How do you stop the yellow light of death on PS3?

Remove the PS3 hard drive from the console. One of the common causes of the YLOD is the connection between the hard drive and the console itself becoming loose due to heat expansion. Take it out and put it back in to see that fixes the problem.

What do the lights on the front of the PS3 mean?

The PS3 has two lights – if you have the original or super-slim models, these are two LEDs on the very right-hand side. If you have the slim model, then the lights are behind the eject and power buttons. In all cases, the light on the left indicates disc status and the light on the right is for power.

How do I fix my PS3 from overheating?

You can do 3 things mainly,

1. put the PS3 to stand vertically. Heat goes up, that will help.
2. use a USB fan, to ensure hot air gets blown away and out of the cabinet.
3. upgrade to a PS3 slim, they don’t overheat as much as a fat model. You lose PS2 compatibility and SD card slots though.

Can you use a heat gun for reflow soldering?

Undertaking reflow soldering with a heat gun may not seem like a very complicated task; however, understanding how to conduct the project and taking the necessary precautions will help keep you safe and make your task a success. Most heat guns work at 1,000 watts, but only some of them have temperature control gauges.

Can a heat gun damage a GPU?

Most heatguns have too much airflow, are too hot and will damage the GPU. You cant see that on yuotube clips because they are edited. Usually the GPU dies or isn’t sufficiently heated to reflow, it is just motherboard warping causing xBox to wake up and work for next hours to weeks.

Should I preheat my GPU and PCB before reflow?

@Johannes Preheating PCB to 120-150C is a must. It is a part of proper reflow process. If done slowly enough it will not stress the solder pads on PCB and GPU and will reduce stress from the heatgun. Most heatguns have too much airflow, are too hot and will damage the GPU. You cant see that on yuotube clips because they are edited.

Should I epoxy the chip after re-flow?

you should have epoxied the chip down after a successful re-flow. its mostly just the board or chip warping and pulling a micro-fracture in that ball. high heat epoxy should keep the chip stationary. Might run into problems later with heat dissipation though.