Author Topic: PSP Phat Internal Cooling (Read 12660 times)

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2009, 12:10:03 PM »

Yeah, that board was small as hell, and I dont have a fine point soldering iron, and my hands are not as steady as they used to be, so it was pretty hard to get that stuff done. I am actually getty pretty good at surface mount soldering with a standard iron. Now all I have left to do is mount the fan, run the wires, and mount the switch, and its done. I could actually use 1 more UMD door (black, no damage, both hinges must work) for the final thing. Both of my doors, have one hinge thats broke. Would anyone like to make a donation?

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #31 on:** March 15, 2009, 12:44:23 PM »

I remember when i had bad iron so much better to have fine one.

socomhacker239 · « **Reply #32 on:** March 15, 2009, 07:36:18 PM »

what are those boards for????

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #33 on:** March 15, 2009, 07:40:56 PM »

What boards?

pspupgrade · « **Reply #34 on:** March 15, 2009, 11:35:08 PM »

Quote from: thearkman2009 on March 15, 2009, 07:40:56 PM

What boards?

He's talking about these ones:

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 16, 2009, 12:38:39 AM »

I happened to come across an old MS Duo, and it had a write protect switch on it. So I broke it open and removed all the surface mounted components from it, except the switch. Then I soldered wires to the scrated off traces on the other side so that the switch would work properly.

I dont pick out parts purpously, they just kinda "happen". Reason for this switch and mounting type was because the height of the switch, from board to top, was the same thickness as the UMD doors plastic. So I just out a box the size and shape of the switch, and let the board flat against the back (inside) of the UMD door. When mounted like this, the switch sits below the surface of the UMD door, by the the thickness of the board, so no accedential switching when I put it down or it slides across my seat or bed. This power switch reconstruction alone, took me almost 4 hours.

I am kind of a perfectionist, when it comes to this stuff. I do my best to make it the final product, the first time. Since this photo, I have flattened out the parts and extra solder left from the components with a Dremel. Everything still works, and fits VERY nicely behind the UMD door. And the great thing, is that there is still room for more mods, even with the fan and power switch in place!

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #36 on:** March 16, 2009, 08:06:47 AM »

Hey things happen and its not bad idea. You going to post more pics of the finishing product.

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #37 on:** March 16, 2009, 02:26:18 PM »

Yes. I only have ONE UMD door left, and its the one on my fully funcitonal unit. I was hoping I would not have to cut that one up, but guess I can. lol I will get it finished either tonight, or tomorrow, and take a short video, and some more pics of the final assembly.

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #38 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:54:55 PM »

Awesome cant wait to see.
You dnt have money to buy and extra UMD.

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #39 on:** March 16, 2009, 10:24:04 PM »

Yeah, I know thats pretty bad. I found one online for $3, and my PayPal account STILL has $0 in it and that $40 has STILL not been transferred! I will eventually. lol If I use the one UMD that I have on my functional unit, it HAS to be right the FIRST time, so it will last until I get a second backup UMD door.

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #40 on:** March 17, 2009, 08:30:25 AM »

Ahh well just take ur time man so nothing wont happen to the UMD.

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #41 on:** March 17, 2009, 10:51:21 PM »

Great news for those of you who are keeping up-to-date on this project of mine! I have gotten everything layed out, and I am about to do the final install this morning! Getting my soldering tools together right now, and should have it done in about 2 hours. I had a few more modifications to make it fit correctly, but it was well worth it. I also decided NOT to buy a new UMD door as of yet. The broken one I am using for testing, actually closes really tight, and does not come off when you open it. So until I order a new UMD door, this one will work just fine. Therefore the fan will not be mounted permenantly, as it will go into the new UMD door once I get it offline. Stand by, you will see some pretty cool stuff

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #42 on:** March 18, 2009, 08:16:35 AM »

Oh great but dnt make the text soo big lol. You can big but not that big.

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #43 on:** March 18, 2009, 10:20:36 AM »

yeah, being a little over-excited can get the best of me!

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #44 on:** March 18, 2009, 12:25:39 PM »

Yea i get like that sometimes when doing something completely new.

