PSP 1000 hardware troubleshooting

idumych · Post by **idumych** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:50 am

A few months ago, I dropped my PSP in a puddle of water, and it stopped working. I assumed it had shorted out, and so I bought a new one. Recently, I decided to try the Pandora battery on the broken one, and was amazed to find it worked! I was able to flash it no problem. However, the darn thing still won't turn on with a normal battery or power connected. It just dimly flashes the orange charging light. Any idea what parts I need to replace? I'm a poor SOB, so less is more. Perhaps I could simply remove the charging circutry? I just want to use this as a back up console for wifi gaming with friends.

adrahil · Post by **adrahil** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:49 pm

You probably need to replace the battery charging circuitry (stuff around IC6001) as well as the power switch.

Art · Post by **Art** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:30 pm

It won't be too long before some modders break theirs and there are parts available on eBay.
It's def a keeper.
Lookout for a complete PCB daughter board, assuming it's still a multiple
PCB layout inside the slim.

gambiting · Post by **gambiting** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:00 am

Art wrote:It won't be too long before some modders break theirs and there are parts available on eBay.
It's def a keeper.
Lookout for a complete PCB daughter board, assuming it's still a multiple
PCB layout inside the slim.

You can get needed parts really cheap on dealextreme.com.They have worldwide free shipping,but you have to wait almost a week before they ship,or pay 12$ for ems shipping.