PS3 yellow light of death fix

As the Xbox has the red ring of death the Sony PS3 also comes with a somewhat similar flaw known as yellow light of death. The normal tendency among gamers is to change their console once they see the yellow light flashing on their PS3. There is no need for this as there is a way you can fix the problem on your own without getting it repaired and paying money for it.I will share with you a few tips which in most cases should fix the issue first hand without you needing to have any expertise.

To be honest we do not know why the yellow light of death in PS3 occurs it can occur for a number of reasons such as a hardware failure, overheating,dust accumulation, or sometimes even when the cables are not plugged in properly.Check out a few steps below which you can try to fix your PS3 Yourself.

Step 1:If this problem occured while you were using your PlayStation 3 move your PlayStation 3  to a well ventilated area and then wait for around 30 minutes and try it again.Sometimes something as simple as this can resolve a complicated issue such as the yellow ring of death.If that does not work you can then try the following.

Step 2: If things didnt go well after the first step once your console has cooled down remove the power connector from the console as well as the wall and use the air can to blow the dust or any other accumulation from the connector.Once done ensure your tightly secure the connector to the PlayStation as well as the wall so you don't have any loose connections.Lastly,you can try the below as a last step if all else fails.

Step 3: If none of the above works the problem might actually be with the dust accumulation within the PS3 internally.Use some kind of a vaccum cleaner to pull out the pieces of dust that have failed to be released by the PS3 Fan.In most cases PS3 releases all the dust accumulated inside it through its internal fans sometimes there are bits of it which stay inside which might be causing the issue.If this step also does dont work the issue is more than likely internal(Hardware) and will require disassembling the unit. I would advise you to send this to sony for repairing it at this point as disassembling the unit yourself will end up with your warranty getting void and also sometimes you might end up making things worse.In most cases 8 out of 10 times the above fixes should resolve the issue for you without you having go deeper.Hope you get get back to gaming soon :)