Voultar hi I would like to have an conversation about this video. If there is a way I can contact you outside of TH-cam please let me know. Thank you for your time.
Voultar are you able to repair my PS4 power supply? I see tons of replacement videos but non actually fixing the existing power supply, don’t have money to just swap it out if the broken one can be fixed , thanks for you reply(hopefully)
Static does not always kill the device instantly, it may introduce weaknesses that will make it fail hours, days, weeks, months or years afterwards. If I remember correctly, static is really an issue with dry air/surfaces, so you could use an humidifier to mitigate it. Don't know if the ISO alcohol has any effect on the static charges. Maybe it is conductive/resistive enough to help dissipate it safely.
Leapin' lizards, those thumbnails are indeed childish and annoying to say the least. Nothing wrong with making an attractive thumbnail, but some like Linus either overdo it because of those Fortnite kids, or get outright deceptive.
Lord Voultar , first off HUGE fan and I appreciate everything you do for the mod scene. But I'm curious to why you never show the end product, I would love to see a quick 5 sec clip of seeing the wonderful dead/broken machine working again. Just a thought.
I work with these systems a lot..micro trace damage repair mostly these days... the only thing i would have done differently would be to dilute the lead free solder on the pads with leaded solder before wicking..it makes wicking the pads much easier and safer a newbie might damage pads trying to wick lead free solder
Ive watched your videos numerous time. What I'd like to see is a rundown of the equipment. Also pros and cons when it comes to the products you use and have great success with, over the products most average hacks use to get around doing proper work. Thanks again....
Interesting stuff. I especially love your modding videos. I would love to see you perform some console upgrades in addition to repairs, such as (if possible) giving a console faster memory.
I whole heartedly agree, the TSOP programmers are nice. I did a few game development and smart toy projects with NAND Flash where we had to burn OTP NAND Flash chips for testing on near final hardware. Chip supplier even gave us a free USB TSOP programmer with our chips.
Indeed. I almost think the flash looks soldered better after he put it back on. Probably because it made the solder joints shiny as they're fresh and have no oxidation yet. And as with anything, practice and experience can make anything easy. d:
I know this is an old vid, but I have a quick ? I notice in most of your vids you use a standard small conical tip on your iron. Is there a reason you don’t use a micro-tip? Or is it just a preference thing? Just wondering I had a hard time on some connections when using conical and had to try the micro, I like it better myself but was wondering what your thoughts were.
SMD soldering is voodoo and a dark art. I use the drag solder then wick method and always having to wick the crap out of it. This helps a lot. I'm definitely not using enough flux.
i had a dual-nand PS3 60GB model that had a similar problem. I ended up doing the same thing, desoldering the NAND chips, popping them into the sping-clamp sockets for my EPROM programmer and using some jumper wires to use a Teensy++ 2.0 to reprogram it. Was pretty easy. Next I'd like to de-lid the Cell and RSX to replace the shitty thermal adhesive Sony used with something better so it doesn't get so hot so fast.
My wife is getting a kick out of the Bob Ross thing you got going on, and i'm adding sexual innuendos to it, it's hilarious...shes like oh my... god, LMAO.
i use middle of the wick and end up working my way out. as it gets more solder into it, it gets harder and turns into a little handle. :D and there's less catching. But you do attach/detach the chips exactly as i do. :D
22:48 through to 23:16 I almost died Laughing like a little kid, was over at my printer not seeing the video and my head just went completely elsewhere! XD
So, what are the unique symptoms that one would observe on the PS3 that lead to this repair? Just won't boot? Also, if the NOR is corrupted and you can't read it isn't it unique to that console and as such "bricked" or are there workarounds?
Hey Voultar, I bought this flashcat flasher...but can't seem to get it to recognize in the software portion. Any information on operating the software that supposedly works with this?
Hey dude. Any tips on replacing the hdmi port on the fat ps3? I'm currently working on replacing mine (after putting it off for so long) and desoldering it is an absolute pain.
I realize how old this video is but uh what if when you are drag soldering those pins from the TSOP into place and somehow... one of the legs bends and is now connected to another pad next to it along with the other leg that's supposed to be on that pad, how do you uhhh fix that safely?
Would the cheaper reader read a 2 gigabyte nand flash chip?. I want to upgrade the internal storage on my tablet but i can't get the android operating system off it so when i get the 2 new 8 gigabyte nand flash chips i can use the recovery mode to put all of my stuff back on it from a small usb drive or micro sd card.
