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Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
hasanwhy said:

Sigh, well, its been a great couple of years. *Cues sad and emotional music* Apparently, I heard a pop inside my PS3 and all of the power just left. Went online, and found out that the power supply or a fuse for it just broke. Great. Looks like I won't be gaming till Christmas! No online for a month, just bought Final Fantasy 13, and my dad is now getting LESS pay from his government job. FML. 

And do you know what's hilarious? My PS2 broke right when I bought Gran Turismo 3 a-spec from the bargin bin. LOL, oh the irony. 


just work for a week and you got enough money to buy a new ps3 and all games coming out this year :D


Have you ever worked in your life? Seriously, the world doesn't work that way.

? work=money



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Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
hasanwhy said:

Sigh, well, its been a great couple of years. *Cues sad and emotional music* Apparently, I heard a pop inside my PS3 and all of the power just left. Went online, and found out that the power supply or a fuse for it just broke. Great. Looks like I won't be gaming till Christmas! No online for a month, just bought Final Fantasy 13, and my dad is now getting LESS pay from his government job. FML. 

And do you know what's hilarious? My PS2 broke right when I bought Gran Turismo 3 a-spec from the bargin bin. LOL, oh the irony. 


just work for a week and you got enough money to buy a new ps3 and all games coming out this year :D


Have you ever worked in your life? Seriously, the world doesn't work that way.

? work=money


I think he's implying that an entry level job won't give him enough money for all those things.  =)



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Raze said:
Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
hasanwhy said:

Sigh, well, its been a great couple of years. *Cues sad and emotional music* Apparently, I heard a pop inside my PS3 and all of the power just left. Went online, and found out that the power supply or a fuse for it just broke. Great. Looks like I won't be gaming till Christmas! No online for a month, just bought Final Fantasy 13, and my dad is now getting LESS pay from his government job. FML. 

And do you know what's hilarious? My PS2 broke right when I bought Gran Turismo 3 a-spec from the bargin bin. LOL, oh the irony. 


just work for a week and you got enough money to buy a new ps3 and all games coming out this year :D


Have you ever worked in your life? Seriously, the world doesn't work that way.

? work=money


I think he's implying that an entry level job won't give him enough money for all those things.  =)


That's it yeah. 



Dr.Grass said:
Raze said:
Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
hasanwhy said:

Sigh, well, its been a great couple of years. *Cues sad and emotional music* Apparently, I heard a pop inside my PS3 and all of the power just left. Went online, and found out that the power supply or a fuse for it just broke. Great. Looks like I won't be gaming till Christmas! No online for a month, just bought Final Fantasy 13, and my dad is now getting LESS pay from his government job. FML. 

And do you know what's hilarious? My PS2 broke right when I bought Gran Turismo 3 a-spec from the bargin bin. LOL, oh the irony. 


just work for a week and you got enough money to buy a new ps3 and all games coming out this year :D


Have you ever worked in your life? Seriously, the world doesn't work that way.

? work=money


I think he's implying that an entry level job won't give him enough money for all those things.  =)


That's it yeah. 

example:When I was at school I worked in the holidays 1 week and that got me like 700-800

there you go ps3, and of curse not every game, I was refering to the games that you may be interested in.



That sucks hard! But a fuse shouldn't be so hard to fix.



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Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Raze said:
Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
hasanwhy said:

Sigh, well, its been a great couple of years. *Cues sad and emotional music* Apparently, I heard a pop inside my PS3 and all of the power just left. Went online, and found out that the power supply or a fuse for it just broke. Great. Looks like I won't be gaming till Christmas! No online for a month, just bought Final Fantasy 13, and my dad is now getting LESS pay from his government job. FML. 

And do you know what's hilarious? My PS2 broke right when I bought Gran Turismo 3 a-spec from the bargin bin. LOL, oh the irony. 


just work for a week and you got enough money to buy a new ps3 and all games coming out this year :D


Have you ever worked in your life? Seriously, the world doesn't work that way.

? work=money


I think he's implying that an entry level job won't give him enough money for all those things.  =)


That's it yeah. 

example:When I was at school I worked in the holidays 1 week and that got me like 700-800

there you go ps3, and of curse not every game, I was refering to the games that you may be interested in.

