At 8:21 when you said this should work... i checked how much of the video was left... and to be frank I was happy to see that there was alot more to it.. although i know you had to work more on it... which is not so good for you.. but that ment there was more to be seen of your amazing work... Its always a joy to watch your videos..
Awesome job! Thanks to your channel, you got me interested in learning how to solder/de-solder and fix some of my broken controllers. I'm about 2 months into the journey and have fixed over 10x Xbox One / Series controllers, including 5x Elite Series 2 controllers. Just fixed my first PS5 Dualsense controller last week and plan to expand into doing more of those and some retro console modding. Cheers!
Good timing! I was just using my special edition Hatsune Miku, PSP today. Replacing the battery is easy but these battery mods are a great way to break things.
You know what's funny I was searching for some configuration cables for my car and how to put it together, and I ended up finding you, and now I can't stop watching.
My god of war 2000 has a umd drive problem, I think it’s the little black clip button thing on the motherboard. I find replacing these small piece tedious. This video was very helpful ! 👍😌
I saved the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit to my Amazon list. I have another kit but not like that one with the electronic grounding wrist strap. I used to have one of those but lost it.
Did he ever try the new screen on the original board? I know the replaced clip wasn't going to close, but one of the big problems here appears to have been the screen itself, which I think was only tried using the replacement board.
Ahh I have the same one that survived a house fire! Wish it still worked as it was part of my childhood. It was literally one of the only things to survive our house fire. I hid it in a clothes basket from my siblings the night of the disaster and the water from the fire trucks soaked the clothes and kept it in pretty good cosmetic condition.
I would have loved to See the old Board without the connector and the ribbon cable directly soldered to the Board. The bridge you created looked strong enough.
Like how you exhausted every option before replacing the display and the mobo. I'm sure there is still hope for the mobo and lcd if you can figure how to get the backlight working.
Steve, is it possible that freezing the donor connector before soldering could lower the chances of melting the plastic when soldering? Great content as always 👏 we're praying for your fight with lymphoma. Kick its ass buddy
Absolutely love my IFixIt kit. I have the same one he showed in the video, and it's come in handy so many times. Also, I had a pad on the tweezers break off, and IFixIt replaced it with no issues. Highly recommend. Now, I want to go buy a PSP.
Good work getting it fixed. I can't believe all you had to do was replace was the screen, the board, the battery, some of the ribbons, and a few of the screws 😂
Love it. I still got 2 of these PSPs. One works legit. Other I fixed myself after I got a new 1. Also great tip on batteries. Those 3rd party ones r awful. Some say it fits but actually too big for the PSP model.
I still use my PSP from time to time, great for playing GameBoy or C64 games :-) Only thing is the battery is always completely empty after a week just lying around...
Always like when you work on older hardware. Never owned a PSP when they were new, but I respect it for being the only real challenger Nintendo ever had in the market. Lol, sorry Sega but Game Gear wasn't up to snuff.
I found this fascinating, even though it gives me flashbacks to Lenovo's horrible m.2 SSD cable that breaks more easily than, say, an m.2 slot on a motherboard might... but anyway, I have to wonder, what was left of the old PSP? Just the case (including controllers) and UMD?
In hindsight Sony should’ve put the special decals on the opposite side of the back of the psp. But the fun thing I use to do is swap the battery backs on my psp
Funny story. I had a Ghost of Sparta PSP. I accidentally broke it, trying to replace part of the housing. That particular model is notorious for paint coming off. A month later on market place I got this GoW PSP for $40 😆
Next time, just shave down those solder joints, and the ribbon will slip right in. And if special board comes with a chipset RF shield, move it to the new board. Idea is to keep it stock, much as you can anyway. I'm subbing your channel. You still get a thumbs-up in my book.👍😉🛠
Had my psp in a draw for awhile. Decided to take a look, saw the back case wasnt on. Thought it was weird its prestine..... the battery was bulging like 8 month pregnant lady. Scary
Maybe you missed the button to press to release the battery cover? i mean you did eventually get it off but popping it like that is never a good thing to do. which is why there is an open button on the end.
All due respect to your excellent repair skills, Steve...in the end what was left from the original PSP? More a case swap than a repair, wouldn't you say?
