ps3 light of death? - Saxperience

vtrmann · 12th April 2014, 18:18

Hi just bought a ps3 for 5 quid off facebook. But the owner says the power cuts out after half hour. What would i need to replace to resolve this issue?. Looked on google but no one really says what causes it apart from overheating. Only cost a fiver so no big loss if cant fix. Any ideas?? Cheers

Prickle^p · 12th April 2014, 18:33

YLOD. Search it on goooooogle.

vtrmann · 12th April 2014, 18:54

Just got it back home and tested it. There is no yellow light coming on. It loads up to the menu then beeps and goes off. then the red light just keeps flashing until you press power again then comes on then same again. It stutters a bit on startup. Could this be a hard drive issue?.

Misterk · 12th April 2014, 18:59

Power it up then hold the power button till you hear three beeps (takes a while) then it will power off, turn it back on and it will set up like a new ps3. Had to do it to mine and lost my 70% completed gta v

vtrmann · 12th April 2014, 19:22

Just tried this and it only beeps twice then powers off. Its still going off aswell. Ive got another ps3 which had to have a new harddrive and that made it power off. Might try another hard drive.

Manu · 13th April 2014, 13:23

open it up, clean it.

Mickswan · 13th April 2014, 13:36

Sometimes the heat sink comes away from the the main board as the boards can be prone to bending a little. My mate used a heat gun to bend the board back to the correct shape, then put the heat sink back on with a little cooling paste that can be had for about 50p. Worked for a couple of years.

Might not be the issue but worth a shout.

vtrmann · 13th April 2014, 15:57

Ok cheers im taking it into a computer shop tomorrow so will mention this. He does all the pcs at my gf work so hopefully will do it cheap. Whats the most you lot would chuck into it?. About 20 30 quid?.

aldred309uk · 13th April 2014, 18:33

Just pull it apart yourself, clean it up, put it back together and see if that fixes it, could be a dodgy connection or anything, does the fan kick in?

aldred309uk · 13th April 2014, 18:33

It's it fat, slim or super slim?

vtrmann · 14th April 2014, 17:31

Its a fat one think the shiny big one. Lol

L33h · 14th April 2014, 17:33

Yea its fucked. Mine done the same. Tried everything to fix it and ended up smashing it

vtrmann · 14th April 2014, 17:38

Its in the shop for now. But when i did turn it on it beeps then goes off. Then the red light just flashes. Think the fan worked ok. I recon its been kept in a cabinet or not been ventilated enough and overheated. Ive looked on ebay for parts and theres loads already taken out and tested. If i do it myself with a bit of help from google it should be a cheap ps3.

vtrmann · 14th April 2014, 17:40

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Originally Posted by L33h

Yea its fucked. Mine done the same. Tried everything to fix it and ended up smashing it

Did you take it to a pro to fix or try yourself? If ya did take it to someone what causes it?

L33h · 14th April 2014, 18:45

Fixed it myself. Looked everywhere and it seemed to be caused by the 2 processors on the motherboard coming away. If you get a heatgun on em for a couple of minutes then put it back together then itll work for a few hours but then go off again... and again lol

MartinObviously · 14th April 2014, 20:57

do NOT under any circumstances go near the motherboard with a heat gun. It's a very temporary fix.

I got mine professionally re-balled for £50, that included a new GPU.

If it powers up then off straight away, it probably has a fan fault and thinks it's overheating.

Either that or someone has been at it with a heat gun already and not applied paste correctly etc or some other hardware fault.

22bud2 · 14th April 2014, 21:01

Phone Sony I had problems with mine a couple of times games where always freezing phoned them up and they swaped mine for a reconditioned one next day saved me money.

aldred309uk · 14th April 2014, 22:21

Pull it apart, heat the board for a few minutes at 300° then let it cool, put it back together and it should work. Then trade it in at game, I've done that for a few. Tell them you want one with a lower wattage!

vtrmann · 17th April 2014, 19:30

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Originally Posted by aldred309uk

Pull it apart, heat the board for a few minutes at 300° then let it cool, put it back together and it should work. Then trade it in at game, I've done that for a few. Tell them you want one with a lower wattage!

Good idea how would i heat it to 300° the oven?. Wouldnt i melt the chips or whatever else thats on the board. I have a soldering iron could i do anything with that to sort it?. Cheers.

vtrmann · 17th April 2014, 19:38

Also do game do a straight swap for consoles?. I take it they do a warranty for the poor sod that buys the fucked ps3?. Lol