Wow, I thought the YLOD was just a myth. I've not yet had any problems with my PS3 since I got it 2 years ago. In the same time lapse I've had to buy 3 Xbox's.
Apparently you an fix it with a hair dryer ...
Not sure though, try the youtubes
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I had it a few months ago, apparantly it's to to do with the fan overheating and causing some damage to the hard drive, if you get it fixed, try and keep it a) off a carpet and b) somewhere with lots of empty space around it.
There are some YouTube videos on some ways to fix it if it's not too badly damaged. There's a way of putting the internal fan on full pelt to try and clear the system (as you can tell I'm not very technical.....)
Unfortunatly I couldn't find anywhere to get t fixed that I was sure was legit but there are out there, had to buy a new one myself.
Good luck!
I've had 2 YLODs on two separate ps3s.
What you do, is open up the ps3, get a hair dryer, and blow the green part for about 15 minutes.
It fixes it everything time.
Although you only get about 30 minutes game time from the second the ps3 is working again
Its something to do with the soldering inside the system. Once you blow the hair dryer on it it melts or some crap like that.
That probably didn't help you one bit, so .
Leave it in the freezer overnight then thaw it out in sunlight
put in a large pan of boiling water and bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 2 hours
Smash it with a hammer.
Sorry, don't do that I don't know how to fix it but how does one prevent the yellow light? Just lots of open space behind it is it? Or us it more likely to happen if the PS3 is old?(my PS3 is only just over 2 years old, and is the slimline)
the slimlines are less likely to do it, and as with everything, the reason for it is the fecking environmentalists.
nowadays lead solder isn't allowed, so they have to use crappy synthetic stuff, which doesn't last.
As far as i know, there is no long-term fix other than giving it to someone with a rework station to remove the chips and solder them back in with decent solder - but there are ways of temp fixing them, but they will go again. (it's for this very reason you should never buy a second hand ps3 or xbox)
theres a way my mate did it cos bout 15 quid for tools and parts took him 3 hours. but hes technically unskilled. theres a you tube vid that tells u what u need then u follow it step by step. sony will charge u sont like 150 quid to do this same repair and ud be without for 5 weeks
You throw the PS3 away, invest in a Sega Megadrive and spend the rest of your life thinking you're still in the 90s.
Works for me everytime
save ur money book a flight to bangkok and forget about the uk for a couple weeks.
Get a new ps3, honestly.
I tried the hair dryer, didn't work for me.
Paid for it to be repaired, within 3 weeks the ylod came back. I sent it back to the man as I had a 1 month warrantee and he told me it was unfixable at this point. Had to buy a new ps3.
There's no permanent for the YLOD, i would recommend you look on you tube as there is many videos on a temporary fix and then trade it in, you would get 60-80 pound for it in cash.
get a heat gun and some flux
might give you a little while.. long term it will fail however
ur outta luck kiddo
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posted on 3/4/12
Wow, I thought the YLOD was just a myth. I've not yet had any problems with my PS3 since I got it 2 years ago. In the same time lapse I've had to buy 3 Xbox's.
posted on 3/4/12
Apparently you an fix it with a hair dryer ...
Not sure though, try the youtubes
posted on 3/4/12
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posted on 3/4/12
I had it a few months ago, apparantly it's to to do with the fan overheating and causing some damage to the hard drive, if you get it fixed, try and keep it a) off a carpet and b) somewhere with lots of empty space around it.
There are some YouTube videos on some ways to fix it if it's not too badly damaged. There's a way of putting the internal fan on full pelt to try and clear the system (as you can tell I'm not very technical.....)
Unfortunatly I couldn't find anywhere to get t fixed that I was sure was legit but there are out there, had to buy a new one myself.
Good luck!
posted on 3/4/12
I've had 2 YLODs on two separate ps3s.
What you do, is open up the ps3, get a hair dryer, and blow the green part for about 15 minutes.
It fixes it everything time.
Although you only get about 30 minutes game time from the second the ps3 is working again
posted on 3/4/12
Its something to do with the soldering inside the system. Once you blow the hair dryer on it it melts or some crap like that.
That probably didn't help you one bit, so .
posted on 4/4/12
Leave it in the freezer overnight then thaw it out in sunlight
posted on 4/4/12
posted on 4/4/12
put in a large pan of boiling water and bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 2 hours
posted on 4/4/12
Smash it with a hammer.
Sorry, don't do that I don't know how to fix it but how does one prevent the yellow light? Just lots of open space behind it is it? Or us it more likely to happen if the PS3 is old?(my PS3 is only just over 2 years old, and is the slimline)
posted on 4/4/12
the slimlines are less likely to do it, and as with everything, the reason for it is the fecking environmentalists.
nowadays lead solder isn't allowed, so they have to use crappy synthetic stuff, which doesn't last.
As far as i know, there is no long-term fix other than giving it to someone with a rework station to remove the chips and solder them back in with decent solder - but there are ways of temp fixing them, but they will go again. (it's for this very reason you should never buy a second hand ps3 or xbox)
posted on 5/4/12
theres a way my mate did it cos bout 15 quid for tools and parts took him 3 hours. but hes technically unskilled. theres a you tube vid that tells u what u need then u follow it step by step. sony will charge u sont like 150 quid to do this same repair and ud be without for 5 weeks
posted on 5/4/12
You throw the PS3 away, invest in a Sega Megadrive and spend the rest of your life thinking you're still in the 90s.
Works for me everytime
posted on 5/4/12
save ur money book a flight to bangkok and forget about the uk for a couple weeks.
posted on 6/4/12
Get a new ps3, honestly.
I tried the hair dryer, didn't work for me.
Paid for it to be repaired, within 3 weeks the ylod came back. I sent it back to the man as I had a 1 month warrantee and he told me it was unfixable at this point. Had to buy a new ps3.
posted on 10/4/12
There's no permanent for the YLOD, i would recommend you look on you tube as there is many videos on a temporary fix and then trade it in, you would get 60-80 pound for it in cash.
posted on 19/4/12
get a heat gun and some flux
might give you a little while.. long term it will fail however
ur outta luck kiddo
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