Sony PS3 "Fat" HDMI Repair - Faulty Console Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- We're finally working on the first PS3 restoration on the channel! I have a couple more PS3s waiting in the backlog as well. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are probably the most recent generation of consoles that I have any personal history with or interest in.
I got this unit off Craigslist with a broken HDMI port. While replacement HDMI ports are more easily available for the Slim, I had a hard time finding any for the fat model and had to order used replacements from China that were pulled from other faulty consoles.
This was my first time using my hot air rework station on an actual repair. It certainly made removing the HDMI port much easier than my previous methods of such repairs using a low melt alloy like Chip Quik with a soldering iron.
Preparing the board for the replacement HDMI port was a pain in the butt, more so that I was expecting. Practice makes perfect, and I'm glad I finally popped the hot air gun cherry. I look forward to working on more intricate component level repairs and improving my craft.
This project was a good test bed for upcoming PS3 repairs I have planned, which includes a launch model backward-compatible PS3 with the YLOD. I know my way around the system a little better and am more open to working on them in the future.
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That fan is HUGE, I had no idea! Also, that re-assembly montage at the end was really satisfying.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
@@BorderlineOCD Hey! Can you make video about "maximum HDD size on PS3"?(CFW)
Its so shame... because as i know there is maximum of 1.75TB-1.82TB....
original xbox has possibility to use 16TB,that a disaster..
That's why they sounded like a jet engine when it ramped up.😏
Keeping them clean help's a lot with fan noise and overheating, I use a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush attachment Weekly.
I suppose I'll have to renew the thermal paste on my 60gig consoles (X4)!
Never had one overheat, yet!
Even though my late wife💘 used to leave hers on with a game on pause, while she went out shopping🤦♂, a habit she picked up on the first Playstation in 1998 while playing Spyro!
Hmm I'm waiting for that YLOD video.
That was nice, thanks.
People talk about 360s being faulty but every fat I’ve had has went yellow
Hmm , welcome back! Your videos always make me want to go back and clean/fix my old consoles!
My heart stopped when i saw this on my feed. Welcome back!
Ha thanks I’m flattered my videos make your heart pitter patter.
@@BorderlineOCD hhhhhhhbhhb
Can you help me resolve my old fat Ps2?@@BorderlineOCD
The giveaway is now closed. Good luck to everyone! Winner will be announced in the next upload!
EDIT: The winners have been drawn. Giveaway video: th-cam.com/video/F4EB8ifpxMs/w-d-xo.html
I have a ps3 fat 80gb need to be fixed the ribbon cable port is broken on the motherboard
Love it mate. Remember me when you get to 1 mill.
Ha thanks for the vote of confidence bud
@@BorderlineOCD Haha ofcourse mate, also just a tip if you are looking at getting a budget preheater to complete your rework station setup, a t8280 preheater or if you want to go cheaper modify a cheap $20 griddle.
Hmm at last we are back in business Broski
Well, this is encouraging me to get and fix up a PS3 of my own. Always prefered the fat model's look to the slim or "Super Slim" units. Glad you're back, man.
I would suggest a continuous vacuum desoldering tool. My Hakko FR-301 was a game changer and I've practically stopped using desoldering braid altogether on through holes, and you can get tips as small as 0.6 mm internal diameter for those tiny pins like on the HDMI port. Single shot desoldering pumps aren't even close. There are cheaper clones if you don't want to pay for the Hakko but in general these tools are well worth it.
Only recently discovered your channel and have learned so many little things I would have never thought of otherwise.
Hmm this has inspired me to take another look at my broken PS3. Great vid hope you get your furniture soon 🤞
This video came on my 20th birthday... I somewhat feel envy, I wish my ps3 was still working. I said it before, and I'll say it again: I also wish there were people as trusty as you in my country, if I were american, I would gladly pay you to repair both my Ps2 and my Ps3... amazing video as always, best of wishes!
Thanks for sharing. Love how you show your struggles on these as and it helps less experienced folks such as myself understand the type of issues we could run into on these mods. Keep up the good work.
Look who is back ! :D I wish I come across, just here in Ireland with the warranty sticker still on and that is not RLOD. Great video again!
Hmm, great cleaning work, that looks much nicer now!
Hmm... it looks like you've inspired me to go out and buy a used PS3 Fat in need of restoration and cleaning, and for that I Thank You :)
@17:53 that yay! scared me 😂
Your sink is nicer than my whole apartment! lol
Hmm great video as always. It's nice to see that everything is going well in life. Just watched the previous 2 vids, such a nice place you've moved to. Cheers!
