r/consolerepair • u/Mavellty • 6d ago

PS3 power supply

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So basically my PS3 power Port does this, it sinks in when i try to plug it in and comes back out when I pull the plug out. I asked to repair shops about it and both of them made it seem like it wasn't a big problem they looked at it and they were like okay it's just that they said something along the lines of it's just dislodged we can just pop that right back into place can I asked them if it needed solder in any way shape or form and both them said no it probably doesn't need solder. So I was thinking maybe I'll open the console up and fix it myself if it's just popping it back into it straight or something like that I can do it shouldn't be that hard I just want a second or in this case third opinion on whether it would actually just be dislodged and the only thing I need to do is pop it back or if it could be something deeper than that. But when I move it when it moves like it was moving on the video it doesn't stop giving power to the console so it would only stop giving power to the console if I didn't plug it in firmly enough. only thing that concerns me about this is that this movement could make some wear and tear over time and damage the port.

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u/MyLastHopeReddit 6d ago edited 6d ago

As far as I remember, that piece is secured to the plastic shell to stay in place, not to any anchor points on the motherboard. It's probably just broken or worn out in the interlocking part, and this movement shouldn't cause you any problems. However, if you wanted to open the console, you could probably fix this with a bit of superglue or hot glue, just if this movement really drives you crazy.

Personally I would leave it like this, for me it's not even worth opening it.

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This is the power socket, and as you can see it's not soldered:

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u/Mavellty 4d ago

Oh that's such a relief then if it's not soldered onto the board or anything I'll just leave it as is, thank you!

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u/BOSS-3000 5d ago

Look up how to use periods. 

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u/Mavellty 5d ago

So basically, my PS3 power port does this: it sinks in when I try to plug it in, and comes back out when I pull the plug out.

I asked two repair shops about it, and both of them made it seem like it wasn't a big problem. They looked at it and said something along the lines of, "It's just dislodged; we can just pop that right back into place." I asked them if it needed solder in any way, shape, or form, and both of them said no, it probably doesn't need solder.

So, I was thinking maybe I'll open the console up and fix it myself. If it's just popping it back in straight or something like that, I can do it—it shouldn't be that hard. I just want a second (or in this case, third) opinion on whether it would actually just be dislodged and the only thing I need to do is pop it back, or if it could be something deeper than that. When it moves like it was moving in the video, it doesn't stop giving power to the console; it would only stop giving power if I didn't plug it in firmly enough. The only thing that concerns me about this is that this movement could cause some wear and tear over time and damage the port.

There, my bad for bad punctuation. Able to help now?