(Guide) Turn that Broken PS3 into a 32 Amp 12v Power Supply

[dereileak]

Reason:

I had 2 broken ps3's, one from the YLOD, and another from a dead disk drive. I was gonna swap one disk drive to the other, but sony changed all the connections, so I decided on this little project

Explination:

A ps3 is a lot like a computer, has a 12v rail and a 5v rail for its power supply. Depending on what ps3 you have will determine how many amps your power supply will output, the older the ps3 the higher amount since the older ps3's are less efficient and use more power, hence why my ps3 heats up my whole room in the winter like an electric heater XD

This old PS3 that I decided to use outputs 32 amps on the 12v rail without voltage sag and 3 amps on the 5 v rail. I decided to not use the 5v rail, and only the 12v. The underside of the power supply will specify what it is capable of outputting, the newer one did 21 amps 12v.

1. Rip apart your PS3, you will need a Phillips screw driver and a T10 torques drive.

Getting to the power supply is quite simple, and doesn't take long.

Here is a guide to get to this part. Follow steps up to picture #9

Click here for disassembly guide

2. There is a ground strap that needs to be connected to the metal casing, or to the original ground location for the power supply, this is for saftey

(Power Supply Type 1)

(Power Supply Type 2)

Bend or cut the metal tab because the screw has to screw into it to hold on, you only need the small square of metal with the hole in it

3. There are different versions of power supplies, the main larger with 3 wires to supply ac power for the input is the same on all of them, but there is a separate harness with either 4 or 5 wires, and this changes which ones you need to connect. If you have the 5 wire harness, you need to cut the middle 3 wires, and attach the outer two together. If you have the 4 wire harness then you attatch the 1st and 3rd wires together. On both power supplies one reads 5v's and one is ground, and they basically activate a relay to turn the 12v rail on

No Picture of the #1 power supply

(Power Supply type 2)

4. Solider and tape these connections together

5. You have to rip the metal prongs from the mother board that go into the power supply, this is where you will solider your wires to them to allow for the power

(Power Supply Type 1)

Notice the two copper colored prongs, I labeled which is + and - by checking with a digital multimeter

(Power Supply Type 2)

6. Now the rest is pretty simple, just solider your wires on the prongs, wrap them with electrical tape. Here is how I did mine, this is really up to you how you want it to turn out, I used a 30 amp fuse on the 12v line out just in case of a short. I also used alligator clips on the end of my wires (from my xs intellicharger recycle and save bitch !) for ease of use.

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[Bump4life]

i did the same thing with an old xbox powwer supply. same thing except the brick is outside the xbox and is only 21 amps on older ones. but still good for a small amp or other things. nice project though!!

[dereileak]

i did the same thing with an old xbox powwer supply. same thing except the brick is outside the xbox and is only 21 amps on older ones. but still good for a small amp or other things. nice project though!!

the xbox one would be a lot cleaner I bet, since its all in a contained brick

btw, I used to live in ann arbor, I miss it a lot

[Bump4life]

i did the same thing with an old xbox powwer supply. same thing except the brick is outside the xbox and is only 21 amps on older ones. but still good for a small amp or other things. nice project though!!

the xbox one would be a lot cleaner I bet, since its all in a contained brick

btw, I used to live in ann arbor, I miss it a lot

yea its a really easy one to do. and clean!!

Ann Arbor is aweosme!!!!

[Hakim El Ghazouani]

Cant believe i didnt think of this haha

Have the Phat ps3 lying and not working, wondering when im gonna "fix it" (hope still remains), but man, i could use a good 12v psu

Awesome guide, nice idea!

[Kranny]

super smart man. my buddy has a broken ps3. wonder if he'd mind me doing this to it LOL

[dereileak]

super smart man. my buddy has a broken ps3. wonder if he'd mind me doing this to it LOL

ask him for it

[Brad555]

this is good job done by you and pics are so nice that you have shared.

[Hunters21w]

We need an Xbox tutorial!

[Jessica]

nice guide, Power supllies have cam along way, i remeber when i p.c. power suplly would only be 5amps at 12 and 15 at 5 at most

I want to do a project like this but using 3 identical computer power supplies. I want to run the 5v rails in series between the 3 and get a 15v XXamp power supply. I've seen guides on how to do it and it involves removing the grounds on two of them and a couple other things. I have one right now that is 38a. The only thing i cant get a definite answer on is if you gain amperage this way too. I don't believe you do, but still 15v and 38a would be nice. And people throw away computer power supplies all the time.