dirty harry blew away my playstation!! - Blu-ray Forum

newtoblu · 06-09-2008, 02:02 PM

hi,this is a serious question which i hope someone can help me with.four months ago i bought an imported ps3 from the u.s,now while watching the mentioned film this weekend my ps3 died.power went off lights went off..nothing worked.ive tried two different voltage converters on it and still nothing worked.in desperation ive tried the power lead from my uk playstation on it and to my amazement ive found the ps3 has come back to life.now can someone tell me whether this will be safe to use or is it gonna blow itself up!!??anybody help???????cheers in advance

savage1984 · 06-09-2008, 02:12 PM

that sucks.... sorry I can't be of more use. Never heard of that.

The Lion King · 06-09-2008, 02:18 PM

You shouldn't mess with Clint Eastwood then.

Sorry, now is not the time for jokes. Sorry to hear about that, and am sorry I too can be of no more help. Is it possible the power cable got pulled out or the system just overheated?

saprano · 06-09-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by newtoblu

hi,this is a serious question which i hope someone can help me with.four months ago i bought an imported ps3 from the u.s,now while watching the mentioned film this weekend my ps3 died.power went off lights went off..nothing worked.ive tried two different voltage converters on it and still nothing worked.in desperation ive tried the power lead from my uk playstation on it and to my amazement ive found the ps3 has come back to life.now can someone tell me whether this will be safe to use or is it gonna blow itself up!!??anybody help???????cheers in advance

I bet you feel luck punk...well....do ya?

......

seriously though the same thing happend to me months ago, but it was only one section in my room. everything else was fine, seems like a power surge.

AliceT · 06-09-2008, 04:49 PM

I know what you're thinking: 'Did Dirty Harry Blu-Ray fry my Playstation ' But to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a Playstation 3 , the most powerful Blu-Ray player in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Did I check the circuit breaker' Well, did you, punk?

Icemage · 06-09-2008, 08:19 PM

All these responses and not a single helpful one?

Do you have your PS3 connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS unit)? If you don't, I highly recommend doing so. My guess is that you got a power spike or other anomaly which fried the 110v circuits in your PS3's power supply. Lucky for you, the 220/240v from the EU power connector is apparently still working.

Marquoz · 06-10-2008, 02:19 AM

Have you tried buying a new power cord? The surge might have damaged the cord itself somehow. With it working with the second power cord that sounds like that might be the issue.

newtoblu · 06-17-2008, 02:07 PM

good news .apparentley the ps3 has a universal power supply.google "does the ps3 have a universal power supply"anyhow my ps3 is saved and ready to take on clint again.thanks for the suggestions anyway.

Mxr5150 · 06-17-2008, 02:11 PM

I've been watching the Dirty Harry Collection on my stand-alone bluray player because of this thread, I am too scared to try it on my new PS3.

06-09-2008, 02:02 PM	#1
newtoblu Junior Member Member since:Jun 2007	dirty harry blew away my playstation!! hi,this is a serious question which i hope someone can help me with.four months ago i bought an imported ps3 from the u.s,now while watching the mentioned film this weekend my ps3 died.power went off lights went off..nothing worked.ive tried two different voltage converters on it and still nothing worked.in desperation ive tried the power lead from my uk playstation on it and to my amazement ive found the ps3 has come back to life.now can someone tell me whether this will be safe to use or is it gonna blow itself up!!??anybody help???????cheers in advance

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06-09-2008, 02:12 PM	#2
savage1984 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Los Angeles	that sucks.... sorry I can't be of more use. Never heard of that.

06-09-2008, 02:18 PM	#3
The Lion King Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Somewhere you aren't. Blu-ray collection:48 Blu-ray reviews:20	You shouldn't mess with Clint Eastwood then. Sorry, now is not the time for jokes. Sorry to hear about that, and am sorry I too can be of no more help. Is it possible the power cable got pulled out or the system just overheated?

06-09-2008, 04:49 PM	#5
AliceT Banned Member since:Mar 2008 Location:PSN ID- damreg1022	I know what you're thinking: 'Did Dirty Harry Blu-Ray fry my Playstation ' But to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a Playstation 3 , the most powerful Blu-Ray player in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Did I check the circuit breaker' Well, did you, punk?

06-09-2008, 08:19 PM	#6
Icemage Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007	All these responses and not a single helpful one? Do you have your PS3 connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS unit)? If you don't, I highly recommend doing so. My guess is that you got a power spike or other anomaly which fried the 110v circuits in your PS3's power supply. Lucky for you, the 220/240v from the EU power connector is apparently still working.

06-10-2008, 02:19 AM	#7
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	Have you tried buying a new power cord? The surge might have damaged the cord itself somehow. With it working with the second power cord that sounds like that might be the issue.

06-17-2008, 02:07 PM	#8
newtoblu Junior Member Member since:Jun 2007	good news .apparentley the ps3 has a universal power supply.google "does the ps3 have a universal power supply"anyhow my ps3 is saved and ready to take on clint again.thanks for the suggestions anyway.

06-17-2008, 02:11 PM	#9
Mxr5150 Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:74 Blu-ray reviews:10	I've been watching the Dirty Harry Collection on my stand-alone bluray player because of this thread, I am too scared to try it on my new PS3.

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