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I have a 40x20 maglev I can try. It's kind of loud but maybe not quite as bad as the stock one.
Has anyone tried running it without the cover? I would be curious if the fan ever kicks on.
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Quoted from Erik:I have a 40x20 maglev I can try. It's kind of loud but maybe not quite as bad as the stock one.
Has anyone tried running it without the cover? I would be curious if the fan ever kicks on.
I removed the lid and after several hours and 6 or so games I haven't heard the fan come on at all. There is one small green LED in there but I haven't been able to see it through the backglass. Perhaps a perforated lid could be sourced for this model to keep the components semi covered.
I'm going to hold off the fan swap for now and see how this goes.
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Quoted from markp99:My only concern relative to removing the PS cover is you may be compromising some intended ducting of the airflow over the hotter components/regions in the PS. So, result may be less effective cooling. Further, the temp sensor with the PS cover removed may not trigger when intended, allowing the hot spots to get hotter than expected.
Increasing air exchange in the backbox seems a safer alternative.
That could be true. I'm not sure there is much ducting going on with this particular PSU though. I was looking at the PSUs the guys making custom pins are using and they are typically perforated case, or sometimes just a PCB attached directly to the backbox with standoffs.
Quoted from capguntrooper:I have mixed reviews on this method of which I tried at first and my results were as follows.
COVER OFF IDLE: Did not hear fan at all while game was idle.
COVER OFF PLAYING: Fan would be on constantly or have very long cooling times after a few game plays
COVER OFF IDLE WITH COOLING MOD: Fan rarely cam on while game was idle.
COVER OFF PLAYING WITH COOLING MOD: Fan would have very long cooling times after a few game plays unless I modified cooling speed.
Our environments may be different. I still haven't had the fan start. Before it seemed it would spin up every few minutes on attract, or always at the end of a game. I like your speaker fans tho, clever idea.
Quoted from John_I:Sounds like someone should sell a lid with a built in 80mm quiet, low speed exhaust fan. Less than 25 cfm and 20db. Or DIY.
Yeah I thought about just cutting a hole for an 80mm in the lid too, but you know how we like reversible mods 
Ok what about something like this and eliminating the 40mm? 
Adapter_80mm_to_40mm_preview_featured_(resized).jpg
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:825350
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