to the PS3.
PS2 suffered from DRE, and Sony only offered a temporary solution. Turns out that my drive tray rails were the issue.
Later on I bought one of those 3 in 1 cables from monoprice, and it fried the GPU.
PS3 had YLOD, and I left one those cellphone repair shops reflow my board. It must’ve worked for an hour then GLOD.
Im the original author of the syscon thread, great to see people attempting to fix these ps3's again. For anyone who feels that the syscon is not clear, please feedback what requirements you think would work for everyone? post a pull request on my git repo.
Ha! I should have put two and two together from your community posts that you are "db". Hope to bring more visibility to your work and I'll be in touch in the coming weeks or months when I'm ready to get my hands dirty with it. I'm sure I'll need guidance on those solder locations.
@@BorderlineOCD Yeh feel free to suggest, dont worry about the syscon,its quite easy to get to grips with, error codes need some work on fully understanding, but we r getting there.
@@za-se4jv Ok, if u could do a git pull request with the changes then i test them out. i will correct the tx rx labelling
@@za-se4jv remember that the GUI program also exists, which skips all of the python hassle
@@za-se4jv If you need any help getting that setup I have a video on my channel for it
The calm demeanor, the precision equipment, the gloves, and the extraordinarily delicate attention to detail... This is a surgery video. Lol. And sir you are a fantastic doctor. I think the majority of your patients will make a full recovery, and based on this they ALL will say you have terrific beside manner. Lol. I'm brand new here and I'm not sure how I got here, but I'm glad I've gotten to enjoy this. I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the channel. Thanks again. This was amazing.
Thanks for watching.
never stop posting videos my man
Thanks for the sentiment bud, much appreciated.
Never not don't discontunue posting new videos
Never continue
@@BorderlineOCD0:22 😅
I almost had a panic attack when you put the system back together the first time without cleaning it lol
Blasphemy!
🤣
Haha ! I was thinking the same but it makes sense. Test first to see if it works otherwise waste of time cleaning.
bro i just scrolled to make this comment
@@Amp5150 Bro, I scrolled to make the comment. Saw that someone beat us to it, then "liked" it.
anytime i see a fat ps3 restoration i feel amazed.
Nice repair! You're right you can't find one without a scratch on the used market cause it's in my house! I bought mine when they first came out; waited in line at Walmart and cost almost $700. I gently rub it with a microfiber cloth every month and use the electric blower on it every 6 months. Just like new!
Right on! You know you have mad love for your PS3 when you "rub it gently" every month :P
That's surprising to me, every time I've tried to gently rub something glossy with a microfiber cloth, it still scratches, because no matter how gentle you are you're still pressing the dust against the surface which is what causes the scratches.
What?! Those holes are for trimming screws? I never knew that. I never would have guessed that. Thanks for the lesson!
Also use the cloth or paper towel to cover it when doing it. Or the screw might fly off and you can't find it.
Well done for preserving all the warranty stickers. Don’t take any notice of what they say as I too like the original look . Keep it up 👍 you are doing a wonderful job
That’s a gift when someone does things the proper way 👍👍👍like that me too got that sorr off ocd
I've been waiting forever to see YOLD teardown/fix.. Keep up the good work man.
Glad to hear it. Another one on the way, although I think I have my work cut out for me on that one!
@@BorderlineOCD 60gb or 20gb model? 60gb model I've taken apart just to clean and yeah they are not fun .. Mine that could still possibly be repaired "it needs a new disc drive, thermal paste/pads" is the 20gb 4usb Fully BC model.
The quality and love put into these videos and systems are beyond appreciated. Keep them coming!
To be truthful, I really enjoy your laid back enthusiasm for the technology you repair. Your methodical exactitude is awesome :)
Best video I have seen on this process. Well spoken, good description, and good catch on those low profile capacitors. Subbed!
The one thing I really like about your channel that I rarely see in repair channels is how much care you put into the repair as far as cleaning the system and keeping everything as original as possible which is also something my company strives for. I would however recommend that you use low melt solder in order to remove those pesky caps. I haven't done the YLOD just yet but I did just recently have a YLOD on a PS3 just come in so I will be attempting this repair.
How would you fix GLOD without a donor GPU?