Can you do some PS3 fat repairs? I've been ordering them off ebay and they seem to have some kind of video error where the screen is filled with continuous white dots like snow. I'd certainly send you one to look at if you're interested. Also i'm going to Walmart and ask if they have any ESD brushes available to see what they say xD
Hey buddy if you are that good. Please tell me, what's wrong with ps3 when you start playing it and about 20 to 30 min, into playing it. It starts freezing up.I turn it off for about 30 sec, it will play for about the same amount of time some times a little longer , but will freeze up again . and then it's back and forth with me turning it off having to wait for it to reset or whatever and then turn it back on and play another 20-30 minutes again. Wow hope you got all that , thank you for any help to understand us and should I send it back to Sony to be fixed or can I do that. but I don't have nobody around where I live that can actually fix it and it be right. just asking , again thank you 😀👍
TofumanFC3S EDIT: after separating the heat sync and processor, the thermal paste in between would not be as efficient at transferring heat between the two components if you reassembled the system as is. Properly applying new thermal paste would ensure proper cooling so removing the old thermal paste from both components is the way to go.
Thanks for the answers guys, but yeah what I meant was wether it needs replacing to maintain the console in good working condition, or mainly when you need to be in there but otherwise it’s fine? If it needs to be periodically replaced regardless, then after how many years and starting from what generation consoles?
TofumanFC3S Consulting the manufacturer on a per product basis would be the only way to get a definitive answer when it comes to thermal compound. For consoles I would say that replacing the compound is only required if/when see signs that the system is not cooling properly such as high fan RPM, lock ups/freezing or, as in this case, you have separated the heat sync from the processor. Outside of that you would need a means of checking operating temperatures while the system is under heavy load. We'll find out as these systems age I suppose.
Bro my ps3 slim showes black screen after flashing, i think that i pressed a lot on nor memory, do you think unsolding and solding nor memory i will fix this?
I love your videos, when you get the chance you should do a tsop mod on an original Xbox. Preferably a 1.2-1.5 Xbox as there are more tutorials on 1.0-1.1 xboxs than there are 1.2-1.5
Any ideas about an original 60gb release model PS3 that’s never worked basically since the first day I even had it? Any PS3 game would freeze... some faster than others but I’ve never had a situation with any PS3 game where it didn’t eventually have to be hard reset because it would totally lock up. Ps1/ps2 games worked just fine and I used it as my main blu-ray machine for a solid 10+ years… but most PS3 games were straight up unplayable for more than a few minutes. Anyone I’ve ever shown the console to has been totally stumped.
wow amazing that you have a stable hand. I would probably have messed up, I know how small these Nor and Nand chips are are you sure you are not a surgeon in real life ? XD
This is probably a dumb question but I'm pretty new to soldering. Should I use a certain kind of solder? I'm using crappy Radioshack rosin core solder, is there something better?
can you upgrade the memory in it from 256mb to 512mb because i find on wiki that ps3 memory has 4x 64mb ram chips and newer model got only 2x 128mb chips it is possible to replace the 4x 64mb chips with the 128mb chips? and could be this same done on gpu because that uses a gddr3 chips could you upgrade it to 512mb also ? and if yes how much software mods it would be required?
wich chip did I have to buy? whats its name? Is every tsop 56 the same? I got an broken in mine ps3 i like to replace but there a hundreds of tsop 56 with other numbres wich one do i need pls help.
Can I buy a chip instead or salvage one from a motherboard from Ebay? I mean, will any NOR chip for PS3 Slim will work? I have a PS3 Slim which is dead and want to mod it to dump PS2 games
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It's 5 minutes Voultar time. :-D
dude plz tell me jason and u r doing ok. u guys n ur vids r surely missed. plz tell jason hi 4 me. thx dude.
Voultar why not replace those caps with solid ones or even replace some of the flash with better chips
It's a "Super 5 Minute" video.
Voultar hi I would like to have an conversation about this video. If there is a way I can contact you outside of TH-cam please let me know. Thank you for your time.
Voultar are you able to repair my PS4 power supply? I see tons of replacement videos but non actually fixing the existing power supply, don’t have money to just swap it out if the broken one can be fixed , thanks for you reply(hopefully)
"ESD friendly brush"
By Colgate.
Adam Zey ha ha, I wasn't sure but was thinking "not sure if he is being a smart ass, but that looks like a regular damn toothbrush".