What type of holiday jobs pay $3000 per month!?

Working in your rich uncle's garden?

Seriously, an office manager makes $15 per hour. That's $120 per day and $600 per week.

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Hourly_Rate 



If you heard a "pop" and you know it's the power supply, that is the easiest fix aside from the Blu-Ray drive.

Find out what model # you have (serial number label on the back of the console). The last part of the label will tell you ("CECHxxx"), go online for a tutorial on how to disassemble that model (the original models are all pretty similar if you're just taking off the cover).

You'll need a T10 security torx hex bit or driver, available for less than $3.

It's possible to remove the security torx screw with a thin flat head screwdriver (2.0 or 2.5 mm should work), but not the best choice if you don't know how to turn the driver without stripping the screw head. The head of the driver has to fit snugly between the "fins" of the security screw head to avoid stripping the head. 

Peel the label covering the rubber foot and pop the foot out to access the security screw. You can use a blow dryer to heat up the label to make it easier to peel and remove it without damaging it (the adhesive detaches and shows the words "void" to indicate it's been opened otherwise; no big deal since your 2 year old console is not under warranty).

The rest is just removing regular cross tip screws. Reference a tutorial if you need help with that.

Replacement PSUs can be found online for probably less than $30. Just make sure to get the right one that matches your particular model.

 

Cheap fix and a lot better than just waving the white flag over something that's so easy to solve.



I would definitely fix mine if it died.  I like my backwards compatability.



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Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Raze said:
Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
hasanwhy said:

Sigh, well, its been a great couple of years. *Cues sad and emotional music* Apparently, I heard a pop inside my PS3 and all of the power just left. Went online, and found out that the power supply or a fuse for it just broke. Great. Looks like I won't be gaming till Christmas! No online for a month, just bought Final Fantasy 13, and my dad is now getting LESS pay from his government job. FML. 

And do you know what's hilarious? My PS2 broke right when I bought Gran Turismo 3 a-spec from the bargin bin. LOL, oh the irony. 


just work for a week and you got enough money to buy a new ps3 and all games coming out this year :D


Have you ever worked in your life? Seriously, the world doesn't work that way.

? work=money


I think he's implying that an entry level job won't give him enough money for all those things.  =)


That's it yeah. 

example:When I was at school I worked in the holidays 1 week and that got me like 700-800

there you go ps3, and of curse not every game, I was refering to the games that you may be interested in.

What type of holiday jobs pay $3000 per month!?

Working in your rich uncle's garden?

Seriously, an office manager makes $15 per hour. That's $120 per day and $600 per week.

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Hourly_Rate 

and no, it was at a lamp-fabric,  get even more for looking after retarded kids

maybe the standart here is another

and the low dollar price helps it at the moment, even though we pay more for the ps3



Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Raze said:
Ultr said:
Dr.Grass said:
Ultr said:
hasanwhy said:

Sigh, well, its been a great couple of years. *Cues sad and emotional music* Apparently, I heard a pop inside my PS3 and all of the power just left. Went online, and found out that the power supply or a fuse for it just broke. Great. Looks like I won't be gaming till Christmas! No online for a month, just bought Final Fantasy 13, and my dad is now getting LESS pay from his government job. FML. 

And do you know what's hilarious? My PS2 broke right when I bought Gran Turismo 3 a-spec from the bargin bin. LOL, oh the irony. 


just work for a week and you got enough money to buy a new ps3 and all games coming out this year :D


Have you ever worked in your life? Seriously, the world doesn't work that way.

? work=money


I think he's implying that an entry level job won't give him enough money for all those things.  =)


That's it yeah. 

example:When I was at school I worked in the holidays 1 week and that got me like 700-800

there you go ps3, and of curse not every game, I was refering to the games that you may be interested in.

What type of holiday jobs pay $3000 per month!?

Working in your rich uncle's garden?

Seriously, an office manager makes $15 per hour. That's $120 per day and $600 per week.

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Hourly_Rate 

and no, it was at a lamp-fabric,  get even more for looking after retarded kids

maybe the standart here is another

and the low dollar price helps it at the moment, even though we pay more for the ps3

i may have read that wrong, but i hope you don't mean the US pay more for the ps3 $299 vs £259 ($423.88)