How to replace the PS3 Nec/Tokin Capacitors (Best Solution) By:NSC 

I had no idea about this breakthrough until now. I've got 3 YLOD PS3 phats waiting to be fixed. This is a miracle.

Dude thank you for this! I have had my phat ps3 with a YLOD and I’ve been DYING to fix it! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I think I finally know what to replace!

Yes guy I have been waiting for this since Nov 2019 I have confidence I could do this with this method

Awesome videos dude! Been learning a couple of PS3 tricks from your channel lately to fix a PlayStation 3 based arcade system the Namco system 357 and I was able to bring it back from the dead! Thank you for your tutorials! :D

There's really no need to use 6.3V caps, the NECs are already over rated by almost 100% at 2.5V (PS3 Cell and RSX use 1.3 - 0.9V). Just make sure to use low ESR (6-9 mOhm or below) caps to match the original spec of the NEC/TOKIN caps. Both 330uF or 470uF should be fine if the ESR is in spec, but bigger might be better here to account for any future degradation over time.

dude just conveying an idea, I'm also a regular ps3 service, actually don't need to make a new line, just tilt the capacitor, and nicely done dude

Yep! This is definitely a project for me to do! I shall follow this awesome guide as always :D

love watching your vids man excellent work!, i have repaired 10 fat ps3s replacing the nec tokins with tantalum caps and it works, my soldering job is pretty rough though i put them on an angle on the strips

First video of yours I've watched brilliant video, I like your sense of humour your a funny guy 😂

Thanks NSC!... Awesome vid, shows every step and very simple...

Thank you very much for the videos I am trying to fix a PlayStation 3 I have no knowledge of anything so I greatly appreciate them

funny how Sony to this day is just sweeping the problem under the rug

Keep it up NSC! This information you share with us is worth its weight in gold and more! Thank you, I will attempt to try this on my CECHE01 with YLOD. Thanks!

Thank you very much for the video and the advice the information was awesome I was able to revive my PS3

i love u mr nsc

Thanks for the video my dude. Is it better to do all with the sautering iron and not heat gun to avoid damage to the mobo? Very new and learning thank you I have watched this video several times now as i get ready to do one!

hello my friend first of all thanks so much ur tuts helped me really hoping if u can do a video about how to use bga reballing station to remove and reball cpu and rsx.?

I need to do this to my PS3 like yesterday!

this is could be an ASMR channel. and my dood, your english is fine bud

Next Video, are you going to be testing using another Cech a01 board or what board? Hopefully a Cech a01 board, thats what i'm currently working with = ). But either way, these methods apply to all phat models.Also nice job on having them laying competely flat,ill be redoing my work soon. So these video provide another way to learn to work more perfectly as you say xD Keep em coming NSC!

looks clean! love it

awesome video! i also like the way you did the caps instead of tilting them, with the way you have done this, does the console still work?

Great video!!! Thanks a lot!!!

Hi, great video and nice clean job. I've done a fair whack of electronics in the past and find it very difficult to read through a lot of the forum posts without cringing... Looking at the pictures of some of the solder jobs actually makes me feel physically sick. Few questions; Firstly, does it still work? Lots of information out there, very little results. Did you do all the caps at once? Forum recommends doing one by one, my mind says if they're rubbish caps, get them all out at once. Less opening/closing. Lastly, the link for the capacitor is broken. Do you have part no. for the ones you used? Sorry to direct all these questions at you but I really can't pay attention to people that do the stuff I've seen on the forums

thank you for taking your time and showing us, i would like some further explenation if possible, can i use the capacitors with 470uf from a spare ps3 motherboard for sure? also will the "D 10V 470UF 477" work (they are cheaper) or do i have to get the 6.3v ones ? thanks alot

Great videos

Hello, lets say we get a syscon to change nec tokin capacitors from RSX, in which side we need to change? When facing RSX like 10:08 or the other side 14:53 ?