@@DrBeefy isn't the only thing special in this limited edition the case and buttons? If so, how does using the exact parts as were already in there devalue it?
I disagree, do you consider replacing a car engine a chassis swap? It’s a repair, because you’re restoring it back to working order. Also it wouldn’t devalue the device, as the parts that make it special edition are still there.
Love all your videos and I love the way you pay attention to the smallest detail.. keep up the good work and a I don't think there's any one who fixes these consoles better than you💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👑👑👑👑👑👑❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯 your the KING OF FIXING CONSOLES....LOVE YOU MY BROTHER....👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑💪💪💪💪💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯
It’s just amazing how big the microscope makes these parts look often people don’t realise that when watching a fix it video they think it’s big and easy but that’s when inexperienced people make the mistakes because they don’t realise it’s a microscope making the parts look big
sir steve...i want to share this information to you... regarding the screen youve replaced or the extra screen that the seller add-on in the package..is it original or aftermarket?... because there is a difference between the original and the after market... the BOTTOM DARK AREA of the after market screen is much higher and because of that the image of PSP's screen is CUT OFF...its not fully displayed so whenever you gonna play some games with some informations are displayed below like almost right to the edge of the screen you will not see all of it... SO i suggest is to scrap some parts of the old or junk or unrepairable PSP's but with good condition lcd screens or other parts...im telling this because i bought one on online shop and the seller is from CHINA and i was dissappointed...so my next move was to find one in FB market place a junk PSP 3000 with a good LCD...thankfully i was able to find one and repaired my own PSP....and thats what im using now.... if you want some proofs,,, if you have a personal use PSP 2000's or 3000's you can use that as a guide to check the differences between the original and the aftermarket lcd..so maybe in the future whenever you will receive another faulty PSP with screen problem this info might come in handy for you sir....anyways,,, always love your video sir and looking forward for more....
I don't understand why people so blatantly lie about what happened to their device when turning it over for repair. Like the repair person won't be able to tell that they are lying or something?
As someone who open his PSP multiple times and replace the whole screen and back cover never get those 3rd party batteries I have 8 of those and they don't work they only last about 3 seconds then afterwards they die completely even if I charge it for an hour
At 4 mins, the connector that has a piece of broken plastic. Does the plastic parts outside the dark blue lanes that it is sitting on also have some importane? Is there wires or something inside that little piece that broke of? Or could it have worked even though a bit of plastics was removed if you for exempel dont have or can find spare parts.
Hello, I wanted to lubricate my gears because they were making noise. After assembly, the resolution is much more pixelated. I hope I didn't damage any ribbon cables. or is there a connection point that can be easily loosened when the display is folded out?
Hi, I have AC adopters that are beeping, they are LED light power adopters. They both started beeping same time and won't power the lights. Do you know what could be a problem? is there an easy fix for it?
I appreciate showing us the entire process, failures and all. You're a champion.
This man is amazing. The precision of a surgeon with that soldering iron and steady hand.
At 8:21 when you said this should work... i checked how much of the video was left... and to be frank I was happy to see that there was alot more to it.. although i know you had to work more on it... which is not so good for you.. but that ment there was more to be seen of your amazing work... Its always a joy to watch your videos..
From one Steve to another, I love your videos. My brother and I are big fans! Keep up the good work.
These things were ahead of their time! Man I wish I could find my old PSP. I still have a Vita but it's not the same!
👍PSP was great. Vita was trash!
These were/are so cool!
@@alexhunter0815 Vita can do everything psp can and more.
i still have it, still works since 2007, at that time there was no concept of stick drift wow
Awesome job! Thanks to your channel, you got me interested in learning how to solder/de-solder and fix some of my broken controllers. I'm about 2 months into the journey and have fixed over 10x Xbox One / Series controllers, including 5x Elite Series 2 controllers. Just fixed my first PS5 Dualsense controller last week and plan to expand into doing more of those and some retro console modding. Cheers!
Even though I don't have most of the items you repair in your videos I pick up useful tips for working on my own hardware.
