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ceyhanb
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Hello All,
I have been trying to figure this out for quite some time now.
Obviously, from a mechanical point of view, it is best to keep to keep the Playstation on a hard surface to ensure unrestricted air flow into the cooling intake vents.
But, still remains, is a deeper question. What material should be used as the "hard surface"? Wood? Plastic? Metal? What would be the optimal coefficient of thermal expansion? Will aluminum foil help?
By simple experimentation using my hands to touch the system after playing the same game for a couple hours, it seems that if I keep the playstation vertical, it remains cooler than if I placed it on a thin glass table. Keeping it on concrete floor also kept it much cooler. Does the size of the heat sink matter? (eg. thick glass table vs. thin glass table).
Hopefully I'm not a madman, trying to figure this out.
Cey
I have been trying to figure this out for quite some time now.
Obviously, from a mechanical point of view, it is best to keep to keep the Playstation on a hard surface to ensure unrestricted air flow into the cooling intake vents.
But, still remains, is a deeper question. What material should be used as the "hard surface"? Wood? Plastic? Metal? What would be the optimal coefficient of thermal expansion? Will aluminum foil help?
By simple experimentation using my hands to touch the system after playing the same game for a couple hours, it seems that if I keep the playstation vertical, it remains cooler than if I placed it on a thin glass table. Keeping it on concrete floor also kept it much cooler. Does the size of the heat sink matter? (eg. thick glass table vs. thin glass table).
Hopefully I'm not a madman, trying to figure this out.
Cey