12/14/2023
Hello geek!
So, we got this PS5 at the shop with a no video output issue. The customer had taken it to a different shop where it was looked at and he was told that it cannot be repaired. He contacted us and asked if we could take a second look at it and I told him that we’d be glad to.
The board was destroyed! Lots of flux and stray solder all over the place, a missing capacitor, a shifted diode, many damaged traces, and several bridged connections on the back pins of the HDMI port.
Here is a summary of the operation:
Board had residual flux and solder present,front and back.
-Cleaned flux residue and removed stray solder.
Liquid Metal had escaped containment and was present on board.
-Cleaned all visible traces of liquid metal.
WiFi connection on board was damaged.
-Repaired damaged connector.
Ribbon cable for USB front panel damaged.
-Repositioned copper traces on ribbon cable to ensure connection.
Pins were bridged on hdmi port.
-Removed and replaced hdmi port.
Board was damaged at pad #4.Trace to via connection torn away.
-Used 0.1mm trace wire to connect pin to via at pad #4.
-Re-tinned exposed traces where board was damaged.
-Applied solder mask in areas where needed.
100nf capacitor at pads #17-18 missing.
-Added a new 100nf capacitor at pads #17-18.
-Resoldered diode in same area.
After all these steps, the PS5 worked like a champ. I called the customer and told him the good news. He came and looked at it playing a YouTube video and was very happy with the results.
Later on that evening he called me with one simple concern, the PS5 was not his, he thought that we accidantally gave him another customer's PS5. I told him to take his PS5 and the receipt for the payment he gave us ang return to the shop he took it to first. Well, they paid him back and gave him HIS PS5 that he is going to bring to us again for repair.