Faulty EBAY PS Vita Slim - Can I Fix It?
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Today we take a look at fixing the faulty Ebay PS Vita I picked up in the joblot! Can I fix it?
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Nice work! I hate it when I replace something only to find out that wasn't the problem! This turned out really nice though.
Nice to see you here TronicsFix I love your videos!
Quick question I have the same PSVita slim , my screws are stripped , is their a method I can use to remove the back plate still ? Because I’m close to just ordering another PSVita
Well hello there.
Mr Sheen is a furniture polish, not for electronics.
Hey Tronics fix I watch a lot of your videos and I think it would be cool if you can fix my ps vita. The front screen is cracked
I notice when you first open up the back plate, the rear touch pad’s ribbon cable wasn’t attached. You might want to check on that. :)
Up up up you go, this needs to be brought to full attention as it is incredibly easy to break that ribbon cable. As well as being the hardest thing to put back.
@@James-iv7uz As a vita owner who has done repairs i can confirm that lol
Lol
This guy should just stick to his nintendo toys, i knew this video was going to be useless
The cleaning is a really addicting thing to watch, i can watch people do that hours on end
I tried fixing my PSP the other day and it's really as easy as it looks
(Although the screws suck)
I never would've tried without this channel
Thanks to TRF for making me repair my stuff
Vita is one of my favourite systems
I actually have the slim model too
I love the system so much but it wasn’t very successful but i love it anyway
I own like 5 of them , best system ever
The vita was that genius child born to the wrong family. It had so much potential just squandered because sony is a money grubbing company
Melonat
I actually agree with that
I mean its an amazing system with amazing games and amazing features
Drink Wolf Cola
They really are
@@EltonL I also have 1 pstv and 2 Vitas (slims) and watching right now to buy 3rd Vita. Welcome to Vita hoarders club 😆
I'm stoked to see you repairing the 2ds! Can't wait!
Hey, very important stuff you missed! Be careful disassembling PSV, as you require to detach a cable from the back touchpad and the main board! It doesn't appear at the video, so be careful!
Remember kids: Always brush your *_-teeth-_* consoles!
wow I've been away for some time but I think the new channel intro and background are really clean and nice, just like the PS vita
The Vita is my favorite handheld console ever. I like it more than the 3DS or anything else. You just need to homebrew it and a whole universe of possibilities opens up. It's great for emulation, you can play every PSP and PS1 game without any problem and the community is awesome as well (other than that of the Switch). They ported GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas, which actually released yesterday. It's incredible.
I get super nervous just by watching u do it because I know I'd be SO lost! I'm glad things work out for you, and I wish I could do the same thing. I truly admire this type of hand work :)
Such an easy disassembly, also, that old joystick is still good.
Great job, Elliot! Looking forward to seeing the other repairs.
you said you never did this before but you fixed a ps vita before on your channel
Was the 1000 model!
Had a PS Vita when it first came out but the memory cards are so expensive!
@@Pingley that needs cfw which if hes on the latest firmware i dont think is available. I dont know though as i keep mine on 3.65 and spoof to latest
@@melonat6436 a downgrader was released some time ago and everyone can go back to 3.60/3.65 now.
@@sergiuszstrzelecki9781 ah okay i knew there was one for 3.68 wasnt sure about any newer firmware
@@melonat6436 I bought a vita a month ago with 3.73 on it and and worked flawlessly, so I can enjoy SD2Vita and Adrenaline :)
@@sergiuszstrzelecki9781 is it still cfw on boot or do you have to launch the payload everytime?
Excellent job my friend! Really cool to see that coming all together and working again 😊
Fixing the consoles are my lovely videos on your channel.
glad to see the original joystick is still usable.
This reminded me of the deal I made with a kind man who needed to sell his unpatched Splatoon switch with 3 big games for $300, sold the games and got $200 left, then sold it again for $400 and also got a free 3DS XL and PS Vita with just drifting issues. Nice video chap 👍
The console fix I did that I was most proud of was a busted PSP I found in the grass out front of my house. It was damp with dew and had quite a few issues. I opened it up, cleaned it out, put everything together, treated it like I was a surgeon and was ultimately able to get it to boot and play games. I used it for a time until I sold it to buy a girl I liked concert tickets. She turned the concert down just after the sale was made but that was alright, it just wasn't meant to be. I always wondered about buying another PSP but there's really no point in it anymore as they're extremely outdated.
