Hacking Internal fan speed switch

[VyperS_702]

Has anyone ever seen one of these before? It’s a fan speed switch mod I found in a CECHA01 I’m gonna hack. Whoever put it in did a superbly horrible job replacing the thermal paste and didn’t know what screws went back in where (for the ones that weren’t missing).

I’m wondering if I should just pull it off or leave it as is. It just runs the fan at a higher speed rather than climbing up through the speeds as it needs it. The console needs more air it will speed up, it just sets the minimum speed much higher.

 

[VyperS_702]

So after putting Rebug & Multiman on it, I’ve found the CPU and RSX are constantly running about 10 degrees C cooler than they normally do. I’m used to seeing A01 consoles running around mid 60’s to 70’s and I haven’t seen these north of mid 50’s yet.