PS3 Overheating Issues

by on Sep.02, 2011, under PS3 Faults, PS3 Repair

Many PS3 repairs can be made necessary by problems in relation to the overheating of the Playstation 3 console. Unfortunately heat is one of the most common causes of damage to PS3′s (or any complex electrical devices, come to that), and is incredibly hard to stop due to the nature of electricity.

The main issue with excess heat is that it can potentially cause massive damage to the circuitry inside the PS3 console. As are most modern circuits, the majority of the circuits inside the Playstation 3 console are printed onto plastic boards. While designed to withstand heat, over time the boards can warp or bend if you use your Playstation console often, and this can cause the circuits printed onto the plastic to break or short out. This in turn can cause other issues if power diverts into parts of the system which shouldn’t be powered, or supplying too much power for the circuit and causing damage in that way.

Unfortunately, heat can also have terrible effects on the components that create it – primarily the CPU and GPU chips inside the PS3 console. A PS3 fix can become necessary if either of these chips overheat. While there are safe-guards in place to prevent these components in the PS3 overheating, they are not a completely perfect solution. The limited space inside the console means that the heatsinks on the processor and graphics chip have to be relatively small compared to PC counterparts. However much planning and effort goes into the design of the console components, there are bound to be some faults purely due to the nature of compact nature and the amount of use that some PS3 consoles get.

I’m sad to say that there is generally no guaranteed PS3 fix if your console has been suffering from overheating. Reflowing the motherboard may help, but it may not, along with the multitude of other fixes that are out there.

However, there are steps that you can take to try and prevent your console overheating before it happens. Firstly, ensure that your console is not allowed too much contact with dust. If your console is exposed to too much dust, it will coat the fans and internal components, trapping heat and not allowing the fans to work at their full efficiency. Also try and ensure that the console is in plenty of space – having flowing air around the console will mean that heat can be transported out of the console efficiently, and will not accumulate in a confined space.

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PS3 Fault Rate

by on Aug.04, 2011, under PS3 Repair

Unfortunately, the fault rate of PS3 consoles is on the increase, but it is to be expected. After the initial release of the PS3 console, the failure rate was on-par with that of most other electrical devices. Sure, it was higher than that of the Nintendo Wii, but that is to be expected when you compare the complexity of the two consoles. The PS3 has far more circuits, but more importantly generates far more heat due to the superior processor and graphics chips. Heat is a major factor when it comes to console failures, because even the best-designed circuits can degrade over time if subjected to constant heat cycles. This is one of the primary causes behind the recent rise in PS3 faults, since the original wave of release-date consoles are aging so badly that the internal components have gradually decayed thanks to the heat.

The down-side is that it is reasonably hard to prevent issues with heat, since even the best-maintained console will still be subjected to hundreds if not thousands of heat cycles in it’s life time. A heat cycle occurs every time you use the console, as it starts from cold, warms up as the processor and graphics chip produce heat, and then cools down again once you turn the console off. This cannot be avoided (asides from never using the PS3 console, but that would be pointless), and eventually it may begin to cause issues such as warped circuit boards, or breaking the solder joints in the circuit boards.

It also cannot be avoided by leaving the console on constantly, as the prolonged exposure to heat can have similar, if not worse, effects on the circuit boards inside the console. Constant exposure to heat may result in the same effects as above, but since the console doesn’t have a chance to cool down the effects may occur more quickly. The internal components of the PS3 would also suffer the stress of being in constant use, and eventually may result in needing the PS3 to be repaired. This is expensive process if you send it to Sony for an official PS3 repair if the warranty has expired, but could be cheaper with the PS3 repair guide that we are offering. Check the other posts and also the information on the side of the page if your console has developed a fault and you need it to be repaired, it could save you a lot of money!

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PS3 Lights Fix – The Ultimate PS3 Fix

by on Jun.14, 2011, under PS3 Repair, YLOD

Looking for a PS3 fix? YLOD Fix? PS3 Lights Fix is the guide for you! Written by a professional PS3 Repair man from Australia, the guide offers full, step-by-step instructions to fix virtually every PS3 error code in existence, along with giving you methods to perform various types of YLOD repair, depending on the cause of your issue.

The PS3 Fix guide will tell you all there is to know about performing a DIY PS3 repair on your console, from a YLOD Fix to a general PS3 repair. Have a system error? This guide covers it. Infected with the YLOD? This guide covers it. Suffering from the Red Screen Of Death? This guide covers it! Don’t believe us? Check the guide’s web page for yourself and see the huge number of errors that the guide covers. Click the ‘Get The Guide Now!’ button to the right of the page (don’t worry, clicking doesn’t mean that you have to buy it) and see just how incredible the guide is, along with testimony from previous users and a small biography about the guide’s author.

Possibly the greatest thing about the PS3 repair guide is the fact that it’s cheaper than any ‘professional’ PS3 fix out there. Sony have been known to charge hundreds of dollars for their so-called professional fixes, and local repair companies have to cover their bills by adding large labour costs onto the price. Since you’ll be carrying out the fix yourself with this guide, you don’t have to worry about the profit margins of the repair company because you are the company! With the one guide, you could even begin to repair your friends’ consoles for a little extra income, or even set up your own small business to carry out PS3 fix es and repairs!

