Why is turning off by itself

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PlayStation 3 Slim

The PlayStation 3 Slim is the second version of the PS3 video game console with the original model number CECH-2000. Produced by Sony Computer Entertainment it fixed many issues of the original (fat) Playstation 3. It was released on September 1, 2009.

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isaac @isaac39302

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Posted: Dec 14, 2011

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Why is turning off by itself

ok i turn my ps3 on and after 3 second it turn off by itself.

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How long has that been going on? Anything happen to it? What have you tried to fix it?

Dec 14, 2011 by oldturkey03

when you say "shut off" does the power light turn yellow then blink red?

Dec 14, 2011 by Cody

three days no i dint try to fix it yet

there no yellow light

Dec 15, 2011 by isaac

what about the blinking red light?

Dec 21, 2011 by Cody

what blinking red light ok i am going to show you a video that shows the problem

http://youtu.be/BpK4CkGtAQI

Dec 21, 2011 by isaac

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Cody @cody40203

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Posted: Dec 25, 2011

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im not 100% sure that the psu is the problem but if that it is the route you want to go follow this guide. And you can buy a new power supply here on ebay. again im not entirely convinced this is the problem but from the information you gave it seems logical to me.

Good luck and hope this helped,

Cody

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How long has that been going on? Anything happen to it? What have you tried to fix it? — oldturkey03
when you say "shut off" does the power light turn yellow then blink red? — Cody
three days no i dint try to fix it yet

there no yellow light — isaac
what blinking red light ok i am going to show you a video that shows the problem

http://youtu.be/BpK4CkGtAQI — isaac