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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    Hey! I actually delid a long time ago both chips, didnt damage anything ran great with delid for a year, then again for 2 months after i heated nec. Now i have 1-2 second ylod after doing most recent solder work 4 caps per chip with one bridge i will add second bridge tomo just to see. If this...
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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    https://canada.newark.com/panasonic/2r5tpe470mc/tantalum-capacitor-470uf-2-5v/dp/98W0352?ost=98W0352&ddkey=https%3Aen-CA%2FElement14_Canada%2Fsearch these are the ones i got best price/ quality they are based in the states just look up the part number in the us site as i am in canada :)
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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    Ok great! so just so were clear the top side has the wires those are good ya? Its the ones next to the IHS’ that need to be switched to other side yes?
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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    @ElGris I used 3 per nec, 2.5v 470uf panasonic capacitors. I got 500+uf on everyone i tested with multimeter. So far ive tested 1. 2 bridges per processor (just top) 2. 1 bridge per processor (just top) 3. 1 bridge per processor (top and bottom) Ok I am going to try n add 4 per nec and bridge...
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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    Hey! Ok I checked all the capacitors with the multimeter all good, took off 2nd set of wires, re soldered everything even better making sure no positives were touching negative. Still 1 second ylod. powers on green, fan ramps up then ylod. I cant put my finger on it :( What doesnt make sense...
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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    @ElGris Hey! Thank you so much for the help! Ok I purchased this multimeter (picture 1) I will look up on youtube how to test capacitance. I will also check board but i was veryy carful and am sure i didnt knock anything. I will re solder after checking all capacitors and only use 1 wire...
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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    Ok! So I replaced just the top capacitors like in picture 1. Then I got YLOD even faster than before, the immediate one.I thought maybe because when I took the remaining necs off, I saw a bit of flux in the necs that must of gone through the bottom of the holes. (picture 2) So I replaced all...
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    PS3 (Research/Experimental) - NEC/TOKIN Capacitors Replacement - YLOD

    Hello! My name is 128x it is nice to meet you all! This is my first time joining a forum and also my first post! I just finished reading all 75 pages on this thread for the past few hours and I must say WOW! What an amazing journey, all the amazing information and tests being shared actually...
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