Once again a great vid. You say 'great optics' but the english phrase is 'aesthetical' {ästhetisch}. Yellow tempurature tape = Kapton tape. I have a joke with my German friends that these things are English and NOT German: Kindergarten, Ruck Sack and the British Royal Family!! {House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}. English is a Germanic language. But the German for Gloves: Handschuhe (Hand shoes!!, better is hand sock{Handsocke}) N.B. I keep old electric toothbrush heads with IPA to clean flux off, gets it all clean.

Some people say you have to bridge them once installed do you have to do that or just install them

you ever try using Kapton tape? I've done this successfully many times but sometimes have a problem desoldering a component near the NEC tokin capacitor and want to know a good way to avoid doing that.. sometimes I successfully can resolder that but usually they are so small that it is a pain or impossible to do. It is generally harder for me to remove the older ones(without getting something near it) then it is to solder new ones on.

Also where did you get the large tweezers? The grabbing tool for removing original NEC TOKIN caps

Thanks for this great video. If I've removed all the necs/tokins like you on this same side of the board (and didn't touch the necs/tokins on GPU/CPU side), do I need to use a high gauge wire to bridge positive to positive? (step 5 on PSX-place guide)

what type of capacitor should i use on my ps3 slim?

Einfach nur GEIL

What about for the Slim Model? I have a PS3 slim i want to repair that has NEC TOKIN failure (A thermal repaste and dust removal didn’t help either)

Some people have a wire going across from one side of the capacitor to the other in addition to the new capacitors. Why would that be needed? Is it needed?

In ps3 slims, do i need to replace all the capacitors or the rsx only? Because my ps3 shuts off in certain games like rdr and tlou

Thank you!

Hi NSC is that 380 degrees Celsius on the heat gun?

Thank for your videos I have fixed the (cechl 00) model but for the (cechh00) model still in ylod. It doesn’t even if I change all 8 nec/tokin upside and down side. How can I do then?

I had once fixed my ps3 phat with a hair dryer, and since solder can't be melted with a hair dryer, does this conclude that I temporarily revived a capacitor? I am just asking because you know a lot about the PS3 and would you say it's overheating or capacitor? of course can't be sure what it is

Thanks for your videos, I have been reflowing my ceche01 several times since it lasted a month and I died again. But notice that when wanting to play ps2 games either disk or isos that was left on the black screen with the ps3 completely frozen, the control did not detect the ps3 in that mode, the only way was to disconnect the power. Do you think the ps2 chip has been damaged from so much reflow?

how do you know if it's capacitors or solder&thermal pasta It must have been heat because of the jetmotor sound playing gta 5

Are the positive and negative of the caps supposed to be bridged? Using a multimeter, i get a beep when touching the positive and negative portions. I have not done anything to the board yet, i got the ps3 with ylod already and it's been worked on.

hi bro.... may I know how to check tokin caps with multimeter...? are we need to replace all tokin caps even good one...?

I have 470uf 4V capacitors low ESR 5mR SMD , can I use them ?

Do you take commissions on capacitor replacement? Like mailing you a board for repair? I have the capacitors it is has just become very apparent that my soldering skills are horrendous. Thanks.

Can someone tell me what this means? Each of the Nec Capacitors have their own extra 0.5mm Thermal pads and rear side of the Cell CPU has a 1mm thermal pad. Thermal paste was replaced with Corsair XTM50 for best performance And CPU and RSX was also delided with same paste, New thermal Pads were were also added.

Is this method also possible without a heat gun and grill? I only have a soldering iron with a small tip Thanks for sharing this video!

Is it different to set capacitors on left side or right meaning the side of gpu or cpu

Hi ^^ is impossible to found the big original made by Nec than those small who make 3 times the same work ? ^^

what was the temp you set the heatgun?

Finally no music 👊🏼 I changed the thermal paste on my 12 year old phat... 3 days of perfection and then she YLOD 😢😓 I think the capacitors are fried

Hi there would you consider fixing ps3 fat board if i send it to you and how much would you charge thank you

Vai fazer reballing no processador do ps2? Ele funciona sem?

