[According to this](http://meta.superuser.com/questions/243/are-video-game-questions-appropriate-for-superuser/249#249) questions that are only about consoles are off-topic. However I was wondering if this is the same for questions that aren't about gaming, but rather repairing a console. 

For example: My PS3 just got a [Yellow Light of Death](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3#Reliability) today and I was wondering if there is a way to tell which component is malfunctioning as I plan to repair this myself, rather then paying Sony $129.