[KillerBug]

Originally Posted by arian009 the guy from sony told they do nothing and they dont work

The guy from sony told me the PSN would be back online by the 23rd of last month...another guy from sony said that OtherOS would never be removed. Some other guy from sony set the fans in every PS3 in the world to run so slow that YLODs are almost guaranteed from a game like GT5. If they say my controllers don't work, then that is the best endorsement I could get...after all, the subtitle of my blog is, "Slowing Sony Sales By Stopping YLODS"...I'm sure they don't like that too much!

zembor0 - Get the TLC555 - It is the star of the series...and get ceramic capacitors because they are easy to work with. "Metal Film Resistors" or "Carbon Film Resistors" with both work in this application.

Oh, BTW...that thermistor design never worked too well; and it didn't work at all on some systems. It was all in reverse...using the output as an input, and one of the inputs as an output, and all running off of an unreliable and unstable power source, with an IC that was not design to run on such low voltage. It was a proof of concept, and it never really got any farther than that. I am going to see what I can do about tuning making a fan controller to work with a low-cost thermistor...I still think it is a bad idea, but I am not Steve Jobs, so I will let people do things how they like.

[zembor0]

Originally Posted by KillerBug Oh, BTW...that thermistor design never worked too well; and it didn't work at all on some systems. It was all in reverse...using the output as an input, and one of the inputs as an output, and all running off of an unreliable and unstable power source, with an IC that was not design to run on such low voltage. It was a proof of concept, and it never really got any farther than that. I am going to see what I can do about tuning making a fan controller to work with a low-cost thermistor...I still think it is a bad idea, but I am not Steve Jobs, so I will let people do things how they like.

so what your saying is don't build it, and wait for you to come up with another design

[KillerBug]

Yeah...I am going to play around with it when I get home; I already have a plan that I think will work, but I will test it before posting.

I did some experimenting yesterday and realized that the 555 just won't work like this; at least not with any of the thermistors I have, or without cheating and doing it all backwards and only half-working.

So, now I get to learn how the ATtiny45 works...I know that it will do what I want it to do...assuming I can figure out how to make it do it.

[FixMyPCDoctor]

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[zembor0]

For anyone wanting to build a temperature sensor version then this set of 4 videos is very interesting. The guy explains how to use a LM35 as a temperature sensor and PIC12F675 to control the PWM fan.
YouTube - PWM Fan Controller - Intro and LM35 Temperature Sensor

I think the microcontroler needs programming and this is not explained so i hope killerbug can come up with a guide for a PS3 specific version

[KillerBug]

Yeah...that is the roadblock I keep hitting. I would like to make the thermistor version an easy DIY project...but a cheap programmer for an attiny45 would cost over $30...and would require two AVR suites and lots of drivers installed...not exactly "User Friendly".

Originally Posted by zembor0 For anyone wanting to build a temperature sensor version then this set of 4 videos is very interesting. The guy explains how to use a LM35 as a temperature sensor and PIC12F675 to control the PWM fan. YouTube - PWM Fan Controller - Intro and LM35 Temperature Sensor I think the microcontroler needs programming and this is not explained so i hope killerbug can come up with a guide for a PS3 specific version

[zembor0]

Originally Posted by KillerBug Yeah...that is the roadblock I keep hitting. I would like to make the thermistor version an easy DIY project...but a cheap programmer for an attiny45 would cost over $30...and would require two AVR suites and lots of drivers installed...not exactly "User Friendly".

I completely agree that price is very important. However if you need to use the ATtiny45 it can be very easily programmed with the arduino. I know that the arduino is not the cheapest option but some people already have them and they are very easy to use.
Programming info:
http://hlt.media.mit.edu/wiki/pmwiki...uinoATtiny4585

Also video guide:
YouTube - How to Program an ATtiny using the Arduino

[KillerBug]

Wow...thanks for that; saves me the trouble of doing everything in AVR Studio.

[edit]
I ordered a selection of the ATtiny family...they should ship some time today.

[KillerBug]

Update: I have a thermistor control binary all ready to test...just waiting on the post office to drop my chips off.

[dorffy]

So by setting the pot or trimmer at the lowest level, it would never speed up, resulting in overheating?