MyNameIsDiEgo
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I remember searching "ps3 delid" on youtube yesterday, and there was some spanish guy showing a method to delid a ps3 with a cut out piece of an aluminium can. I cant find the video, and ive also searched my history. Also the annoying thing is, he didnt show the process, But just did a before and after thing. I got a cechc04 and I want to delid it in the end of the week. I had done a delid on the same model a few months ago, and tried thousands of things.Heres a list of the things I tried and some comments:
-A guitar string (high e gauge 9 about 0.8mm I think) wasnt working, the glue was way to hard for it to cut through and it was hurting my hands a lot. I didnt try using it with a lot of force though, so maybe it could have worked. Maybe if i tied the string to some things to grab onto? Idk
-A guitar pick. I used multiple ones, but again, the glue was too hard and it wasnt cutting through. Unless of course I wasnt putting enough force.
-Cramolin flux off. Its supposed to soften up silicone and glue. I dont know if it worked, but maybe it did and I couldnt tell since I hadnt seen how hard the glue is without using the cramolin.
-And lastly the painters knife. A lot of people say "get a painters knife". But, I soon realised that this wasnt enough info. The painters knife I bought was too thick, and couldnt get under the ihs. And, when buying a painters knife , its thickness is not specified anywhere so I couldnt really do anything. Also, it was too long and i couldnt do a circle around the cell without being blocked by other components. And of course, it wasnt cutting the glue either. I did some dumb stuff to deal with that. I first bented it to a 90 degree angle, it made things even harder, and lastly, I cut it into a /\ shape to supposedly make it pointier and easier to get into the glue. I think it helped, but it was cut really badly and had some rough edges, which also scratched my cell a bit.
Anyway, I soon realised that you actually have to put some force in order to get into the glue. Once you get it in there, it moves smoothly like butter and doesnt need any force. So for me the hardest thing was getting it in there. So, I grabbed the knife, and put a lot of force. It actually got in. So thats why im saying with every item on the list that maybe I wasnt putting enough force with it. Maybe those items could have worked.
Now, I think that a cut piece of a tin can is a really good idea, and im definetely trying it. Its like a razor blade, but much more flexible and cannot easily cause any damage to the cell (I dont think it can do anything at all honestly) What im worried about is, is it going to be sharp enough so that I dont have to put much force and bend the piece, but just be able to move the tin can piece left and right in order to cut through? But tin cans are extremely sharp. Idk. Also, i might try a fishing line or a lcd seperation cutting line. I saw another post here about a guy that did it and it worked great for him https://www.psx-place.com/threads/a-new-method-for-delidding-the-cell.30265/
-A guitar string (high e gauge 9 about 0.8mm I think) wasnt working, the glue was way to hard for it to cut through and it was hurting my hands a lot. I didnt try using it with a lot of force though, so maybe it could have worked. Maybe if i tied the string to some things to grab onto? Idk
-A guitar pick. I used multiple ones, but again, the glue was too hard and it wasnt cutting through. Unless of course I wasnt putting enough force.
-Cramolin flux off. Its supposed to soften up silicone and glue. I dont know if it worked, but maybe it did and I couldnt tell since I hadnt seen how hard the glue is without using the cramolin.
-And lastly the painters knife. A lot of people say "get a painters knife". But, I soon realised that this wasnt enough info. The painters knife I bought was too thick, and couldnt get under the ihs. And, when buying a painters knife , its thickness is not specified anywhere so I couldnt really do anything. Also, it was too long and i couldnt do a circle around the cell without being blocked by other components. And of course, it wasnt cutting the glue either. I did some dumb stuff to deal with that. I first bented it to a 90 degree angle, it made things even harder, and lastly, I cut it into a /\ shape to supposedly make it pointier and easier to get into the glue. I think it helped, but it was cut really badly and had some rough edges, which also scratched my cell a bit.
Anyway, I soon realised that you actually have to put some force in order to get into the glue. Once you get it in there, it moves smoothly like butter and doesnt need any force. So for me the hardest thing was getting it in there. So, I grabbed the knife, and put a lot of force. It actually got in. So thats why im saying with every item on the list that maybe I wasnt putting enough force with it. Maybe those items could have worked.
Now, I think that a cut piece of a tin can is a really good idea, and im definetely trying it. Its like a razor blade, but much more flexible and cannot easily cause any damage to the cell (I dont think it can do anything at all honestly) What im worried about is, is it going to be sharp enough so that I dont have to put much force and bend the piece, but just be able to move the tin can piece left and right in order to cut through? But tin cans are extremely sharp. Idk. Also, i might try a fishing line or a lcd seperation cutting line. I saw another post here about a guy that did it and it worked great for him https://www.psx-place.com/threads/a-new-method-for-delidding-the-cell.30265/
