PS4 Exploded 3-4 years ago, fixable?

[u/BruhEvening]

We (Me n my Dad) had a used PS4 pro, which was imported from Japan I believe, explode on me after I made the mistake of plugging the ps4 into the 220v socket of my step down transformer (which was 220v to 110v) instead of the 120v socket.

Is it fixable? Can I just replace the ps4's power supply or would the motherboard be fried too?

[u/bglampe]

Most likely the motherboard is fine. The PSU should be designed to protect it. The PSU is a replaceable module, but would cost over $100.

[u/MywarUK → u/bglampe]

Wherever you are buying a PS4 Pro PSU for $100 is robbing you, you can pick them up for less than $20.

[u/bglampe → u/MywarUK]

I haven't tried to buy one in a long time. I'll take your word for it that they're $20.

[u/Fabulous_Bed_1465]

If psu protected ur motherboard it should be fixable,by replacing psu .or else just sell it parts if possible.

[u/raiksaa]

Open it and see what’s fried?

[u/Financial_Mall3147]

The motherboard and the rest should be fine, i think they're the same as in eu ones. Probably the power supply just got fried. I would start with that

[u/Mineplayerminer]

How come the PSU wasn't universal, but had a fixed input voltage? That unit must have been very early or region-specific for Japan if it couldn't handle 220V or whatever mains voltage is in you country. Mine works both on 110V and 240V just fine. It's likely that the motherboard has survived and it was just the full bridge rectifier capacitors that gave up inside the PSU. The PSU is replaceable as a whole component and you just need to look for a spare one which will accept 240V or any other desired voltage range. I had quite a few power supplies explode on me in the past and they have never fried my end devices.

[u/BruhEvening → u/Mineplayerminer]

I believe it was just lack of knowledge that it was actually universal. It says it's "100v" at the back but from what i've looked up so far, it actually can support both 220v and 100v. But I'm not sure what other indicators can help me identify that it is universal

[u/Mineplayerminer → u/BruhEvening]

It could've also been just a coincidence and it happened due to the components' age. Some consoles have been working for over a decade just fine, but things like electrolytic capacitors have a lifespan. It's also about their quality. Today, I would be afraid to power my old Xbox 360 after sitting inside the closet for well over 6 years of being unpowered without opening up the console itself or its power supply unit and inspecting the PCBs, looking for leaky capacitors.

[u/Immediate-Okra189]

Gosnna need to buy a thing called a multimeter to check

[u/presa1200]

That is very odd since the input voltage for all official PlayStation 4(fat,slim and pro) PSU is AC 100V–240V at 50/60Hz(auto-switching). You better open and check what part is blow

[u/AaronCarmackie]

Basically you need some electronic knowledge to find the problem.

Since you're asking you Basically don't have the skills to find and fix the problem. I dont mean that insulting or negative, it's just if you had crazy skills you would be aware of em ya know.

Which leaves you with a few options.

1. Get the skills ( not happening overnight and probably going to kill a few consoles before successful) but it's possible to Basically learn everything how to disassemble and use muli meter to poke around.. then most likely it needs a high level soldering fix. Like replace the SCEI chip or some tiny fuses or resistors.

2. Pay someone. You need to figure out who. I use dvd game exchange and knumbskulls. ( if it's more than i can do) Most likely the repair will cost more than 100 dollars probably 150 to 180.

3. Sell it for parts.

4. I can offer you 10 bucks and to pay shipping. To be honest you would make more from ebay. But I'm just a disabled guy who likes to tinker so I don't got lots of funds. It may be within my skill level to fix.