Great work, Tony! Interesting that you took a chance with repairing the fan, and if it lasts for some time - then even better. Enjoyed this video, and all of your work!

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Well it wouldn't be a "tinkering shop" without tinkering with something! :) I'll use that fan for my other two PS4s for testing. If and when I get one working, I might replace it.

That was a sweet repair! Loved it and also your drilling into the faulty fan assembly. Thank you for sharing!

@tony359

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I am not a big gamer myself but this PS4 is still working ok!

Superb video, as always. Thanks for the lovely content, Tony, keep up the great work!

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video as always 👍

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great work and nice score. Wouldn't mind getting that for that price. I'll be fixing up all my SNES stuff here soon. I have a ps2 that needs a new laser as well I need to put back together.

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

I hope you can fix everything!

Good job Tony! Enjoy playing on your semi-new PS4 :)

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I admit I have been gaming a bit now! :)

For that money that is a great deal. And great job in fixing it. The fan should be opened from the back side. Just like the old PC fan. They used to have a rubber plug that after removing it gave access to an C clip that held the shaft in place.

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

I’ll try but it seems a plastic mould. The PS4 is a great little machine but clearly built with price in mind. Thanks for watching!

@MirceaD28

Жыл бұрын

@@tony359 Today the fans are no longer serviceable, sadly. They do this on purpose, to buy another one.

Nice video. Glad you didnt just throw the old fan in the rubbish. Reuse/repurpose is a great thing.

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Of course! That fan will spin until there's only the spindle left! :) Thanks for watching!

PS4 turns into vacuum cleaner. 🤭

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine the noise it was making before when playing!

@urupungaify

10 ай бұрын

Lol 😂

Nice job Tony.

Nice find. You should also always clean the round rubber on the spindle motor when cleaning an optical assembly. (q-tip and alcohol) That makes the disk stick while rotating. I too have 3 PS3's and looking for a cheap PS4 to get hold of.

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

That's an excellent point - To be honest I think I did, it just didn't make it to the final cut! I used some paper towel though as I found that cotton buds left lint behind on the rubber. Thanks for watching!

Excellent content!

@tony359

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nice solution on the fan👍🏻…

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t call it a solution, more a bodge job if you’re waiting for a replacement but it worked 🙂 thanks for watching!

Hey that was a nice job you did there. I was wondering what screwdriver and tools did you use to do all of the work?

@tony359

9 ай бұрын

It's a kit from Kaiweets. I mentioned it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqZ-zdySlMydqLQ.html The screwdriver kit is nice. The bits are sturdy - the handle is not the best. It's still in one piece but the locking mechanism is not smooth anymore. That said, it sells for £16 and for that price I think it's amazing to have! Thanks for watching!

Hey Tony, awesome job on the restoration. I was wondering what polishing compound did you use here at timestamp 14:17? I would love to know for further jobs i do for clients as i am an electronics repairs expert here in my area.

@tony359

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was more or less T-cut, but something else I had around I think. Make sure it’s plastic safe, then any polishing compound for car body should work. Good luck!

@bRoOkLynZzJeSuS

3 ай бұрын

@@tony359 Nice and thank you ill look in to it

Great job on that ps4. Almost a resurrection 😅 Doom Eternal is great too, and often on sale in the PS store

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, I FINISHED "DOOM" (2016) on this PS4 and really enjoyed it... Now waiting for a sale to get Ethernal! Thanks for watching!

Dust is mostly, skin flakes... 🤮 You've given that PS4 a second life. Great work!

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Aaaahhhh I didn’t neeed to know that 😂 thank you, it’s a great feeling indeed!

Well saved!👍👍

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good work. 👍

@tony359

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the video. How can i test the fan in the workbench? Can i connecton12v to first brown wire and the black ground one? Or it need to be all 3 wires connected to work? Thanks

@tony359

5 ай бұрын

I am not 100% sure to be honest. If the fan has 3 wires, it should be working with 12V - the third wire is the tachometer FROM the fan. If it has 4 wires, then you need a PWM controller.

