Game Console overheating
A PlayStation or Xbox that gets loud then shuts down mid-game is a cooling problem, not a fault with the game or the drive. It is the most common console job we do and it is same day.
Mon to Sat 10 to 6
What causes it
- A battery at the end of its life, which generates heat charging and discharging
- Dust in the cooling path on anything with a fan
- Thermal paste that has dried out, on laptops and consoles more than three years old
- Something running in the background that will not sleep
What to do right now
- Note whether it is hot while idle or only under load
- Take the case off and see whether it still happens
- On a laptop or console, check whether the fan is audible and whether the vents are clear
- Stop charging it if it is hot enough to be uncomfortable to hold
What we check at the bench.
- Idle current draw, which finds a device that is not sleeping
- Battery temperature and condition under load
- The cooling path, on anything with a fan
- Board temperatures under a thermal camera where the cause is not obvious
Common questions.
A battery at the end of its life, which generates heat charging and discharging. Dust in the cooling path on anything with a fan
We quote it after a free diagnostic, because the price depends on what we find. No fix, no fee, so if we cannot repair it you pay nothing.
Dust in the heatsink and dried thermal paste, in almost every case. We strip it, clean the cooling path, repaste and reassemble. It is a same-day job and the drop in fan noise is immediate.
That points at the battery or something drawing current it should not. Worth a free diagnostic rather than waiting, particularly if it is also losing charge quickly.
You pay nothing. No fix, no fee covers the diagnostic and the handling, so the only time you pay is when the device comes back working. If a repair turns out to cost more than the device is worth, we tell you that instead of doing it.
No. These are hardware repairs and we do not open, copy or erase anything on the device. Back it up first anyway, because any device that already has a fault can fail further while it is being worked on.
Saturday 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm, closed Sunday. No appointment needed on any of those days.
PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series S and X, and Nintendo Switch including Lite and OLED. HDMI ports, controller drift, overheating, fans, storage and cleaning.
Usually. A phone that shows nothing is often a phone whose screen is dead rather than a phone that is dead, and the two look identical from the outside. Finding out which is free.
Yes. It makes no difference where a device came from, whether it was bought here, abroad or second hand. Bring it in.
360 days on parts and workmanship. If the same fault comes back and it was not caused by new damage, we repair it again at no cost. Accidental damage, liquid damage after the repair and cracked glass are not covered.
Bring it in and we do it again at no cost, for 360 days from the repair, on the part and the workmanship both. That does not cover new accidental damage, which we will always be straight with you about.
Customer reviews
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Phone overheating? Bring it in.
Free diagnostic, a firm price before any work, and a 360-day warranty on every completed repair.
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