So I bought a PSP-1002 a while back and I thought that I'd try my hand at loading Custom Firmware on it. All was going well until it switched off half way through. Now it won't turn on. Here's what I've tried:- Trying a different battery I've tried mains power with no battery Using the pandora battery again Is it stuffed?? Or does anyone know of a way to maybe fix it, or know what's maybe happened to it??
Things to observe: 1- The PSP won't turn on from battery if no battery is detected, even if there's enough power on the battery power pins... It's SYSCON chip uses 1 wire bus (CAN BUS, google about it. Same kind of 1 wire bus used on automobiles) to talk with the battery. however it should still power up from the AC mains (mains to 5v converter, 2.5 amperes) 2- There is fuses on the PSP motherboard for both battery power and for AC mains input. I'd suggest you check throughly for damage. Considering that you can hack a PSP nowadays without hardware tampering (application signing keys are leaked and kernel exploits do exist for all current versions of the system software) it's a tad stupid try to hardware mod it now ... :thumbsup: If you tried to hardware mod, I'd suggest you undo all changes and put it working again, then pursue the software way ... :dance: Or else it goes :gravedigging:
So I ripped it apart today, those fuses are sooo little. Now I need to find an electrician to desolder the power one for me.
I dont think an electrician would do such a thing. You need to take it to a electronics repair shop that does VCR's, TV's etc... And why de-solder them? You can test them while they are soldered. You could send it too me and I could take a look if you want?
Thanks for the offer, I'll keep that in mind. The website that taught me how to pull it apart said that if there's no power then the power fuse needs bridging.
Yes. A Very bad idea. If there is say for example a short somewhere, then you will blow something else. Most likely, an IC. Never bridge fuses.