This channel has become my favorite on RUclips. Love you man keep it up
Fantastic editing on this video
Thank you!!
Ohhh here we go I wish I had my PSP at the time I really wanted a psvita
Welll I’m off to play wipeout
hack your vita and play psp via adrenaline
@@leecollins5479 Adrenaline isn't needed I found a method that lets you play psp games without it ruclips.net/video/dSxMtWiBrEQ/видео.html follow this guide I did it no issue's I couldn't get adrenaline 2 work for me so I did this method.
@@SgtReaper22 If you downgrade to 3.60 or 3.65 i'm sure adrenaline will work and IMO its much better than that method since you can do everything like use plugins, mods etc like the psp
Turned out really well! Great job!
Thanks!
Love all your videos dude i been buying alot of game boy and retro consoles just because you give me the motivation thabk you
What happened to the rear touchpad ribbon, it's completely gone!?!? Given I can only think of a handful of games that actually require the rear touchpad.
Considering you have never done that before you did an amazing job! I probably would stop at taking the back off before I panicked and put it back on! Well done! I don't know. You say the PS Vita is expensive, but for what it is I don't think so. Especially if you have an Henkaku one. I just got one today. The OLED model (3g), fully working for £70 with a charger, 2 games, a case and an 8gb memory card. Looks immaculate on screen. And it is jailbroken, which I don't think is bad. Looking forward to receiving it. This will be my third. Both my others are exactly the same and cost about the same, but did not come with any games or a charger, but the charger I already had and £2 for the proprietary cable.
Awesome man, so much dedication to reopen it all again and sort the problem, congrats on the PSP!
I find Vitas really fun to repair, so easy to take apart and then put back together
Did you know the TRF is the name of the biggest trail riding group in the uk
I love the David cutter music to go with the tear down/deep clean! :)
ZedLabz to the rescue! Excellent video buddy.
I just picked up a Vita 1000 and a 2000 for a total price of £123.73! I couldn't refuse! I've now got to fix the slims X button. I was going to just replace the PCB board, now I'll look at the ribbon cable before ordering anything.
I really wish I was mechanically/eletronically inclined like you. You make it looks so effortless. I just can't do this stuff but would love if I could.
That’s awesome man! Can’t wait for the next attempt at the lot!!
Elliot a couple of suggestions.1) use the original stick, is way better. 2) the rear touchpad will not work, I don't see the ribbon cable, at all. Check that out.
UGH! I hate all these Vita videos popping up lately. I've regretted selling my blue slim Vita for years now and I can never find one for a decent price.
I feel your pain, I regret selling my vita it was such a great handheld,
I got myself a used Vita for quite cheap (tho it does show the wear) right after the new wave of hacks had popped up, which kinda took people by surprise and they didn't even know to hike up prices before I got mine (the 3.65 - 3.68 H-Encore release). Now that you can again hack any firmware version Vita they might have jacked up the prices yet again.
Good job (and catch on the ribbon connector when you saw it wasn't the joystick)! I initially was telling myself "He's had some of these already, why is he acting like it's new to him?" And then I realized they were the original so-called phat launch versions. I have one of these slim ones myself, paid $68 USD. Works fine, did the mod thing. It's sitting in a pouch by my bed, I never seem to have time to actually play anything (I have three kids and all the responsibilities that go with that). Nice vid like always!
I still have my Vita, got it a week before release. A shame it wasn't supported properly by Sony
I prefer the original 1000 model but this is still amazing to watch. I love seeing these get the love they deserve. As someone who has 5 vitas I can’t say enough. Lol
ayo bro just wanna say I fw the job you do fixing consoles 💯
The Vita was such a great system. It's a shame they basically ditched it in America. Still got some great games on it, tho.
Awesome video bud! And well done for a 1st tear down, fir the scratches on the back ,get some meguairs scratch X, and gently apply using a microfiber cloth..should get rid rid of them if they are not too deep
It's incredible how many people dump the Vita with some minor hardware issues. I got my OG Vita from a kid who reported to me it was Ok, but it a problem with the right analog. I changed it and then it was now again.
