Sony Playstation 3 PS3 Fat Slim Copper Pad Shims Shim GPU CPU Heatsink Fix YLOD Yellow Light of Death Repair Arctic Silver 5

Hi I'm mj with ifixit and today I'm going to show one of the most common fixes to the playstation 3 ylod problem using the ylod repair kit. The kit addresses what we found to be the most common reason for getting the ylod in a playstation, and that is that the solder on the inside doesn't handle changes in temperature very well. So after an extended gaming session. Or just as the console starts to age, the solder inside becomes brittle and starts to crack, and that disrupts the connection. This video is just an overview so as your repairing your playstation you wanna make sure to follow the step-by-step instructions in the repair guide on our site. As far as tools are concerned the kit comes with everything that you are going to need. That includes a heat gun, replacement thermal pads, a spudger, a t10 torn security screwdriver, a 26 piece bit driver-kit, and my favorite part, high qual