He Broke His Special Edition PSP When Replacing the Battery

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He Broke His Special Edition PSP When Replacing the Battery - I bought this Special Edition God of War PSP from a seller who said he "didn't have time to fix it." The issue is there is no display when the PSP is on. So we get to diagnose the problem and then see if we can get it fixed and working again.
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@PowerSynopsis Жыл бұрын

I appreciate showing us the entire process, failures and all. You're a champion.

@Saadi_Lyfe Жыл бұрын

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..

@stephenmcninchthefortresso101 Жыл бұрын

From one Steve to another, I love your videos. My brother and I are big fans! Keep up the good work.

@theshellderinslowbrostail5422 Жыл бұрын

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

@phoenixcerberus Жыл бұрын

This man is amazing. The precision of a surgeon with that soldering iron and steady hand.

@ataahmadi Жыл бұрын

*Bro really is tronics fix everything*

@geraldkimera Жыл бұрын

Am gonna read this as “ bro, tronics really fixes everything “ 😅

@TheTurboman23 Жыл бұрын

@@geraldkimera Thank you for the translation 😅

@user-in4hs6km2v Жыл бұрын

That's because he studied. There is a difference between professionals and amateurs.

@JPSimen Жыл бұрын

Not true at all. He regularly fails to fix many consoles.

@JPSimen Жыл бұрын

He is an experienced replace component repair person.

@spartanvi3888 Жыл бұрын

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!

@Matt7R Жыл бұрын

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!

@alexhunter0815 Жыл бұрын

👍PSP was great. Vita was trash!

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

These were/are so cool!

@AnarickTheDevil Жыл бұрын

@@alexhunter0815 Vita can do everything psp can and more.

@damiresq 4 ай бұрын

i still have it, still works since 2007, at that time there was no concept of stick drift wow

@kbxyahir Жыл бұрын

see the skill with which you do things is amazing, cheers!

@ramza78 Жыл бұрын

Glad Steve is still giving the PSP world some love!!! Great vid!!

@AbdullaSulaimani 8 ай бұрын

Man the nostalgia!! You took me back.

@bryans8656 Жыл бұрын

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.

@mrksaccount123 Жыл бұрын

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

@DanaTheInsane Жыл бұрын

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.

@RagnarR1 Жыл бұрын

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.

@giovanycatano8611 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, great video, greetings from Colombia

@aroundtheblockwithbrock4799 Жыл бұрын

This was sooo cool that god of war psp is awesome looking glad you saved it loved the video

@VideoGameRestoration Жыл бұрын

I need to get one of those board holders! Great repair!

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

They're expensive but really nice to have

@Spartan122S Жыл бұрын

That is one sexy looking PSP for sure! Happy Friday Steve and thanks again for the cool video like every week! 🍻

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's cool one! Glad you're enjoying them!

@neuroplasticity Жыл бұрын

Damn that was a tedious job. Great job man.

@HD-wf3bp Жыл бұрын

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.

@MikesArcadeMonitorRepair Жыл бұрын

Great job as always!

@marblecornet Жыл бұрын

This is DK Oldies quality if they actually cleaned their consoles lol

@JReinhart721 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 nailed this comment perfectly!

@marblecornet Жыл бұрын

@@JReinhart721 yeah because the guy who owned that PSP clearly didn't know what he was doing just like Joey

@JReinhart721 Жыл бұрын

@@marblecornet yea the vid of the in-housing employee harassing was cringey, I feel for the guy tho. If they dedicated more workers to that department and provide necessary tools and restructured policies they could have their selling point be truthful.

@Kangamoos Жыл бұрын

such a bummer that first connector didn't work! Glad you got it sorted

@ccdani2 Жыл бұрын

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

@Dingo-the-dingus Жыл бұрын

Whenever this man post I just get my bag of cool ranch Doritos and sit down and start watching

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

Lol, awesome! So glad these are enjoyable!

@SkyfighterZX Жыл бұрын

That board is also good so maybe save it for a future fix and swap the conector if needed, great video :D

@sweatbox128 Жыл бұрын

nice vid, thanks for saving this special edition 👍

@Umejnadobi2 9 ай бұрын

Videos like this help me prepare for reparing my psp street

@wdfgoinoninturkey Жыл бұрын

Psp was so fun. I missed playing vice city stories. PlayStation should deffinetly make a New portable console.

@mukeshgoolcharan6121 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff man

@naderz4064 11 ай бұрын

man i love your content "i bout someones broken crap, now im gonna fix it" lol just so enjoyable to watch

@patpatpat3 Жыл бұрын

Its nice to see a psp in your video again

@TheBenito211 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see PSP repair video. Its hard to find good batery replace.

@colinboneham7387 Жыл бұрын

Nice save Steve, stops one more going to the scrapheap

@djj5088 11 ай бұрын

Great job !! Those connections are super breakable lol. I have a psp go for you if interested Never saw them on your channel 😊

@PongbyAtari 9 ай бұрын

I have a few PSP including this God Of War model. Nice job saving another classic.

@hawkfeather6802 Жыл бұрын

Nice work,that looked hard

@pfroo40 Жыл бұрын

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!

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing!

@mistandyork Жыл бұрын

I wouldnt bother with replacement shells, unless your original shell is scratched to hell

@6reen6uy Жыл бұрын

A Vita is far and away the better PSP. if you’re really into it.

