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I sleuthed my way back to the sheet by checking the date you sent me your address, then running backwards in the thread to around then and found you reposted my diagnostic sheet for it on your post on page 152. No drops! edit: Still can't believe that console had 7 days on it. Legitimately may...

I had a CECHA01 in this week that was warranty sealed and appeared to have a genuine Sony RSX replacement, but it was a new 90nm that was throwing A0403034. I skipped straight to Frankenstein despite the chip ohms looking good because it already had rework cycles on it. This lead me to two...

Did a COK-001 with a CXD5302DGB that used EC instead of EB in the syscon changes (IHS versus no IHS).

Hahaha, I though you were referencing this in your video:

@RIP-Felix *clears throat* You can go to hell, hell, hell!

@RIP-Felix You got the thermal camera now, then, eh? Any updates on the re-failed 65nm I sent you? I'm getting back in to business for the winter, so I should have a LOT of data coming in. Anything I need to add to my sheets?

I haven't run in to this issue since Frankensteins were available, and I was never a big fan of pulling 90nm from G/H for swaps, so take this with a grain of salt since I've never swapped RSX to prove it: If I'm remembering the sequence of events correctly, I was led to believe it was a faulty...

I just had another 40nm swap where I think the syscon changes were wrong (EB versus EC). I'm starting to put exact model numbers of RSX swaps on my sheets, so I can rule out dyslexia and clear it up eventually. In the meantime, just be aware that if your swap doesn't work at first, you should...

I have a documented A0801001 with artifacting that was resolved with a GPU swap, and some GLOD 1001 that are the same. 1001 is looking inconclusive or RSX leaning to me, especially if you don't have access to an oscilloscope. edit: working on a better system of organization for my...

I encourage everyone on this thread to read this article to help make their own decisions about what should be preventative maintenance or not while adding any amount of rework cycles from swapping Franks or repairing: https://www.circuitnet.com/experts/58279.html

Every component has a MTBF directly affected by heat. Every reflow cycle has a small chance at popcorning/delaminating something no matter how careful you are, and you may not hear it even if you're listening for it. And we may not know when a GPU is on the way out and we killed it by swapping...

@Pacorretaco yep, just like the heat test - I eventually concluded (just my personal guess on this one) that it could be any type of mechanical reconnection, so it didn't really help narrow things down to the BGA specifically. I remember taking that video, and it was meant more as a dig towards...

1.) I stopped doing any pressure tests awhile ago because I found it to be inconclusive across hundreds of consoles. (obligatory "HEAT TEST IS MEANINGLESS!") 2.) I have some diagnostic spreadsheets of possible failures that I haven't shown on the syscon thread yet because I was either waiting...

Geez, we're revisiting the TOKIN thread from 2 years ago when everyone refused to believe me when I said just taking the console apart and putting it back together was enough get it flexed a micron or two and working. I haven't been keeping detailed logs long enough to run in to any of the "tap...

Or.... another in between price with an in between warranty. That sounds right. Lower TDP is always good for everything.