Sony PS3 "Fat" HDMI Repair - Faulty Console Restoration

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We're finally working on the first PS3 restoration on the channel! I have a couple more PS3s waiting in the backlog as well. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are probably the most recent generation of consoles that I have any personal history with or interest in.
I got this unit off Craigslist with a broken HDMI port. While replacement HDMI ports are more easily available for the Slim, I had a hard time finding any for the fat model and had to order used replacements from China that were pulled from other faulty consoles.
This was my first time using my hot air rework station on an actual repair. It certainly made removing the HDMI port much easier than my previous methods of such repairs using a low melt alloy like Chip Quik with a soldering iron.
Preparing the board for the replacement HDMI port was a pain in the butt, more so that I was expecting. Practice makes perfect, and I'm glad I finally popped the hot air gun cherry. I look forward to working on more intricate component level repairs and improving my craft.
This project was a good test bed for upcoming PS3 repairs I have planned, which includes a launch model backward-compatible PS3 with the YLOD. I know my way around the system a little better and am more open to working on them in the future.
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@WhoisthiskidRay 3 года назад

My heart stopped when i saw this on my feed. Welcome back!

@BorderlineOCD 3 года назад

Ha thanks I’m flattered my videos make your heart pitter patter.

@oliullah-ho5nj 3 года назад

@@BorderlineOCD hhhhhhhbhhb

@dreamer_prince900 5 дней назад

Can you help me resolve my old fat Ps2?@@BorderlineOCD

@klanath 3 года назад

Hmm I'm waiting for that YLOD video. That was nice, thanks.

@waltersobchak7275 3 года назад

People talk about 360s being faulty but every fat I’ve had has went yellow

@Cory_ 2 года назад

That fan is HUGE, I had no idea! Also, that re-assembly montage at the end was really satisfying.

@BorderlineOCD 2 года назад

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

@ffs_999 2 года назад

@@BorderlineOCD Hey! Can you make video about "maximum HDD size on PS3"?(CFW) Its so shame... because as i know there is maximum of 1.75TB-1.82TB.... original xbox has possibility to use 16TB,that a disaster..

@nigelnightmare4160 Год назад

That's why they sounded like a jet engine when it ramped up.😏 Keeping them clean help's a lot with fan noise and overheating, I use a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush attachment Weekly. I suppose I'll have to renew the thermal paste on my 60gig consoles (X4)! Never had one overheat, yet! Even though my late wife💘 used to leave hers on with a game on pause, while she went out shopping🤦‍♂, a habit she picked up on the first Playstation in 1998 while playing Spyro!

@SnackyCakess 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing. Love how you show your struggles on these as and it helps less experienced folks such as myself understand the type of issues we could run into on these mods. Keep up the good work.

@seanmcgroty2248 2 года назад

I would suggest a continuous vacuum desoldering tool. My Hakko FR-301 was a game changer and I've practically stopped using desoldering braid altogether on through holes, and you can get tips as small as 0.6 mm internal diameter for those tiny pins like on the HDMI port. Single shot desoldering pumps aren't even close. There are cheaper clones if you don't want to pay for the Hakko but in general these tools are well worth it.

@adeeshabandara9140 3 года назад

Hmm at last we are back in business Broski

@alpha_au 3 года назад

Hmm awesome video. Love the in depth, clear and concise narration.

@acepvp271 3 года назад

Love it mate. Remember me when you get to 1 mill.

@BorderlineOCD 3 года назад

Ha thanks for the vote of confidence bud

@acepvp271 3 года назад

@@BorderlineOCD Haha ofcourse mate, also just a tip if you are looking at getting a budget preheater to complete your rework station setup, a t8280 preheater or if you want to go cheaper modify a cheap $20 griddle.

@Llink4n Месяц назад

I’ve purchased a similar fat version. I succeded the teardown and cleaning thanks to your videos. Thank you

@InMyHead 3 года назад

HMMMM. It is sooooo good to see you back! Yaaay I am looking forward to all of your amazing future content, and your progress on getting settled in, if you choose to share it. Welcome back!

@nigelnightmare4160 Год назад

I like your 'No nonsense' approach to these repairs.👍

@Probowler1993 3 года назад

Hmm , welcome back! Your videos always make me want to go back and clean/fix my old consoles!

@conway555 3 года назад

Hmm - I really like your videos. I ended up buying a Neo Geo AES after watching your videos and the tidbits of advice that are dotted all around your them. I also really like the natural and honest way you present, clearly explaining what you’re doing. I’ve learned so much and would love to start putting what I have learned into much needed practice. Great job as always! 😃

@BorderlineOCD 3 года назад

Glad to hear. Congrats on your AES. I look forward to resuming that series soon.