@claublind Жыл бұрын

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 :(

@nasrimarc7050 Жыл бұрын

You're a master👍👍

@JP-114 Жыл бұрын

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.

@yodleingcloud9612 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video big fan

@AydenTheKilla Жыл бұрын

You seem a little shakier than usual, are you alright? Love your channel man big fan and hope all is well!

@Greaseworld Жыл бұрын

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 ! 👍😌

@TheClahey Жыл бұрын

Need more. Even if you have to break something and then fix it. :)

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

Lol!

@zandert33 Жыл бұрын

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.

@alexanderdiaz0512 Жыл бұрын

Robbing Peter to pay Paul. The eternal conundrum of everyone who fixes electronics. Haha

@smedlap8789 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kironoschannel Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see a REAL repair on a PSP as opposed to those annoying fake ones that are always covered in mud.

@Slaypalm Жыл бұрын

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.

@Mchenrygames Жыл бұрын

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.

@Moby41 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Late5555 Жыл бұрын

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 😂

@fiffiflauschi Жыл бұрын

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.

@dihvieira 8 ай бұрын

i have one of this model, so gorgeous!

@briandoss9232 6 ай бұрын

Ah the PSP is one of my favorite consoles! Wonderful device.

@azalea_k Жыл бұрын

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?

@mperry0913 Жыл бұрын

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.

@brianritchie75 3 ай бұрын

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

@lukehyoshy Жыл бұрын

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

@The_LexSter Жыл бұрын

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...

@jamesgoss1860 Жыл бұрын

"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.

@suicida1 Жыл бұрын

A modded PSP is still an awesome thing to have in 2023, I use mine quite a bit

@asaprulers226 Жыл бұрын

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

@heavyarms55 Жыл бұрын

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.

@fballer94 Жыл бұрын

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

@stevenmael 11 ай бұрын

These ribbon cable connectors breaking is something that ive seen alot on PSP's, makes you wonder if theyre just cheaply mounted/made.

@Zeegoku1007 Жыл бұрын

Brings back memories...hope Sony invests in a new handheld system in the near future !

@mopsandmuscles7855 Жыл бұрын

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 😆

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

That's a great deal!

@mopsandmuscles7855 Жыл бұрын

@@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

@justgamingentertainment 7 ай бұрын

HOW he doesn't even need to take anything apart the battery is right there so easy to replace

@tvuser1 Жыл бұрын

Word of advice. Cut a thin plastic square and shimmy it in abobe ribbon cable. It will hold cable down very well

@aleksandrbmelnikov 10 ай бұрын

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.👍😉🛠

@karkinissan Жыл бұрын

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.

@vinidemoraes._ Жыл бұрын

I never skip Ifixit sponsor part lol

@zanieru7041 7 ай бұрын

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?

@kimsoderholm9101 Жыл бұрын

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.

@dominikbessler2507 Жыл бұрын

Does the PSP have a backlight fuse? Maybe that was the initial problem, that the fuse was broken by overvoltage from the aftermarket battery.

@mannyblight6140 Жыл бұрын

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

@instahawk8422 Жыл бұрын

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

@_MJ07_ Жыл бұрын

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.

@MrJodelpascual Жыл бұрын

I want your ifix tools! I hope I can have mine. I'm from the Philippines :) Please greet me in your next video.

@dmaskell92 Жыл бұрын

I had this same exact model! I gave some junkie $20 for it back in the day.

@jayx3603 10 ай бұрын

Hey tonics just got a new psp from a buddy he found in a storage but doesn’t have a charger for it. I ordered two(psp-1001) chargers from Amazon but I don’t know if they were the correct ones or what because it seemed a bit long and would come right out. So I’m wondering if you know where to get an original or a replacement that actually works or if it’s my port itself?

@mrfuzzypaws Жыл бұрын

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?

@Mr.Unacceptable Жыл бұрын

I wish someone would make a standardized replacement for these ribbon connectors that are made from high temp plastic.

@marktueller6481 Жыл бұрын

Using my ifix kit cleaning out ps1 consoles I just repaired

@chrizekiel Жыл бұрын

You should start using uv curable epoxy resin to fix some plastic things

@HAMOUDASCRAFTS Жыл бұрын

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@12345....... Жыл бұрын

Does low voltage affect the stability of those batteries, or am I confusing battery types?

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure on that. I'm sure someone who knows will see this and answer

@ianmendoza3935 Жыл бұрын

You should try repairing a piano dry rgb 20s

@patrick-michaelbauer8061 3 ай бұрын

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?

@rickymartinez9719 Жыл бұрын

Are you fixing limited edition monster hunter new Nintendo 3ds xl top screens?

@maribelrosa6261 5 ай бұрын

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....👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑💪💪💪💪💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯

@kev1nratedr Жыл бұрын

you should repair broken consoles from mckays if you live nearby one of their locations

@Tronicsfix Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Never heard of them. I'll have to look them up

@carletonrutherford1799 Жыл бұрын

1:14 Unless those were TronicsFix's fingerprints on the back of that display, someone else has been in there.

@serapio1133 Жыл бұрын

I too broked a conector on a switch joycon, I don't have a spare motherboard, so can I solder the flex cable to the motherboard?

@davidchavarria 10 ай бұрын

i have that same model and the 1100 vita, idk if i should mod and sell or keep.

@seiotonashi4049 Жыл бұрын

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....

@brisingr14 10 ай бұрын

Lol didnt have time

@darthv72 Жыл бұрын

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.