How is the ylod caused on ps3

YOTAInc posted That is wrong. Console temperatures never even get closer to melting points of both leaded solder or lead-free solder, so that isn't even into account. What they changed was their cooling system and also with smaller chip sizes, energy consumption and heat generation were greatly diminished, lead to less warping BGAs and consequently less brittled lead-free solders.

Also, other point you're completely wrong about the government which has 'declared' lead in solder as illegal. Divine Assault, Ether Strike! User Info: Hucast9. The temperature difference between room temperature and maximum operating temperature throughout the years slowly destroys the console.

It's thought that the solder that's used to weld parts such at the cpu and gpu gets cracked during that process which causes the ylod. The solution is to build a console that creates less heat. So basically, it wouldn't be wise to fix that PS3 because it's likely to break again.

If it were me I wouldn't fix it. My original 60gb got the YLOD last year. I sent it to a guy on eBay to have it reballed with lead solder, and it's almost been a year now and it still works great and is barely warm after using it for hours. If you care about save data, and the ability to play basically any Playstation game besides PS4, it may be worth fixing. Hell, I have over hours in the past 4 months on MGSV alone, which goes to show how much I play, and without any issues.

More topics from this board See product Add to cart. Required spare parts. Required tools. Nylon Spudger. Guide format : Pdf Integrate. See in HD. Lift off the small silicone cover to release the screw that's holding the smart plate in place. Step 2 Use a torx screwdriver to unscrew the screw that was underneath the silicone cover just removed. This screw, circled in red in the photo, secures the smart plate on your PS3. Step 3 Delicately push the smart plate cover down towards the bottom of the console.

Step 4 Now lift the smart plate and remove it completely. Step 5 Using a cross headed screwdriver, now unscrew the 8 screws circled in red in the photo. Step 6 Now lift the top cover in order to remove it from the PlayStation 3. Step 7 Using a nylon spudger, delicately lever up the latch that secures the cable for the memory card reader in its connector.

Step 8 Now remove the cable from its connector. Step 9 Disconnect the power supply cable for the Blu-Ray reader. To do this, delicately pull the cable up to remove it from its connector.

Step 10 Now delicately lift the Blu-Ray reader. Step 11 As indicated in the photos, use the nylon spudger to delicately lift the latch. Step 12 Now delicately pull on the cable in order to remove it from its connector. Step 13 As indicated in the photos, use the nylon spudger to delicately lift the latch. Step 14 Now gently grasp the power board cable and remove it from its connector.

Step 15 Unscrew the 2 cross headed screws circled in red in the photo. These secure the power board to the internal frame of your PlayStation 3 Fat. Step 16 Now grasp the power board and remove it from its placement. Step 17 Unscrew the 2 screws circled in red in the photo. Step 18 You can now grasp and remove the bracket for the power supply board from its placement. Step 19 Now unscrew the 6 cross headed screws circled in red in the photo.

This is worsened by the fact that Sony used very low quality thermal paste on both the CPU and GPU which in turn, increases internal operating temperatures. The YLoD indicates a general hardware failure and could be related to anything on the motherboard, the power supply, or even the blu-ray drive unconfirmed.

Retro Consoles Wiki Explore. Generations soon. General Console Cleaning List of repairs List of teardowns. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Not to take apart the power supply even though it's not been connected to mains for 24 hours It can still give you a right shock! I had the same problem with my old fat ps3 you know, thee heavy one.

I love ps to death but they need to step of their game because as much as I hate to say it, xbox is probably better. You need to make it out so the playstation doesn't overheat so easily. The RSX chip is what generates your graphics.

BGA processors basically have a bunch of solder beads that are non-lead and due to extensive heat, bridge together causing the Yellow Light of Death or general hardware failure. It also can be caused by the power supply failing as well. Probably 1 out of every 10 we do, it's the power supply that causes the issue. Thank you, thats the clearest explanation so far into my problem. I will definitely check out your website!

Is there any way to fix it without taking it somewhere to get it fixed? I've had 2 PS3'S die cause of it. Thank you.