HTC Vive Wireless Fan and Battery Bracket

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*Confirmed it works with the battery add-on after flipping the brackets when sliding them in, clearing the "vive" button and whatnot.* *2nd Confirm - Benchmarking via wireless output logs revealed a decrease of around 25 deg C in temperature (from 89 peak to around 65), achieved by installing this mod.* This is a remix of dc5ezs' battery bracket. Check out the original source for instructions on using the battery bracket functionality, as I haven't tried it myself. I installed this mod to resolve overheating issues with wireless add-on and my vive pro. After about an hour or two of playtime, gray screens would frequently appear, resulting in a loss of communication with steam vr, requiring me to disconnect and reconnect the battery, restart steamvr, and sometimes lose my mic in onward. Since installing this mod, I've played around 6 hours without issues. As suggested by dc5ezs, I applied a couple strips of electrical tape under the "horn" part of the bracket to prevent scratching near the area where zip ties are used. The anchor clips onto the bottom of the module after placing the bracket on top of the unit. A $6 USB powered 40mm fan was used, found here on amazon: http://a.co/d/0GUtVBm. The pilot holes are intended for screws that come with this fan, though I used a couple longer (3/4", #6) screws on the upper part by the horns. The 40mm fan cover was glued in place using a file found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:649020#.