That’s the way to go about it! I built my hardware repair collection over 3-4 years and i still add from time to time
*Bro really is tronics fix everything*
Am gonna read this as “ bro, tronics really fixes everything “ 😅
@@geraldkimera Thank you for the translation 😅
That's because he studied. There is a difference between professionals and amateurs.
Not true at all. He regularly fails to fix many consoles.
He is an experienced replace component repair person.
Good timing! I was just using my special edition Hatsune Miku, PSP today. Replacing the battery is easy but these battery mods are a great way to break things.
Man the nostalgia!! You took me back.
I need to get one of those board holders! Great repair!
They're expensive but really nice to have
I love how this was essentially a shell replacement when you look at it XD
Love the video tho, will help me cuz im doing a PSP diagnosis right now
see the skill with which you do things is amazing, cheers!
such a bummer that first connector didn't work! Glad you got it sorted
I'm so proud muhaha I did this repair half a year ago and now I see you do it like i did. I used a heat gun though and just blasted the under side.
Nice save Steve, stops one more going to the scrapheap
Glad Steve is still giving the PSP world some love!!! Great vid!!
I just dusted off my PSP 1001, swapped in an IPS screen, and ordered a couple replacement shells to play with. It is still a cool system!
That sounds amazing!
I wouldnt bother with replacement shells, unless your original shell is scratched to hell
A Vita is far and away the better PSP. if you’re really into it.
That is one sexy looking PSP for sure! Happy Friday Steve and thanks again for the cool video like every week! 🍻
Yes, it's cool one! Glad you're enjoying them!
You know what's funny I was searching for some configuration cables for my car and how to put it together, and I ended up finding you, and now I can't stop watching.
My god of war 2000 has a umd drive problem, I think it’s the little black clip button thing on the motherboard. I find replacing these small piece tedious.
This video was very helpful ! 👍😌
I have a few PSP including this God Of War model. Nice job saving another classic.
Damn that was a tedious job. Great job man.
Videos like this help me prepare for reparing my psp street
Thanks Steve, great video, greetings from Colombia
Its nice to see a psp in your video again
Another great fix !! I think that's an aftermarket shell not the original you can tell by the quality of te plastic and the off colour markings on it
Nice to see PSP repair video. Its hard to find good batery replace.
Whenever this man post I just get my bag of cool ranch Doritos and sit down and start watching
Lol, awesome! So glad these are enjoyable!
It's nice to see a REAL repair on a PSP as opposed to those annoying fake ones that are always covered in mud.
That board is also good so maybe save it for a future fix and swap the conector if needed, great video :D
I saved the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit to my Amazon list. I have another kit but not like that one with the electronic grounding wrist strap. I used to have one of those but lost it.
Did he ever try the new screen on the original board? I know the replaced clip wasn't going to close, but one of the big problems here appears to have been the screen itself, which I think was only tried using the replacement board.
I got 6 psp consoles and i always love seeing people fix them. I wish i knew how to work my way around with soldering tools :(
Psp was so fun. I missed playing vice city stories. PlayStation should deffinetly make a New portable console.
Ahh I have the same one that survived a house fire! Wish it still worked as it was part of my childhood. It was literally one of the only things to survive our house fire. I hid it in a clothes basket from my siblings the night of the disaster and the water from the fire trucks soaked the clothes and kept it in pretty good cosmetic condition.
This was sooo cool that god of war psp is awesome looking glad you saved it loved the video
Need more. Even if you have to break something and then fix it. :)
Lol!
I would have loved to See the old Board without the connector and the ribbon cable directly soldered to the Board. The bridge you created looked strong enough.
Dude I JUST repaired my PSP about 4 days ago and thought "How cool would it be if Tronics made a PSP repair video". No waaaaay.
Like how you exhausted every option before replacing the display and the mobo. I'm sure there is still hope for the mobo and lcd if you can figure how to get the backlight working.
Great job !! Those connections are super breakable lol. I have a psp go for you if interested Never saw them on your channel 😊
You seem a little shakier than usual, are you alright? Love your channel man big fan and hope all is well!
