iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I mean, they "kept the buttons" alright 🫠 Like I saw this and the artist's work looked like your other commissioned shells. And the GG ship art seemed like something you'd commission so I knew this was definitely more than a coincidence lol That said: I absolutely adore Level 01 😌👌

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

"Wtf is this your garage?" it's my basement workshop/solder bench, hence the chaos all over it

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

picked up more stuff yesterday at the dump. (the PS3 actually works! Didn't try the disc tray but the HDD works fine) It's a G01, so no native PS2 ): Actually psyched about the Psyclone AV switcher. That powers on, too! Both need a bit of cleaning. Not pictured: An XBOX 360 power cable???

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

tested it out again with lollipop chainsaw. when I'd tested it originally it sounded like my PS3 was going to take flight and zip around the room with how LOUD the fans are. now it's properly cooling, and the fans didn't even kick into high gear. I did it. I didn't destroy my PS3 😭

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

buttoned it back up, gave it a good wipe down and... she's gorgeous.

A PlayStation 3 looking way cleaner than in the first image in this thread

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

so I put on rubber gloves to prevent shock (???) and ripped open the console as quickly as I could. placed the screws as needed and now it's not missing any screws. (:

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

was too nervous to take photos here as you may have noticed. I put it back together and it looked pretty good... until I realized after putting the top cover and testing the that I left the motherboard screws and Blu-ray stability screw on the table next to me

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I managed to clean off the CPU and GPU (left) and heatsink (right) using isopropyl alcohol. I figured I'd practice applying thermal paste, but kept screwing it up on the paper towel I tried it on, so I threw caution to the wind and just did it for real... and it came out ok. WEW

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

managed to wedge the thing free and uhh, umm, where's the thermal paste LOL it's like plaster of Paris and super thin here. to its credit, it's still a little goopy. just a little. it's like playdoh

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Sorry. I fell off the face of the earth. but luckily I took pix. at this point, things got real. I took a break to dust off all the components outside and accidentally dropped one of the fan screws. it took 5 minutes to find but I got it. we good. onto the final boss

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

was fighting with the housing a bit, unsure of why it's not opening. it's stuck around the right side of the console. yes, the warranty sticker is removed as is the screw underneath. turns out I forgot one of the tall screws. thanks ifixit for overlooking that one. the thing separated nicely

the interior of a PlayStation 3 game console. not actually that dusty...!!

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

so this weekend's project is repasting my PlayStation 3. It's looking a bit worse for wear right now, but we'll see how this pans out.

A PlayStation 3 that's over thirteen years old. You can see the layer of dust on the top of the housing.

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

genuinely curious if i could even use pix (the br venmo not the photos)

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

hello my friend!!! thank you for your kindness as that's very true. but i also am a terrible procrastinator at social media. i wanna give it another try (':

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

pretty much know the culprit here. i gotta repaste the PS3 CPU and GPU no two questions about it. but im not.... very excited about having to tear it down to the mobo. y'all want pix??

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

recently i turned on my PS3 and popped on lollipop chainsaw only for the thing to sound like it was about to take flight and zip around my living room... guess ive got my weekend plans cut out for me

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I've got literally years of back content to go through... HELP im really not sure where to start because a whole lot of things have gone on recently but they dont feel butterfly app-able

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a pink cartoon character is flying through a purple hole .

Alt: a pink cartoon character is flying through a purple hole .

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kosheh @kosheh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

welp. I've got over 60 followers and haven't posted a thing. first of all, THANK YOU for following me! secondly, that alone is hecka motivating me to actually post some stuff on this here butterfly app. guess I'll go update my bio and get ready for New Friends

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