![What was the official cause of the “YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH” ive seen prople say its the NEC/TOKINS and not the solder but then ive heard people say its the rsx chip What was the official cause of the “YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH” ive seen prople say its the NEC/TOKINS and not the solder but then ive heard people say its the rsx chip](https://preview.redd.it/oer0avcl5ej71.jpg?auto=webp&s=978b015b886ce198059418331273a09a4a472271)
What was the official cause of the “YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH” ive seen prople say its the NEC/TOKINS and not the solder but then ive heard people say its the rsx chip
![Bought a backward compatible PS3 off eBay for $80, and this is the situation. Hard to see but the light flashes yellow before it hits red. What's my next move gang? : Bought a backward compatible PS3 off eBay for $80, and this is the situation. Hard to see but the light flashes yellow before it hits red. What's my next move gang? :](https://external-preview.redd.it/2Xu-XVSGSfXAD-zHn1ioZnWFpek7mCcNAhjtReWRQds.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95f8a273b252c143a3825f8265f1a84fd0a9964e)
Bought a backward compatible PS3 off eBay for $80, and this is the situation. Hard to see but the light flashes yellow before it hits red. What's my next move gang? :
![I got myself 10 broken PS3 to see if I can fix them. Six of them have YLOD/RLOD, the rest either won't turn on or green light with no video output : I got myself 10 broken PS3 to see if I can fix them. Six of them have YLOD/RLOD, the rest either won't turn on or green light with no video output :](https://i.redd.it/bdq5rl1kwxq81.jpg)
I got myself 10 broken PS3 to see if I can fix them. Six of them have YLOD/RLOD, the rest either won't turn on or green light with no video output :
![Restoring PlayStation 3 "Fat" with the yellow light of Death (YLOD) - Console Restoration & Repair - YouTube Restoring PlayStation 3 "Fat" with the yellow light of Death (YLOD) - Console Restoration & Repair - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tql2jst3Arw/maxresdefault.jpg)
Restoring PlayStation 3 "Fat" with the yellow light of Death (YLOD) - Console Restoration & Repair - YouTube
![I bought 2 broken Playstation 3 "Fat" with the yellow light of death (YLOD) - Restoration & Repair - YouTube I bought 2 broken Playstation 3 "Fat" with the yellow light of death (YLOD) - Restoration & Repair - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XVEeI68Ntc0/maxresdefault.jpg)