Please check this thread on ps3hax.net:
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There you will find all the information you need to downgrade your ps3. BTW all e3 flasher have both options,
you can go without solder which is the clip option (Its a lot harder to downgrade and it has a bigger risk of bricking
your ps3, due to the fact that you could make a bad dump) or you can go with the e3 linker which solder.