183 degrees is reflow point of solder does it really get that hot inside? Is the BGA not got bond around it?

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Originally posted by Sam
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.

The solder is also weak, they use lead-free solder when they're made. When it's repaired properly, lead solder is used to make the joints stronger and less prone to getting 'dry' after being heated up so many times during use.

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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.

The solder is also weak, they use lead-free solder when they're made. When it's repaired properly, lead solder is used to make the joints stronger and less prone to getting 'dry' after being heated up so many times during use.

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.

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.

It's an 80GB PS3 by the way.

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.

Heat Gun yeah, i've fixed 3 Xbox360's so far this way.

Heat gun method?

Got mine properly reflowed and it failed to work :(

I've just this second reflowed a PS3 mobo, waiting for it to cool down before I paste it up and reassemble.

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.

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.

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.
Cheers all though.....

Done 3 times...

1) Lasted about 3 days

2) Lasted about 3 weeks

3) Lasted less than 24 hours!

4) Gave up and sold it on eBay for £65.

stuck last one in oven and it lasted 8 months before going bang again. Got a guide of youtube

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!

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.