![What was the official cause of the “YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH” ive seen prople say its the NEC/TOKINS and not the solder but then ive heard people say its the rsx chip What was the official cause of the “YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH” ive seen prople say its the NEC/TOKINS and not the solder but then ive heard people say its the rsx chip](https://preview.redd.it/oer0avcl5ej71.jpg?auto=webp&s=978b015b886ce198059418331273a09a4a472271)
What was the official cause of the “YELLOW LIGHT OF DEATH” ive seen prople say its the NEC/TOKINS and not the solder but then ive heard people say its the rsx chip
![When i press power on my ps3 fat model the light turns green then yellow then it starts blinking red with no further results - Arqade When i press power on my ps3 fat model the light turns green then yellow then it starts blinking red with no further results - Arqade](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A3y74.jpg)
When i press power on my ps3 fat model the light turns green then yellow then it starts blinking red with no further results - Arqade
![Trying to save this machine. PS3 Phat still RLoD after replacing tokin caps. It turns on, 3 fast beeps, immediately yellow, then blinking red. Fan spins. Checked solder joints, nothing loose. Please Trying to save this machine. PS3 Phat still RLoD after replacing tokin caps. It turns on, 3 fast beeps, immediately yellow, then blinking red. Fan spins. Checked solder joints, nothing loose. Please](https://i.redd.it/89lz99olo9851.jpg)
Trying to save this machine. PS3 Phat still RLoD after replacing tokin caps. It turns on, 3 fast beeps, immediately yellow, then blinking red. Fan spins. Checked solder joints, nothing loose. Please
![PS3 stays on yellow/gold light, no beeps - from when the plug is put in - fans rev up, then turn off, but led remains the same as in image. : r/consolerepair PS3 stays on yellow/gold light, no beeps - from when the plug is put in - fans rev up, then turn off, but led remains the same as in image. : r/consolerepair](https://preview.redd.it/ps3-stays-on-yellow-gold-light-no-beeps-from-when-the-plug-v0-hxd93oq6ung81.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f18ea335fae530914457aaa9ee8be61beffce957)