Constantly rebooting 3T time capsule

My approx 3 year old 3T Time Capsule (TC) is constantly rebooting like it is overheating but it doesn't feel very hot at all.
When it is on, the wireless network is up and functioning but after a few minutes it does the following:
1.     goes off-line,
2.     the fan speed increases,
3.     the light goes flashing yellow,
4.     the TC reconnects the wireless, and
5.     repeats 1 to 4 previous steps after a few minutes.
Any ideas?

This is A1409, Gen 4 TC.
They have some nasty board faults.. Yours is behaving stranger than some.. but out of the question.
Is it less or more than 3 years..??
More it is completely out of warranty.. it is simply time to replace it.
If it is less.. then warranty is possible if you happen to have applecare on any current computer that you bought 12months ago at least.. the rules are complicated.. ring apple to see if they apply to you.
If you have no warranty.. do the following.
1. Factory reset.
Factory reset universal
Power off the TC.. ie pull the power cord or power off at the wall.. wait 10sec.. hold in the reset button.. be gentle.. power on again still holding in reset.. and keep holding it in for another 10sec. You may need some help as it is hard to both hold in reset and apply power. It will show success by rapidly blinking the front led. Release the reset.. and wait a couple of min for the TC to reset and come back with factory settings. If the front LED doesn’t blink rapidly you missed it and simply try again. The reset is fairly fragile in these.. press it so you feel it just click and no more.. I have seen people bend the lever or even break it. I use a toothpick as tool.
N.B. None of your files on the hard disk of the TC are deleted.. this simply clears out the router settings of the TC.
Redo the setup.. unlikely to fix it but worth a go.
2. See what faults the airport utility shows.. might be none.. but worth a look.
3. This is crazy but if it is faulty soldering.. take your TC with power off.. and drop it about from table height onto the floor (carpet or rug).. straight onto its rubber mat base. This is the old bash it if it doesn't work and sometimes due to the huge problem with poor solder joins works.. it won't last forever .. perhaps a few months but long enough to extract your files if any are needed.
I personally would not do this.. it is reported and I am telling you it might work.. the right way is to pull the board out of the TC and reflow the solder in an oven.. that has been reported to me as successful.
https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair/gen4-a1409-i…
4. Buy a second hand Gen3 TC.. A1355 from ebay.. these are the most reliable of the flat models.. And swap the hard disk from the gen4 to the gen3.. overall this comes out about as cheap and good a way as any.

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