@houditv

5 ай бұрын

@@tony359 thanks for the fast response, i go try the 12v, need to see if its a fan problem or something worst cause my ps4 turns off after 2min in the initial menu. 👍

@tony359

5 ай бұрын

You should be able to hear the fan spinning though. If it doesn't spin, then you'll hear it. In doubt, you can do as I did in the video and keep the fan outside of the case so you see if it spins or not - only for a short time though or the APU will overheat.

I’m scared of opening up any console I have because I don’t want to accidentally mess up any compartments, are you absolutely sure that I won’t have any issues getting back online after cleaning the fans?

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Nobody can! What I can say is that if you just remove the bottom cover, you can see the fan and you should be able to see the heatsink through the fan. You can remove the bulk of the dirt with some tool. You'll need a torx tool to remove the screws at the back. But nobody can assure you nothing will go wrong! If not mistaken you can save a backup of your game situation on the cloud, make sure you do that before you do anything! Thanks for watching and good luck!

This console wasn't the worst i ever seen. Got an xbox 360 that had way more dust but mostly cat hairs inside, the controllers had half a packet of crisps and beer residu inside. The older consoles are way cleaner to work on. The fan probably has a clip on the other side of the shaft, drilling open the centre on that side should give access to that. Worst case there is some nice copper wire for trace repair inside of it👍

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

I didn't think of drilling the other end, thanks! Oh yes, I've seen videos of worse consoles online. Still, if I had a "device" and it starts making the sound of an airplane, I would take it to someone who can take a look? :) Thanks for watching!

@samuraidriver4x4

Жыл бұрын

@@tony359 people throw away things and replace it for a new device instead of repairing it. The days of electronics shops that do repairs are pretty much over sadly. The console modding and repair shops are also dwindling sadly.

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

@@samuraidriver4x4 Unfortunately. To be honest I kind of understand them: I can do this myself but if you need to pay someone, it might not be worth. We live in the disposable era unfortunately. Let's say that maybe those consoles could be built to allow the user to remove a flap and clean the heatsink - I believe the PS5 has something similar? The PS4 WILL need a clean at some point...

@samuraidriver4x4

Жыл бұрын

@@tony359 indeed, repairs also got alot more expensive because they are difficult due to SMD components. If a transistor in the TX amplifier of a CB burned out it was an easy job but replacing a USB-C port is a whole other ballgame making it alot more expensive. I doubt sony wants their customers cleaning a heatsinks because they rather sell a new console.😂 And you know what's going to happen when they add a flap to access the heatsink, someone is going to use some hot soapy water to "deepclean" it🤣

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

​@@samuraidriver4x4 yes it's a catch-22 situation but our planet has limited resources so this will have to change at some point. So maybe we could start now! :)

Awesome.

@tony359

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Please help Is the internal fan for CUH-2000 and CUH-2116B same?

@tony359

2 ай бұрын

I do not know I’m afraid.

I also want to buy such consoles for repair purposes. From where I can find such damaged consoles at cheap prices in Europe?

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Local adverts I guess. Facebook marketplace, local websites and Ebay! But beware, it's VERY easy to get some very abused items. If you go that route, I'd recommend you only buy sealed units. That way you know the owner did not open it and made things worse.

Tony i drilled my ps4 added the lubricant but i think i added too much and the fan is not spinning completely please i need a solution can’t afford a new fan

@tony359

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry but I really don't think the fan can be "properly" fixed. I did that in my video out of curiosity but I wouldn't assume it's going to work! I also don't think too much oil would prevent the fan from spinning... good luck!

