PS2 fan mod

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Fired up my old PS2 first time in years, and was astonished by the amount of noise the fan made. Guess we've gotten used to silent consoles since then. Decided to do something about it, and found [this]( https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=8963) tutorial. What began as a simple holder for a 60x25mm fan, ended up as a full replacement I/O panel, after deciding I didn't want to butcher any original parts if it could be avoided. There are five models. The I/O panel, a fan holder to go with it, and a small extension for the spacer at the HDD bay (2nd pic shows where/how to use it). Also added the original standalone fan holder from before the decision to make a replacement panel, and a version of the panel that looks neater if you don't have the HDD adapter. You'll need a 60x25mm fan for this. I used the Noctua NF-A6x25. Stole the connector from the stock fan, can easily be soldered back if you want to revert to original parts. The stock fan had the polarity printed on the tiny PCB in its hub. In my console, the + wire was grey, and the - wire black. On the replacement fan, + is red and - black. The yellow tacho feedback wire is left unconnected. Regarding flow direction, the fan is supposed to exhaust air from the console. You'll also need four small screws, M2x6 or similar, to assemble the parts. Edit: Uploaded another variant of the fan holder, for use without screws. Might even look better since there are no recesses for the screws. Four 6 mm long pieces of filament go into the corresponding holes in the fan holder. Apply glue, line up with the screw holes in the I/O panel, double check the orientation, press together. Haven't tried it myself, so please comment if any adjustments are needed. After printing the I/O panel, you'll have to do a small cut at the power switch/C7 connector block holder, to accommodate for a protruding part of the metal frame (see 3rd pic). Preferred doing it this way over more supports, it's not like you're gonna love removing those after printing this anyways :D Sometimes there are small physical variations between console revisions. These are the ones the mod has been tested with so far that I know of: SCPH-30004, works. SCPH-39001, works with tweaked spacer extension, [.stl in comments.](https://www.thingiverse.com/make:954245#comment-5569838) SCPH-39004, works. Please write a comment if you decide to try it with another revision, and tell me how it went, so I can add it to the compatibility list.