My PS3 keeps making plastic cracking noises.

SideWinder · 13 Jul 2010 at 15:54

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PS3 Slim by the way.

Whenever I play, normally a few minutes after it has been turned off and EVEN randomly...it makes a kinda, plastic cracking noise. I can't describe it. Maybe its just the heat and it kinda expands a bit?

There isn't any physical cracks on the outside of the case.

Nismo · 13 Jul 2010 at 16:02

Mines same, just components cooling down. I wouldn't worry

Nodiggidy123 · 13 Jul 2010 at 16:04

Nismo said:
Mines same, just components cooling down. I wouldn't worry

this.

SideWinder · 13 Jul 2010 at 16:10

Awesome.

demonix · 13 Jul 2010 at 16:11

It's actually the case itself expanding and contracting when the console heats up and cools down (if you loosen the screws a fraction it should stop).

Teaf · 13 Jul 2010 at 16:11

Heh, this had me all "OH NOES!" when I first heard it, sounded like something in the machine just snapped in half.

remy87 · 13 Jul 2010 at 17:02

same here thought it was my wooden shelf at first because it holds both ps3 and 360 but started to notice that it only cracked when ps3 was on.

WatchTower · 13 Jul 2010 at 17:14

Not to worry you but I herd these noises before my slim killed my Red Dead game. As in cracked disc.

Tattooed · 13 Jul 2010 at 17:16

My PS3 slim makes the same noises.

Senture · 13 Jul 2010 at 18:04

Same here

Scared the hell out of me the other day because it sounded more like a framing hammer falling on it from 6 feet up

Nismo · 13 Jul 2010 at 18:04

WatchTower said:
Not to worry you but I herd these noises before my slim killed my Red Dead game. As in cracked disc.

Would have been coincidence, it has nothing to do with wrecking discs (unless it was another noise you were hearing from the drive?).

point decay · 13 Jul 2010 at 18:39

OT, my monitor does this after about 20 mins, made me jump a few times

rp2000 · 13 Jul 2010 at 21:28

Mine has done this ever since I got it (more or less). Not excessively concerned as my LCD TV also does it and so did my old 360. Dunno why but my Phat PS3 never did. I read somewhere it was components cooling down, as well.

rp2000

WatchTower · 13 Jul 2010 at 22:54

Nismo said:
Would have been coincidence, it has nothing to do with wrecking discs (unless it was another noise you were hearing from the drive?).

I'm thinking it was more coincidence myself.

Memphis · 13 Jul 2010 at 22:56

In this day and age, are there seriously still people that don't understand thermal expansion/contraction? :confused:

SideWinder · 13 Jul 2010 at 23:17

Memphis said:
In this day and age, are there seriously still people that don't understand thermal expansion/contraction?

In my OP, I did say this was what i thought was happening.

Teaf · 13 Jul 2010 at 23:28

Memphis said:
In this day and age, are there seriously still people that don't understand thermal expansion/contraction?

No? Everyone in the thread already knew what it was including the OP. No shame in asking for confirmation though when you just spent £250~ on something and it's making snapping/cracking noises. For all the OP knew it could have been something else, like some kind of serious issue.

Macky · 13 Jul 2010 at 23:58

TV does this at night when I'm trying to get to sleep. When it is turned off. Absolute **** myself sometimes.

WatchTower · 14 Jul 2010 at 01:03

When I hear my TV makes them sounds after watching an horror movie I crap my pants. ^^

Dutch Guy · 14 Jul 2010 at 10:13

Funny, the LCD in the bedroom scares me when it's been on as it does this as well, my 60GB Phat launch PS3 does not do this though.