All PS3 repairs are done by qualified technicians with original parts and all repair work is guaranteed for 3 months. Defcon 5 is a specialist repair center specialising in repairs of all makes of video game consoles. We also handle "out of warranty repairs" for a number of large (and some not so large) computer, electronic equipment and game supply companies in South Africa. We pride ourselves on our honesty and quality of work and service that is equaled be very few others.
			HONESTY:
			To honestly quote on repairs and inform clients when repairs to a PS3 console is not viable. We offer our expert opinions at no cost when your PS3 is uneconomically repairable or when certain PS3 specific issues are guaranteed to return again over time. PS3 specific issues eg. the so called Y.L.O.D.
			GUARANTEE:
			Our work is guaranteed for 3 months and we have and will never try to "sweet talk" our way out of our guarantees.
			PS3 SPECIFIC ISSUES:
			Like the Xbox 360 the Playstation 3 also had it's share of overheating issues. Although not as wide spread as the xbox 360 but still enough to be problematic. This issue nicknamed Y.L.O.D. (Yellow Light Of Death) by the internet is moderately spread. As with the Xbox 360 there seems to be many unscrupulous characters who claim to repair the Y.L.O.D. and "guarantee" that the PS3 console will never do it again. This however is not true as the console will do it again. We have spent countless hours researching and repairing many test units and the result in most cases is the same. The console will do it again. The PS3 once repaired does however tend to much a bit longer than the Xbox 360.
			Y.L.O.D. is indicated by the PS3 turning on, displaying a green light, then yellow light and then red flashing light. Please keep in mind that the flashing red light can also be caused by a faulty power supply or an overheated PS3 system. The Y.L.O.D. is also a "system bus" error meaning data sent between the CPU, GPU, Memory and the South bridge is static. This happens due to solder contacts cracking under the CPU or GPU due to excessive stress (contract when cold, expand when hot) on the mainboard when the console heats and cools down. The GPU and CPU are in packages called BGA, these types of packages do not have any legs that are soldered to the mainboard, but instead have hundreds of solder balls that make up the contacts between the component and the mainboard. The proper way to repair this is to "reball" the faulty component, this is a fairly expensive repair and will not solve the problem as the mainboard will still warp due to heat and again put excessive stress on the solder balls at the bottom of the CPU, GPU and memory. Thus over time causing the same problem again. The other way of "repairing" it is to reflow the the faulty components, in a nut shell this is when the component is reheated so the solder balls at the bottom of the components melt thus making contact again. This is a much cheaper repair, but will unfortunately also not last due to the warping of the mainboard.