PS3 fan getting loud..is this a WARNING?

[baseball66]

Do the slim models all run silent? What is different about them as i'm sure they have some kind of fan in them as well.

[Chef Matt]

Quote: Originally Posted by baseball66

Do the slim models all run silent? What is different about them as i'm sure they have some kind of fan in them as well.

Not sure, but I have two slims and I have yet to hear a fan. They are very silent. I thought I heard a fan once but it was the disc spinning.

[snepp]

You can replace the fan for about $20 bucks.

[baseball66]

Have you ever had a ps3 apart, i've heard there a real pain. As far as replacing the fan i have read that some ps3's had 19 blade fans and some had 21 blade, thereby cooling better and not having to run so fast. Also where does one buy a new fan?

[Chef Matt]

Quote: Originally Posted by baseball66

Have you ever had a ps3 apart, i've heard there a real pain. As far as replacing the fan i have read that some ps3's had 19 blade fans and some had 21 blade, thereby cooling better and not having to run so fast. Also where does one buy a new fan?

I just googled ps3 internal fan and came up with this. Link

[inkcil]

Quote: Originally Posted by baseball66

Have you ever had a ps3 apart, i've heard there a real pain. As far as replacing the fan i have read that some ps3's had 19 blade fans and some had 21 blade, thereby cooling better and not having to run so fast. Also where does one buy a new fan?

When my first 60GB YLOD'd I took the thing completely apart...at the time I was hoping that there was going to be a ton of dust trapped in the fan or something that I could just clear out to get it up and running again. To my dismay, there was NO dust on the fan (or anywhere in the machine)!

I am not a handyman at all and I had no trouble taking it apart...but you MUST work slowly, patiently, and make sure to know where every screw u took out needs to go back it. Putting it together can be much more confusing than taking it apart.

I got the whole thing open but "chickened out" on the whole soldering (or whatever it's called) process. So I sent it in.

Lastly, I could not figure out how to get the blue ray drive open to get my game out that was stuck inside at the time (MLB The Show '09).

[baseball66]

Quote: Originally Posted by chefdad

I just googled ps3 internal fan and came up with this. Link

Thanks, thats what i was looking for,lol. I was mistaken in the number of fan blades, 19 is the best, quieter as it moves slower and pushes more air. Ebay also comes up with 19 blade fans as well.