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Playstation 3 not turning on sometimes?

  • 25-10-2011 10:01pm
    #1
    Hector Salamanca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭


    Hi lads a mate of mine has a problem with his playststion...When he tries to turn it on it takes half an hour, sometimes it turns on for 1-2 seconds and then switches off again. Is this caused by a loose connection or could it be something as simple as a blocked/dusty fan?


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  • #2
    donmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭donmeister


    Hector Salamanca wrote: »
    Hi lads a mate of mine has a problem with his playststion...When he tries to turn it on it takes half an hour, sometimes it turns on for 1-2 seconds and then switches off again. Is this caused by a loose connection or could it be something as simple as a blocked/dusty fan?

    Its from Ylod (Yellow Light of Death), showing a blinking red light and wont come on, caused by the Ps3 overheating and cracks appear in the chipset/motherboard. It can be fixed DIY style, I've done this myself but the results are hit and miss as in it can break again within an hour or a month! , also some repairers offer BGA reballing which as far as a know is the only known way of fixing this indefinably.

    My two cents, its basically fooked, so just sell for parts and put it towards a new one.

    By the way....LOVE your username and location!!


  • #3
    Hector Salamanca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭Hector Salamanca


    donmeister wrote: »
    Its from Ylod (Yellow Light of Death), showing a blinking red light and wont come on, caused by the Ps3 overheating and cracks appear in the chipset/motherboard. It can be fixed DIY style, I've done this myself but the results are hit and miss as in it can break again within an hour or a month! , also some repairers offer BGA reballing which as far as a know is the only known way of fixing this indefinably.

    My two cents, its basically fooked, so just sell for parts and put it towards a new one.

    By the way....LOVE your username and location!!

    Yep you hit the nail on the head the light was blinking for the past 3 months I was told today. I told him tonight that he'd get a new one for €250-300 so he might as well buy new instead of trying to fix the one he has. Thanks for your help man

    DING DING!!


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