Ps3 Cooling Fan Problems

It will also give you an xmb warning that the ps3 is overheating.

Ps3 cooling fan problems.

If the ps3 gets close to critically overheating the fan will begin begin working as hard as it can to keep the system from crashing entirely. Replace the heat sensor as it may be giving false positives on the heat levels which will in turn cause the console to shut down. Change the power supply as it might actually be the part that is overheating. You can recognize overheating quite easily because the ps3 will still boot and you can launch your games but the fans will keep on going louder and louder until it shuts down.

Sometimes depending on how your ps3 is sitting and even what it s sitting on you can burn up your fan motor. For example if you re ps3 is sitting on the bottom the large flat side on a glass or stone table both of which hold heat really well it ll burn up in a heartbeat. Still the problem persists. The most common problem with all ps3 consoles is know as ylod yellow light of death and this mainly occurs because your playstation 3 was not made to properly dissipate all the heat inside.

I have replaced the fan unit replaced the psu re flowed motherboard and replaced all thermal material components. Playstation 3 ventilation mod. Under normal circumstances this shouldn t happen often if at all but if your ps3 is old or if it s not in an ideal location in your home it could overheat. 2xps3 fans one on the right side and another on the front 1 normal fan air conditioner running at 18.

This video will show you how to reduce ps3 s heating as much as possible. People say that this way sony can make your playstation. The ps3 fat fan is not spinning. The result being that the ps3 boots with graphics and sound for a few seconds or 1 minute max before shutting down automatically like its overheating.