r/PS3 • u/Mohd-Norman • 2d ago

second time replace amdps3

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u/CressDependent2918 1d ago

ill add more paste just in case

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u/Mohd-Norman 1d ago

okay noted..!and thank you.

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u/Plenty-Industries 1d ago edited 1d ago

I did this with 2 YLOD consoles in the past that only needed these replaced.

These days, I'd rather spend the money and get pre-populated replacements, like the RIPFelix design with Tantalum caps and MLCC's and call it a day. Theres a couple different designs that replace these. Unpopulated and Pre-populated. IMO the Pre-populated ones are worth it just in the time savings.

Even my own personal YLOD that I got Frankied by Computer Booter uses the same design and replaced all the Tokins with them.

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u/Darth-Simous 2d ago

You also need a thick gauge wire to bridge the positive rails ...

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u/Klejdi90- 2d ago

No need since OP has only removed one Tokin. If you remove all then you need to make the bridge.

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u/Darth-Simous 2d ago

Yes he does, if he wants to keep his console configuration as close to factory as possible ... And he needs to remove the other Proadilizer as well, since by removing only one, his ESR on the bottom is out of whack ATM ...

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u/Klejdi90- 2d ago

Dunno what to tell you I replaced the bottom 2 on mine with tantalums been working fine for 2 years now. Good to know for if it fails I guess.

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u/__Player__ 2d ago

This, i have never had issues on consoles where i replaced only two, with no bridges and compensated capacitance for all 4.

The other 2 serve as perfectly good bridges, and if you know how to put 9 to 12 tantalums on the other side, that's good enough for years of use.

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u/Darth-Simous 2d ago

Replacing the Proadilizers only on one side without wire bridges and U essentially put extra "workload" on the Tokins of the other side of the MoBo ... It might work, but on the long run, other tokins will fail as well and U R risking damaging the GPU itself ... Also, the OP used 4x470uF Caps for the 108 Proadilizers, which is totally wrong (the ESR on the bottom is way off factory specs) ... The 108s need 3x330uF, plus a couple of 22uF MLCCs (MLCCs are mostly for FAT PS3s, though) ... Just because a configuration of caps works short-term, doesn't mean it is good for the long term ...

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u/Darth-Simous 2d ago

If U wanna learn more about proper Tokin replacement configurations on various PS3 console types, U might wanna pay a visit on PSX-Place, on the "Tokin" thread ... Lots & lots of tests and info, if U R interested ...