Make your PS3 Intercooler turn on/off with the console

The Nyko Intercooler for the fat PS3 had one MAJOR flaw.  You had to walk/crawl over to your PS3 console to turn it on or turn it off  because the Intercooler is what controls the power to the system.  So if you are used to powering the console on and off with the controller you would eventually get tired of all the back and forth crap and take the Intercooler off. 

I had it for one day, and that is all it took for me.  That was for the birds so I had to do something about it.

So while it was unhooked I took it apart and investigated what i could do to use the Intercooler and also use my controller to turn the console on and off.

This is for Model # 83010-A50

Do this at your own risk, I am not liable for any issues that you may happen upon.  If you feel stumped, stop.  Test your fan system out before you put it back onto your console!  If you have a warranty for your Intercooler, do not do this.  These things are rare now so be sure that you want to do it.

What you will need are:

5 volt relay
thin wire (copper stranded is easier to wiggle around)
USB male cable
soldering iron
solder
Dremel type tool or file
Drill or Dremel with drill bit
wire strippers or scissors
Phillips screw driver
electrical tape
power strip with circuit breaker
USB wall charger
Multimeter

Step 1: Get into it

First of all, make sure that you have the unit unplugged from the wall! 

Grab the part of the Intercooler that you plug the power cord into.  Face it so that you can see the screws.  Now grab your phillips screw driver and remove the four screws that are on the edges of the left side of the unti, near the part that sticks out and looks like the end of your power cord.

Pull gently on the power cord looking interface until that cover comes off.

Comments

[Playaforlife]

dude try turning off remote play and the inter cooler fan will turn off it happened to me and that fixed it straight away