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Hey Luke Do You Wanna See Something Weird? - WAN Show January 6, 2023

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Sony's Liquid Metal Thermal Interface Material Will Not Work Like That

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Many in the repair community have seen the liquid metal thermal interface material that Sony is using leak from between the APU and the cooler. A YouTuber posted a video three months ago of him repairing a PS5 that he claims had sat vertically in its packaging for months and refused to boot once sold. The correct design would seal in the liquid metal properly so that it doesn't leak out at all, not to conformal coat anywhere that it could leak onto. Conformal coating is a band-aid, not a real solution.

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