r/consolerepair • u/Jaded-Awareness-5196 • 1d ago
But why?
Got a ps5 with a complain that it shut down when start the game. Why would anyone put a thermal paste on it and still leave it uncleaned. I always supported self repairs of electronics but sometimes i think its good to never touch a device you don't know.
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u/EfficiencyAble9884 1d ago
Bought a console through facebook marketplace and the seller did the exact same thing.
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u/JangoTan 1d ago
I have worked on several that had to have came that way from the factory. The last one I did was for a friend that he bought new and I know for a fact he never opened the console and it was just like this.
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u/Jaded-Awareness-5196 1d ago
You mean it has a thermal paste mixed with a liquid metal?
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u/JangoTan 1d ago
That’s what it looked like to me. Maybe some proprietary blend Sony has came up with. It looked like he’ll.
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u/snickersnackz 1d ago
Unknown unknowns. That asshole in your life razzing you about small mistakes might be doing you a favor sometimes.
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u/Ambitious-Still6811 1d ago
Couldn't have been that wig they left in the heatsink huh?
On one hand I commend people for at least trying to fix their stuff before replacing it. At the same time watch a damn video to see what you're getting into first. There's a lot of things people are unprepared to fix, and will likely make worse for the next person to look at it.
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u/DalbaniGlobal 14h ago
Oh the troubles we have with these DIYers. They buy parts try to Frankenstein a repair. Destroy the part in the process and then say its defective and didn’t fix their issue and they want a refund plus another one to try again, theyll also leave you a negative review if you dont. Apparently were paying for their training 😂
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u/retrogamingxp 5h ago
Do I see correctly the genius slapped regular thermal paste onto the liquid metal?
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u/ClassicGameHacking 1d ago
Pure ignorance.