I had the pleasure of refurbishing a customers beloved 60GB PS3 which had the YLOD

The initial problem was a blown F6001 fuse and 2 shorted caps C6019/6020 on the 1.7v Misc power rail.

Here is a pic of the small SMD caps that commonly fail and cause the fuse to blow. I replace both the Misc power rail caps at the same time to prevent any more issues with them

After repairing the console I spoke with my client and we went ahead with the full refurb to replace all of the known common components that cause the YLOD

First I started with a reball of the RSX

Once reballed I reinstalled the RSX

This ensures the console runs smooth and quiet for years to come

Next step in the refurb process is to replace the NEC-Tokin capacitors with new Tantalum caps

All in all a great refurb once again,a working console and a happy customer

Job done!