PSP problem...

Bubbafat · April 14th, 2008

Well, i think its in the right thread(it is hardware so..

) anyway, my brother had a psp that he got for free. All fine and good. But the screen was cracked(reason he got for free) and he bought a new screen off ebay. was pretty expensive too...But the problem. He was about to put it all back together when he was trying to get that little cable(in picture) back on, he broke 2 of the 4 of the pins off!! Now i was wondering if there was a way to fix this. If thee is a way for me not too soder(i dont think i can do anything this small or delicate...) Or if i can like glue some pins to the cable to attach? i dont know...(sorry for pics so large, manage attachments wasnt working. If mod. wants to fix please do)

galson · April 14th, 2008

Dude, the pic is so poor quality and blurry that I can't even see whether it is PSP or not :>

Bubbafat · April 14th, 2008

Sorry crappy camera, guess ill retake, and ill take those off...anyway, retook, and the image got horrible quality cause i accidently saved as bmp...

This is basically the problem, 2 pins broke.

runawayprisoner · April 14th, 2008

You know... the only way to fix something like that is to solder. Or maybe you can magically stick them together... and still preserve their integrity as a solid metal piece? Because if they (the piece that still stays in the machine and the broken piece) are not a solid piece, electronic won't be able to transfer... and... bam.

Bubbafat · April 14th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

You know... the only way to fix something like that is to solder. Or maybe you can magically stick them together... and still preserve their integrity as a solid metal piece? Because if they (the piece that still stays in the machine and the broken piece) are not a solid piece, electronic won't be able to transfer... and... bam.

do you have to be so mean about it?!?! geesh. Anyway...

runawayprisoner · April 14th, 2008

Sorry if that came off that mean... but really, this is beyond... non-soldering solutions. Might still work if you take off the cover and plug the plug directly into the pins... but I'm not sure how much longer you can have the pins at after you pull that pin cover off.

Bubbafat · April 15th, 2008

Is there a way too hook the backlight up straight to battery? I remember hearing something about that.

runawayprisoner · April 15th, 2008

Are you building a completely new PSP?

But anyway... soldering that joint is... not that complicated... but it'll require superhuman patience and delicacy.

Bubbafat · April 15th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

Are you building a completely new PSP?

But anyway... soldering that joint is... not that complicated... but it'll require superhuman patience and delicacy.

and thats exactly what i dont got! anyway ill find something, i dont know...And what would i use as pins for it anyway?

runawayprisoner · April 15th, 2008

You know what? Since you seem stuck, I'll help you out this like this.

Hmm... stick four iron pins into the plug, melt the four sticks in the cover... and then... just plug the plug in!

Don't let the melted metal get too close to each other, though.

Bubbafat · April 15th, 2008

I was actually thinking of that but wasnt sure how to put it on the cable...Super glue? or what?

galson · April 15th, 2008

Solder my dear, solder.

KillerShots · April 15th, 2008

You'd probably be better off shopping for a new pin header, removing the broken one, and soldering the new one in. It would be stronger, too. Check digi-key or similar places for parts like that.

Bubbafat · April 20th, 2008

Well i found a solution to the problem. My friend has a broken psp, she cracked the screen like the one i got, but hers is still together and working, I just need my brother to give me the screen from mine(he moved and took it with him, so i have the broken psp with no screen) But i can go and put it in, and have two batteries from my other psp and i may mod it, put some leds in the L+R buttons, and put some emulators on it, since firmware hasnt been updated in forever...Man i got big plans, too bad i dont have any games or memory cards for that fact

steal some from my friend i guess... But yeah im getting it in like a week, when i go back to school(spring break)

April 14th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
Bubbafat Bow down to my awesomenes Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mass. Posts: 1,016	PSP problem...(56k Warning) Well, i think its in the right thread(it is hardware so..) anyway, my brother had a psp that he got for free. All fine and good. But the screen was cracked(reason he got for free) and he bought a new screen off ebay. was pretty expensive too...But the problem. He was about to put it all back together when he was trying to get that little cable(in picture) back on, he broke 2 of the 4 of the pins off!! Now i was wondering if there was a way to fix this. If thee is a way for me not too soder(i dont think i can do anything this small or delicate...) Or if i can like glue some pins to the cable to attach? i dont know...(sorry for pics so large, manage attachments wasnt working. If mod. wants to fix please do) __________________ -Cpu currently at 1.8 upgraded bios issue -2gb pc 5400 667mhz Last edited by Bubbafat; April 14th, 2008 at 22:19.

