Sony PS3 "Fat" HDMI Repair - Faulty Console Restoration

We're finally working on the first PS3 restoration on the channel! I have a couple more PS3s waiting in the backlog as well. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are probably the most recent generation of consoles that I have any personal history with or interest in.

I got this unit off Craigslist with a broken HDMI port. While replacement HDMI ports are more easily available for the Slim, I had a hard time finding any for the fat model and had to order used replacements from China that were pulled from other faulty consoles.

This was my first time using my hot air rework station on an actual repair. It certainly made removing the HDMI port much easier than my previous methods of such repairs using a low melt alloy like Chip Quik with a soldering iron.

Preparing the board for the replacement HDMI port was a pain in the butt, more so that I was expecting. Practice makes perfect, and I'm glad I finally popped the hot air gun cherry. I look forward to working on more intricate component level repairs and improving my craft.

This project was a good test bed for upcoming PS3 repairs I have planned, which includes a launch model backward-compatible PS3 with the YLOD. I know my way around the system a little better and am more open to working on them in the future.

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🛒 Specialty products I used in this project
🔥 $35 Hot Air Rework Station: https://amzn.to/3w023bF

🔧 Toolkit
Screwdriver Set: https://amzn.to/2X7s0Gj
Automatic Wire Stripper: https://amzn.to/30F5TJm

🖌 Soldering Essentials
TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2YIJZUR
No Clean Flux Syringe: https://amzn.to/2NFUZvQ
No Clean Solder: https://amzn.to/2NHEAqQ
Desoldering Braid: https://amzn.to/312Grws

🔍 Soldering Add-ons
Tip Tinner: https://amzn.to/31w2EF4
Helping Hands Soldering Aid: https://amzn.to/3ihgksP

🔥 Thermal Compounds
Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste: https://amzn.to/2Ak2y8w
1.5MM Arctic Thermal Pads: https://amzn.to/2Vv1RQU

🖥 Composite and S-Video on my Mac
USB Capture Card: https://amzn.to/2YM4TT7
(Catalina 64-bit drivers can be found on the manufacturer's website)

🎵 Music
Sappheiros - Drift On   / sappheirosmusic  
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