suggest everyone does this...

[TeamTrev101]

right so knowing my luck, my xbox 360 decided to f*cking f*ck up last night, the disk tray wasn't reading games. i set aside 3 hours; took apart the whole thing, removed dust and fixed the disk tray. thank god it works now, i'm kinda glad that this happened the week before rather than on the day. i'm just throwing this out here to clean your console before the games come out

[Patriot_Action]

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

[spurs1993]

just yesterday 3 disks got stuck in my ps3 and i went apesh*t but managed to get it out !!

[leeoggy]

doesn't opening it up void the warranty?

[Ciaran]

The only thing I do to my console is get rid of dust on it and the tray

[serimos6]

Yeah i wouldn't recommend anyone even attempt to take apart an Xbox unless they have an okay amount of modding experience, it's a pretty good way to break something inside of it in the process of opening it. If a kid sees this and decides to give it a shot there's a good chance he/she will wind up with an even more broken xbox lol

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

[Omnifarious]

 

 

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

Unless you've got a brand new console with a 2 year warrently. Tear that thing open and clean it before the dust build up shorts out your system! I completely disassemble mine once a month. I've even run it while it was completey apart, never has it done it any harm.

Edited September 8, 2013 by Omnifarious

[pewipiefan2001brony]

u r pro

[serimos6]

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

How do you even manage to get 3 disks in there?

[Creasy47]

If something happens with my console by the 17th, it'll be getting swiftly smashed into the wall at a high speed.

[GUCCI_MANE_PIZZA_PARTY]

just yesterday 3 disks got stuck in my ps3 and i went apesh*t but managed to get it out !!

why da f*ck were their 3 disks in it N da 1st place huh answer

[TeamTrev101]

yeah i had difficulty when doing this a couple of years ago, but what i can suggest is that when i did it this time i had countless videos and tutorials on the best way to do it, i know it seems risky but seriously you'd be surprised how much sh*t is in there, and i'm not taking any overheating risks when playing gta5

[IveGotNoValues]

I dust off my PS3 pretty frequently, it works fine. I wouldn't go as far as opening it up, but that's cause I don't have any experience with that kind of stuff.

[Patriot_Action]

 

 

 

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

Unless you've got a brand new console with a 2 year warrently. Tear that thing open and clean it before the dust build up shorts out your system! I completely disassemble mine once a month. I've even run it while it was completey apart, never has it done it any harm.

 

That's a terrible suggestion. I've never had a console "short out" from dust buildup. How dirty is your house?

Edited September 8, 2013 by Patriot_Action

[Omnifarious]

Also to note, (at least for an Xbox) is that there's really nothing in there to break. It's just a giant bread board on a metal plate, the disk drive is screwed directly into it, so no breaking that, and there's a plastic cover over the fan. That's it. Nothing else inside.

 

Edited September 8, 2013 by Omnifarious

[TeamTrev101]

 

 

 

 

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

Unless you've got a brand new console with a 2 year warrently. Tear that thing open and clean it before the dust build up shorts out your system! I completely disassemble mine once a month. I've even run it while it was completey apart, never has it done it any harm.

 

That's a terrible suggestion. I've never had a console "short out" from dust buildup. How dirty is your house?

 

nah man i bet inside your console you'll have the same problem, you'd be surprised and it does contribute heavily to problems inside your xbox360/ps3

Edited September 8, 2013 by TeamTrev101

[NYC PATROL]

My 80 gig PS3 sounds like a jet engine when a game gets running on it but I'm not tearing that thing open haha.

Edited September 8, 2013 by NYC PATROL

[Omnifarious]

 

 

 

 

 

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

Unless you've got a brand new console with a 2 year warrently. Tear that thing open and clean it before the dust build up shorts out your system! I completely disassemble mine once a month. I've even run it while it was completey apart, never has it done it any harm.

 

That's a terrible suggestion. I've never had a console "short out" from dust buildup. How dirty is your house?

 

nah man i bet inside your console you'll have the same problem, you'd be surprised and it does contribute heavily to problems inside your xbox360/ps3

Dust build up will also increase overheating, and cause performance issues.

Edited September 8, 2013 by Omnifarious

[Krispen Whah]

my Xbox Slim gets dusty all the time, but had no problems with it so far.

[TheRealBars]

If you're afraid to open it.

 

Pin your fans in place. (Don't want them to spin - they can generate energy which in turn can burn out the connectors)

Give it a good vacuuming trough the vents, it will suck most of the dust straight out.

I just don't have a very dusty place, i was surprised how little dust build up my pc had after 1 year of use.

[Doctor_Baconator]

 

 

 

 

You can clean consoles?

 

I run a Swiffer thing across the top once a week.

 

I don't recommend ANYONE open a console and try to clean the inside of it.

Unless you've got a brand new console with a 2 year warrently. Tear that thing open and clean it before the dust build up shorts out your system! I completely disassemble mine once a month. I've even run it while it was completey apart, never has it done it any harm.

 

That's a terrible suggestion. I've never had a console "short out" from dust buildup. How dirty is your house?

 

Actually, electronics tend to attract dust due to the fields present within the majority of their components. The rest of the house can be spotless, but the internal gubbins of a PC/Console can be disgusting.

[southparkmayor]

I've opened up ps3 loads of times.

[Crazyeighties]

Ha my ps3 also sounds similar to a jet plane too .

[Patriot_Action]

K, you can all keep preaching if you want. Bottom line is that unless somebody knows what they're doing, opening a computer/videogame console to clean or repair it is often more risk than it's worth. Recommending it to people is dangerous. Would you suggest that somebody who knows nothing about cars do their own brakes?

 

I'll take my chances with dusting the outside of the console like a normal person. Been working for ~20 years so far.

Edited September 8, 2013 by Patriot_Action

[TeamTrev101]

if you google it or watch a step by step video, you'll probably be fine

Edited September 8, 2013 by TeamTrev101

[nosyd]

Only thing I do to my luanch day PS3 is vacuum it quite regularly. No way am I going to attempt to open her up!

Edited September 8, 2013 by nosyd

[Frantz Fuchs]

I'm too scared to open it lmao, all I do to clean it is vacuum the vents every few months. It cleans it real good.

[Omnifarious]

K, you can all keep preaching if you want. Bottom line is that unless somebody knows what they're doing, opening a computer/videogame console to clean or repair it is often more risk than it's worth. Recommending it to people is dangerous. Would you suggest that somebody who knows nothing about cars do their own brakes?

 

I'll take my chances with dusting the outside of the console like a normal person. Been working for ~20 years so far.

 

There's no special technique... You just take off the case, that's it. It's just a two sided plastic wrap. You can literally just tear it off your console like a shell of a pistachio. I know, I've done it before.

[RisingLegend]

doesn't opening it up void the warranty?

 

Do you honestly have the time to send it back and wait for a new one to arrive?

[Frantz Fuchs]

PS: How long is the warranty? I don't want to void it.