Recent content by St3v3b82

No problem. Problem is already solved :) @vyktormvmpay25 traced all the needed spots and pins, which is really really awesome :) https://twitter.com/notzecoxao/status/1534938080184082432?

https://twitter.com/notzecoxao/status/1532183518591188993? Maybe someone here can help him out, trace some lines on a 3000 spare board with desoldered CELL? Maybe @vyktormvmpay25 or @squeept ? :)

Using Coollaboratory liquid ultra I saw some grey/black spots on the RSX-die and the RSX-IHS, just after one week... Problem was that the liquid won't stick anymore at the oxide spots, very similar to an extreme lotus effect. I guess re-visiting this kind of thermalpaste isn't satisfying...

Seems the graphite pad isn't so good, but why? I did some tests on two delidded machines (CECHG and a CECHL), coollaboratory liquid ultra under the IHS for both chips, MX4 on top. Playing TLOU (with webman-mod auto-fan target temp set to 62°C) I've got 38% fan speed max. Opened both machines...

I think the RSX on a 250x PS3 runs always hotter than the Cell (under optimal conditions). For my 2504 the RSX is exactly 5°C hotter, even at the XMB, both chips delidded, liquid metal under the IHS, MX4 on top. If I set the fan for the CPU to 62° via webman-mod, the RSX is about 67-68°C...

No I guess. :) If the rubber is from a hard eraser and way too thick, then I think this could lead into a BGA damage 'during' assembly. But as soon as the heatsink screws are tightened, nothing will happen, no stress to the ball grid, only a little bit more pressure to the whole package. The...

Doesn't take such a wire-cut ages? ;) Anyways, youtube video please :)

Hi there :) I've got another untouched fat (which seems to work fine for now), installed CFW and pulled the syscon error log. Quite weird errors, all dated Jan.30. 2006 and all are somehow (RSX, CELL and Southbridge) thermal related... I wonder if someone else have seen this kind of errors...

Here is the video stream I mentioned, his RSX delid starts at 1:00:30 I guess (except the hammer?) it's a bit safer than the screwdriver method, since he cuts at least one adhesive joint infront the pop off ;)

Whats about the 'NSC' method, a.k.a. the famous *razorblade + hammer* RSX delid method... :D saw a recent stream from him, he also adds now some heat to the IHS via a nice gas blowtorch ;)

Seems someone did some soldering at the dirty area... doesn't look well.

Untouched boards are hard to find I guess. Most consoles I've got from ebay or other sites are badly messed up. Seems everybody starts to watch youtube repair videos nowadays and then they try to repair stuff, which ends up almost beyond repair. So sad to see that many broken nintendo switches...

Extreme downward pressure :D I guess in an ideal world, the 'mod' would apply about the same amount of pressure (at the center of the CELL-pcb) than the stock heatsink mount will apply (to the board/bga/cell). Then the whole package is clamped like in a vice, nothing will get broken. Ofcourse...

The challenge with hotair stations is to adjust the right temp and the airflow, i.e. you need to know the sweet spot for the smd part you want to solder. Depends on the size of the IC and the solder alloy. Therefor practicing is a must. Best is to start with some smaller chips, maybe do first...

Had a look on the pictures, he linked in the last posting... Very nice method :) from my point of view may be better than the factory epoxy method. If I see it clear, instead of epoxy he use AGThermoglue, not on the ram but on two alternative points... so RSX delidding is possible and easier I...