@conway555 3 года назад

@@BorderlineOCD I can't wait for you to start again! Keep up the great work! 👍

@waltersobchak7275 3 года назад

This is the absolute best looking console ever created. The Cadillac of consoles

@KyoKim751 3 года назад

Hmm seeing the dried thermal paste getting removed was satisfying

@starscreamerx31 3 года назад

Hmm excellent hdmi mod. Congrats to becoming a home owner.

@Dennis-lp3of 3 года назад

Hmm I was so excited to see a video from you in my subscription feed.

@laureanito4445 3 года назад

Hmm glad to see you back! Love from Argentina 👍🏻

@cmj2b 3 месяца назад

@17:53 that yay! scared me 😂

@DR_X69 3 года назад

Hmm, didn't know replacing the HDMI port could be that easy. Great job. Love your videos.

@Alexander_l322 Год назад

I think it’s easier on the ps3 because it’s though hole soldering not like others where it would be surface mount soldering but with the right tools it doesn’t look hard. I’m about to replace my first one on a ps3 and then I’ll work on my ps5 because it fell over and yanked the port so it’s wonky but does still work.

@theking21083 3 года назад

Hmm I have been watching your videos since the very beginning. I always enjoy when a new one shows up.

@thegreatjonzini 3 года назад

Hmm this has inspired me to take another look at my broken PS3. Great vid hope you get your furniture soon 🤞

@yuriivyzhha2456 3 года назад

Hmm, glad to have you back!

@SetyaPriatna 3 года назад

hey you're back! nice.

@ALeXzoT 3 года назад

Hmm, I like watching you repair this old consoles😊

@SakariKaulaote1 3 года назад

hmm, back in the day when I was working as tv repair technician, I didn't have time to clear and clean those mounting holes and pins. Just a enough by using good quality wick, kept it warm and sticked the new component in. But that says that you are really dedicated to this, thanks!

@michael9613 3 года назад

Hmm... it looks like you've inspired me to go out and buy a used PS3 Fat in need of restoration and cleaning, and for that I Thank You :)

@theunseen8054 3 года назад

Your sink is nicer than my whole apartment! lol

@ripleysmith7583 3 года назад

“Hmm” Happy you’re making videos again

@AceTrainerX3 3 года назад

Well, this is encouraging me to get and fix up a PS3 of my own. Always prefered the fat model's look to the slim or "Super Slim" units. Glad you're back, man.

@foldor 3 года назад

Hmm, great cleaning work, that looks much nicer now!

@LemmeSquish 3 года назад

Hmm, it wouldn't hurt to maybe win one of them soldering irons you have, great work man!

@gabiandrascu6099 3 года назад

Hmm It's good to have you back!

@madcat4563 2 года назад

Only recently discovered your channel and have learned so many little things I would have never thought of otherwise.

@SoWhiteItHurts 3 года назад

Hmmm great work on these, I love watching the teardowns

@GaloGaloso 3 года назад

Hmm. I miss so much your content. You gave me inspiration to try to fix a modchip ps2

@taltechchip5827 3 года назад

Remember: You can use hot air and soldering iron the same time to open holes. It will work twice as fast. For the exposed traces you can use UV curing soldering mask. Works like a charm. I always love your videos

@BorderlineOCD 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip bud. I've seen repairs do that for soldering SMDs, but how would you go about trying that for opening those holes up? Would you still use a braid somehow as well?

@taltechchip5827 3 года назад

@Borderline OCD I would use Braid. You can keep the braid in place with the iron and other hand hot air. No need the rub the braid. The soldering mask came off because of the rubbing.

@johnboren5910 2 года назад

No time to unpack when you have PS3 repairs to do 😝 glad to see you have your priorities straight 😉 also, from a fellow Oregonian, welcome!

@BorderlineOCD 2 года назад

Thanks bud, much appreciated.

@pesce93ibra 3 года назад

Hmm awesome video pal ! Great to see your videos again !

@watchingdanny Год назад

I was hoping you removed the heat spreaders from the CPU and GPU. I know you're very safe and methodical in your ways. I was hoping to learn a technique from you for the best and safest way to remove them. Love your channel. Keep up the great work.

@Miguelnumbers 3 года назад

This video came on my 20th birthday... I somewhat feel envy, I wish my ps3 was still working. I said it before, and I'll say it again: I also wish there were people as trusty as you in my country, if I were american, I would gladly pay you to repair both my Ps2 and my Ps3... amazing video as always, best of wishes!

@cum_as_you_are Год назад

A desoldering gun might be a good investment if you do this a lot. Or even a desoldering pump.

