So my 20GB PS3 finally bit the dust (no pun intended) back in September 2010. I sent to to a guy in Florida, off eBay, to get repaired and he did a great job. Everything has been working fine.
However, the last few months, the fan has been on overdrive. It will quickly go to Stage 3 within ten minutes or so of turning on, and usually Stage 4 within about half an hour. It's even gone to full blast Stage 5 on a couple occasions.
Though I like to say it's because of the temperature and humidity lately, as I very rarely turn the AC on in my apartment to save energy, and just keep the windows open all the time, something tells me my PS3 might be getting it's second YLOD soon.
After doing some reading, turns out that since the repair was merely a full on cleaning of the console, plus a reapplying of the thermal paste on both the CELL and RSX, that this is likely the case.
I'm thinking about replacing the power source, and installing a new fan, then sending it in to get reballed. Will that work?