Adam Zey hope he's "strapped on" to his esd safe band too lol
Adam Zey that’s actually a good question, how ESD-safe are regular toothbrushes?
iCach0 haven't ruined a console to static yet and I work on a rug floor
Static does not always kill the device instantly, it may introduce weaknesses that will make it fail hours, days, weeks, months or years afterwards.
If I remember correctly, static is really an issue with dry air/surfaces, so you could use an humidifier to mitigate it. Don't know if the ISO alcohol has any effect on the static charges. Maybe it is conductive/resistive enough to help dissipate it safely.
"real gentle"
*SCRUBS LIKE THERE IS NO TOMMOROW*
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yes, I know he wasn't pushing hard or something but it still was funny to me
You are the Bob Ross of soldering. So soothing, so reassuring.
True story. These videos have inspired me to get back into console hardware mods.
Superb analogy
Just a little bit of sodder is gonna live here next to this happy capacitor.
Modchip ASMR
I thought this exact thing!
Thank you and please keep them coming. No flashy click-bait crap just great knowledge drops. The way it should be.
Leapin' lizards, those thumbnails are indeed childish and annoying to say the least. Nothing wrong with making an attractive thumbnail, but some like Linus either overdo it because of those Fortnite kids, or get outright deceptive.
“sometimes you need a real fast dump”
You've got to be shitting me.
You have to be accurate whilst dumping too, and where you put the dump is quite critical.
Yeah a misplaced dump could be real messy.
I shit you not 🤣😂
It can be hard to concentrate when someone is talking while your making a fast dump. Just saying.
Lord Voultar , first off HUGE fan and I appreciate everything you do for the mod scene. But I'm curious to why you never show the end product, I would love to see a quick 5 sec clip of seeing the wonderful dead/broken machine working again. Just a thought.
going through and watching your old stuff, excellent. wishing for the best for your family in these hard times.
That soldering skill is crazy ! Good job as always, really educational and entertaining !
I work with these systems a lot..micro trace damage repair mostly these days... the only thing i would have done differently would be to dilute the lead free solder on the pads with leaded solder before wicking..it makes wicking the pads much easier and safer a newbie might damage pads trying to wick lead free solder
Can confirm. I recently fucked a board doing this.
"I'm just gonna *jizz* some no-clean flux onto the mainboard here" -Voultar 2k17
Ive watched your videos numerous time. What I'd like to see is a rundown of the equipment. Also pros and cons when it comes to the products you use and have great success with, over the products most average hacks use to get around doing proper work. Thanks again....
Binge watching his videos, and I'm fascinated. I've only ever gotten into softmodding my stuff, so this is a whole new world to me.
Great video! That little programmer that you influenced the PS3 NOR support for is great!
Any chance you can show us the reprogramming too?
I'm really curious about that process.
17:41 Did he just say he's going to "jizz" some no-cling flux? lmao
Interesting stuff. I especially love your modding videos.
I would love to see you perform some console upgrades in addition to repairs, such as (if possible) giving a console faster memory.
You do the best work I've seen since my uncle
Watching you soldering smd is so relaxing
pretty awesome, great work Voultar.
I whole heartedly agree, the TSOP programmers are nice. I did a few game development and smart toy projects with NAND Flash where we had to burn OTP NAND Flash chips for testing on near final hardware. Chip supplier even gave us a free USB TSOP programmer with our chips.
Why is it every time I watch one of these vids by Voultar, I can't help but hear the words "happy little clouds" :)
Thanks for another great video duder. :D
man you need more subs. Nice video
You're like the Bob Ross of console repair/mods.
Tage Nasty I was thinking the same thing.. very Bob Ross like narration
"real gentle, real gentle"
(vigorously brushes) lol
haha yeah right! the guy does awesome work, but yeah those parts made me laugh :-)
Thanks dude. Learned a lot.
Very nice work! But you make it seem so easy.
Indeed. I almost think the flash looks soldered better after he put it back on. Probably because it made the solder joints shiny as they're fresh and have no oxidation yet. And as with anything, practice and experience can make anything easy. d:
"Look at those happy little joints. See how happy they are." - Lord Ross
I wish you would show how you are fixing the memory data. Also, thank you for cleaning the "noclean flux" as it always needs to be done :)
"Gently Brush" *scrubs hell out of board*
Super nice vids, Voultar. May I ask what flux you’re using here?
I didn't even know i enjoyed this stuff
Great vid as always but I wanted to see how you programmed the chip and it not working then working
this would be amazing
I will said when it comes to desoldering braid, don't cheap out. Goot wick is the best stuff I've ever used!
