This video condenses the last 4 years of my life into 90 minutes! It was a passion project and I hope that comes across. I tried my best to be objective, but there's plenty of opinion and theory. I soft launched this video and corrected some of the inaccuracies viewers pointed out. Thank you, your feedback was helpful!
I don't claim to be 100% correct!
Links to all the posts mentioned in the video can be found here:
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/research-experimental-nec-tokin-capacitors-replacement-ylod.25260/page-204#post-301356
[POLL] Did your reballed PS3 last?
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/reballing-the-90nm-rsx-does-it-work-long-term.38203/
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Where copyright materials are used, I transform, talk over, or change context for narrative purposes. Credits at the end of the video are in order of appearance. The purpose is educational, critical commentary. The "fair use" exception defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act in the United States should apply. I made a good faith effort, at least.
Licensed Music:
8bit Dungeon Boss - Video Classica by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Chapters...
0:00 YLOD Introduction
4:19 PS3 Model Comparison
9:40 Preventative Maintenance?
14:17 YLOD Confusion
15:59 NEC/TOKINs?
21:12 YLOD, POST, and Google...Oh my!
23:39 SYSCON Diagnostics
26:41 The Great TOKIN Massacre
30:44 BGA vs Bumps
31:15 What the XBOX 360 taught us
36:21 "Who's to Blame?"
40:07 Disclaimer
41:45 "BumpGate" Theory
43:19 Science warning
51:37 The Defect?
56:30 Is Reballing BS?
1:00:01 The Solution?
1:01:25 Frankenstein Phat PS3
1:09:03 65nm or 40nm RSX?
1:16:20 Conclusion
1:24:08 End Credits