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If to speak about buying things to improve the chances of achieving a better reflow that cost more than this console is - it is buying a BGA soldering station to perform a true reball) Reflow worked btw and everything i needed were good old Quick 857D, some flux, foil, kapton tape and isopropyl...

Oh, you see - I had an instant YLOD and the info that the two most common problems could be the NECs and the solder balls. Hadn't got the TTL device. Taking into account the lack of proper equipment to perform a reball anyway I started with the easiest. After replacing the NECs the console...

Thanks for the reply. I've seen that list but I've thought whether there has been something else to take into consideration before trying to reflow the RSX.

Hello. Here is my problem. Board DIA-001. Instant YLOD. Replaced all the NECs as recommended, bridged tantalum's positive ends, everything as it should be. Got 3 Ohms on the RSX line and 4.2 Ohms on the CELL one. Tested. It worked for about 8 seconds and YLODed - as I supposed due to...