Page 1 of 1
Hot When Powered Off
Posted: September 22nd, 2016, 1:08 am
by ellison
I have a 5501 I just got off ebay and I'm just getting reacquainted with the PlayStation. When it's not in operation and plugged in, it stays fairly hot. Unplugged, the bottom of the case on the power side was 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and after ten minutes of being plugged in it went to 84 degrees. Does anyone else have this happen, or is something wrong here?
Re: Hot When Powered Off
Posted: September 22nd, 2016, 7:49 am
by nocash
84'F is around 30'C isn't it? That's not really hot, and that's normal (unfortunately). All Playstations are fitted with fake Power switches that can only disable the supply's DC output, but not the AC input. So the power supply will be always quite warm and waste a good bit of energy.
Re: Hot When Powered Off
Posted: September 22nd, 2016, 11:05 am
by ~PSXLoVeR95~
Agree with Nocash.
Expecially the 100x series. The PSU and the modbo are a little be hot when are OFF. The important is fully functioning ^^!
Re: Hot When Powered Off
Posted: September 22nd, 2016, 1:31 pm
by Administrator
Yeah, it's normal. It stays warm all the time, even when the I/O button is OFF.
Re: Hot When Powered Off
Posted: September 22nd, 2016, 6:52 pm
by ellison
Okay. Thanks for the replies, guys. I installed a switch on the AC cord from a lamp power cord like this.
http://bplampsupply.com/images/products ... _alt_0.jpg
Now I don't have to keep it unplugged to not waste power.
Re: Hot When Powered Off
Posted: September 22nd, 2016, 8:15 pm
by likeabaus
nocash wrote:84'F is around 30'C isn't it? That's not really hot, and that's normal (unfortunately). All Playstations are fitted with fake Power switches that can only disable the supply's DC output, but not the AC input. So the power supply will be always quite warm and waste a good bit of energy.
Wow, that's the first I've heard of this. I've never noticed any psx/psone/ps1 I've owned getting warm while switched off. I guess I'm not very observant lol. Good to know though, cause normally if someone didn't know this, I would assume there's an issue with the power supply... Guess its just an engineering fail XD
Re: Hot When Powered Off
Posted: September 22nd, 2016, 9:23 pm
by Administrator
Typically they'd have a relay which would enable when the power button is pressed, much like a plasma TV. Problem is, it'd add to the cost of the machine which I guess wasn't Sony's intention on doing, or it could just be a design choice. The power supply in the PSX is actually overall really well designed