The fact that you preserve the factory sticker and use gloves makes me automatically pay attention to your advice 👍👍👍
Cool tip about the screw cutting. I have had my crimping tool for probably 30years and I never wondered what those holes were for. Thank you so much for your excellent content and keep up the great work.
I almost killed my thumb with one of these back in apprenticeship. :(
anything M4 and above are damn near impossible to cut without some sort of mechanical assistance. I mean you CAN cut an M4 but you wouldn't want to do more than 1 of them if you can help it! lol
Excellent video man, I love how thorough you were regarding the YLOD issue, with all the links and mentions for people to do their own research. Also, obviously we were all rooting for you. :)
Cheers bud, thanks for the support!
I've seen a few of these "phat" PS3 consoles teardowns and cap replacements vids and your vid was one of if not the best I've watched. Great work.
Found your channel last night and I’m now binge-watching all your videos. Great content my dude, and you’re extremely well spoken and good at explaining what you’re doing. I’m not sure if it would be feasible, but have you considered doing live streams?
Think im about to do the same, just stumbled across this video 😂😂
It's insane you revived this thing. Incredibly, incredibly nice work.
I just payed 3 dollars for a yellow light of death fat ps3 cechho1 so watching this video helped alot looks like I'ma be trying something I've never done before wish me luck
Any results? :D
@@gubodaniel9523 sadly no I got to aggravated and bought a 12 pack of bush light said fuck it and bought a working PS3 slim
Unbelievable. Dude I've been searching to try and understand why the ps3 does this to begin with. I'll read more about it but I do have a concept on what you did and how to do it. Really appreciate you posting this. Thanks a million.
Great video, brilliant presenting. Loved every second. I have 4 PHAT PS2 BC machines and they are all in tip top condition. Two of them are factory sealed. The remaining two had a major clean overhaul with SSD upgrade and thermal paste. Even had to JB one to re marry the BD drive and now all is good. Top work dude.
Do it yourself or paid someone. Looking for someone to do on my backwards compatible one and willing to pay
@Samantha Holland yea one actually since I got 3. Was going to clean it up and give it a try since I already cleaned awhile back but haven't done in some time. How much you offering?
@@joshuap.2851 I did them all myself.
Really like the video. Leaving in the stripped screw part and talking over it all instead of blasting techno music were great choices.
Anyone would have seen it as junk. But people like you are a genius
Nice work! Glad to see "the fix" worked okay for you. I tried doing the first NEC token (near the RSX) the other day on an old YLOD 60 gb. Unfortunately no change. I intend to swap out more, but I need to order more of these capacitors first. Wish they weren't so expensive. Lots of NEC's to replace on a single board especially with that 4 to 1 ratio.
Your chuckle after it worked was priceless,no better feeling then a job well done!
I would HIGHLY recommend getting a soldering hot air station with a forced air pump inside, The difference is the air is generated inside the station, and then forced out with a pump, vs forced out of the handle with pretty much a fan. making this upgrade will change your repairs and your confidence working with all board SMD repairs.
im so jealous of this mine is the og release model me and my dad bought on midnight release. im glad that this video still gives me hope of it working again some day
I live in Japan,and bought this model by about ¥10.000.(Mine is "healthy,without any problem.)
So this video helps me a lot to learn how it works.Thanks!😄
And I have to say sorry for my poor English😅I have not studied English at all these days,for about 20 years.
If you're interested, try using valve grinding compound for stuck hardware like that. I use it on a lot of my projects and it really helps. It's like liquid sandpaper. Just don't put too much on because it'll make a mess- just enough to fill the head of stuck hardware like that.
Man, the "trick" to shorten the screw blow my mind this Saturday morning !
47y down on the ground and I never figured out the purpose of those holes !!
Thanks for sharing - I'll try on my PS3 when my backlog will be short ...
22:42 look at the BR drive, on the left you clearly see the broken plastic hinge. Cheers, M
Another MyMateVince fan! Been watching him since the beginning. He's great, as are you! Keep it up!
Amazing work from start to finish. Thanks for all the tips and hacks along the way!
Glad you like them!