Another great thing about this guide is that you won’t be fobbed off with some ageing, refurbished console that is potentially less reliable than your faulty console. Sony offer a very limited warranty on their PS3 repair service, and there is nothing to stop a completely different part of the console breaking within weeks of the repair, resulting in another hefty repair bill and another long wait for your Playstation console to return. With the PS3 Fix guide, you could have your PS3 console back up and running in under a day with minimal costs using tools that most households will already own!

Well, if we haven’t convinced you now, we probably never will, but definitely check out the PS3 Lights Fix guide by clicking the button at the top of the page for a definitive list of errors and faults that the guide can fix (the errors stated in this post were correct at the time of writing), and for more details on what the PS3 repair guide has to offer.

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PS3 Repair – Faulty Blu-Ray Drive

by on Jun.04, 2011, under Disc Drive Faults, PS3 Repair

Many of the major errors that Playstation 3 consoles suffer from relate to the Blu-Ray drive, which is unfortunately susceptible to damage due to the amount of use that it gets. Since the disc drive is used every time you play a game, PS3 repairs are often required due to faulty lasers,  jammed loading mechanisms, burnt out motors or broken cogs. Unfortunately since there are so many different faults that are possible with this component, it is hard to determine which PS3 repair you are likely to need without having to write many pages of information.

However, one possible error is a broken or malfunctioning laser. If this is the case, your console will probably display an error message when you insert a disc, along with an error code. If this is the case, go to Google, type in the error code, and it is likely that the first few results will probably determine if a faulty laser is the issue that you have. Luckily, if the laser is faulty then a PS3 fix is relatively easy to carry out, and only requires a low-cost replacement part.

However, an error message may not always be present if your PS3 console’s Blu-Ray drive is faulty. Quite often, a console may not give any on-screen indication, other than that you can insert a disc but the console will not register that you have inserted it. In this case, a more serious PS3 may be required, as it would may indicate that any of the moving parts inside the disc drive are faulty. A recent console that I examined had several broken cogs inside the drive, which resulting in the motor being unable to spin the disc. Thus, the laser then did not recognise that a disc was present and the console was unable to play any form of discs. In this case, the necessary PS3 repair was to replace the entire disc drive.

Do you need a PS3 repair, or feel that your PS3 Blu-Ray drive needs to be fixed? This can be an incredibly complex fix, however it can be simple and cost effective with the right guidance.

For that reason, we are promoting the PS3 Lights Fix guide from PS3LightsFix.com. The guide is written by a professional PS3 repairman from Australia, who runs his own business. However, he has condensed his years of experience into an easy-to-follow PS3 repair guide, filled with many PS3 fix techniques which can be used to repair almost every error code, and even guide you through a ylod fix. Why pay Sony $100+ to fix an PS3 error when you could fix it yourself for a fraction of the cost! Click the blue button to the left, and check their site out now!

 

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DIY PS3 Repair – Perform Your Own PS3 Fix

by on Jun.03, 2011, under PS3 Repair

Is your Playstation 3 console broken? Unfortunately it’s an increasingly frequent occurrence as the original PS3 consoles age, and many original PS3 consoles are now well over three years old. For such a complicated piece of technology, it is inevitable that there will be failures eventually, however well produced the PS3 console may be.

The worst thing about a PS3 failure is the cost to repair it. The majority of faulty devices are outside of their warranty period, and the cost for an official PS3 repair by Sony is generally over £100/$150. Naturally, for many gamers this is a significant amount of money to pay, whether it’s their main platform or they now just use it for Blu-Ray or checking Pokerblog.com without heading to the PC, and there is no guarantee that the console won’t break again shortly afterwards. Sony offers very little in terms of warranty on their console repairs, and you may end up with another £100 bill within months of the last for a YLOD repair or fix for a specific issue.

Luckily, however, there is another option that you can if your PS3 console breaks down or needs a repair. Rather than paying Sony, what if you were able to buy a low price guide on the internet which could guide you through, step by step, how to perform a DIY PS3 repair in your own home, using only common household tools?

Obviously, not every issue can be fixed, and some may require replacement parts or components, but the guide we are promoting also offers simple methods to diagnose faults such as these issues, and gives guidance on how to find the correct parts so that you can replace the part yourself without having to pay Sony or any other repair companies. Luckily, many errors can be fixed without having to purchase any replacement parts, and there are often simple solutions.

Overall, if you are looking for a PS3 fix, YLOD repair or just a Playstation repair guide, this is definitely a great option for you. Even if you do not currently need a PS3 repair, you could still get the repair guide now in case it does develop a fault in the future. Get the PS3 Repair Guide now and save time, money and effort!

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Broken PS3? YLOD? Need a PS3 repair? Official repairs by Sony for your Playstation 3 console can cost hundreds of dollars, and local repair shops can often be equally expensive.

For far less cost, you could get a professionally-written PS3 repair guide, guiding you through the process of fixing the console yourself, with mostly household tools and items. Press the button above to find out more now!

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