Originally Posted by JAGULAR1974
OK i took apart ps3 to get at usb ports and checked resistance as below and found the following differing results between the 2 ports, as you can see there is a short in the right port as no resistance and coincidently this was the port that was charging the helicopter when the ps3 powered down and would not restart, all the other connections on the ports were similar except for the ones highlighted below. does it seem that the right port is faulty and preventing start up (fingers crossed)
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Originally Posted by baileyscream
when i did the rear usb mod i had the same thing happen when i shorted then by mistake.
so i'm wondering if the pins inside have moved across or sunk back and are shorting
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baileyscream
, your post crossed my mind when he mentioned the usb short.
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Originally Posted by JAGULAR1974
well looked inside usb ports cant see anything obviously touching and shorting also checked continuity where you suggested and got the values you recommended and was exactly what you advised
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lol, it was not what i advised, did you still get the 1 ohm reading on that port?