wouldn't the 12 volt PC fan overload the 5.18V usb port? how did you get the power from the usb port? can you show us some pictures of where you can get the power from, or atleast briefly explain? this would be greatly appreciated. I want to replace my noisy fan too=)
Also where you got the lighted fan from. I wanted to replace my fan also when I did the lighting. but, Wasn't sure what fan to get and where from.
The fans were from ebuyer costing about £1:50 for the Blue LED Fan and £1 For the plain Black fan Blue Led fan http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=65697 Plain Black Fan http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=63281 I modded it and ran the PS2 for well over a hour and no problems so i take it the PS2 has enough power (I made a laptop cooler Using 4x 120mm Blue Led Fans that uses 1 USB) each fan takes uses 0.17amp (80mm Blue Led Fan) Here is how you do it 1 Take of the bottem cover 2 undo 1 screw from the top PICTURE 1 3 take off the Metal plating PICTURE 2 4 look at the bottem right near the usbs and use a multi tester to test the voltage while the ps2 is on PICTURE 3 5 solder the 2 wires PICTURE 3 6 Thread the 2 cables to the other side of the PS2 PICTURE 2, PICTURE 5, PICTURE 4, 7 cut hole in the case by chain drilling or dremel 8 fix fan on 9 connect fan using molex PICTURE 6 10 Put PS2 Back Together Picture 1 picture 2 picture 3 picture 4 picture 5 Other Side Of PS2 (near Memory Card Slots) picture 6 Oh Yeah here is a pic of my pc
ok I got a few of them in my Comp tower. Red with Blue IDE/Floppy cabling, UV sensative wiring.. bla bla bla. Anyways. I Thought they were the same sized fans. I'll keep my noisey one. )
lol ok its a lot bigger the bigger the fan the less sound it makes My computer has 4x 120mm Fans Running at 5 Volts 1x CPU Fan Akasa 3400+ (80mm) 12 Volts 2x 80mm Fan for PSU 1 Thermaltake GPU Fan Its noisy till the Thermal Take Fan is not running when the system is almost silent after the Thermal take fan is off I am considering of puting 2 Hard Drive Coolers on was after 80mm Led Fan running at 5 Volts to keep it quite The one in the pic below is Prototype i have not finished modding it yet
thanks for the help! are there bendable cold cathode lights out there? the reason why i'm asking is because i want to put a ring of light around the cd tray, giving the impression of a disc. this would illuminate the tray, showing off the cd spinning inside . I want to do something like this: (taken from http://www.ps2fliptop.net/collectionpics.htm)
Check for the Cold Cathode Fans http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Sunbeam.html or you can get a cold cathode Fan Guard
Coolguys/ PCtoys also carries them http://www.pctoys.com/840556056065.html / http://www.coolerguys.com/840556056096.html might be more then what the other guy posted.
Oh, so that circular light is just simply the cold cathode taken out of an 80mm fan, right? eternalis: according to Darren987, the USB port supplies power without causing any noticeable problems.
Hey do not forget you can run Portable Hard Drives off a USB and they have to use more power then the fan (Hard drive has a motor in it to spin the disks) Edit: Thats the Similar thing i was looking for http://www.pctoys.com/840556056065.html / http://www.coolerguys.com/840556056096.html
Doing a search I came across one place that has a wicked light. http://www.xoxide.com/lightedfans.html / Spiral Cold Cathode Fan (Blue)Light's like these could be carefully mounted inside to the casings(To the case itself). Maybe putting a Split connection. That way you could always unconnect the wires if needed. pctoys/coolerguys need to lower there prices a bit. http://www.xoxide.com/lightedgrills.html Think I'll order me the UV round grill $7.99 not bad.
Hi I now know that you can run a light of the USB port, but how about the optical port or network one? Thanks Eternalis
It Might not be possible for the network port or the Optical port but i think you can drag 12 Volt or 5 Volt from the Hard Drive by soldering the cables that is the only way i can think the optical port Runs on a LED i think and the network port is not for power its more for data so i think best bet is the Hard drive
if you dont want to take the risk of ruining/damaging your ps2 while modding it, you can buy the light mods from ebay or anywhere else
I'm also pretty sure the firewire could be used.I have the new slim PStwo so I can't use the HDD or the firewire, still I suppose the USB is good if you don't use more than one USB device or if you don't use any.
Yeah XshredX the cold cathode light is just one taken off one of the 80mm Fan or Fan Guard. Check out the http://www.xoxide.com/lightedfans.html They have 12v hook ups. going into the converter and coming out 5v+ for the light. same as the straight tube cathodes. check out the El Wire. You might find that one intresting as well http://www.xoxide.com/elwire.html
