Reliable source of PS3 repair?

[Rokku]

Today I somehow found a CECHA01 PS3 for 15 dollars but it's clearly not well, I do get video when starting it up but it quickly shuts off with plenty of beeping. I do plan on replacing the thermal paste and such but in the event that does not work, does anyone know a reliable PS3 repair person/company? I'd really like to get this machine sorted out, it's well worth it.

 

[xoINARIox]

It could be a PSU problem. . . . . if you get a spare part you could test whether it solves the problem or not.

But if you can not solve the problem yourself it would probably be cheaper to buy a new ps3.

 

[wartutor]

Nice find cecha01's are hard to come by, expecially good ones. I have 2 with the problem you are mentioning sitting in my closet. Both of them need reballed.

 

[Rokku]

Nice find cecha01's are hard to come by, expecially good ones. I have 2 with the problem you are mentioning sitting in my closet. Both of them need reballed.

Really? I figured if I needed reballing I wouldn't get video at all.

 

[wartutor]

Really? I figured if I needed reballing I wouldn't get video at all.

You may be right there. I might need power supplys in mine...been a while since i worked on them.

 

[Rokku]

I replaced the thermal paste today but it made no difference...as seen here, I do get video, but a couple seconds after this it shuts down.

 

[xoINARIox]

Thermal paste is not a miracle cure for everything
As I said, this sounds very like a psu problem. . . . . . . . . .

 

[Rokku]

Thermal paste is not a miracle cure for everything
As I said, this sounds very like a psu problem. . . . . . . . . .

Oh, I didn't expect it to cure the problem but I still did it anyway because it couldn't hurt.