The Sony portables are incredibly repairable, modular boards and all, the Vita has separate button boards on both of it's hardware revisions, the PSPs have non-glued LCDs (dunno the PSP Go tho), a bunch of the flat cables are not soldered and cheap to replace, and rarely short annoying to route flex cables (looking at you DS and 3DS lineup!).
The only thing I hate on the OLED PS Vita is how hard it is to find analog sticks for replacement, when I do find they are pretty expensive, tho thankfully they don't have any drift issues anyway, from what I've seen they're different from the LCD Vita but I hope I'm wrong, the LCD Vita sticks are a lot cheaper and more common.
I so miss my PS Vita. It was stolen right before covid along with $10k worth of recording equipment, merch, and donations for my cancer charity after a fundraiser show. I was absolutely gutted
Heya dude great vid. Have you got a dremel? I would have thought you could use the polish tools to get scratches out of the shiny plastic.
After owning both a Phat and Slim my biggest complaint about the slim is the display. So much so that i still own my phat. Good job on repairing it though looks really good. Shame that sony never really support our little boi and that the switch is heralded as the only handheld of its kind. Which little know fact the Vita was originally planned to connect to a TV. Look up old dev kits of it and youll see a mini HDMI port on it. The PSTV uses the same firmware as the Vita just having the HDMI out flag enabled.
@Mister Donkey noice. You can get new digitizers for the phat psvita and a new backplate to make it look like new. But the screen is soooo nice looking. Once you go to oled the only panel that can even remotely satisfy your eyes are IPS
Another great video! I am a bit sick and this video really helped to cheer me up!
Nice job! I want a PS Vita but they are so expensive... It's hard to find a good deal.
Dude I was this close to buying a whole new vita, because of my joy stick but now I'm going to just replace it myself!
Ohh nice fixX 🛠 Elliot 😁
Hey TRF, I have begun repairing consoles and electronics as a hobby since a year now. Are there things you say I will definitely need or want in my tools and consumables? Next to a bitset and driver, soldering station, IPA and pcb-holder?
Many thanks in advance and many thanks for the great content!
Kevin sent me here. Subscribed !
Nice fix! Good Entertainment and i am really jealous of that fine piece!
GREAT job mate!
i just found this channel and i love it, it makes want to get an old console.
I’ve wanted a vita for years but never wanted to spend the $135 for a used one. This encouraged me to go out and find a broken one and fix it myself! Thanks! Great vid.
You may want to swap to using contact cleaner rather than IPA for analog sticks and other moving parts as it both of them will clean, but the contact cleaner leaves a slight lubricant inside which is better for longevity, just a thought.
If you want to fix the scratches without replacing the shell, you could try using Brasso. Techmoan once used it for a similar purpose.
Awesome! The fixing was a steal!
Years ago I sold my slim and have never regretted anything more.
For those who want to change the back. I would recommend getting replacement shell from Aliexpress. It's not the same quality but it's good.
That being said, you need use heat gun on the back touch pad. Just heat it up and replace it in the new shell. No need to waist money on the pre glued ones. I fixed my shell and it's great.
Main issue with PS Vita 2000s are the back. They get the most scratches.
That being said, if anyone knows on eBay or Aliexpress where can i get a cheap replacement speaker let me know. One of them is almost silent.
Amazing video as always 👍🏻❤️
The only downside for the slim model is it has the traditional LCD screen rather than the OLED from the original console, but they are nice things.
I love your channel. I do similar things, fixing and cleaning up etc. This video is perfect for me as I've got a ps vita with a drift stick too! Hoping I disassemble just as well and all works out😂👌
You can polish the scratches almost completely away with Quixx. I did that a few times.
The same applies to the shiny part of the old PS4 and PS3.
But dont use polish on the screen. If you do that the scratches break the light like a prism and look even worse.
@Mister Donkey Its just a very good acrylic polish. I think it was called xerapol in the past.
www.amazon.de/dp/B008ZU6NTY
@Mister Donkey yes
Pretty good troubleshooting in your part!
I love when you do ps vita
Good job. So probably the original thumb stick is good.
