The PS3 Clinic

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Specialising in PS3 Repair

InfraRed BGA Reballing Service

Refurbished Consoles and Part Exchange available

500gb & 1TB Hard drive Upgrades with Data transfer!!

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Here at 'The PS3 Clinic' we offer the following repairs and more

 

Yellow Light of Death(YLOD)/Flashing Red Light or No Picture with sound/Pixelated images

Symptoms: 
When powered on unit beeps then powers off to red flashing light. Green light will flash yellow just before switching to red.

Diagnosis: 
Typically the GPU has developed micro-fractures in the Lead-free solder balls that are used to connect chip to motherboard due to a weakness the Lead-free solder develops after repeated heat cycles.

Repairs:

ReBall- We can repair your YLOD console by using a dedicated BGA rework machine to cleanly lift the GPU off the board, then reball with new solder, before flowing back to the board. This is the best way to repair this problem. We can confidently offer upto 1year warranty on our reball repairs.     
 
Check out our Youtube channel for a look at the procedures involved with our Reball repairs.
 
NB If your console was repaired before for this fault by any method we recommend a Reball repair, as this is usually the only repair that will work or last.
Even if other repair services have claimed it to be unrepairable they may not have truely reballed your GPU, or fried it during the process, we can still attempt to replace your GPU package with a refurbished unit, this will not add to the price but may increase repair time. However the previous repair attempts may have caused too much damage to the board in which case we can offer a part exhange for a refurbished unit.
 
ReFlow- The YLOD fault can also be fixed by Reflowing the solder balls beneath the GPU, it will never cure the problem though due to the solder alloy being the cause but is also much less expensive.
There are many guides/videos around the internet showing DIY methods. Although these HeatGun/Clamp methods can work and could fix the unit for a few weeks, they can also cause unseen damage* resulting in shortened lifespan. With our BGA rework system we are able to completely and evenly reflow the GPU whilst following an accurate temperature profile minimising the chance of damage. Because of the nature of the fault being the Lead-free solder itself we can only guarantee our reflows for a maximum of 6months** 
 

Disc Reading Errors

Symptoms:
Unit accepts discs but does not load, dvds will play but games and Bluray discs do not.
 
Diagnosis:
Laser has failed, on some occasions is simply dirty.
 
Repair:
We do offer laser cleaning, however this can prove to have a short lifespan due to laser overworking when dirty. So we always recommend a replacement which will come with 1year guarantee.

DiscDrive Mechanical Loading Issues

Symptoms:
Bluray Drive not longer accepts discs or will not eject a disc stuck inside.
 
Diagnosis:
This fault can be from many different issues and therefore we can only diagnose the exact problem once we have received the console or drive.
 
Repair:
Re-alignment of loading gears. Replacement parts. All work/parts is guaranteed for 6months.
 
 
If your problem isn't listed please contact us anyway as the above is just the most common issues, we can fix almost all problems.
 
 

Hard Drive Upgrades

We offer hard drive upgrades which includes the transferring of your data from old to new. Plus get £10 off for part-exchange of your existing hard drive. Simply email us for latest pricing.

Mail-In Repair Service

We also offer a mail-in repair service, you simply post us your console, we'll diagnose, repair, test and post it back to you usually within 7 days including email updates throughout the whole process. For more information click here 
 

Repair Prices

Email us for latest prices or check below
 
 YLOD/RLOD/Fuzzy or Black Display
GPU/CPU Reflow - Upto 6month Warranty**
GPU/CPU Reball - Upto 1year Warranty**
 
 £45
 £85
 Disc Reading Errors
Laser Cleaning
Laser Replacement - 180day Warranty
 £35
 £75
 BluRay Drive Mechanical Issues
Drive Internals Replacement
Re-Alignment of drive gears 
 £Quote
 £30
 
All prices exclude return insured postage. Payment due via Paypal when repairs complete. 
 
 
We try our best to ensure there are no hidden/extra charges from the above which also covers the cost of most replacement parts, however on rare occasions outsourced replacement parts are required. Should this be the case, the customer will be sent a revised quotation before proceeding further.
 
If you live in Larne, Ballyclare, Co.Antrim area, Northern Ireland, drop-off/private collection may be possible, just be sure to include this in your email.
 
 
 
*Because of this we always ask for your units history, and all received units undergo indepth inspection before any repairs are undertaken.
 
**Stated Warranty period applies only to unopened consoles(Sony warranty sticker still intact). Warranty period on opened/previously repaired consoles can be upto 50% of unopened consoles, however this is only determined once inspection is complete. Warranty covers our work/parts only unless otherwise stated.
Customer assumes full responsibility for all postage costs under warranty, unless the unit is Dead-On-Arrival in which case a support ticket should be opened by emailing  within 24hours of receipt to insure the customer receives full refund for postage once unit has been inspected by us.
 
In event of cancellation of contract customer is responsible for return postage.
 
 
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