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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => PSP's => PSP Phat (1000) => Topic started by: hellazombies on July 31, 2008, 04:54:07 AM
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give me a few suggestions to start off with : :beg:
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give me a few suggestions on what you are good at.
like: soldering/dissasembling
and have you ever opened your psp
and have you ever opened another console
and are you willing to pay money for the modding, because things can go wrong and it will cost you money to repair
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the USB charge is a real simple mod. It only requires one wire. If you know how to solder, it goes even quicker. If you dont know how to solder though, I made a tut on how to do it without soldering. I'll give you the link if you want.
just dont attempt lights of any kind because they are kinda difficult for a first mod.
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Why not start with a CASE change.
No Soldering, no conversion of anything.
Gets you used the the idea of opening the PSP and the layout of the components
working with the connections inside the PSP.
You are not changing the workings of the PSP and you learn to pay very
close attention to detail on taking it apart and putting it back together
That way if something does not work correctly when you put it back together
you know that it is something simple like you did not connect a connector
or put something back where it should be.
Make sure you use a static electricity wrist strap !!!!!!!!
Static from your hands can kill the electronics in the PSP.
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yea i agree with gr8npwrfl let him disassemble and learn the parts of the psp before doing any modding to them or else he will be lost if he has never done anything close to this.
You use a static electricity strap... hmm i never use those as long as u are not creating static ur fine.
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Thats like playing Russian Roulette.
You can play all day and the one loaded cylinder does not come up.
BUT
"Do you feel lucky punk", love that quote :dribble:
:dntknw:
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Russian Roulette.
What i never heard of that. Where did u get that from... srry off topic...
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seriously you've never heard of russian roulette??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_roulette (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_roulette)
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ahh alright i seen this before saw some kids do that with nurf guns lol..
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the only mod i did so far is the buttons and faceplate mod
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Suggestion is learn to solder on random things like old pc parts just wire random wires to random places.
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Face plates are real easy, the only problem you usually have is joystick connections.
If you do a full case change you have to take the entire PSP apart, display, motherboard, power board and wifi board
That will challenge you quite a bit more.
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yea unless what mods does he want to try so we can help him out.
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hey i think the best mods you can do are
faceplate
buttons
sound reactive triggers(direct connection)
if you have more experience move on to bigger things
case swaps
light house psp(loads of leds) hehehe
dual nub
internal cam
etc
just take your time and dont rush. practice makes perfection
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hey i think the best mods you can do are
faceplate
buttons
sound reactive triggers(direct connection)
if you have more experience move on to bigger things
case swaps
light house psp(loads of leds) hehehe
dual nub
internal cam
etc
just take your time and dont rush. practice makes perfection
Yea that should be good for him. Also i think case swap wouldnt be that hard so he can try that as well first.
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Yea that should be good for him. Also i think case swap wouldnt be that hard so he can try that as well first.
well i dont think its hard just that its hard for a noob not an intermediate. see im like inbetween intemediate and pro. ive done led mods before and some case things here and there. lol biggest mod ive everdone was taking my psp apart. lol i was scared. also i did some blue trigger kits also
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Yea well the first thing i learned when i got my psp is take the whole thing apart and put it back together then when i was searching parts for it and found acidmods i went with the sound reactive LEDs easy cuz i used to solder before i started soldering the psp. The biggest mod i have done is the Speaker one where i came up with my own look as you can see in my signature below.
well i dont think its hard just that its hard for a noob not an intermediate.
yea i see what you mean well if that much of one no offense not a bad remark lol but i see where your going.
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That is why I suggested and entire case mod first.
Get used to the PSP and where all the parts are and how they connect together.
If you can't deal with the connectors and how fragile they are and how they come apart and go together,
I would be very cautious about changing things inside a PSP.
Everyone that has experience with modding a PSP knows that something very simple like a wire
touching the LCD cage can make the PSP not work.
If you are comfortable with just a complete teardown and reassembly of your PSP.
Gives you confidence with working with your PSP.