Hmm, my soldering iron is long due for an upgrade! Great job on resurrecting that fat PS3, they're getting pretty rare now!
Hmm yay more content and I hope the move and everything went fine!
Hmm sorry about the HDMI port being soo hard to change out. I always love your content.
Hmm, yeah, fume extractor is definitely essential, I don't know how I got along for so much time without one. Now whenever I forget to turn it on, it only takes me a couple of seconds to immediately go for the on switch.
As for the through holes on the and the difficulty clearing them with braid, if you have a desoldering station, I find using that works very well. Even if you don't use it to initially pull the port out and still use air, adding solder after that and then going in with the desoldering gun to clear the holes works really well. Obviously first it's best to let the board cool down.
A desoldering gun is probably next on the shopping list. I had a desoldering iron (manual pump) and used it in the NES recap video but it wasn’t very good so I returned it. Never ending list of toys.
Hmm glad you are back
Hmm i always love watching console repair videos. keep them coming!
"Hmm" Nice video!
I really hope that i can see more videos like this one.Keep it up with the good work!
Hmm I was so excited to see a video from you in my subscription feed.
Hmm awesome video. Love the in depth, clear and concise narration.
i use a de-soldering pump to release the solder from the holes, i stick the pump at the hole and melt the solder at the other side using the soldering iron and then push the pump's button, it's faster, but the board has to be in a vertical position
I've purchased a vacuum desoldering pump since the making of this video. Should make future repairs like this much less cumbersome.
Hmm - well done - like your videos - especially the ones where you repair the RROD for an xbox360. The same methodology worked for me three times already.... Thanks
HMMMM. It is sooooo good to see you back! Yaaay I am looking forward to all of your amazing future content, and your progress on getting settled in, if you choose to share it. Welcome back!
That’s the PS3 console that breaks not worth to buy or own I don’t have time sending it for repair over 10 times
Hmm excellent hdmi mod. Congrats to becoming a home owner.
Hmm seeing the dried thermal paste getting removed was satisfying
Hmm Another great video as always. I bet the thermal compound in my ps3 slim has gone solid by now.
Great Job , just picked up one of these a few months back to refurbish for my collection. Still has warranty sticker and fully working . Just worried about the YLD appearing over time .
Hmm... You soldering technique is okay but you need a way stronger soldering iron. You can apply additional heat using hot air and it should help. I highly recommend getting proper soldering iron which reaches higher temperatures. You easily need over 400 deg. Celsius to work on lead free boards.
Please do more ps3 videos
Love from Persia !
Especially yellow light death problems !!
Hmm - I really like your videos. I ended up buying a Neo Geo AES after watching your videos and the tidbits of advice that are dotted all around your them.
I also really like the natural and honest way you present, clearly explaining what you’re doing. I’ve learned so much and would love to start putting what I have learned into much needed practice. Great job as always! 😃
Glad to hear. Congrats on your AES. I look forward to resuming that series soon.
@@BorderlineOCD I can't wait for you to start again! Keep up the great work! 👍
Hmm I would have used the desoldering wick to suck of the solder in the beginning not the hot air rework station.
Dude fucking GREAT VIDEO MAN! Seriously this HELPED ME OUT TONS! And instead of completely editing out simple little mistakes that I run into all the time, you humbly explained them and showed how to fix the problem, rather than being a pretentious turd and making seem like you did a perfect job first try. You would believe how many other nutsacks edit out every single mistake. My apologizes to the masters that actually DO MAKE A PERFECT JOB ON FIRST TRY. They can help their badassery.. Anyways bro honestly great video, I immediately liked subscribed, your quality left no choice but to do so.
Sir, one more thing could you please post the tools you used and where they can be bought.
Obviously the TS100 is the only one I could make out because of your giveaway, but what about the heat gun, the brand and type of flux (you said yourself high quality flux is essential) the pliers you used, the yellow tape you used in order to shield the other parts of the board from the heat coming from the heat gun and Im sure you used other equip/materials i just can remember.
Thank you so much once again for posting a great and quality video, that is severely lacking from many soldering/repair youtubers.
Cheers and Sincerly
-Albert
Hmm, congrats on the new place!
Hmm you forgot the most important thing...
need to cut off the IPC internal heatspreader on the RSX and CPU chips and put thermal paste under them... otherwise this PS3 will run HOT...
