[Nichibotsu]

Originally Posted by Tiger007 I reflowed my fat 60gb on 7-3-2011 and still it's working. I use it about 4 hours a day as a mediaplayer (1080p movies) for our 2 years old son. It had a YLOD when played cars 1920x1080p form external hd!

YLOD mostly does not depend from what you are playing... if it's still working, than you have made a good work. Remember that the fan won't spin at full power due to the latest FW updates, so consider building an EZ chill for your console

[Tiger007]

Originally Posted by Nichibotsu so consider building an EZ chill for your console

I bought a USB Desk Fan after the reflow process, for the extra cooling with less noise

[bezerk]

I think you're gonna get a bit cooler with desk fan, but you're gonna need a new PS3

[Funklord]

I can't seem to get the bga component to stick on my n900, I suspect it doesn't align itself to the pads by itself... too heavy maybe?
it's really hard for me to try and align it with sub-mm precision.
Especially when I can't see the pads underneath

[Bounkass]

It's not the fan that is the blame, it's the PSU. Everybody just replace the original PSU with an APS-231 model. YLoD fear gone/won't return.

[KillerBug]

Originally Posted by Bounkass It's not the fan that is the blame, it's the PSU. Everybody just replace the original PSU with an APS-231 model. YLoD fear gone/won't return.

...and if you already had an APS-231?

[pereb27]

Originally Posted by Bounkass It's not the fan that is the blame, it's the PSU. Everybody just replace the original PSU with an APS-231 model. YLoD fear gone/won't return.

Completely wrong here. Yes replacing the PSU with APS-231 if you have a lower model on BC systems helps, but it doesn't do that much.
Also what about the CECHG systems which already had APS-231, and the systems that came after that with even cooler PSUs? Why did these still get YLOD? :P

[KillerBug]

Also, it isn't the fan that is to blame in the first place...not unless you have a 15 blade or the motor burned out...it is the firmware.

[Bounkass]

Originally Posted by KillerBug ...and if you already had an APS-231?

Well, to be honest, I've been repairing PS3's for quite a while now, every YLoD'd PS3 I touch, I replace the PSU. I've never encountered a YLoD'd PS3 with an APS-231 PSU before... So, I don't know! Something must've gone seriously wrong in that case...

Seriously, I could hardly touch the rear of an early generation PS3 without an APS-231. After replacement, they where actually cool-ish.

Originally Posted by pereb27 Completely wrong here. Yes replacing the PSU with APS-231 if you have a lower model on BC systems helps, but it doesn't do that much. Also what about the CECHG systems which already had APS-231, and the systems that came after that with even cooler PSUs? Why did these still get YLOD? :P

No clue, heatprobably. But a YLoD doesn't necessarily mean it has overheated... YLoD is a general hardware failure. Those PS3's might as wel just shorted out or had some other faulty hardware.

Originally Posted by KillerBug Also, it isn't the fan that is to blame in the first place...not unless you have a 15 blade or the motor burned out...it is the firmware.

Yeah I read something like that somewhere... Sony actually making the FW YLoD PS3's or something? What's that all about? But I can't help thinking, why would Sony design a FW that causes YLoD's on purpose? They would ruin there reputation doing that...

[KillerBug]

Originally Posted by Bounkass Yeah I read something like that somewhere... Sony actually making the FW YLoD PS3's or something? What's that all about? But I can't help thinking, why would Sony design a FW that causes YLoD's on purpose? They would ruin there reputation doing that...

You mean their reputation as an anti-consumer company that will do anything for a buck?

I only did the tests up to 3.55 because I didn't want to have to buy a progskeet...I know they have kept dropping the fan speeds since, I just don't have scientific data like I do for 3.55 and below:

http://killerbug666.wordpress.com/20...speed-changes/