Voultar is going to get flagged for talking about working packages and fast dumps :)
Masterful
Great video. Do you know of any resources that talks about how to recognize a nor problem, and how to fix it?
It's one fell swoop.
"Failed swoop" is more appropriate to my soldering.
I know this is an old vid, but I have a quick ? I notice in most of your vids you use a standard small conical tip on your iron. Is there a reason you don’t use a micro-tip? Or is it just a preference thing? Just wondering I had a hard time on some connections when using conical and had to try the micro, I like it better myself but was wondering what your thoughts were.
amazing skills! really!
SMD soldering is voodoo and a dark art. I use the drag solder then wick method and always having to wick the crap out of it.
This helps a lot. I'm definitely not using enough flux.
What were the specified steps that determined the faulting NOP memory IC ?
i had a dual-nand PS3 60GB model that had a similar problem. I ended up doing the same thing, desoldering the NAND chips, popping them into the sping-clamp sockets for my EPROM programmer and using some jumper wires to use a Teensy++ 2.0 to reprogram it. Was pretty easy.
Next I'd like to de-lid the Cell and RSX to replace the shitty thermal adhesive Sony used with something better so it doesn't get so hot so fast.
the purple brush was trippy when cleaning
My wife is getting a kick out of the Bob Ross thing you got going on, and i'm adding sexual innuendos to it, it's hilarious...shes like oh my... god, LMAO.
great video! do you have one where you show how to read/write?
Where is your soldering flux? Not only does it help in preventing bridging but it makes things so much easier.
It's called liquid no clean flux. He's using it quite liberally in the video...
>"maybe 5 minute video"
video length 5x that :P (im not complaining though)
1.75 speed helps
Hi which heater you recommend for work compressor or fan types >??
Hi Voultar, is it possible to replace a Nor chip from a slim Ps3 to a super slim ps3? Or have they different nor chips on the mainboards?
i use middle of the wick and end up working my way out. as it gets more solder into it, it gets harder and turns into a little handle. :D and there's less catching.
But you do attach/detach the chips exactly as i do. :D
You're a credit to your species.
You said alcoholic wet nap, I love it. You Rock lol
Hey @Voultar, are the NAND Memory chips supported already?
22:48 through to 23:16 I almost died Laughing like a little kid, was over at my printer not seeing the video and my head just went completely elsewhere! XD
So, what are the unique symptoms that one would observe on the PS3 that lead to this repair? Just won't boot? Also, if the NOR is corrupted and you can't read it isn't it unique to that console and as such "bricked" or are there workarounds?
Hey Voultar, I bought this flashcat flasher...but can't seem to get it to recognize in the software portion. Any information on operating the software that supposedly works with this?
RIP voultar hair at 14:45
Waiting for my hot air rework gun to come in. I usually solder at 300C. You were using 350C. Is that recommended by you?
Hey dude. Any tips on replacing the hdmi port on the fat ps3? I'm currently working on replacing mine (after putting it off for so long) and desoldering it is an absolute pain.
I realize how old this video is but uh what if when you are drag soldering those pins from the TSOP into place and somehow... one of the legs bends and is now connected to another pad next to it along with the other leg that's supposed to be on that pad, how do you uhhh fix that safely?
When placing the IC back on the board, how come you do not use solder paste, and the heat gun?
What were the symptoms of the board? did it even start ? black screen? i think this coudl really help other repairmen to guide them in repairs.
Would the cheaper reader read a 2 gigabyte nand flash chip?.
I want to upgrade the internal storage on my tablet but i can't get the android operating system off it so when i get the 2 new 8 gigabyte nand flash chips i can use the recovery mode to put all of my stuff back on it from a small usb drive or micro sd card.
What flux do you use...seems very good ‘wetting’ capability.?
Can you do some PS3 fat repairs? I've been ordering them off ebay and they seem to have some kind of video error where the screen is filled with continuous white dots like snow. I'd certainly send you one to look at if you're interested.
Also i'm going to Walmart and ask if they have any ESD brushes available to see what they say xD
Hey buddy if you are that good. Please tell me, what's wrong with ps3 when you start playing it and about 20 to 30 min, into playing it. It starts freezing up.I turn it off for about 30 sec, it will play for about the same amount of time some times a little longer , but will freeze up again . and then it's back and forth with me turning it off having to wait for it to reset or whatever and then turn it back on and play another 20-30 minutes again. Wow hope you got all that , thank you for any help to understand us and should I send it back to Sony to be fixed or can I do that. but I don't have nobody around where I live that can actually fix it and it be right. just asking , again thank you 😀👍
So the thermal paste, does it need replacing on older systems like these? Or you just did it because you were in there anyways?
