When the PlayStation 3 was launched one of the big advantages it had compared to other consoles was thought to be a very low failure rate, Sony designed the PlayStation 3 to be more than just a video game console, the undying and ever increasing demand for online gaming, was built with this futuristic view in mind.
When the PlayStation 3 was launched one of the big advantages it had compared to other consoles was thought to be a very low failure rate, Sony designed the PlayStation 3 to be more than just a video game console, the undying and ever increasing demand for online gaming, was built with this futuristic view in mind.
If you know very little about consoles you have probable heard of the Yellow Light of Death (YLOD) affecting PS3s. Sony should have learnt from the mistakes of Microsoft with the Red Ring of Death error which affected as many as 30% of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 models, which as it would seem occurs due to the same reason as the YLOD.
The answer to these problems is overheating and a poor design of cooling and chip attachment to the motherboard. This fault on the PS3 can have huge adverse results and can even kill the console over time.
The PlayStation 3 console is extremely powerful but has poor ventilation to release excess heat, and of course for the ardent gamer can cause problems especially if the owner is in play for long periods of time. The temperature will rise to a point where the solder joints attaching the CPU and GPU chips to the motherboard liquefy and then solidify again once the console is switched off.
These heating cycles can put stress on the solder joints and of course will make them weaker and sooner or later these can break and the motherboard will lose connection to the chip, at this point your PS3 will show the yellow light of death to let you know there is a problem.
If you have this problem you have options open to you, of course if the console is still under warranty you can send it back to Sony, you will have to pay the shipping and insurance and wait for quite a few weeks to get your console back.
Of course if your console is no longer under warranty you can still send it back to Sony for repair but be prepared to folk out a huge charge, plus shipping and insurance, but if you do not get a permanent fix you will have to go through the same thing again with more expense.
The recommended option is to find a reputable PlayStation 3 repair service near to your location, which specialize in offering you a PS3 repair done quickly and at the best price available. There are experts out there who can accomplish a professional repair at less than half the price and less than half the time of returning your console to Sony.
A spokesman for PS Pros offering a professional PlayStation 3 repair service and based in London said “we can repair all PS3 faults, and have on offer options to suit all customers, either a same day PlayStation 3 repair, while you wait, or a postal service, and even with this option we will repair the same day of receipt, we can collect and deliver back, we think we offer the best repair service out there”.
PlayStation 3 boasted as a console with a very low failure rate, but still things happen best seek out this repair facility.
For further information visit: www.ps-pros.co.uk