It's too risky bud. The "L" models don't get as hot as the earlier revisions so while it would be better, it's not ideal. I've seen too many videos mess that up and I'm in no hurry to try it.
Hmm - Nice video! Few year ls ago, I bought the same version of PS3, used, and the funny thing is that it was on the same condition as yours when I tear it apart! The main problem of this particular version is the overheating and also the huge headache when it is needed to change the thermal paste. Anyway, now I placed it on the shelve and I'm looking to find the second PS3 version, the so called "slim".
Hmm I Need To Start Doing These Kind of Repairs!
Hmm Another great video And Fantastic Restoration.
Hmm, didn't know replacing the HDMI port could be that easy. Great job. Love your videos.
I think it’s easier on the ps3 because it’s though hole soldering not like others where it would be surface mount soldering but with the right tools it doesn’t look hard. I’m about to replace my first one on a ps3 and then I’ll work on my ps5 because it fell over and yanked the port so it’s wonky but does still work.
You need to replace the NEC capacitors because they can cause the YLOD
Hmm awesome video as always.
Hmm gotta love ps3 fantastic console.great repair!
Hmm great video 👍👍.
Hmm, I’ll be waiting for a PS2 that suffers from RSODs, a PS1 that has a Corrupted BIOS, A faulty Sega Saturn that can’t read discs, A broken Model 1 Genesis, Windows XP PC that gets BSOD error screens, A PS3 PHAT/Slim that suffers from YLOD, A Faulty Nintendo Wii with dark video and A SNES that doesn’t show Picture.
That’s one heck of a list. If only I could get a haul like that in one shot my backlog would be set!
Thanks! I appreciate that!
I'm assuming you wanted to replace the solder but you can also just leave the hot air on the board and insert the new port thru the molten solder, that wick is rough on silk :) love the videos keep em comin!
That was amazing
Hmm this was a interesting video :D
I really need to fix my Fat PS3 again, got YLOD unfortunately. I wonder if any new techniques have been developed for it.
Great video was quite enjoyable.
Hmm I commented before watching until the end lol. What would you recommend to refurbish the plastics?
I like your 'No nonsense' approach to these repairs.👍
Hmm…I wonder what next video will be
Hmm what an awesome video but you also need to replace the thermal paste under the rsx and cpu heat spreaders otherwise ylod.
Hmm nice restore like always :)
Stellar work, man ... another fatty saved from the "graveyard" ... BTW, can i recommend a desoldering gun, for future work? It makes jobs like these much easier to perform, especially when U have to work with ports or caps replacing ... A Heat Gun is also great, so a combo of the two tools - desoldering & heat guns - is the best of both worlds, i guess?
All the best again with your new house & keep inspiring us with your repairs & restorations ... and good luck with the upcoming YLOD repair - those dreaded NEC-Tokens can sometimes be difficult to desolder, but usually only those close to the RSX kick the bucket & give YLOD to the console ... Cheers
Hmm great video as always. You should have filmed blasting the dusty fan with air, that's the best part :(
I miss the extra port. You can get 1080p over component on PS3/360 so if your HDMI port went out you would be okay. Nowadays your done if your HDMI port goes... hopefully we will see DisplayPort + HDMI combo in consoles soon
Hmm, nice work!
Hmm, nice work!
Hmm, I have restored a CECHC 60gb that plays PS2 and PS1 Games. Very premium. Unforunetly it has broken capacitors that i have to heat up. Nice work!
hmm, now I know how to fix that old PS3 that I put away. Thank you
Hmm glad to see you back! Love from Argentina 👍🏻
Couldn't have released this video at a better time! I just bought a fat PS3 and when I hooked it up to my TV, it didn't register an image at all.
Confirmed the TV port and HDMI cable are fine, which leaves the PS3. The HDMI input port isn't mangled like yours was...but is this a common issue on these fat PS3 models? Or could it be something else?
I'm guessing I really need to open it up and grab a multimeter to check the HDMI. Thoughts?
Hmm...
Best method I use to deal with HDMI ports, is hot air and solder paste. From there, I would go over any bridges with a soldering iron. These consoles tend to have some serious thermal mass, and will take away the heat from any cheapo iron. Hot air & solder paste becomes your friends for these type of repairs.
hey you're back! nice.
Hmm Very nice job but I have to say that the Toshiba Drive is going to betray you really fast. Toshiba is just not a great brand for drives. Please swap it to a Western digital blue ASAP.
