Cracking open the Sony PlayStation 3
by Bill Detwiler | January 31, 2007, 8:20am PST | Image 74 of 117
Remove the diagonal brackets
To release the cooling system and metal shielding from the motherboard, remove the four screws that hold the diagonal brackets in place. The brackets are bent to create pressure when screwed in place. When reassembling the PS3, you must tighten each bracket's screws a little at a time to avoid binding one of the screws.
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Better to open it than use it?!
I'd much rather my 13 year take it apart and study it than actually play on it! Maybe learn something... 
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
They would be willing to take a loss on the system for the same reason desk jet printers and cell phones are cheap. It's the consumables - buy more ink, minutes, games... Once you're hooked it's a steady cash stream....
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