Sony PS3 - yellow light of death

[Beaker]

anyone experienced this?
ps3 shut down after about an hours use, after switching back on it shuts down, light turns yellow then flashes red.
google says its a common problem, plenty of sites offer advice but at a price
anyone know of a fix or where I can send it ?

cheers

Beaker

 

[The Phantom Pieman]

anyone experienced this?
ps3 shut down after about an hours use, after switching back on it shuts down, light turns yellow then flashes red.
google says its a common problem, plenty of sites offer advice but at a price
anyone know of a fix or where I can send it ?

cheers

Beaker

You need to send it back to sony - who will send you a reconditioned ubit as a replacement ....

 

[siwhite]

Follow one of the google links - a chum of mine fixed a PS3 recently using a hair dryer. The YLOD is caused by a solder joint on a circuit board failing. He aimed a hairdryer inside it for 15 minutes, which apparently resets the solder - all fine since. There is another method where it is stripped down and the offending board is baked in the oven and has the same effect. Search for YLOD....

 

[Beaker]

Tried heating the board earlier today for about 5 mins with a heat gun but failed to fix , guess I was a little nervous about overheating. will try again later with more heat now I know how to get to the board

cheers

 

[Beaker]

PS3 now fully fixed

 

[Rasher]

I got mine foxed for £60 when it happened, been going strong ever since but they "uprated" the fans which made it a bit noisier.

 

[Lord Vader]

PS3 now fully fixed

Did you manage it with the hair dryer???

 

[Beaker]

Heat gun on full for 5 mins, think your supposed to re apply thermal paste on the chip, I've not bothered, will do if it starts overheating



Beaker