PS3 Phat won't power on

**GeneralGuy** · (This post was last modified: 08-05-2019, 10:30 PM by GeneralGuy.)

So I spent all day fixing my brother's PS3. I opened it up, cleaned it of all dust and dirt completely, applied new thermal paste, and put it all back together.

Well now it won't even power on.

There's only three things I can think of that could be wrong with it.

1. Damaged ribbon cables
2. Bad power supply
3. AC Adaptor is fried

Any help diagnosing the issue here?

**CuteYoshiGirl** · 08-06-2019, 04:17 AM

Did you plug it in???

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**OssieTheOstrich** · 08-06-2019, 11:07 AM

Have you tried going to the Sony website and troubleshooting it?

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**Yoshin** · 11-22-2019, 07:41 AM

The power supplies on ps3 phats overheat REAL easily, just replace the fan inside and a few components and it should be fine for life

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**GeneralGuy** · 11-22-2019, 09:34 PM

(11-22-2019, 07:41 AM)Yoshin Wrote: The power supplies on ps3 phats overheat REAL easily, just replace the fan inside and a few components and it should be fine for life

What components do I need to replace inside? Capacitors?

**Yoshin** · 11-23-2019, 12:09 PM

It could be a lot of things honestly, capacitors would be a good start because of the heat but you're gonna need to go in and see for yourself.

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