This video was super helpful. Repairing the PS3 is a nightmare and a headache to the average "do it yourself" types like me, due to the years of misdiagnosis. I was really upset about how much of a pain it was to repair after so many attempts on multiple backwards compatible consoles. I've trashed so many consoles in my attempts to repair them only temporarily, I've come to despise the design of the internal components of the console itself. For $600 dollars, you get so much value out of the console being 3 in 1. At the same time, it's a ticking time-bomb. The airflow is a dust collector for some odd reason, I've yet to fully understand. All in all, I love the original PS3 in concept. But hate the technical design. I can't wait for the day a 3rd party vintage console maker comes along and reproduces backwards compatible PS3s consoles with a better constructed internal design. Thanks for making video!
It's a dust collector simply because it doesn't have a filter and sucks up a lot of air. Plus it's most likely down low on the floor or in a dusty cabinet. A simple mesh filter would've helped a ton.
@@Jaze2022 A mesh filter would've been nice. 👍
You have another subscriber, I have seen the vast majority of the videos you have uploaded, Ps3 YLOD, Ps2, Game boys and yesterday the Xbox OG.
I also appreciate that when you make a mistake, you put it, such as when you cut the flex of the screen with the blade or pads that are lost.
Congrats and keep it up!👍
Very well done on yet another successful repair. I had never come across those low profile capacitors. A game changer.
They certainly made the job a little easier. They're expensive but worth it I think.
aye, you're playing LittleBigPlanet! what an absolute classic that game is
Literally just spent the past few days working on my OG Ps3, and this gets posted. Learned new things even tho my model is quite different from this one. Awesome video👍
Two notes: I’m glad you took that thing outside to blow out the dust, and I like your sink.
Just picked up a YLOD CECHA01, waiting for you to post that video so I can follow along!
Congrats. I am restoring the glossy case on my CECHA01 in my next upload but its still on the repair backlog. Hopefully you won't have to wait much longer :)
@@BorderlineOCD I went ahead and stripped it down, cleaned everything (dusted, brushed with isopropyl alcohol). Got new thermal pads yesterday, reassembling today. Still unsure about the heating of the chips, seems like the most important and most risky step.
Watched your Lynx II video, a very nice refurb which didn't work since I suspect 9V has already fried the cpu. The algorithim recomended me this video, and I have a PS3 sitting in my connection with this same issue. Might get to it one day. Subscribed. Very nice videos, thanks. I recently got a Lynx II, no power, and wired 5V onto the capacitor and got it to power on. So i've ordered all the components to reburb mine as you did yours.
Im trying to pick up an old console like this and fix it myself. Only console ive ever broken down is the OG xbox one. Thanks for the detailed video, if i ever find a cheap one im gonna snatch it up and finally have a ps3 again!
I cried when my 1st PS3 had the YLOD, it was my 1st real console and gave me so much memories.
Haven't had a fat ps3 open in over 10 years great trip down memorylane.
it was a very good video, but when you told us the lifehack with the crimp tool, it became a great one !! well done my friend
Great video i have my original fat ps3 that quit on me. Turn on beeps 3 times then shuts off. Ive been wanting to fix it and this video helps me out much thank you.
Oh thank goodness. You started putting that thing together dirty and I was cringing. Ty for cleaning it lol. I miss my back comp ps3. My brother in law gave me a Super Slim a few years ago. I've just been happy with that. Just put in a ssd for my digital games. Nice little performance boost
awesome video well edited. Thank you for your time and effort. Ive tried to do the clean and thermal paste 3 times but no luck.my skills stop at that.its great to see someone really fix these old dinosaurs. your repair will give it another life well done.
Great video... The original FAT PS3 is sooo beautiful and well made. The best ever made console, if you ask me. But then again, that also explains the price at launch 😂
yeah I paid like $700 for mine in collge when they launched, but I knew what I was getting! It's a shame they have such a high failure rate for such a solid and capable system.
Can we take a moment to appreciate how nicely he taken off that warranty seal. I seen manyy related videos and not one person had taken the sticker off without damaging it or voiding it, sounds funny but motivates me to try and tinker with the sealed e01 i got with my unsealed a01
I tried to delid my PS3 fat to reapply the thermal past underneath the heat spreader and destroyed it in the process. Had to buy a new one. Thanks for reminding me.
Can't wait to see the a01 repair! I used to work on them myself but due to not having a good soldering iron (had the cheap chinese ones on amazon) they mostly ended up in failed projects.
