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cunningham |
posted on 4th Jan 12 at 21:23 |
183 degrees is reflow point of solder does it really get that hot inside? Is the BGA not got bond around it? | |
Tiger |
posted on 4th Jan 12 at 21:03 |
quote: Generally pointless but my 40GB ps3 has lead free solder and gets used a lot and has been fine since new (3 years ago) I know many repaired ps3's lasting into the 18 month point now. | |
Sam |
posted on 4th Jan 12 at 19:53 |
These 'fixes' are pointless in my experience, needs proper BGA reflowing - none of this sticking it in the oven/heating it up with a heat gun and hoping for the best nonsense. | |
Nic Barnes |
posted on 4th Jan 12 at 19:35 |
i had mine done, lasted about a week, then 2nd time lasted about a month, then 3rd time lasted about a week then gave up. | |
Tiger |
posted on 4th Jan 12 at 19:33 |
It had an hour and a half on F1 then 2 1/2 hrs of bluray today, the fan's only ticking over and all's well at the minute. | |
Tiger |
posted on 3rd Jan 12 at 19:19 |
It's all working for now, doing update 4.0 then I'll try F1:2011 on it, that should load up the gpu for a while. | |
Tiger |
posted on 3rd Jan 12 at 17:40 |
Heat Gun yeah, i've fixed 3 Xbox360's so far this way. | |
Dom |
posted on 3rd Jan 12 at 17:37 |
Heat gun method? | |
Tiger |
posted on 3rd Jan 12 at 17:27 |
I've just this second reflowed a PS3 mobo, waiting for it to cool down before I paste it up and reassemble. | |
Bmorgan1993 |
posted on 5th Nov 11 at 13:59 |
Done the fix on mine and worked all of 30 minutes, make sure the thermal compound you get is SILVER, and heat it properly when applying make sure its evenly spread and that the CPU and GPU are contacting the Heatsinks properly, if it doesn't work i'de suggest selling it for parts. | |
Welsh Dan |
posted on 5th Nov 11 at 13:44 |
I did it properly using the guide and it fixed it. Didn't know how reliable it would be though, so put it on eBay and got £90 for it. | |
Dom |
posted on 4th Nov 11 at 21:04 |
Sounds that it could be a bit hit or miss on how long it lasts although it now appears the old man can get the board properly reflowed at work, so will see how that goes. | |
kz |
posted on 4th Nov 11 at 19:17 |
Done 3 times... | |
Toby |
posted on 4th Nov 11 at 17:16 |
stuck last one in oven and it lasted 8 months before going bang again. Got a guide of youtube | |
Bissmire |
posted on 4th Nov 11 at 16:06 |
A friend of mine done it recently with a heat gun, lasted two days, done it again and has been fine for over 6 months. Worth a bash anyway! | |
Dom |
posted on 4th Nov 11 at 15:31 |
PS3 (Original 60GB, out of warranty) decided to YLOD on me the other day and just wondering if anyone has managed to fix theirs? If so, what did you use a heat gun to reflow or did do the 'stick it in the oven' method? Also how long did the 'fix' last for? I've heard people getting anything from a few days to another year or so but it appears to be pot luck. |