Power Fuse Blown, How To Fix?

[phenomenal]

Just wondering, where is the fuse on the mainboard, the power fuse, i think mines gone out, my psp dosent turn on anymore and i was soldering near that area too

Also, how do you bridge a fuse?

[Sil3ntP3nguin]

Im pretty sure you cant.


What did you do anyway?

[Slimby]

It's not a resistor, resistors resist the flow of electricity while a fuse allows the flow of electricity until it reaches a certain point, where the atoms inside the filament are so energised by the flow of electricity that they can't stick together, so the fuse blows. You're right about the path of least resistance, though.

Slimby

[Nemesis]

and do what t3h said and you should be fine

[phenomenal]

so i just cover it in solder?

[Nemesis]

yep exactly, just a blob of solder over that fuse

[phenomenal]

yep exactly, just a blob of solder over that fuse

ok thanks everyone