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How long does it take ps4 to cool down?

Writer Andrew Davis

PlayStation 4 is a home video game console developed by Sony computer entertainment. If the console deems the ps4 too hot it takes 30to 60 seconds to cool the system down.

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Sony has designed the console to be as quiet as possible. The system is inside a thermal chamber and uses two radial fans, which generate an airflow of 77 cubic meters per hour. using one fan to extract air from the top and bottom of the chamber, while another blows air across it. There are three vents on the right side of the console, which allow air to flow out of the chamber. The ps4 system continuously monitors its internal temperature via a sensor beside the disc drive. if it decides that something is wrong, an error message will be displayed on-screen telling users that “the console needs to cool down”, and instructs players to turn off their console and wait a certain amount of time before turning it back on. To prevent heat from being trapped inside the system, which would increase the temperature further, the ps4 features a top-loading disc drive that pushes air out of the chamber.

How long it takes for the ps4 to cool down depends on the following factors:

What the ambient temperature is, and How hot your room gets during the summer. how much airflow there is around your ps4. If you have a bunch of fans blowing at it or something like that.

Having many consoles in one room can increase the time needed to cool down. If you just turn off your PlayStation 4 and let it sit, and wait about 3 minutes for it to cool itself down before turning back on(if you already know it needs cooling)then this will help in cooling down faster than usual if no other factor involved such as not having air conditioning unit in a hotter climate, or too many consoles in one place making heat.