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PSP 300x: Charging light won't turn on but the psp functions

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:29:36 -0700

Hello,

So I have this problem, when I plug in my psp, the charging light won't turn on, and it sometimes turns orange for a moment then turns off again. the psp is fully functional and I can turn it on, but it has no batteries detected. I want to know if it's the psp's problem or the battery??

⟐ Answered março 25, 2022 at 3:29 GMT-7

PSP 3000: Orange Charge Light Stays On (Dimly)

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 02:20:56 -0700

Orange Charge Light Stays On (Dimly) on my PSP 3000.

I have tried two batteries, one at full charge one at almost no charge. Same result.

Otherwise it seems to run fine.

Is this a problem? Any way to solve it?

⟐ Commented janeiro 25, 2022 at 2:20 GMT-7

PlayStation Vita: Where can I find this wire to board connector?

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:40:13 -0700

Hi, does anyone know where I can find this wire-to-board connector for the PS Vita 1000? I tried searching in Aliexpress but I couldn’t find anything yet.

Thank you in advance.

Got a response in reddit from this shop:

http://egamephone.com/index.php?rt=produ...

⟐ Answer accepted setembro 23, 2021 at 5:40 GMT-7

PSP 300x: PSP has rainbowing/lines on the screen how can I fix this?

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:46:12 -0700

Hi i have baught this PSP 3000 in Red with a Xbox 360 at a Flea Market for the dirt cheap but it had a damaged UMD button so i bought a new UMD lever got out my crappy large solder iron due to my others not working anymore and melted off the old UMD Switch, cleaned up the iron and installed a the new UMD button put the PSP back together and the UMD drive worked but the screen didn’t work properly had lines and this rainbow effect with the bleeding colours the screen used to work just fine before installing a UMD Switch. So at first i thought i damaged the screen. So i ordered a new screen installed it and same problem so what could the problem be? Did i damaged some of the components on mobo near the UMD Button?

Pics of the mobo https://imgur.com/gallery/zcJBTOp

⟐ Answered abril 08, 2021 at 23:46 GMT-7

PSP 300x: What screw do I need to remove the top screw?

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:18:51 -0700

So I bought a PSP 3000 from Japan and I am trying to get the front panel off.

5/7 screws are standard phillip 000. The other 2 are some other type.

Photo isn't clear but I can see 6 vertices that form a star shape. The screw size is very small. A lot smaller than phillip 000. Even my flathead 1.5 won't fit.

Can anyone please tell me if they know this screw type?

⟐ Answer edited fevereiro 06, 2021 at 0:18 GMT-7

PSP 1000: psp 1000 automatically turns off when ac charger is plugged in, works

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 04:21:02 -0700

I bought a psp 1000 on ebay, broken screen. I replaced the screen and shell. after doing this bought a dummy battery and charger. everything works great with just the battery, the problem is when I plug the ac adapter into any outlet it turns right off and does charge, when I try to turn it back on the green light comes on for a sec and then turns off, if I unplug it, works fine. HELP

⟐ Commented julho 20, 2020 at 4:21 GMT-7

PSP Go: Why won't my PSP Go turn on after fall?

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:59:34 -0700

Hello and thank you for your help.

I was playing with my psp go the other day and fell. The hit was a bit hard, in the back of the console. The screen turned off and the console won't turn on (no green light appear when pressing the on button), no light AT ALL.

When I tryed to charge the battery it worked (orange light) until it got full (no light at all when I connect it). But still no answer...

I chequed the charge of the battery (openning the console and tearing everything appart) and it works fine (it gave 4.11 V if I remember correctly).

I also took the console to a place where they fix them, and they basically told me they have no idea what is it. They told me the fuses are fine, but they have no spare parts of the psp go to continue checking.

When I connect my psp go to my computer there is no answer at all. I tried to hold the reset button for a long time, and many different things, but no answer at all.

I thought maybe the intern mechanism of the on/off button is not working well (as it is strange to see no answer at all when pressing it). Is there any way to make it work the "hard way"? (maybe opening it, or conecting mannually the 4 connections that enter the component). Which is the exact conection I should apply? does anyone know? I know quite a bit about electronics and I have engineer friends that will help me, so is the a potential I should apply between this connections known to turn on the psp go?

Thanks a lot for your time. I'm a bit amazed how with just one falling my psp go totally broke up.... thats why I want to make sure its totally dead!