Hmm. I miss so much your content.
You gave me inspiration to try to fix a modchip ps2
Hmm I like it here. I think I'll stay.
Hmm thought it didnt work for a second there, took so long to boot up! Bit of a relief after all that! You do need a desoldering gun or pump to make things easier though.
You and me both. I think it takes a second to switch to HDMI if it was previously running on composite.
A ZD915 is an inexpensive and decent hakko desoldering gun clone. It would make short work of those through holes.
Hmm I love your videos! you're the best!
Hmm nice fix, can't wait for your YLOD video as I have one aswell.
Maybe you can show us a delid? 👀
I love my fat ps3, its a software emulator for ps1/ps2. Shes running hot and louder but super clean. My problem now is HDMI not working, tried 3 different displays, my port looks fine.SHe was off for awhile. Can I send her in to get fixed? I really want to keep her and 480i is not cutting it on my 4k tv!
aye I tried repairing a 20gb ps3 phat last year & it was just a disaster for me. Aside from tar, dust and other issues I messed up the disc drive because it wasn't reading and I honestly thought that I could fix it. I still have the console in my closet, it turns, stays on a bit then turns off. Learned my lesson but what can ya do? Still I love watching these vids, keep up the good work!
Glad you're enjoying your content, and sorry to hear about your PS3. That's a tough first project. Despite being 15 years old its quite a complex system. You might fare better with some older gen stuff to start out with.
@@BorderlineOCD thanks and yeah I learned the hard way. Still I think it can be salvaged if a working disc drive, new power strip to the disc drive, and thermal paste is changed. I made the mistake of trying to clean everything “I gave this ps3 to my brother in 2011 and well he’s a heavy smoker. The amount of tar and black dust was unreal “I still have the daughter board for the disc drive and the encasing too”
What’s funny is that it still turns on since the HDD is fine but will play digital games for an hour at best lol. Aye.. I didn’t mean to talk your head off but lesson learned is all I can say.
Hmm
Just wanted to see an older PS3 repair, do you have any Slim model for restoration?
Not yet. Always on the lookout for faulty consoles though so if I find one I’ll pick it up.
Hmm, nice video man! The PlayStation 3 in the video is totally different from my PAL CECHG04 FAT 40 GB console, it really looks like another console!
Hi,
I got a PS3 launch version in great shape and wanted to change the thermal paste. Are still planning a video on a launch model? If yes, I would wait for your video, since it would give me a save feeling.
And what do you use to remove the warranty seal? Alcohol?
Hmm this was a pretty nice video!
I was hoping you removed the heat spreaders from the CPU and GPU. I know you're very safe and methodical in your ways. I was hoping to learn a technique from you for the best and safest way to remove them. Love your channel. Keep up the great work.
☝️🤖 NOTE : You can't even play GRAND THEFT V on the original PlayStation 3 . Even after a system upgrade attempt .
Hmmmm..... With the 60gb launch midel also replace the thermal paste underneath the IHS plates. Thats the same dried out stuff as what was replaced by you. De-lidding the processors.thats what its called.
Hmm , it's funny, I had just bought a PS3 of that model, but with a completely different issue. Who knew PS3s could hold so much dust, amirite?
Hmm I thought it was still broken until the cheer! Yay!!!!
Hmm, that seemed pretty confident to not only put every screw and casing back but also reapply the warrranty sticker BEFORE testing the repaired system. 😯
Hmm, that looks like the perfect amount of thermal paste
TronicsFix, is that you?
Hmmm, I too have had mixed results with the solder wick. I usually have better luck with the solder sucker, even the cheap manual spring ones. I would like to get one of those fancy air power solder suckers.
hmm, do you think it's worthy to make a video removing the IHS from a ps3 console? i've heard that it's good to do it for changing the thermal paste under the CPU and GPU.
Hmmm nice restore👍🏻👍🏻
I thought I was going crazy when everyone in the comments started with "Hmm" and I didn't know what it meant lmao. Then the last 5 seconds made it clear
Btw wouldn't it be easier to leave the old solder in place, heat it up with the hot air gun and slide the new HDMI port in place?
Hmm I have been watching your videos since the very beginning. I always enjoy when a new one shows up.
Hmm what a.. or maybe.. anyway im really interested on to your content and im kinda keen on try myself at restoration projects.
Hmmm great work on these, I love watching the teardowns
Hmm , nice fix again .
Hmm Yes! Very nice video!