@ericdance2 3 года назад

Hmm glad to have you back

@techlovedaily9315 3 года назад

Hmm - my favorite channel of all time since ur first video never skipped any of ur video love ur videos always keep waiting for ur new videos

@BorderlineOCD 3 года назад

That’s high praise thank you

@cata2d 2 года назад

I think it could be satisfying for your viewers to see when you blow the dust off the board, at least it would be for me. I know there’s some effort to film this in the basement. Love your videos, discovered a few recent ones and started from the beginning. All the best

@icey_projects 3 года назад

I'm assuming you wanted to replace the solder but you can also just leave the hot air on the board and insert the new port thru the molten solder, that wick is rough on silk :) love the videos keep em comin!

@SonicManEXE 3 года назад

Hmm, great video! Great to see you back :)

@vanos94 3 года назад

Hmm nice video as always, congrats on the new place btw!

@ConsolesRetro 3 года назад

Hmm from France ✌️🕹 nice to see you again 😄

@mthanry 3 года назад

Look who is back ! :D I wish I come across, just here in Ireland with the warranty sticker still on and that is not RLOD. Great video again!

@cezardumbraveanu7796 3 года назад

Hmm glad you are back, looking forward for the next videos

@CraigyGInDaHut1993 3 года назад

Hmm. Glad thats you back repairing things again. Nice seeing ps3's getting done as since watching your videos I have worked on a few of my own.

@KapsGTA 3 года назад

Hmm, my soldering iron is long due for an upgrade! Great job on resurrecting that fat PS3, they're getting pretty rare now!

@Jeanedron 3 года назад

Hmm your videos make me relax every time. Tks and Congrats on the new house

@newtrash4 3 года назад

Hmm, really glad you uploaded a new video. Congrats on the new place

@eclipsemn8806 3 года назад

Hmm yay more content and I hope the move and everything went fine!

@bobthered313 3 года назад

Hmm, it's nice to see that you're still in action. I look forward to seeing more ps3 repairing.

@darrencurry4883 3 года назад

Hmmm its great to see you back - im learning lots from your vids and really enjoy your channel

@colinblnknshp 3 года назад

Hmm happy to see you back! Love the content!

@DarthSimous 3 года назад

Stellar work, man ... another fatty saved from the "graveyard" ... BTW, can i recommend a desoldering gun, for future work? It makes jobs like these much easier to perform, especially when U have to work with ports or caps replacing ... A Heat Gun is also great, so a combo of the two tools - desoldering & heat guns - is the best of both worlds, i guess? All the best again with your new house & keep inspiring us with your repairs & restorations ... and good luck with the upcoming YLOD repair - those dreaded NEC-Tokens can sometimes be difficult to desolder, but usually only those close to the RSX kick the bucket & give YLOD to the console ... Cheers

@RaffaelePolitano 3 года назад

Hmm, nice video man! The PlayStation 3 in the video is totally different from my PAL CECHG04 FAT 40 GB console, it really looks like another console!

@DeathPrevails77713 3 года назад

Hmm nice restoration. Keep up the awesome work .

@kazomeisteris2371 3 года назад

Hmm first time i see ps3 on your channel, nice job man :)

@GuillaumeHuetGH 3 года назад

Hmm, that seemed pretty confident to not only put every screw and casing back but also reapply the warrranty sticker BEFORE testing the repaired system. 😯

@shanez1215 2 года назад

I'm a novice at soldering but on my OG Xbox I was able to use a fine tip and basically push through the ribbon into the pad to get the solder.

@rafammbass 3 года назад

Hmm this vid came in handy as I will have to the exact same thing next week!!! Thanks 😃

@u38xtvjs13 3 года назад

Hmm great video as always. It's nice to see that everything is going well in life. Just watched the previous 2 vids, such a nice place you've moved to. Cheers!

@piregg 3 года назад

Hmm great video as always. You should have filmed blasting the dusty fan with air, that's the best part :(

@KyloRen0127 3 года назад

Hmm, great video as always!! Can't wait to see more console restorations as well as you setting up a home network!!!

