Start Here Problems... Mainly the IR Sensor

Well i have an extra…

Well i have an extra Picaxe Microcontroller (which switching them out makes nothing different) and as for the servo, i don’t know how to test to see if its working since my computer gives me the “Hardware Error” and when the batteries are plugged in the servo doesn’t turn, which actually made me think that the capacitor on the project board might have been the cause of the shock, and if so i’m pretty sure that would make all the connections bad (Im not certain though) and maybe that would be the reason why my batteries are now overheating, or maybe it has something to do with the battery connection?