Heck you don't even have to put on a custom case. Just tear down your PSP and put it all back together again
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im thinking of doing the usb charger mod
i have 2 psps fat one of my psps has a messed up screen
looks like this
http://www.pspcrazy.com/files/imagespspcrazy_a79abd1e.jpg
and the wifi dont work on none of them
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Yea well everyone is different so what ever suits you hellazombies..
ooo yea you need a new screen definitely...but n/e ways you sure ur confident for the USB charge mod...
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yea im sure about the usb charger
im not sure because my psp battery or charger not sure which one
it wont charger my battery
ohh and does anyone know how to update there cfw
without internet connection because my wifi on my psp dont work
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Download the Sony firmware onto the root of your PSP and rename it like the install
directions say. I always do mine that way so I have a copy of every Sony firmware
saved in case I want to switch back to send a unit in to Sony
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can you do that with cfw?
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im not sure because my psp battery or charger not sure which one
it wont charger my battery
Well try the USB and let us kno bout the results...
can you do that with cfw?
do you already have cfw on ur psp if so follow wat gr8npwrfl suggested..
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yea im on 3.71m33
ima start tomorrow with usb charger
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Ok then yea you can up 3.71m33 to 3.71m33-4 i believe...
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You can upgrade your CFW as far as you want.
The current version is over 4.1 now
You can use the store in the root directory even on a stock PSP if you want
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yea and the 3xAAA BATTERY MOD looks cool
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ohhh for usb charger mod i can i use car charger?
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ohhh for usb charger mod i can i use car charger?
yes you can if ur connecting the USB to the AC wiring...
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i mean get the charger part the gose into the psp and still be able make
it like if i used a normal psp charger?
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yea take that part and solder it to the USB..i think that what ur referring to...
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You can upgrade your CFW as far as you want.
The current version is over 4.1 now
You can use the store in the root directory even on a stock PSP if you want
yea but you can not update to 4.05 sony original firmware because there is a check on it. It checks for sigcheck on fw
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That I know of no game requires 4.05
I am running 4.01 M33-2 on my PSP and I have not found a game yet that
requires higher than this.
So I am running the 4.01 Sony Firmware.
Custom firmware patches the original Sony firmware to do the things it does.
That is why when you put custom firmware on your PSP you have to download
the original Sony firmware so the installer can patch it.
If there we any significant changes in the firmware it would be upgraded already.
If games come out that require a newer version of firmware it would be upgraded.
So 4.01 is a very good version right now.
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does anyone know to make the umd door like this a perfect circle like this
where can i buy the tools
http://allthemods.com/img/02/181.jpg
thanks with cfw help guys
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What you need is a Dremel, sandpaper, maybe a file, a jewel or something to put in the hole and you need to be able to open the psp to get the door out :)
FYI- A good dremel can be pretty expensive.
But you dont need to use a dremel u can use a drill which i think is a bad idea or a saw like Neubit used to do cause he had no dremel.
But i say dremel all the way
DREMEL FTW!!! lol Good Luck
Oh if you want me to cut it for you i can for cheap :)
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i have already took the door off and cut it
i just want to make the jewel fix nicely
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Sand Paper and a file..
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right now im doing it with sandpaper
ohhh whats a file
dont realy know about tools
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Google dude Just use Google lol..
But here-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sannelodahl/150582664/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sannelodahl/150582664/)
Those is all different files
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Thats the thing your mates bake into the cake so
you can cut the bars and get yourself out of jail.
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LOL it is lol in the movies
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ohhh cool
where do i get one of those
most likely home dpot lol
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Ya Home Depot should have them or Ace Hardware or a local hardware store :). Probly get one that is rounded on one side and small grained
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all of the hardwara stores are far well they have them at wal mart or taget
is the usb charger hard to make
going to start on it tomorrow :w00t:
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USB charger?
the one where u mod the chager so it has a USB end on it?
No thats pretty easy but only do that if you have USB charge or it wont work...
But if its USB Charge ya is ok easy just dont bridge the pints on the USB point on accident or its annoying..
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usb charger do i need open my psp?
so i can find my tools
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Wait this https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=17193.0 (https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=17193.0) ??
