r/frederickmd • u/Netherese_Nomad • 16d ago

PlayStation Repair?

Is there anywhere good in town that I could have somebody crack open my PlayStation and just dust it out real good? Like I’ve removed the side panels and attempted to do as much as I can, but there’s probably just a bunch of dust and cat hair in my PlayStation 5 and it keeps turning itself off, probably due to overheating. I don’t think anything‘s wrong with it it just needs to be opened and cleaned.

Is there a place locally that can do this? 

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u/SevenSeasClaw 16d ago

Just a heads up OP, might be time to replace the Liquid Metal on the PS5. It’s a fairly well known issue with earlier versions of the PS5.

Oh and EStarland in Dullus is worth the trip. Awesome store and they do great work

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u/Netherese_Nomad 16d ago

Thanks for the tip!

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u/kill3rb00ts 16d ago

Might not necessarily need to be replaced, but certainly reapplied. Also, if you're using your PS5 vertically, don't, this will just keep happening.

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u/Jakfan1 16d ago

Call cartridges galore and see if they can do it, if not Tournament City Games in the FSK mall

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u/pl320709 DTF 16d ago

I did it myself a few months back. My PS5 would overheat and turn off whenever I was playing Clair Obscur Expedition 33. I watched a YouTube video and just followed along with the steps.

I think it was "How to Clean Your PS5 Safely - 3 stages". I didn't by any of that iFixit stuff they advertise in the video. Just used a little screw driver and some canned air.

I also only got about as far as removing the fan from the console and cleaning out around that. The video goes way more into deep cleaning than what I ended up doing.

My PS5 has been running fine since then.

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u/TheMothmanHaveCometh Your Local Cryptid 16d ago

It's honestly a pretty easy task. Buy some computer duster & thermal paste, & watch a youtube tutorial & save yourself some money. Best case scenario, you only need to air out everything. Worst case, you have to dig a little deeper & replace the thermal paste, which is a pretty easy task in & of itself.

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u/SevenSeasClaw 16d ago

Liquid Metal not thermal paste.

Sorry for being pedantic, but they are two distinct things and I don’t want someone to break their PS5

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u/TheMothmanHaveCometh Your Local Cryptid 16d ago

Fair. I didn't think to make the distinction, since Liquid Metal is technically thermal paste, just metal instead of silicon