This is DK Oldies quality if they actually cleaned their consoles lol
@@JRein702 yeah because the guy who owned that PSP clearly didn't know what he was doing just like Joey
man i love your content "i bout someones broken crap, now im gonna fix it" lol just so enjoyable to watch
Steve, is it possible that freezing the donor connector before soldering could lower the chances of melting the plastic when soldering? Great content as always 👏 we're praying for your fight with lymphoma. Kick its ass buddy
Ah the PSP is one of my favorite consoles! Wonderful device.
Absolutely love my IFixIt kit. I have the same one he showed in the video, and it's come in handy so many times. Also, I had a pad on the tweezers break off, and IFixIt replaced it with no issues. Highly recommend. Now, I want to go buy a PSP.
Good work getting it fixed. I can't believe all you had to do was replace was the screen, the board, the battery, some of the ribbons, and a few of the screws 😂
Where do you sell the stuff you fix? Do you have an ebay store? Id definitely buy something to support. Knowing you actually refurbish your products
Robbing Peter to pay Paul. The eternal conundrum of everyone who fixes electronics. Haha
Nice work,that looked hard
nice vid, thanks for saving this special edition 👍
Love it. I still got 2 of these PSPs. One works legit. Other I fixed myself after I got a new 1. Also great tip on batteries. Those 3rd party ones r awful. Some say it fits but actually too big for the PSP model.
I'm always impressed by your skills, but when you do those jobs with the microscope I'm left wondering if you're human. haha ha
I still use my PSP from time to time, great for playing GameBoy or C64 games :-) Only thing is the battery is always completely empty after a week just lying around...
Great job as always!
Word of advice. Cut a thin plastic square and shimmy it in abobe ribbon cable.
It will hold cable down very well
Always like when you work on older hardware. Never owned a PSP when they were new, but I respect it for being the only real challenger Nintendo ever had in the market.
Lol, sorry Sega but Game Gear wasn't up to snuff.
These ribbon cable connectors breaking is something that ive seen alot on PSP's, makes you wonder if theyre just cheaply mounted/made.
Do the sellers ever message you after you post a video of you fixing the sale still adamant that they didn’t do what they did?
Good stuff man
HOW he doesn't even need to take anything apart the battery is right there so easy to replace
I found this fascinating, even though it gives me flashbacks to Lenovo's horrible m.2 SSD cable that breaks more easily than, say, an m.2 slot on a motherboard might... but anyway, I have to wonder, what was left of the old PSP? Just the case (including controllers) and UMD?
Psps have a backlight fuse that is very prone to blowing. I'm pretty sure that was the problem, and thought it would be from the get go.
An advice for future PSP repair videos: The PSP doesn't need to have a battery installed to turn on, just the power connector is enough.
i have one of this model, so gorgeous!
In hindsight Sony should’ve put the special decals on the opposite side of the back of the psp. But the fun thing I use to do is swap the battery backs on my psp
Does the PSP have a backlight fuse? Maybe that was the initial problem, that the fuse was broken by overvoltage from the aftermarket battery.
Funny story. I had a Ghost of Sparta PSP. I accidentally broke it, trying to replace part of the housing. That particular model is notorious for paint coming off.
A month later on market place I got this GoW PSP for $40 😆
That's a great deal!
@@Tronicsfix it had no battery or charge cables, but I used the ones for the broken PSP. PSP 3000 battery and charger work with PSP 2000
Next time, just shave down those solder joints, and the ribbon will slip right in. And if special board comes with a chipset RF shield, move it to the new board. Idea is to keep it stock, much as you can anyway. I'm subbing your channel. You still get a thumbs-up in my book.👍😉🛠
Had my psp in a draw for awhile. Decided to take a look, saw the back case wasnt on. Thought it was weird its prestine..... the battery was bulging like 8 month pregnant lady. Scary
Brings back memories...hope Sony invests in a new handheld system in the near future !
You should start using uv curable epoxy resin to fix some plastic things
Greetings Tronix, who was the person you had recommended for repairs? My umd is starting to fail. Is it worth fixing or is CFW the way to go?
Maybe you missed the button to press to release the battery cover? i mean you did eventually get it off but popping it like that is never a good thing to do. which is why there is an open button on the end.