I got this problem " not moving any more while using solder iron since the heat is spreading too fast", may need heat gun to achieve it.

i just bought a very cheap ylod ps3 phat 40gb(no card reader model) for only 10 bucks as I didn't even play ps3 yet. the ylod appears half a second after i turned the ps3 on. i can hear psu cranking up like a refrigerator cranking up after i turned it on. the blu ray drive light doesn't lit at all. opened the ps3, to my surprise....the guy had two nec tokin capacitors changed with tantalum 470 but i guess he changed them wrong. instead of 4 per 1 nec tokin, he did 2. hope this repair can revive the ps3. i will install 4 per 1 nec tokin as suggested by many people. can't afford to buy a normal ps3 though. wish me luck!

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Ho NSC. I have my CECHA01 shutting down and blinking red in the middle of games. No overheating. Always 68-70 degrees. Can this capacitor replacement solve this problem?

Hey, did this console end up working?

Hey great video man, I saw in other tutorials that when we replace the nec tokin caps we need to brigde both positive terminals, because original nec tokin have internal brigde that connects the two positive pads. You didnt do that, its ok?

I am still getting the YLOD after replacing one of the capcitors with tantalums, do I need to do more then?

ur a pro i wish i have ur tools

Hi NSC, when searching aliexpress for parts, I found OE128 capacitors for sale. Possible these are new or used?

Hello, not sure if you still have the PS3 but does it still work with these capacitors? I have a PHAT 40GB model that's got the YLOD. I was planning on doing something like this myself just to see if I can do it, and then try to put CFW on it (I have got a PS3 slim to replace it). The issue is that I've never desoldered a chip before and worried about making a mess.

Hello everyone, I already changed the capacitors which are in the right site, my PS3 worked well 2 months, then yesterday I had the same problem before started it, next when I was playing it power off , may I changed the other nek/tokkins capacitors or could be another problem ??

I have a problem in my PS3 slim. It has black screen of death. No safe mode, no video and sound. Even the controller won’t connect. Do you think the problem is from RSX?

Do you need to run a wire to connect both positive pads to each other?

Hey, Eine Frage, kann man die Capacitoren die du neu eingebaut hat für jedes Modell nehmen der Fat Reihe? :) Wollte dir eine Nachricht per Whatsapp senden, leider ist deine nummer nicht verfügbar :) Oder gibt es dabei immer unterschiede? Kannst du mir eventuell ein link zum lesen dazu senden? Interessiert mich sehr und wollte sowas gerne Lernen ^^ gucke dich schon seit jahren, immer wieder interessant 😁👍

I have ordered a CECHB00 from japan and will be delidding it. Is it worth replacing the capacitors while I have it open as a preventative measure so I dont need to do it later on?

Would you do this to PS3s for pay?

Great video mr NSC :) Thank you. I have a question about the number of the tantalums: there is an article on reddit where someone mentions: "You need to make sure the total capacitance of a NEC tokin is met when replacing it. This would be 1200uF per nec tokin for a ps3 phat - either 4x330uF or 3x470uF." I am little confused now :) Why are you using 4 pcs 470uF on one Nec/Tokin place? Mabye 3 pcs should be enought right? And Kyle Collins mentioned here : "low ESR (6-9 mOhm or below) ".. is this important? Thank you if you can answer :)

32pcs or 16pcs if its a phat? CECHC? PSXplace tells 32... but 4*4 = ?

Do you have any newer links for these capacitors? I want to make sure I am getting the correct stuff. Thanks

You need a larger soldering iron tip for the desoldering job my man!

Why you remove the two capacitors before soldering in nec tokin place?

that a lot of work, suggest going with 330uf cap use 4 fit rail you don't have to do the extra steps. people at home will have trouble trying to do this. just my 2 cents

Boa tarde td bem o senhor fez assim nos 16 capacitores de tântalo um positiva para cima e outro positivo para baixo pode me ajuda por favor Deus te abençoe sou daq do Brasil 🙏🏾

2,5v 470uf ?