@gamenfix2586 3 года назад

Hmm I actually did a restoration very similar to this on my own ps3 fat 80gb model and it was heck having to clean all the dust out it took me all day long but after wards when I hooked it up to see if it would work was the happiest moment in my life it really is a sign of relief

@philskip8024 3 года назад

Hmm glad you are back

@joshuabentz6581 9 месяцев назад

Bossman, You do incredible work... make it look too easy... But just from doing little odds and ends, I KNOW how difficult it "can" be, but your work shows you've have practice and you are pretty damn good at your work.. Thank you for sharing this video.. I was sold a ps3 yesterday that "WORKED PERFECT" lol - The hdmi port gold tabs are all wrinkled up and doesn't work so I was seeing how difficult it was to replace... I don;t have the factory playstation av cord, so hopefully I can get one and use that for the display and just say f changing the hdmi - but if both displays are bad, I have to fix something... Anyways, I'm a new subscriber, and Thumbs up - You made this video simple to follow and understand, and made certain points clear like using quality stuff to make for a easier job... working construction all my life, trying to teach the new kids that start to buy good tools and not cheap tools, your doing yourself a favor... (Using a pair of klein side cutters to cut ceiling wire ( a metal clothes hanger) for a tile drop ceiling, all day VS a harbor freight 3 dollar pair.... will prove my point when it takes 5 times the strength to cut... doing 500 cuts all day long your hands will be so cramped up, blisters, ect... work smarter, not harder.. I just really am impressed in your work - great job

@supersaito 3 года назад

Hmm it was a tough fight but you managed to get it done. Thank you for making this video pal. See ya!

@jesussibajag.6527 3 года назад

Hmm it's great to have you back! Hope everything is going great at the new house! Just like putting all the parts together and realizing that it worked haha Cheers!

@hadesmcc 3 года назад

Hmm, yeah, fume extractor is definitely essential, I don't know how I got along for so much time without one. Now whenever I forget to turn it on, it only takes me a couple of seconds to immediately go for the on switch. As for the through holes on the and the difficulty clearing them with braid, if you have a desoldering station, I find using that works very well. Even if you don't use it to initially pull the port out and still use air, adding solder after that and then going in with the desoldering gun to clear the holes works really well. Obviously first it's best to let the board cool down.

@BorderlineOCD 3 года назад

A desoldering gun is probably next on the shopping list. I had a desoldering iron (manual pump) and used it in the NES recap video but it wasn’t very good so I returned it. Never ending list of toys.

@twoodall88 3 года назад

Hmm Well done on the hot air work!

@IAmBlux 3 года назад

Hmm what a great repair. Glad you're back at it.

@royprince5782 3 года назад

Hmm like the way you’ve been this restoration with the consoles you’ve been doing. Keep up the good work.

@Debiginger 3 года назад

Hmm I'm Deborah. Can't wait to see when you've got everything set up!

@justme7128 3 года назад

Hmm i always love watching console repair videos. keep them coming!

@alejandroalzatesanchez 3 года назад

Hmm this soldering iron looks Elegant & powerfull

@chrisplaysgamesofficial 3 года назад

Hmm very impressive soldering skills mate. Never be to co corned with lifting the green 'mask'

@AusSonic 3 года назад

Hmm what a great fix/restoration. i love how you explain in simple terms the procedures on your work.. Greetings from Australia

@idlethumbs01 3 года назад

"Hmm" Welcome back buddy, hope your all settled in your new crib? Great video back!

@elvisofthedead 3 года назад

Hmmm... i really love these videos. I started tinkering recently because of these and that giveaway would really help me get really going. Keep it up and congrats on the move!

@teodorgimiga5428 3 года назад

"Hmm" Nice video! I really hope that i can see more videos like this one.Keep it up with the good work!

@lukszlep 3 года назад

Hmm, glad to see a new video. keep up great work!

@zorokun6442 3 года назад

Hmm Cool to see back on your channel. Nice repair. It teaches us more when plan doesn't go as planned! ;) Keep going

@chomiktelewizyjny8567 3 года назад

Hmm, I have restored a CECHC 60gb that plays PS2 and PS1 Games. Very premium. Unforunetly it has broken capacitors that i have to heat up. Nice work!

@KongTeddy 3 года назад

Hmm yet another great video from you 😊👍

@GrmDark 3 года назад

Hmm Replacing hdmi ports really looks tricky. Thank god i havent had to do that to my ps3. Very educational video as always. Thanks for the upload😊

@deborarivera3303 3 года назад

Hmm sorry about the HDMI port being soo hard to change out. I always love your content.

@sambhavsingh5088 3 года назад

Hmm great video 👍👍.

@UltimaOmega07 3 года назад

Hmm new place is looks nice. Looking forward to more videos!

@TJSlinkerton69 3 года назад

Hmm I'm really interested in seeing that OG fat PS3 :)

@troytheaverage1256 3 года назад

Nice work on this. I completely screwed up a board while trying to use a soldering iron. I guess I should have had some experience with one before jumping right in on a board.

@jasonhu55 3 года назад

Awesome video!! So satisfied!

@penniesnnickels 3 года назад

Hmm love your videos my friend! you make it easy for people to learn these things! One day I will try it out as I see a lot of old consoles being sold in my area.