⟐ Commented março 23, 2020 at 11:59 GMT-7

PlayStation Vita: Where to buy ps vita oled screen

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 01:18:37 -0700

My ps vita's oled screenis broken when it fell of from my bed i am wondring on how to repair it i dont have choice of giving it to sony because i am in pakistan

anyone plz help

any help is appreciated

thanks in advance

i am sorry if my english is poor

⟐ Answer deleted dezembro 19, 2019 at 1:18 GMT-7

PlayStation Vita: PS VITA CRASHED during Update

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:31:15 -0700

I have a PS VITA PCH-1003 model. It was crashed and I get to recovery menu and selected Update option. After downloading the 2.06 update when it was installing the update it turned off suddenly. Now when I turn it on the green screen will show up and says system update please wait and then the screen become black and the system is unresponsive to buttons. The PS button is not lit up. When I connect the charger the PS button become orange and then turn back off.

Any body know how to fix this.

Your help will be appreciated.

⟐ Commented outubro 09, 2019 at 8:31 GMT-7

PSP 2000: PSP 2006 unable to detect battery but able to run on AC supply.

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 04:27:36 -0700

My PSP 2006 is unable to detect the battery (both newly replaced and old battery). When the psp is running on the ac supply with the battery in it (power indicator doesn’t light up), the battery information shows no percentage or other battery info but shows that power source is on external. May I know is there any solution to solve this issue? Or my psp is ready to go?

⟐ Answer accepted outubro 08, 2018 at 4:27 GMT-7

PlayStation Vita: Vita PCH-1101 Will Not Power On

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:45:12 -0700

I have a PS Vita that I bought used and it came to me unable to turn on.

Plugged in with the official adapter, it shows a solid orange light.

Powering it on, it will be solid blue for around 30 seconds, then flash blue 9 times.

Checked internals for water damage and there appeared to be none, unknown if it had been dropped or what.

Also, there are small cracks along both vertical edges of the Vita’s display.

⟐ Edited by author setembro 20, 2018 at 12:45 GMT-7

PSP 300x: My psp is not showing games.

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 03:27:15 -0700

My psp is not showing games . I have my memory stick also. When I open my games folder it only shows corrupted data

⟐ Answered setembro 07, 2018 at 3:27 GMT-7

PlayStation Vita: Problem with right analog stick

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:01:24 -0700

my right analog stick looked stuck in bottom right direction.While playing fifa first touch would always be to bottom right without me actually touching any buttons.

So i looked and guide to replace right analog stick.But since i have not yet ordered replacement part, i thought of just unplugging the cable as i was fine with it not working at all.But now after unplugging cable it is taking ball to top right.

So now i have a vita which has right analog stick unplugged but still while playing fifa first touch is to top right.

Now need to figure out exactly which part needs to be replaced to fix this.

⟐ Answered agosto 29, 2018 at 18:01 GMT-7

PSP Go: How can I swap the battery of my psp go?

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:12:49 -0700

How can I swap the old battery in my psp go for a new battery and where can I find it?

⟐ Answer accepted janeiro 09, 2018 at 10:12 GMT-7

PSP 1000: I want my psp fixed

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:53:50 -0700

I have a psp broking I want it fixed how much do y'all charge $?

⟐ Answered outubro 31, 2017 at 4:53 GMT-7

PS Vita Slim: How do I get a New HDD for my PS Vita

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:17:27 -0700

I am not sure if the HDD is the problem in the vita it is an original ps vita first release. I had a problem where the PS vita would not shut off kept rebooting and stayed on till it died. several times I fresh started the vita and that did nothing. I would seriously say that the vitas HDD is in fact not working correctly at all how Do I get it repaired.

⟐ Commented agosto 28, 2017 at 8:17 GMT-7

PlayStation Vita: My Vita has a black screen and won't turn on. What can I do?

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:53:28 -0700

My PS VITA has a black screen and won't turn on. I tried everything on the internet and I am almost giving up. I never had this problem before and my Vita is 4 years old.

⟐ Answered março 24, 2017 at 12:53 GMT-7

PSP 2000: Why won't it play games.

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:43:20 -0700

Sometimes i want to play differnt games it says the game can not be loaded.

⟐ Answered março 01, 2017 at 13:43 GMT-7

PSP Go: My psp Won't Turn on

Sat, 26 Nov 2016 03:51:21 -0700

I got a psp since last year and I opened to clean it and touch one of the wires and it stars to smoke or something.the wire is by the battery but when i plugin the AC and tride to turn it on put it only shows a orange light..... PLEAS HELP ME

⟐ Commented novembro 26, 2016 at 3:51 GMT-7

PSP E1000: Power slider pads sheared off

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:54:57 -0700

Years ago i tried to change the ON/HOLD slider on my psp E1000 and two of the 4 contact pads where sheared of the motherboard. Is there a way to fix it or bypass the slider to turn the device on and off?

⟐ Answered maio 15, 2026 at 0:54 GMT-7