FIX PS3 YELLOW LIGHT/YLOD. WITHOUT OPENING PS3

NEW TUTORIAL VIDEO FOR THIS FIX! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdLYxfUAikQ
WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!

Hey, I just had this problem, and I was able to fix it. I was told I had to pay $150 for a repair, and they will just give you a refurb and it will eventually do the same thing. It is similar to the towel trick for the xbox 360. So here it goes.

1.READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING:

2.You need to take everything out of your playstation 3 BOX, (foam, plastic, etc...).

3.Put your playstation in FACING DOWN so that the back vents ARE FACING UP AT YOU.

4.Take a hair dryer and turn it on HIGH, (I had mine running at 125 volts).

5.Keep the hair dryer blowing into the back vents for 15 minutes, taking a 1-2 minute break every 5 min

6.just go BACK AND FORTH( Really important) across the back vents. and keep the blow dryer about 4 to 5 inches AWAY FROM PS3

7.After that, put it in front of a fan or A/C vent,fridge,or fan for about 40 minutes, or until it is cooled off.

8.Then plug it in, and it should work. and keep it on top of a damp wet rag

9. If It worked SUBSCRIBE! IT HELPS! Or just watch more of my videos! There Cool. Its the least you can do after me fixing your ps3!


The reason you do it in the box, is that it traps the heat in the system. What you are doing is creating a conventional oven inside the system.




Why does this work???



Because of current laws, electronics are now made with lead-free solder. It is poor quality and is vulnerable to cracks, and once there is a crack, you get the yellow light. When you use the blow dryer on it, it gets so hot inside you actually melt the solder and when it cools it hardens back up with no cracks. I was mad when they told me they couldn't do anything but make me pay $150. This was an easy fix.



P.S. Be safe, and write back to me to let me know if this works.

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[djwhetzel]

You're obviously not me so why are you using my name in your tags? Trying to get more hits I'm guessing?

It wouldn't be a big deal, but there is no mention of me anywhere in the video or the description. Just the tags.

[terminator2u4]

@djwhetzel it still is not a big deal, tags are practically meaningless. and yes why not use your name thats what tags are made for.. it would be a big deal if i used your method to fixing the ps3 or your content in this video and did not not give a shout out. but this video has nothing to do with you so there should be no problem

[moey193]

pro tip: do this and then sell it whilst it's still working and get the new slim version apparently slim doesn't get this problem

[throsbie]

Sony only does it to get more money as well as Microsoft



[thebrah3456]

thanks for the information

[ErikinCA]

@jessegraham17 I had an original 60GB PS3 that got YLOD, I sent it back to sony and they sent me a refurb which lasted about a year then it got the YLOD again. I then took it to a professional repair shop and paid $90 for a repair and had to then wait 2 weeks for it to "cure". That "professional" lasted 2 months before we got YLOD again. We were also very careful to not play for multiple hours or let the PS3 get dirty.

[SuperKoolman21]

evry 1 who watch this dont do it i did this so many times and now the back is out of shape, then i had it fixed permanitly and the guy who fixed said dont do it all it does is ruin ur ps3, if you keep doing this ur ps3 will shut down 4 good, come on guys dont be lazy just fix it ur self or hav som 1 else 2

[jessegraham17]

Hellz to the yea thank u man

[2k6dante]

Genius

[BorisGerard]

FUCK!! My ps3 is affected...Sony definitively has to do something about this!!

[greekpatriot1999]

why do you do this with a fan and not put it in the fridge?

[KRPproductions1]

This worked great for 5 minutes. I turned it on. Worked like a charm. Went to go play some Black Ops. Boom; I was hit with the ylod. I might try it again but I think the solution is just getting it permanently by Playstation, because this solution is not permanent.