Got scammed on this ps5 for $260 including controller and headset, guy sent a video to show it was working when I got home to plug it in there was no signs of life. Checked Facebook and sure enough he blocked me straight away and knew what he was doing

Honestly I listed it for parts then decided I’ll try a repairing one for the first time ever. Followed ifixit tutorial for a complete tear down and when I voltage tested the power supply it was completely dead, bought a ps5 that I know was broken for $80 and swapped power supplies and got it to boot!

I also realized the Liquid Metal was really down on one side and I don’t have the right stuff for it so I used an insulin needle and q tip and did my best lol. So far no issues but about to do a gaming session now. The feeling of fixing something broken is the best

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this happened years ago but i wanna get ready to sell the thing since i moved on

Which is which??

Yeah so I have my childhood 3DS xl that I bit as a child cause I got mad at Mario sports superstars tennis and subsequently the screen popped lmaooo and I’m going to try to replace its screen.

I’m following this tutorial: https://youtu.be/NYTfBqvzois?si=DiBIjzW2nH6qfWjn

For reference I’m gonna add a photo of my 3ds and the tools I have. Also I’ve never done anything like this before lmao the most intensive thing I’ve done is simply correctly format an SD card 😭😭 and I was so proud of myself when I did that.

Any suggestions or advice? Or should I dig in (I’m raring to go !!!)

This thing was gross, but i was able to repair it so that's something i guess.

This PlayStation 5 came in with the customer saying that the console wasn’t showing up on the TV. I soon found out why with a cursory glance at the HDMI port. Console was also filled with roaches. Wish me luck, I’m honestly surprised this thing still turns on.

Well the situation kinda obvious here, i was doing a ps3 super slim model delid ( i have many experience with the fat model ) but i never realize that the chip stuck really hard

And the question is what should i do next? Should i put it back and press it really hard? Since all the pad look kinda clear Or should i rebal with? I have a hot air station but dont have a reball station Please help

This is a stock PS5, never opened—its seals were intact, though it was very dusty. My client brought it to me because the liquid metal had already failed, but they also mentioned that moving the HDMI cable caused the image to flicker. As you can see, everything else on the board has good solder, but the HDMI port has no tin on its contacts. Let me tell you, guys: this isn't the first one I've seen like this, and it probably won't be the last, which is really sad.

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So i was playing on my ps4 like everyday, then i started playing a disc of another game, after taking out the first one but it was not going in and i have tried everything but it is not getting fixed

So as the title says I bought another " no power " PS5 Slim from the same seller again. I posted it here a couple of days ago. Well it turns out it was close to the thing again 😂

Not a spec of dust internally anywhere again but was more infested with roaches and shit this time. I suspect the seller plugged it in and popped a roach in the power supply and just listened it as no power. Regardless I just tore the console down and went straight to the PSU again when I saw roach corpses. Thankfully nothing was shorted and only a shallow crater in the PSU board. A quick cleaning with 99% IPA the added some leaded solder to the top jumper as there was a small area of exposed copper then and a dab of yellow solder mask. No major repairs needed. Just a good overall cleaning with IPA and Windex

Replaced the garage factory thermal putty and replaced it with CX-H1300. Reapplied the liquid metal and put it all back together and works beautifully

The seller shipped the console in a large bubble envelope with ZERO padding inside so one of the top covers popped off and got scuffed up. Not a big deal since I already ordered new black covers earlier in the day. A good couple console wins to finish off the week is just what I needed

Ordered a second hand ps2 and the absolute pillock I bought it off sent it in a cereal box the whole outer shell is shattered and bent out of shape I’ve applied for a refund and am waiting for wether I’m keeping it or sending it back so can’t open it up to check internals, just wondering what I should do with the shell if I am keeping it, thanks in advance.

A few months back a customer brought in 2 Nintendo Switch's. One was his oldest son's. The other was for his youngest. The youngest got mad One day and stomped on his switch. Damaging the screen. Then took the oldest one's and tossed it.

Dude came by for screen replacements. Not an issue... I told him that one had the memory card stuck in the slot. He said that the youngest damaged it a while back.

Replaced the screens, all is well.

A few days ago he brought it in, saying that he tried replacing the memory card slot... and somehow ripped the connection for the joycon rail, damaged the connection to the joycon, and somehow damaged the white Bluetooth cable... how?

You don't even need to remove the metal shield to replace this... it's a 5 minute job...

And somehow... the touch screen no longer works...

Sigh...

My son got angry while playing a game and he hit his switch and broke the screen. 😫 Can this be repaired? It doesn’t look like the crack on the screen but under it. He also cracked the plastic.

I bought a lot of Nintendo consoles completely submerged in a flood. They were covered in mud and god knows what else. This is the first one I attempted to restore. My ultrasonic cleaner did a great job on getting rid of the dirt on the main board. I do notice a slight static on the screen so perhaps I need to replace some capacitors which I plan on doing as well.

FINALLY GOT IT FIXED . BASICALLY IT NEEDED RETRACING AND SOME ICS BEING CHANGED. but overall im happy it works

We had a power outage due to a windstorm and this was a result 😭 Before the power went completely out it flickered a few times, while that happened I thought I saw a fireball out of the corner of my eye but couldn’t be sure, clearly I did. The ps5 now beeps flashes a blue light then shuts off. How hard of a repair am I looking at?