My ps4 has overheating problem not even 3mins has passed it suddenly turns off with a warning sign of overheating. So, I tried opening it and cleaning all of its components and putting thermal paste, done it all for the first time. Still overheating, but improved I tried stay idle in a game for more than 30mins. So, I tried changing the fan, the thermal pad looks still okay not dry so not changing it and now it's good no jet engine noise and there's no burning like smell (the power cord is not the problem and so the outlet because its not hot). Beside the fan the cause of overheating might be the wires not properly connected, screwing too tightly, loose power cord, too much thermal paste on cpu or too thick thermal pads. In addition, when putting thermal paste put a little bit more in the middle of cpu and dont use liquid thermal paste they say its bad for ps4. If one thermal pad has crack change it too.

@tony359

6 күн бұрын

burning-like smell is bad! But I guess that if the fan is not working, that might happen! :)

The inside of that PS4 was 🤮. Well done for getting it all fixed

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Disgusting indeed! Thank you!

Tonyyyy, ti trovo sempre con le mani nelle play...solo nella mia non ci vuoi mettere il naso😄

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

Ehhh ma la tua mica ha la ventola rotta e la moquette 🙂

@medievil02

Жыл бұрын

@@tony359 ah, allora ti piace vincere facile!!!😆

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

@@medievil02 Beh ogni tanto si' eh! :) Di Floppy IBM me ne basta uno al mese! :)

@medievil02

Жыл бұрын

@@tony359 🤣 posso immaginare. Cmq non avevo mai aperto una ps4 e devo dire che é fatta veramente bene, hai ragione!!

Doom is a fun game.

I need your help no matter how much I clean my ps4 it keeps over heating iv tried cleaning it cleaning round it putting it on a stand so it can get better air flow but nothing is working I need help

@tony359

29 күн бұрын

My experience is limited with PS4 but I guess you're not re-assembling it correctly. Have you replaced the RAM pads by any chance? If they're too thick, the CPU won't be allowed to sit on the heatsink properly. Does the PS4 overheats straight away or after a while?

@AndyRich2022

29 күн бұрын

@tony359 if I start playing a game after a minute of playing the game it's flashing red saying its over heating maybe I may need to get it cleaned professionally

@tony359

29 күн бұрын

Is the fan spinning? The fan connector is very fragile. Do you hear the fan spinning faster and faster? It will get VERY loud when it's overheating. When that happens, do you feel hot air coming out at the back of the PS4?

Crazy thing is I have a destiny special edition ps4 so like 7 8 years old and I smoke I can only imagine what mine looks like possibly shut off bc of overheating for the 1st time ever playing horizon forbidden west

@tony359

7 ай бұрын

the PS are designed to shutdown just a moment before they catch fire so I'd definitely give it some attention! :)

What if your ps4 is clean but still over heats? Pls help😢

@tony359

7 ай бұрын

The PS4 does not have a "heat spreader" that can go wrong so I suspect two things 1. Error in re-assembling 2. Memory thermal pads are misplaced or too thick (did you replace them?) and they prevent the heatsink from touching the actual CPU. You can TEMPORARILY trying without the memory thermal pads to test. Are you sure the fan is running?

To the previous owners defense Sony doesn't make it easy to clean the system in the first place.

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

I agree. A user-accessible panel would have been simple to implement I guess.

actually, we have the same Ps4 Mode. I tried to clean it out and after cleaning it when I play my NBA loading My Career it says overheating..😢 thats why I'm here.

@tony359

11 ай бұрын

Is the fan spinning faster and faster until it says overheating? The fan is VERY loud when it's at maximum speed. Did you replace the thermal paste on the CPU?

Mine got corrosion for a god know reason. This ps4 looks shiny inside. I mean the plates

@tony359

7 ай бұрын

interesting!

Yeah, my PS4 sounds like a jet engine and before this video, I never saw one that showed how to take it completely apart and get to that heat sink. I bet mine is packed with dust. Oy.

@tony359

7 ай бұрын

I hope you can fix it! My advice is: take it slow and be careful. Good luck!

ps4 :)

Xbox360 jisper 2009 no power death supply ok opinshion sir

Wow, that machine was disgusting! 🤢

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

It was! I can't imagine how abused it has been when they were running games on it!

Screw delivery lol

@tony359

Жыл бұрын

😂 indeed