April 14th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
Bubbafat Bow down to my awesomenes Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mass. Posts: 1,016	Sorry crappy camera, guess ill retake, and ill take those off...anyway, retook, and the image got horrible quality cause i accidently saved as bmp... This is basically the problem, 2 pins broke. __________________ -Cpu currently at 1.8 upgraded bios issue -2gb pc 5400 667mhz Last edited by Bubbafat; April 14th, 2008 at 22:45.

April 14th, 2008	#4 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Doku Ichi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 3,404	You know... the only way to fix something like that is to solder. Or maybe you can magically stick them together... and still preserve their integrity as a solid metal piece? Because if they (the piece that still stays in the machine and the broken piece) are not a solid piece, electronic won't be able to transfer... and... bam. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701 Next best friend: Gamu CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.80GHz RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz (brandless, and brainless) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 800/1100 Good for PCSX2: overclock, overclock, and even more overclock.

April 14th, 2008	#6 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Doku Ichi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 3,404	Sorry if that came off that mean... but really, this is beyond... non-soldering solutions. Might still work if you take off the cover and plug the plug directly into the pins... but I'm not sure how much longer you can have the pins at after you pull that pin cover off. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701 Next best friend: Gamu CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.80GHz RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz (brandless, and brainless) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 800/1100 Good for PCSX2: overclock, overclock, and even more overclock.

April 15th, 2008	#7 (permalink)
Bubbafat Bow down to my awesomenes Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mass. Posts: 1,016	Is there a way too hook the backlight up straight to battery? I remember hearing something about that. __________________ -Cpu currently at 1.8 upgraded bios issue -2gb pc 5400 667mhz

April 14th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
galson The Big Red Machine Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Éire Posts: 1,188	Dude, the pic is so poor quality and blurry that I can't even see whether it is PSP or not :>

April 15th, 2008	#8 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Doku Ichi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 3,404	Are you building a completely new PSP? But anyway... soldering that joint is... not that complicated... but it'll require superhuman patience and delicacy. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701 Next best friend: Gamu CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.80GHz RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz (brandless, and brainless) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 800/1100 Good for PCSX2: overclock, overclock, and even more overclock.

April 15th, 2008	#10 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Doku Ichi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 3,404	You know what? Since you seem stuck, I'll help you out this like this. Hmm... stick four iron pins into the plug, melt the four sticks in the cover... and then... just plug the plug in! Don't let the melted metal get too close to each other, though. __________________ My best friend: Kopu: Asus Eee PC 701 Next best friend: Gamu CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.80GHz RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800MHz (brandless, and brainless) GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 800/1100 Good for PCSX2: overclock, overclock, and even more overclock.

April 15th, 2008	#11 (permalink)
Bubbafat Bow down to my awesomenes Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mass. Posts: 1,016	I was actually thinking of that but wasnt sure how to put it on the cable...Super glue? or what? __________________ -Cpu currently at 1.8 upgraded bios issue -2gb pc 5400 667mhz

April 15th, 2008	#12 (permalink)
galson The Big Red Machine Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Éire Posts: 1,188	Solder my dear, solder.

April 15th, 2008	#13 (permalink)
KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,918	You'd probably be better off shopping for a new pin header, removing the broken one, and soldering the new one in. It would be stronger, too. Check digi-key or similar places for parts like that. __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

April 20th, 2008	#14 (permalink)
Bubbafat Bow down to my awesomenes Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mass. Posts: 1,016	Well i found a solution to the problem. My friend has a broken psp, she cracked the screen like the one i got, but hers is still together and working, I just need my brother to give me the screen from mine(he moved and took it with him, so i have the broken psp with no screen) But i can go and put it in, and have two batteries from my other psp and i may mod it, put some leds in the L+R buttons, and put some emulators on it, since firmware hasnt been updated in forever...Man i got big plans, too bad i dont have any games or memory cards for that fact steal some from my friend i guess... But yeah im getting it in like a week, when i go back to school(spring break) __________________ -Cpu currently at 1.8 upgraded bios issue -2gb pc 5400 667mhz

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