Posted 11/13/2008 at 12:20:04am

I'm looking for a way to vent my new 80GB PS3 which is enclosed in the top cabinet of a pier behind doors as well as my amp and other components in the base of my TV stand. The PS3 seems to run very hot and with the doors open and an ambient room temp of around 70F the temp inside the cabinet with the PS3 was quickly up to 97F I know something needs to be done about this.

I have 3 Yate Loon D12SL-12 120mm case fans and 2 ~5v wall warts. I planned on using on wall wart wired to a fan for the PS3 cabinet and then one for each shelf of the TV stand since the air between the 2 shelves seems completely blocked off. I priced 4.5" hole saws but they seem to go for around $35 plus the price of the mandrel which is really more than I want to spend on a saw I will probably never use again. Any have any suggestions on how else to make a fairly neat and round hole that won't destroy my new entertainment center?

For the 2 fans for the TV Stand I planned on piggy backing the molex connectors and running it off the 5V wall wart but am concerned it wont be enough voltage to power both fans adequately. The other option was to get a fan controller, but the fan for the PS3 in the pier is a far distance from the TV stand and I am unsure how to get that fan wired to the controller if I mount it in the TV stand.

If I got a Regulated 1000mA AC Adapter how could I wire all three together. The fans only need .30ma each so I should have enough power, but I would have the problem with wiring the one fan in the cabinet to the other 2 piggybacked fans a few feet away. Any suggestions??

Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for the help!

Posted 11/13/2008 at 12:19:03am

Sorry..Duplicate Post