I accidentally ruined my left analog stick when I dropped my system on the floor and it bounced into an inch of water. After being repaired a few weeks later, it still works perfectly two years later. I'm glad that my brother fixes game systems, computers, tVs and phones for himself.
Gravity Rush is THE game I bought my PSVita for.
would you take a challenge to repair a broken laptop?
Not his specialty but cool concept
nice just repaired my slim model by changing the two joy sticks
Yeah you’ve made your money back on that lot. I don’t even have a Vita so I’m slightly gel!
That's a cool console, I've never seen one before. And they use cartridges!? I thought all PlayStation consoles only used discs!
Happy you made PS Vita content. Would love to see more. I recently purchased a Vita ! I'm looking to replace the back cover due to all the scratches on it, similar to yours.
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@@dylantheriault9007 no problem , one community one love
Nice work, and only 5 pound repair cost makes it more amazing.
I prefer the fat one. The OLED display on it has wicked colors.
You can get not perfect, but better replacement sticks if you look hard enough, the rubber is never as good as the originals, but its better than the weird one you bought which like you said doesnt feel very good at all. I've had to replace my sticks twice now in my white slim vita..something about the slim sticks just has them go faulty where as the originals doesnt.
I've wanted to get a PS Vita for forever noe but never actually bought one. It's just that I don't know which games are absolutely must plays that can't be played elsewhere. Besides, I already have a Switch, Switch Lite and a N3DS. I don't really need another handheld but man it looks so neat and pretty lol
Can you make the background song into a lofi
I would've been pissed after realizing that the joystick is low quality like that. No wonder it was cheap.
Mehn i need a high quality joystick
Zedlabz is awesome! They even have those small plastic covers for the expansion pack slot on an N64!
Bargain Elliott, u have to install Cfw to get the most from it, makes a great emulation handheld
I just subbed , do you fix PS2 and xbox 360 console I aak since searching through your vidoes could not find any videos on that. Also have you done videos on anymore portable PSP?
Now to install Enzo and every game you want to play
I had a blue dsi, but it broke over time, first the screen scrolled to the left by it self then it never turned on, a few years later I bought a white one for 15usd and 2 years later the screen started to scroll to the left, I gave up and bought a pink one(all of them had flip note studio) for 35usd and it still works, few months later the white one fixed it self so now I have a back up one
Wow, this eBay guy sure sells a lot of stuff.
I imagine you'll swap back in the original stick at some point, as it probably works fine.
The Vita is a great little system, but was unfortunately hampered by Sony's decision to use overpriced proprietary memory sticks (I paid £40 in 2013 for only 32GB) and Sony seemed to quickly lose interest in supporting the system, relying on third parties to pick up the slack. For a while, it's saving grace was getting games 'free' each month via PS+, but they stopped that in mid 2019.
However, if you can find a Vita (& memory card) for a decent price, it's great for both Vita and digital PSP games (obviously can't play the physical UMDs). The screen is a huge upgrade over the PSP, which had either severe ghosting issues or interlacing issue depending on the hardware revision.
Also if you had an active PS+ subscription any time in the last 10 years, its worth checking to see if you have any PSP or Vita games available. Saying that though, you may have had to have added games to download list during their active months, but it's worth a look.
Nice video so far
Hope you read comments on old videos. Are you aware of any sources for Vita buttons? Getting a blue slim, and the buttons are chewed up. I want to replace them with the orange Japanese set.
Great job!
Why not use the original joystick now as you know the cable was the issue as you said the replacement joystick was not very nice?
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I have a ps vita slim too, my friend just gave it me for free and said I don’t want it his friend just dropped it on him, I believe the right joystick is faulty but that’s nothing bad to just fix
I recently replaced the Joystick from 2 Joycons and that Joystick you used seems identical to the Nintendo Switch ones.
Did you reinstall the original joystick seeing as it was a damaged ribbon cable causing part of the issue? Maybe the original joystick is still working and only the ribbon cable was faulty.
I have a vita slim which I love!
Hey TRF. Nice video as usual, watching your videos has tempted me to buy a vita, so I got it one from my friend but the battery is loosing charge. I would be really pleased if you share a link to buy a good new battery. I'm using psv 1000 oled mode. Thank you.