Q:I accidentally left my husbands ps3 in the tv stand drawer with the door closed and running a movie. By the time i got a chance to realize i left the door shut about 3 to 5 minutes passed and the ps3 sounded like a blow dryer and a gust of heat came out. I immediately shut off the ps3. About 8 hours later my husband turned it on and put his game in, within 5 minutes the game froze shut off and the yellow light appeared than shut off.So we waited and kept trying a few hours later and i did the fan test once and the fans did not work at all and immediately shut off. Fast foward to 5 hours the ps3 now turns on but it's glitched out and is freezing so we shut it off so it doesn't over heat and damage the motherboard. What can we do to repair it? We know the fan is broken so we'll repair that but how do we know the connector for the fan to the motherboard isn't shot?

More than likely the heat has fused some connections on the mother board or some other component. I'm afraid you are going to have to buy a new one. Fixing this one will probably cost more than replacing it.

Q:I have a 94 town car. The check air suspension light came on. The compressor sounds fine but I want to check the fuse which this might also be the problem. I kno its under the hood in the fuse box, but which one is it? Anyone? Thanks

As was said, if the compressor is running, the 30 amp fuse is fine. There are a number of components that can make this light go on, does your compressor run all of the time? If so it could be an air leak, on my '95 town car the ride height adjuster needs to be replaced, it signals to the compressor to keep running even though the car is at a proper level. This blows the 30amp fuse. Until I can get a new rha, I am just keeping the switch in the trunk off, if it looks a little low I turn it on until the rear end is up, this happens mostly when the temps. drop and the air molecules contract. To nail down your problem take it to a dealership, they can run a diagnostic test on it.

Q:I just fixed a problem where the 120 amp fuse was blowing due to short in alternator. Now, every time I connect the battery cables, the 10 amp room lamp fuse is blowing instantly. Help please.

Why would you replace a 13 amp fuse with a 3 amp one. If the lamp is rated for 13 amps, 3 amps will not work. Obviously the lamp is using much more than 3 amps. Put the 13 amp fuse back in. There probably is nothing wrong with the bulb.

Q:After discovering the reason why my car battery kept dieing, a massive draw on my car battery coming from my IOD (Ignition off Draw) fuse, i was able to start my car reliably once again! However, without this fuse, my turn signals will not work. Is there an easy way to get my turn signals working without having to take out and put back the fuse every time i want to start my car???

instead of fixing the problem by removing the fuse I would find the actual problem and fix it. Then you could reinstall the fuse and your turn signals would work.

Q:I drive a '97 Dodge Dakota. I've had it for 3yrs now. When I first got it from my G-pa,the headlights were acting up at that time which was like October/November '06. Got a new switch and that did the trick. Well apparently not because the same problem came right back. And when the switch was pulled out we flipped it over to see if there was a problem underneath it. Well you could clearly see one of the terminals was fried. So again we replaced the switch. Problem solved. WRONG. The same problem has come back to haunt me now,2yrs later. Now as before,the headlights would come on and as I drove they would flicker on and off,though if the high beams were switched on or held on,I would have no problems. Now they don't flicker on and off,I pull the switch and they don't even come on. I can hold in the high beam switch and they stay. There is the scoop. Any tips/help would be greatly appreciated.

You definatly have a bad circuit. The fried switches are odd though. Headlights are among the few systems on a vehicle that are not fused and therefore components are made to last. They often do have a device called a fusible link though. It can be hard to find too. I recommend getting a Haynes and/or Chilton's manual for your specific car. That will tell you what components are in the circuit. Then trace the circuit and test it at various points with a volt/ohm meter. Before too long, you will zero in on the location of the problem and your solution will be easier to deduce. Good luck and have fun!

Q:any suggestion to fix them would be appreciated.

check the fuses before you do anything I might just be a fuse. Refer to your manual to see which fuses control which electrical components. If it is broken, get a new one cost like 3 bucks. If not, you probably have to have someone look at it.

Q:connectors on the backglass. no damage to the defroster grid. is there an inline fuse in the lift gate that i might have missed, or could the switch be bad and still light up?

Tony. You checked the connections properly. One is power, the other is ground at the connectors. Did you look at the wiring harness where it goes through to the tailgate? This is a common place for wires to break from repeated opening/closing of the gate. The switches are usually reliable. Any fuses for the circuit should be either under hood or dash. Your owners manual should show you where. If you have anymore questions or need advise give me an e-mail. UPDATEThere is a technical service bulletin regarding this problem. It involves the diagnosis of the grid. It has a different grid power distribution. Bulletin # 04-08-48-001B

Q:I have a 1987 ninja 750. i bought it and it turned on with an old battery but needed to be jumped to start. i bought a new battery . a duralast the one you add the acid in and charge. but now it wont turn on. a battery before that i added a new battery but i mixed up the terminals (pos on neg and neg on pos) did that mess up the electrical stuff or fuses or am i doing something wrong. hope to hear some help.

Do the ignition lights come on? Will it at least turn over but not start. I think we need more details.

Q:I have a 99 mitsubishi eclipse, and recently the radio stoped working, along with the reading lamp that I have. I looked under the hood in the fuse box, and there was a fuse blown, but everytime I put a new one in, it would blow almost right away. What exactly is this caused from, and how can I get it fixed?

There's a fault with one of the components on the circuit or one of the power wires is grounding to earth (trapped wire/damaged sleeving etc). Identify exactly which items are covered by this fuse and switch all the items off. Change the fuse for a good one, and then switch each component on in turn to see which one causes the fuse to blow. A fairly common fault for aftermarket stereos is for a wire to get trapped between the mounting cage and the chassis of the stereo when it's being pushed into the dashboard, stripping the casing off the wire and causing it to ground to earth. Could also be listening to the stereo too loud (again aftermarket stereos are more likely to be affected) - the extra current to the stereo may cause it to pop the fuse.

Q:3amp fuse keeps blowing

You could have a small scratch in the paint inside the microwave oven cavity. The paint is a protective covering to the metal which makes up the microwave and if the paint is chipped, even a tiny one, the microwaves react with the metal to some degree. If the scratch is large enough you will get sparks, but if it is small it may only blow fuses.