Hey there I recently saved an old fat ps3 I bought off Amazon Great Video.😊
Looking forward to that launch model repair video
Great to see a YLOD PS3 good as new. I'm still scarred from it happening to me back in the day. I remember playing Lost Planet 2 when it first came out, when all of a sudden "black screen blinking yellow light" during an online match out of nowhere. I had the launch model with BC for PS2.
I would recommend also installing fan control software and setting it to payload to better control the fan speed and prevent overheating.
Good recommendation for a modded system. Although ultimately those damn heat spreaders need to be removed and pasted to best address issues with higher temps.
Another fantastic, detailed and in depth video. Absolutely loving the content mate, keep it up!
Thanks a ton!
I would never have the patience or the time to do this, thanks for your efforts for making this video.
You put DKoldies to shame bro
Soo genuine and true video brother all hard work of urs came in sweet result just keep us updated always about this device was is a temporary fix or permanent and also love ur videos as always
Thanks bud, appreciate you watching over the many months and your supportive comments.
One thing I've seen noted is the inner two contacts are both ground and the solder plane in-between them is also ground so you can scrape away some solder mask and solder right to the ground plane. Solder paste might be a better option than normal leaded solder it'll have a lower melting point. Really awesome to see it up and running when you first tested it! I have a few I need to do this to. Great work!
You're exactly right about the ground plane. That entire mass under the center of the TOKIN caps is one big ground, which is what makes those buggers so hard to remove.
The best way to remove the heat sinks from the board is to use a flat razor blade. I’ve seen people using brutal methods to do it such as a paint palette knife. Heavily tape up one side of the blade with electrical tape so you don’t cut yourself and carefully heat up area you’re going to cut with the blade. It’s the safest and gentlest way of removing them.
This has to be my favorite approach so far, and when I muster up the courage to do it I think I'll employ the razor technique.
@@BorderlineOCD I noticed the tool you use at 1.34 is perfect for the job 👍🏼
I once got 2 PS3s for 45 bucks and because I've already failed one delid attempt with a backwards compatible PS3 I've sent one of the PS3s I got which is a CECH-C04 to NSC and got it delid for about 50 bucks and after a few weeks it arrived back at my place, put everything back together and now runs as it should....cool and quiet (for PS3 standards quiet)
Tell me where!!!
@@joshuap.2851 I got them on a local eBay listing and tbh, I was quite lucky. The original listing had 5 PS3s (2 of them being C-04s) for €150€ but I asked for 2 of them for 45 and he was okay with that.
Lol I was actually talking about where you send it for the upgrades and fix. Yea eBay is definitely the place for guys like us. Being able to make offers saves a ton.
@@joshuap.2851 As I’ve said before. I’ve sent one of them to NSC. Just type “NSC modz” on TH-cam and you’ll see who I mean.
18:50 that game was fire 🏌🏾♂️
On my PS3, I removed the motherboard and any attached plastic. Placed in oven to reflow solder. Our machine solder was experiencing heat stress fractures from frequent on/off. Repair went well and lasted for weeks. Each subsequent repair lasted about half as long. Found that if you leave the machine ON indefinitely it doesn't experience the heat/cool stresses any longer.
After a few years, does the PS3 still work good?
I had just stumbled across your channel today and binged watched several videos. They are relaxing and enjoyable. You have earned yourself a new subscriber.
Such a nice repair!
I have just picked one up two weeks ago on one of the flea markets thinking it must be faulty because it was so cheap. Turned out it works perfectly fine...ohh well, one day I will find a ps2 backward compatible model with the yellow light of death and attempt to fix it :)
Please don't stop making these videos, I have learned so much from them.
Well done👍Greetings from Germany.
I all most wanted to cry after hearing it come back to life
Okay TH-cam's algorithm is trash I thought you still were moving and not uploading videos. Now I see I missed videos from 2 months ago, great algorithm.
I have two ps3s that have been waiting for this video, just need to practice some more before I try this and your videos help alot 👍
I'm so torn right now. I love restoring old tech. I have a spare bedroom, otherwise no space whatsoever. I live in a small flat, that's an apartment for my American cousins. So I have the choice of setting up a repair workshop or setting up the room as a VR room. I have a Vive.
