[Kugyince]

The more and more I thought about this the less and lees it makes sense.

Simply put;
Assumed cause of failure: excessive heat causing solder joints of CPU and/or GPU to flow.
Assumed solution to failure: excessive heat causing solder joints of CPU and/or GPU to flow.

It's difficult to believe in that solution, especially when it comes from someone who is handeling a circuit board on a carpet.

Also if you look into the video comments you'll read people asking if a hairdryer can be substituted for a heat gun. The author explains that a hairdryer doesn't produce nearly enough heat, which it doesn't. This is immediatly followed by another comment of someone claiming that a hairdryer did work for them. If that is true then it further supports my claim.

I did some testing in the lab at work. Heated multiple known working circuit boards to ~300F for a 10 hour cycle. Boards worked fine afetrwards.

Lets look at this with some common sense and methodology.

Problem: Yellow light blinks signifying a critical failure.

Cause: Unknown. (Unproven claims that the issue is caused by heat.)

Temp Solution: Unknown specific. At least seven possible variables. 1. Time 2. Powering console off then on. 3. Rebooting console. 4. Cleaning fan. 5. Resetting internal battery. 6. Replacing thermal joint compound. 7. Reflowing solder.

Perm Solution: Unknown.


Assuming you've attempted the first two by default. Try rebooting the console by first unplugging it from the wall then unplugging the power cord from the console. Leave it overnight and then reverse.