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cant tell whats the difference
here this is the one
i want to do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WhMeZkrK8U
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That totally dumb,,,
U can buy those for 2$
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no way 2$
i havent scene one before
ohhh can solve you my question
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if you wanna make a usb charger for the psp, i found the easiest way is getting a spare ac port from DX or somewhere like that, get a spare mini usb cable (like one of those cheap bargin ones) cut the usb plug off and solder it to the spare AC plug. you can use the tut for how to wire them up. that way you don't have to cut off the plug on the charger. Like an adapter.
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well nvm is there any orther mods that are pretty eazy
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apart from the ones that have already been mentioned, that's it. unless anyone else can think of any other easy ones.
I always recommend changing your psp case. it's a good way to understand how it's put together, plus there are tut's to help you understand.
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i have done a case mod waiting for a faceplate to arrive
from consoleshop.com
does anyone know what wrong the
battey or my charger i take out the battery and plug
the charger in the psp and turn the power on and dosent turn on
and when i have the battery in with the charger it wont
charge?
or is it something else
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If you are using the combo cable and trying to charge from you PC
then you have to have a good battery to do that
If you are charging from an ac charger then your charger will
run the PSP without a battery. So I would suspect the charger.
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gr8npwrfl
the charger wont charge my battey
and it wont turn it on when its doesnt have the battey
you guys know the thing to open the umd door
swicth for fat does any one know i can get one
some little kid broke it off when i was sleeping
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i don't think antine sells them on ther own, well... undercutter does but they'll charge a :censored: load of money for it. you would be better of buying a case from DX and taking the swich from there. if not, i may have a spare you could buy.
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how much does that part cost cost?
and i think he took my R button ):
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umm help i took off my buttons and forgot how to put them on
btw there the X,O, TRIANGLE AND SQUARE can anyone help me
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LOL! had that problem when i first started modding (not the bra thing mind, considering i'm a bloke and that might be a tad weird, lol). X goes on the botton, /\ goes on the top, O goes on the right and [ ] goes on the left. if you need anymore help just ask. :)
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lol
i knew that btw ok
what do i put first the little plastic thing
or the buttons first
yea and i need a new R thingy
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it happens...ur R button what did u do to it that u new one..
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i think some little kid took it from my room
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lol wat.. some lil kid do u have like a lil brother has friends running around...
n/e ways yea u need to get that back or u have to get new set...which i dnt think you wouldnt like,...
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no my moms friend came over with her kid and
the kid went thur most of my stuff
but he most likely stole my R button
ohhh btw i was sleeping lol
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oh man that sucks bro...
ur gonna have to lock ur stuck up so lil kids wont get at or even pets i heard stories bout pets at ppls stuff...so some how find a way to lock it up but gently so u wont ruin ur stuff...
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i know its sucks big time
yea ima my bro for his safe code so i can
put stuff in it
and btw im a girl
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yea oh my bad lol...im srry miss...
yea well that should work ...
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yea do you think this sounds cool
red psp and black buttons
and black psp and buttons
waiting for a faceplate
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:yess: yea i would... are you going try out LED or u gonna hold off until u r ready...
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untill im ready and have money lol to buy leds
im try it out on my psp
with the messed up screen tho
wheres the eazyest place to place
them in?
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um i dnt buy mine i get them from electronic that i dnt use such as cell phone...
and i believe for the easiest place is the triggers but u may have to drill holes in ur triggers...
unless you get a clear faceplate then u can stick in different areas to make ur psp...
wat ever suits u.
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ohhh
do you mean this kind of faceplate
http://pgrevolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/llama_psp_mod.jpg
do they have thos for faceplate for fat
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:hifive: yes taht one..
and yes they do have it for fat....
and u can get there here at coolmods.co.uk...here the link to the clear case http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_32&products_id=56 (http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_32&products_id=56)
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thats a full case right
do they ship to the US
is there shiping good?
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i believe soo...umm there shipping im not sure i havent bought anything from them yet...
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is that a full faceplate?
and if is how do i take the back part
apart?
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i think soo..
well u have to take apart ur psp completely and if u dnt kno how there are videos i believe on acidmods to fully take ur psp apart and installing a full case...
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dame i have only done the front faceplate one
so if i do that i dont have to drill a hole
in my L AND R BUTTONS RIGHT?
