How do you prevent the yellow light of death?

Answer 1

Do not play your playstation for more then 6 hours, leaving about an hour cooldown time, clearing out the dust by vacuuming it out, And also you could open it up and replace the compound that sony puts on the heatsync pads with something better. :)

Of course these suggestions mainly apply to older models of th PS3. As they Technology becomes better not only do the PS3's become cheaper with larger harddrives they become more energy efficient using less power with the new slim design allowing them to run cooler. The Secrets of the PS3 link is available for individuals who just want more knowledge about the PS3