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PS3: red LED flashes
This may have been discussed here before but I'm retired now and don't
drop in here often. My son's 4 year old Playstation 3 has suddenly died. Powerup shows the green LED, then yellow followed quickly by 3 beeps and the red LED flashing. The PS checks good (caps ESR OK and O'scope clean). Searching the net, I found a few people heating up the main processor and another big IC near it with a heat gun, supposedly to reflow solder connections under those chips. I tried that, no go. Does anyone here know the strait dope on those game units... why all of them eventually puke that way and perhaps a more reliable fix? Supposedly Sony will repair one for $150 out of warranty but is as likely to swap it out. They obviously know what's happening to their units but want to sell new rather than repair old. Are the new ones any better? Ray Carlsen Carlsen Electronics... a leader in trailing-edge technology |
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