I love the PS3 really seems like they try to cram as much tech into it as they could, it always felt like a high end piece of AV equipment. You did a amazing job restoring this, its really a wonderful thing you guys are doing with these systems.
If I may quote Monty Python's Life of Brian: "Oh, you lucky bastard!" After watching how messy that cap removal and replacement job was and potentially 7 more of them to go, I was wincing. I might have put that project way on the back-burner if it didn't work with the first set replaced, but there you are! ;-) And with a fully working PS3 BC phat! I am teh jealous.
PS3 is the one console I regret missing out on, for the sake of my kids I went Wii that generation. I don't regret it, we had tons of fun but it's one HELLUVALOT easier to get a fully working Wii for cheap then a launch PS3 at any price now. Great video!
You rock man. What a headache replacing those caps.
Cool to see someone try more permanent fix methods. I don't have the tools or skills for this so I look forward for your videos.
It just popped up on my recommendations and I really enjoyed this video. Great job!
Such a beautiful looking console.
Some people don't know how to look after stuff
Ive worked on many ps3 phats and more often than not many of them need a good cleaning and dusting. However recently i came across the YLOD and everyone has a different way of fixing that issue. Bottom line is.. its just a bandaid. The consoles are so old and with the solder used in 2004-2005 and so on. Just makes em incredibly fragile. Idk if id trust myself replacing the capacitors but best way to practice would be on a junk board.
There are no words to say,You are a genius
Great work 👍You could just paint the surface of the cover with Klvierlack.
A neat video, I just bought a beeping PS3 for a piece of bred ... just want to try to fix it now :) Your video and speech are clear, love it.
Try using a hairdryer to remove the seal. I found it works great.
How long has this fix lasted? Curious to know 👍
Tip for soldering caps: you can scratch the middle pad between the TOKIN solder pads and have the negative pad soldered onto there. I did that on a CECHC04 just recently. (and before anyone jumps to scold me - I have had pulled the syscon log - 1001 and 1002s only.)
My launch 60GB PS3 is still working fine but I kind of want to replace the caps pre-emptively. I replaced the 17 blade fan with a 19 blade fan almost right after I got it about 14 years ago so I guess that helped a bit.
Been waiting for this! Might learn how to do this, too.
I salute you friend. Best of luck on your journey.
I really liked watching this repair! You say you fumble and are not great with a heat gun but you can’t argue with your results! I will buy a few faulty PS3 consoles and try this repair but failing that I’ll just bake them in the oven as I have done with my own 40gb PS3 and that worked for another 6 months of all day gaming so it wasn’t bad just not a reliable or long life repair. I have also damaged my PS3 slim console by trying to delid it which I haven’t bothered to even try to repair yet.
Beats the hairdryer in a box 📦 method…
Great job 👏🏻 on this repair..
amazing what love , care & patience can do .
Thanks 👍
bro that method helped me recover a game and get another couple days out of my fat ps3 before it died again ;P
I lost some tiny smd capacitors when trying to remove the nec caps using a tweezers it just slipped away from my hand be careful, the top cover can be removed without hot air it just a piece of plastic just be very careful when trying to lift it up.
Glad to see it working again for you
Bro, I've ruined several ps3 fat models doing hot air, practice definitely makes perfect, I fumbled the same way and now I prefer to do this process over an iron or pin. It's amazing what you can accomplish with limited resources.
This is really cool man, i have a ps3 fat with the same problem, i tryed to desolder the caps, without succes, i was affraid to damage them...but after this video, i'm encouraged to order some caps and try to replace them, cause i got nothing to lose. I remember if i'm not mistake'n, vince, from My Mate Vince channel, replace these caps with regular electrolitics ones, and it worked, but then it was a strugle to bend them so they can somehow fit in the chassis. once again, great video, thanks and keep up the good work:)
you're lovely person and your channel is so good don't stop posting the great videos cuz one day you will have 1m subscribers and you're Chanel will be match bigger
I can only dream of having these skills and repairing my OG PS3. Looking forward to your next video already.
My question is, how long will the fix hold up?
Few of my nightmare in repairing is a loose screw and a unknown screw that exists after i finish assembling the thing
Reassembled one ps2 fat After repair lost 1 tiny tiny screw gg