Ps3 YLoD Attempted fix's. Any more ideas?

hello m8
my ps3 was fine it was boomonts and ace_j66 who let me repair theirs
boomonts ps3 was the first to be repaired and that was 2 weeks ago!
he has recently lost his job so as you can imagine his ps3 gets at least a 3-4 hour session everyday
still ok no probs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have had the YLOD issue lately. I assumed it was the power supply, I was wrong. I tried a new power supply unit, & new hard drive: didn't fix anything. So I tried to reflow the CPU/RSX chips on the motherboard. I didn't do it properly, and it didn't fix anything, so I went on ebay and purchased the ylod fix repair from JD Electronics(ebay ID: jdelectronone) for $75 + $15 shipping. One day after they received my ps3, they called me to inform me the PS3 YLOD was fixed, and the technician told me on the phone they reflowed the RSX chip and now it is working again!

 

I have tried the method of reflowing listed in the guide (thanks for making that!) on my 60 gig unit and unfortunately, I'm still at a YLOD on my system. I will say that "something" has changed, because originally when I turned on the system it almost immediately would YLOD and give three beeps.

Now, after reflowing three times (!) the system will turn on, I can see my TV switch resolutions (it indicates 480p and goes to a black screen), then it shuts off. That whole process takes about 5 seconds (vs. 1 previously).

Should I keep trying to reflow? Or give up? I tried taking out the hard drive to see if that was the issue now, but it still does the same thing after the aforementioned 5 seconds.

Are the cpu, gpu, and memory chips below it the only things that can overheat? I was surprised to only see a rubber heatsync type thing on the top of the emotion chip. Does that chip need to be reflowed too?

I'm also curious, how much heat can the chips and mb take before they are melted and or damaged?

 

hello m8
let me help you, right here goes

you said "Should I keep trying to reflow? Or give up? I tried taking out the hard drive to see if that was the issue now, but it still does the same thing after the aforementioned 5 seconds."

try again using heat gun without any nozzle attached(may be daft but i have had someone ask the question before)

you said "Are the cpu, gpu, and memory chips below it the only things that can overheat? I was surprised to only see a rubber heatsync type thing on the top of the emotion chip. Does that chip need to be reflowed too?"

basically the hottest things on the mother board are the two processors(there directly connected to theheatsink)all other ic/bga's shouldn't get that hot to need a reflow.

you said "I'm also curious, how much heat can the chips and mb take before they are melted and or damaged?"

check out figure 1 at
http://www.zeph.com/lead-free_soldering_and_lead-f.html
as you can see we are heating the bga's up hotter but for not as long to help protect board damage(it will delaminate if to hot for too long)
the figure1 is saying lead free solder = 320 degrees c for about 60 secs.

i think with the results you are getting you are almost there!
maybe heat up bga's for a few seconds longer just to get that little bit extra heat into them and I'm sure you will come to a successful conclusion.....let us know

 

Colinjest, you've made me realize something -- the figures in the pdf manual are in Celsius! I am in the United States so I need to convert them to Fahrenheit! My gun was not set to be hot enough!!!

I'll try attempt #4 with a higher temperature later today!

 

sorry maybe i should have made it clearer

anyways just got this email from Nicolas Bouziane

Man!

You're awesome! I found your manual on the net and it worked! Thanks for sharing that information! It's really cool of you! I got one last question for you Will my PS3 be stable now or may it happen again? And if it happens again will it be more often?

Thanks for you help really appreciate it! If I can do anything for you...

Nicolas


looks like the revolution has started.....stick that in your pipe and smoke it sony!!!!!!!!!!

 

So I set the heat gun at the right temperature and tried again. Nope. In fact, I'm back to where I started...the system now YLOD's immediately when I turn it on.

I'm not ready to give up yet, but I am going to let it sit for a few days before I try again. Although it's not hard to take apart, it does get old quickly.

 

I'm just reporting in that I am going to attempt colinjest's guide to fix my ps3's ylod, i will report back with results.

 

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Holy shit! It worked!

 

mike4192
well done m8
you will be the forth person that has repaired there ps3 using my guide!!!!!!!!!!

spread the word

 

Do you have any idea on the longevity of this fix? Is it just temporary, or can it be considered long lasting?

 

youre ps3 should be stable now for ......................your guess is as good as mine!
if by some chance it does fail again don't be disheartened just follow the guide again giving the reflowing process a little bit longer than before, lets say about another 5 seconds of heating.

both units i have repaired for boomont and acej_66 are still running fine and boomonts gets a 5 to 6 hour caining a day/evening!
so alls good

all i ask from you is that you spread the word that gilksy's guide has come up trumps and help other people if any questions are asked
there are allot of noobs out ther that need the help
cheers for the email
add me psn= gilksy if you want and if i can get enough time away from answering emails i will accept.
thanks again


SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What do you mean by this " Using a circular motion hold heat gun over areas
outlined below (keep heat gun an inch above
board/components at all times)."

Could you draw me a diagram of what it look like on that metal plate. Do I have to make holes to let the chip be open and not make contact with the metal plates? I will do it to see if it work for my ps3 20gb.

 

Sorry have not been on in a while but I do have a couple other questions. Has anyone worked on the Blu-Ray's with the 2 laser setup? The single lasers for the most part are easy to replace and fix but I have found that the dual laser setup doesn't always seem to work when you just replace the laser. Has anyone else got any input on this?

Also, thanks for all the replies on my other comments.

Thanks,
Ced

 

Thanks for the informative guide. My heat gun only has 2 settings 500 F and 1000 F will either of those settings work? Thanks for your help.

 

500F = 260C
1000F = 537.7C
i'm assuming that you haven't got a fan speed selector ie SLOW
sounds like you've got a paint stripping heat gun!
the choice is yours if i was you i'd try the low setting first but be very careful not to blow the bits of the board!
do it at at your own risk!

 

Guys I need help.. My ps3 work for about 3 hours.. Then the screen began to show some green and yellow line/dots then it hang. Then I try to on and off it again I have a green light but no video.... But when I rest my ps3 for about 10 mins it works fine then for about 3-5mins when the ps3 is getting hot it gives the same problem

 

If its anything like a 360 its the gpu chip is that correct?? I have fixed 360'S and I bought my first ps3 off of flebay and from what i have been reading up on I just need to replace the laser. I had my screen turn green on my 360 and then the pic went away but I could still hear the sounds so its probably the same with the ps3 and the graphics chip

 

Do I need to reflow my rsx chip? or maybe its just overheating and need to apply better thermal compound?

 

New thermal compound is always better makes a better connection. Also remember im new to the ps3 im working on my first ps3 ever but im assuming the rsx chip has something to do with the graphics correct?