All due respect to your excellent repair skills, Steve...in the end what was left from the original PSP? More a case swap than a repair, wouldn't you say?
yea I agree this wasnt really a repair and devalues a limited edition console when you are putting in parts from a different device.
@@DrBeefy isn't the only thing special in this limited edition the case and buttons? If so, how does using the exact parts as were already in there devalue it?
I disagree, do you consider replacing a car engine a chassis swap? It’s a repair, because you’re restoring it back to working order. Also it wouldn’t devalue the device, as the parts that make it special edition are still there.
Ship of theseus lol
How else would it be repaired? The psp has a lot of soldered parts it's not like a pc for example
I had this same exact model! I gave some junkie $20 for it back in the day.
I wish someone would make a standardized replacement for these ribbon connectors that are made from high temp plastic.
Is it really worth all the effort you put on it, instead of buying new one 🤔
You're a master👍👍
Love all your videos and I love the way you pay attention to the smallest detail.. keep up the good work and a I don't think there's any one who fixes these consoles better than you💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👑👑👑👑👑👑❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯 your the KING OF FIXING CONSOLES....LOVE YOU MY BROTHER....👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑💪💪💪💪💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯
It’s just amazing how big the microscope makes these parts look often people don’t realise that when watching a fix it video they think it’s big and easy but that’s when inexperienced people make the mistakes because they don’t realise it’s a microscope making the parts look big
"Didn't have time to fix it" ah yes, just like when someone brings in a trainwreck of a "repaired" car to the shop and says that another shop did it.
Awesome video big fan
you should repair broken consoles from mckays if you live nearby one of their locations
Interesting. Never heard of them. I'll have to look them up
You should try repairing a piano dry rgb 20s
1:14 Unless those were TronicsFix's fingerprints on the back of that display, someone else has been in there.
Does low voltage affect the stability of those batteries, or am I confusing battery types?
I'm not sure on that. I'm sure someone who knows will see this and answer
Hindsight is 20/20, but you probably would want to insert and see if the flex cable fits next time before desoldering from dono board.
the Bob Ross of fixing electronics
sir steve...i want to share this information to you... regarding the screen youve replaced or the extra screen that the seller add-on in the package..is it original or aftermarket?... because there is a difference between the original and the after market... the BOTTOM DARK AREA of the after market screen is much higher and because of that the image of PSP's screen is CUT OFF...its not fully displayed so whenever you gonna play some games with some informations are displayed below like almost right to the edge of the screen you will not see all of it... SO i suggest is to scrap some parts of the old or junk or unrepairable PSP's but with good condition lcd screens or other parts...im telling this because i bought one on online shop and the seller is from CHINA and i was dissappointed...so my next move was to find one in FB market place a junk PSP 3000 with a good LCD...thankfully i was able to find one and repaired my own PSP....and thats what im using now.... if you want some proofs,,, if you have a personal use PSP 2000's or 3000's you can use that as a guide to check the differences between the original and the aftermarket lcd..so maybe in the future whenever you will receive another faulty PSP with screen problem this info might come in handy for you sir....anyways,,, always love your video sir and looking forward for more....
Using my ifix kit cleaning out ps1 consoles I just repaired
I don't understand why people so blatantly lie about what happened to their device when turning it over for repair. Like the repair person won't be able to tell that they are lying or something?
This looks like an aftermarket PSP Shell.
As someone who open his PSP multiple times and replace the whole screen and back cover never get those 3rd party batteries I have 8 of those and they don't work they only last about 3 seconds then afterwards they die completely even if I charge it for an hour
At 4 mins, the connector that has a piece of broken plastic. Does the plastic parts outside the dark blue lanes that it is sitting on also have some importane? Is there wires or something inside that little piece that broke of? Or could it have worked even though a bit of plastics was removed if you for exempel dont have or can find spare parts.
How does one screw up a battery replacement?😅
Hello, I wanted to lubricate my gears because they were making noise. After assembly, the resolution is much more pixelated. I hope I didn't damage any ribbon cables. or is there a connection point that can be easily loosened when the display is folded out?
Hi, I have AC adopters that are beeping, they are LED light power adopters. They both started beeping same time and won't power the lights. Do you know what could be a problem? is there an easy fix for it?