TofumanFC3S EDIT: after separating the heat sync and processor, the thermal paste in between would not be as efficient at transferring heat between the two components if you reassembled the system as is. Properly applying new thermal paste would ensure proper cooling so removing the old thermal paste from both components is the way to go.
TofumanFC3S it wouldn’t hurt to put thermal paste on a ps3
All thermal paste should be removed and replaced.
Thanks for the answers guys, but yeah what I meant was wether it needs replacing to maintain the console in good working condition, or mainly when you need to be in there but otherwise it’s fine? If it needs to be periodically replaced regardless, then after how many years and starting from what generation consoles?
TofumanFC3S Consulting the manufacturer on a per product basis would be the only way to get a definitive answer when it comes to thermal compound. For consoles I would say that replacing the compound is only required if/when see signs that the system is not cooling properly such as high fan RPM, lock ups/freezing or, as in this case, you have separated the heat sync from the processor. Outside of that you would need a means of checking operating temperatures while the system is under heavy load. We'll find out as these systems age I suppose.
Bro my ps3 slim showes black screen after flashing, i think that i pressed a lot on nor memory, do you think unsolding and solding nor memory i will fix this?
What is the chip model do you recommend to use on it for replace the Samsung?
Hey could you please make a video on how to reconfigure a bad PS3 nor/ nand that has a bad .bin/dump. Thanks ^_^
I love your videos, when you get the chance you should do a tsop mod on an original Xbox. Preferably a 1.2-1.5 Xbox as there are more tutorials on 1.0-1.1 xboxs than there are 1.2-1.5
I would recommend checking out @MrMario2011 who has an excellent series on modding the original XBOX (an many other consoles)
what iron do you use?
Can I take a nor chip from another console and replace it to another without programming?
Any ideas about an original 60gb release model PS3 that’s never worked basically since the first day I even had it? Any PS3 game would freeze... some faster than others but I’ve never had a situation with any PS3 game where it didn’t eventually have to be hard reset because it would totally lock up. Ps1/ps2 games worked just fine and I used it as my main blu-ray machine for a solid 10+ years… but most PS3 games were straight up unplayable for more than a few minutes. Anyone I’ve ever shown the console to has been totally stumped.
Bob's not an alcoholic, he goes to meetings.
Bob is a quitter!
wow amazing that you have a stable hand. I would probably have messed up, I know how small these Nor and Nand chips are
are you sure you are not a surgeon in real life ? XD
This is probably a dumb question but I'm pretty new to soldering. Should I use a certain kind of solder? I'm using crappy Radioshack rosin core solder, is there something better?
The solder used in this video is Radio-Shack 62/36 2% silver bearing.
okay thanks!
Could You Please Write It Down What Tools Did You Use In This Video ?
can you upgrade the memory in it from 256mb to 512mb because i find on wiki that ps3 memory has 4x 64mb ram chips and newer model got only 2x 128mb chips it is possible to replace the 4x 64mb chips with the 128mb chips? and could be this same done on gpu because that uses a gddr3 chips could you upgrade it to 512mb also ? and if yes how much software mods it would be required?
5 minutes? felt more like 3!
I would like to get that Universal programmer that you have, can you send me a link where you got it?
wich chip did I have to buy? whats its name? Is every tsop 56 the same? I got an broken in mine ps3 i like to replace but there a hundreds of tsop 56 with other numbres wich one do i need pls help.
I like to see that working
Can I buy a chip instead or salvage one from a motherboard from Ebay? I mean, will any NOR chip for PS3 Slim will work? I have a PS3 Slim which is dead and want to mod it to dump PS2 games
Is he correct to say the hot air should be 350 C (662 F) to get chip off?
very profesional
Yeah E3 flasher FTW thats what i use but this works too :P
You can easily use a E3 clip cable and you don’t even have to remove the nor chip from the board.
you can use blu tac instead of suction tool
How did u get the bios for ps3?
might just be me but i'm sure i can hear Kermit the Frog coming through Voultar's voice 😁👍
How do you know when it’s the NOR that has the issue?
Do you fix Ps3 YLOD?
Where are you located? I have a ps3 That I would like to get fixed.
Wish you showed how you repaired the chip.
Haha so much flash nand nowadays i had forgotten about nor memory 😅
no flux for removal?
Wouldn't this still be susceptible to RSOD or NOR corruption tho?