I have more thn 5 ps3 ylod problems I try all this it never work eish I don’t if it my capacitor are not okay or what if the issue

Hi my ps3 one broke above the cpu its NEZ eJ8 but i cant find any info on what this chip is for can you help me tell me were i can buy one?

Need help Regarding Fat PAL PS3 60GB model so I have a Problem I hadn’t used my PS3 fat in 3 months but yesterday I booted it up and was playing for 1 hour and a half (meanwhile this darn AC was on in the same room in the background) and turned it off for about 10 minutes before turning it back on and 3 seconds into the boot up screen and I turned off my AC and At this exact moment my Ps3 shutdown for some reason and I panicked and it started doing this exact red light of death and won’t turn on anymore. So I’m guessing this might be a power supply issue🤔if not then I’ll be really depressed. “Retro” games and old games are really rare in my country and eBay died 2 years ago here so getting it repaired might be next to impossible as there is no one trustworthy here. I found this PS3 Fat a year ago on my local craigslist by a stroke of luck! And bought it for $130. It’s always really dusty inside(and it was at the time of purchase too) so I cleaned off as much dust as I could although I also had CFW So I turned up the fan speed so the temps don’t go higher than 61C. I hope my PS3 isn’t dead. 😨🥶 reddit.com/link/pz204h/video/21595v2n4sq71/player My final Question is : Can a 17-year-old teenager like me still do this? Even if I have never had any soldiering experience before because all I have ever done is reapply a new thermal paste before.

use smaler pieces of desoldering wire, using the whole wire will make it wors, the hole wire will suck up the heat, so as longer it is, as longer it takes to get liquid agin ;) only use a small pieace till its full of solder :) GRIETING FROM SCHÖRMANIE xD

Now could you do the same thing on the other side where the cpu is?

Do you have to replace on the other side of the board as well?

My CECHE01 shuts down and blinks the Red led while playing Tekken Tournament II and Gran Tourismo 6. All other games work perfectly. Is replacing the Tokins supposed to solve this ?

Sehr schön erklärter Video! Ich gehe mal davon aus dass Sie deutsch sind, wegen den Links. Ich wollte ich die Capacitors kaufen, aber bin mir nicht sicher welche, haben Sie vielleicht einen Link zu eBay DE dazu?

does the capacitor's ohms rating matter?

Hi. I have notices you are using 4 470 for each tokin.. but i have seens others using 6 470 each tokins.. why is this??

Hello, my PS3 fat CECHL04 started YLOD'ing when I start the gameplay part of any game. It did it once in each game session, then the 2nd attempt allowed me to play freely. Since this became frequent, I opened the console, cleaned it (never done it before, in 10 years of having it), reapplied thermal paste and now I can play just 5 to 10 mins until it turns off by itself. 3 beeps, YLOD appears and then blinks red permanently. Could this be a capacitor issue or something else? Please reply, I'm trying to avoid sending my console to Sony in trade of a 100€ replacement PS3 slim, idk what to do now since local shops refuse to try to fix it, they say it's gonna be dead for good...

Can I use uf477 6.3v black capacitor

Hi NSC is that 380 degrees Celsius?

If this method work with ps3 slim???

I left a comment a few months back about this, I’m from the states and I have 2 bad consoles. Would you be up to fixing them still? I have a guy here but he’s acting a bit shaky and I’m sick of his shit 🤣🤣

Can I solder only 2 capacitors will it still work?

so this method was done on a working motherboard and it fixed the ylod

Hello, just a curious question, can i use a combination of 470muf 6v and 470muf 2.5v? Like for example 2x6v plus 1x2.5v?

For what reason should I do this?

What happen if short them Because I didn't got that capacity

Transistor or Trans Sister :D