Recent content by mekmitasdigoat

Hey @RIP-Felix I have a question. So for the tantalizer you recommended several X5R MLCCs for the array. I am wondering if there’s any reason to pick X5R instead of X7R. Sorry I’m not a pro on those electronic components so this might be a dumb question, but from what I searched and saw...

If you zoom in the photo you can see I cracked one corner. To open this thing, I heated it up and pushed my blade so hard to cut and separate the lid (that's why it cracked lol). It's not the same level as the 90nm ones the glue they used on those 40nms are like a rock. For the liquid I think...

Haha I got the same thing from a random seller. However my bad delidding skill killed it :( Also I heard that those salvage yards never cut the healthy PS3 board, so those cutting board "NOS" are likely came from the broken batch. However I personally think it might not be that bad given the...

Just fixed my ylod CECHE. The symptom of this machine is a constant 4s YLOD. If I keep turning it on and off, sometimes it goes to ~1s YLOD. The syscon report looks like this: Since I saw lots of the 1002 error, as usual I piggybacked 1 tantalum cap to the back RSX tokin. However nothing...

Hello guys, I’m coming back to report the tokin fix for my CECHA. Instead of writing in a paragraph I think its easier for you guys to read if I put them into bullet points. [Model]: CECHA [Symptom]: YLOD. It was hard to turn on when the machine is cold. Try several times it may boot but it...

Thanks for checking. My original plan was to swap this chip into my broken GLOD CECHA. However, the swap process is harder than what I thought so for now I’m going to delay this plan until I found someone who can swap it for me or I practice until I feel confident.

Recently I got a 40nm RSX, model CXD5301DGB. It’s a refurb one and the seller claims its working. I just did a ohm test for the RSX(not soldered to the board) by using my multimeter set to AUTO mode, and some readings are kinda suspicious. Vddc: 3.8 Vddr: 1.4K Vddiorw: 6.6K Vddio: 5.21K Vdda...

What’s the range for a RSX ohm reading? I recently got a refurb 40nm RSX and the seller claims it’s working. I did the ohm test and seems RSX related readings are fine but all flexio related are off. VDDR=1.4K PLL=0.39M (Sorry I only remember these two, and I will update all readings after I...

Hey Felix, I have a CECHA suffers from the stress YLOD(shuts off under high loads) with the confirmed 801002 error code. I’m going to try the piggyback way to fix it. I’m wondering what is the part number of these caps you used for TOKIN cap piggyback? Are they 470uF 2.5v 7mΩ Panasonic...

hello guys, another data point here. This is the log I just dumped from my CECHA. Firmware Version: 4.86 (build 50715) Platform ID: Cok14 Product Code: 00 8E Product Sub Code: 00 01 Hardware Config: 00000000FFFFFFFF Syscon Fimware Version: 0B8E.0001000000000006 (EEPROM: 0001000000000006)...