DiscEngine · « **Reply #45 on:** March 23, 2009, 04:58:00 PM »

Quote from: Blazinkaos on March 04, 2009, 12:30:53 PM

Nice mod bro i seen someone do this but you found a better fan for it. I know a better one that may give better flow then that trying looking into graphics cards for PCs. Some have nice fans that are small enough and do pretty well with air flow.

Thats true i seen some.

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #46 on:** March 23, 2009, 11:38:27 PM »

Actually, if I could get a SMALLER fan, that would be awsome. Still needs to be low profile, but it does not need to be that big. I just worked in what I had on me. If the new fan were about HALF that size, I would much rather use that one.

Also, per another users suggestion, I am going to put BLUE LEDs in the fan caseing!

rceckspurt13 · « **Reply #47 on:** March 24, 2009, 06:06:12 AM »

When do you expect to have this completed? I can't wait to see what it looks like after all this time.

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #48 on:** March 24, 2009, 06:18:39 AM »

I really don't see what the point of this mod is, sure it will be cool when it's done but pretty pointless if you ask me. The PSP has no heat issues.

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #49 on:** March 24, 2009, 10:46:17 AM »

Yes heat is given off im on my psp a lot and it gets hot. To a point where i have to like move it around to to get the heat off.

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #50 on:** March 24, 2009, 10:48:00 AM »

Wow.. how long do you play?

I've never felt my PSP even get a little warm even after playing for 4 hours..

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #51 on:** March 24, 2009, 10:50:41 AM »

Not just playing i use to text ppl as well im on like 10 hrs a day.

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #52 on:** March 24, 2009, 11:00:06 AM »

Text? don't you need wifi for that?

How do you text ppl on a PSP?

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #53 on:** March 24, 2009, 11:04:28 AM »

yes you need wifi and my email to test them

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #54 on:** March 24, 2009, 11:40:43 AM »

Quote from: rceckspurt13 on March 24, 2009, 06:06:12 AM

When do you expect to have this completed? I can't wait to see what it looks like after all this time.

Well, it is basically completed the way it is. I am STILL waiting on my new UMD door, so I can get a final (solidly mounted fan and switch) product together, but the look will most likly remain the same. Thoughts I DID have were, LEDs in the fan case, paint the fan case black to match the door (more stealthy), add a status light (on/off) somewhere on the front of the unit.

Quote from: EliteGamer83 on March 24, 2009, 10:48:00 AM

Wow.. how long do you play?

I've never felt my PSP even get a little warm even after playing for 4 hours..

For you, that could be true, and it depends on a number of things like room temperature, CPU speed, how you hold the unit, and whether or not your using WIFI a lot.

There are more reasons than this probably, but those are the most logical ones. For me, heat is mostly due to WIFI use, and the fact that I ALWAYS have my CPU set to 333 mHz.

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #55 on:** March 24, 2009, 03:53:05 PM »

Yes wifi has a a lot to do with cuz when im play my game without wifi not much that is exposed but with it on and using it and does after while.

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #56 on:** March 28, 2009, 06:42:23 PM »

Well, for those of you who are interested in it, I will probably be selling this mod out of my PSP. It will include the back case, UMD door/fan/switch, and wires. All you would need to do is wire to the 5 volt power source under the right speaker connector. For those interested, PM me with offers. No trades right now, unless its a trade WITH some money as well. (I need to make money where I can right now)

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #57 on:** March 28, 2009, 09:07:57 PM »

take pics and set this in the auction section

rceckspurt13 · « **Reply #58 on:** March 29, 2009, 12:26:21 AM »

Yeah. I'd still like to see how it looks completed.

thearkman2009 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 29, 2009, 12:32:03 AM »

there are probably several different ways to complete it, but as for me, it works just fine the way it is. I dont even have to do more work to it. I intentionally dont have it mounted permenantly, so that if the person that buys it, wants to mod it some more, or play around with it, they can still do it easily, but the mods DOES still work. I use it from time to time. If someone wants it and finds a way they like it and wants to mount it permenantly, go for it. I would love to see the new way of doing it.

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