My PS3 finally died :(

[Tram Common]

Originally posted by dingbathero


I called him, said I seen his add on Kijiji....

Charges $50. Great guy, when I was there I told him his info was on Beyond too.

Same guy fixed mine, lasted about four months and then it died again, I fixed it myself the next time and it lasted for another month and then it really, really died.

Just bought a 160GB new one.

Eventually you cats are going to need to just swallow the bill for a new one. Buying the older versions used is risky, I have two friends that did that and both ended up with lemons.

[evoXfan]

Thanks for the info, think I'll give him a call and see what he can do for my 60gb. One can hope!

EDIT: Where does Sid-the-flashing-red-light-fix-guy live?

[Seanith]

Sid's # isn't working anymore... anyone know what the deal is?

[evoXfan]

^ Yeah I tried once, didn't work. Never tried again since that time.

[dj_rice]

Mine just crapped out with the RLOD also. A local Kijiji guy fixed mine for $65 and did a fan upgrade on it as well.


It is loud as fug now with the fan upgrade, sounds like a blowdryer is running and I hardly play because of it.

[treg50]

Originally posted by dj_rice
Mine just crapped out with the RLOD also. A local Kijiji guy fixed mine for $65 and did a fan upgrade on it as well.

It is loud as fug now with the fan upgrade, sounds like a blowdryer is running and I hardly play because of it.

I can imagine that and feel your pain... for you or anyone else thinking of repairing your PS3: Don't do it! Just get a new one. Save up for 2-4 weeks and go new, treat yourself! Like in this case this could have been a "$65 off" coupon.

There are nice PS3 bundles that pop up for $299... with $65 off, that's $234 for a fresh new 160GB slim unit with two games, extra controller and/or Blu-ray remote and/or HDMI cable (give or take one freebie).

[evoXfan]

Yeah but it wouldn't hurt to have the broken one working again, mine is the 60gb model. And I did go and buy new one, need my gaming fix.

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by treg50

I can imagine that and feel your pain... for you or anyone else thinking of repairing your PS3: Don't do it! Just get a new one. Save up for 2-4 weeks and go new, treat yourself! Like in this case this could have been a "$65 off" coupon.

There are nice PS3 bundles that pop up for $299... with $65 off, that's $234 for a fresh new 160GB slim unit with two games, extra controller and/or Blu-ray remote and/or HDMI cable (give or take one freebie).

I wanted to keep mine cuz of the backwards compatilibility but now regret the $65 also. I can play for 20 mins and get pissed off from the sound. I have to crank the volume crazy loud now to watch movies now.

[treg50]

^ & ^^ Yeah, makes sense. I guess ideally I too would wanna stick by my machine and just get it fixed as well. And I forgot about the BC versions... so ignore what I said. If you use the BC then it made sense to get it repaired.

Maybe you can get the old fan back? Just say thanks for the fix but I think I'll be okay with the original fan.

[Zero102]

What is the fan upgrade? Last time I checked there were no replacement fans for the PS3.

Mine YLOD'd on me a couple weeks ago, I used the heat gun method to repair it, replaced the thermal compound with AS-5 and it's quieter than ever, the fan hardly ever kicks on high, where before it would come on after 30 seconds and stay on the whole time.

That said, I bought a slim and just want to sell mine anyways (40GB fat)