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well that if u still want to do the trigger mod the L R lighting yea u can drill or u can glue behind the triggers and scrap some the pant from under it so the glow will glow into it....
but yea taking the psp apart if u maintain slowly at it you can get it i did without any tut to show me so yea...
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if i do the trigger mod how far into
the psp will i have to go thur?
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how meaning how much u have to take apart to do this mod...
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yea if i do the triggers mod?
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ok all u have to do is remove the faceplate the (home, start +/- volume ribbon..) (LCD) (LCD cage) and a2d board and thats it...
sounds a lot but once u get the idea its very easy...
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i have token the home, start +/- volume ribbon..
is the lcd the screen right
whats the lcd cage is it this
https://www.acidmods.com/forum/gallery/2225_05_08_07_1_48_32.jpg
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is the lcd the screen right
correct....
yes that is the LCD cage the metal figure right under the LCD that holds in place of the psp
(https://www.acidmods.com/forum/gallery/2225_05_08_07_1_48_32.jpg)
in addition right there it shows the screws u have to remove in order to get it off...
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so where do i connet the leds?
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ok here the link to the sight that i used to do this mod there is one that acidmods has done but i didnt search it...
here a brief idea wat ur post to do..
drill the holes for the LEDs
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.llamma.com%2FPSP%2Fimages%2Fmods%2Ftriggers%2F012506%2520016.jpg&hash=7a2b7ee2582e9e08f2a439440f781d4a72728e1d)
place the LEDs while there wired up in the triggers as sooo
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.llamma.com%2FPSP%2Fimages%2Fmods%2Ftriggers%2F012506%2520022.jpg&hash=af642f55c859f3a8bee9bb1a085925eb4ae6d0be)
and here the pic that explains wat resistor and where ur negative and positive points are for the wiring
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.llamma.com%2FPSP%2Fimages%2Fmods%2Ftriggers%2Fpsp_le4.jpg&hash=85e132f98904937c5a72ef4c64f51baafb80af71)
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my laptop wont let me see the picture
it says
Forbidden
You do not have permission to access this document.
Web Server at llamma.com
what wrong
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ahh really wat kinda internet browser are u using...
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firefox and i tryed it on internet expoler
and it said the same thing
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just got done puting a faceplate on
<a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i35.tinypic.com/muz7fn.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic">[/url]
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wow ok im not going to read this thread but i assume that it took 4 pages to explain to change a fp? lol im kinding but that looks good red on white i like that i was thinking red buttons for my whire slim with red leds idk havent picked color scheme yet
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home buttons are black
next thing i might try is a full faceplate
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you mean a full case?
The faceplate is the front the backplate is the back and all together its a case :)
and i like that faceplate it looks good with the white buttons
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yea i liked it to thinking of geting a full case
how do i take off the backplate?
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hey, an easy mod? um well my first mod was the um trigger mod lol =3 i found it quite easy( i only soldered like a few times before and if you solder onto your speakers, its sound reactive PLUS on the speakers, there is already solder so you just melt it and stick ur wire in :yess:) but you can always try to do the power led swap. its quite easy and simple.
Oh and if you do the trigger mod : a switch is nice to have. (personally i like using the wlan switch better than hold cuz the hold function gets disabled but i need the hold for when im listening to music, i dun wanna accidently hit a button and switch music. but the wlan switch, the wlan doesnt get disabled, its just on all the time.)
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that or u can install a different switch in another part of the psp for the triggers
hellazombies ill find better tut that you can see it may be cuz u dnt have plugins that will let view the images i posted...
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ohhh i dont have plugins
thanks Blazinkaos
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oh lol ok then that was easy lol...and ur welcome...
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where can i get the plugins any way?
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ok lets say firefox is a lot better to use go to the firefox site and look for plugins and that should work at least i hope it does....
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okkk
whats the link?
for the pic
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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:7 (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:7)
ok go there and downlaod the adobe and java that should do it if not then i will find a video or something else that will help u with this mod..
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ok just got the plugins
okkk
if i get this case http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=183
do i still have to drill holes in to my L R buttons?
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yea cuz if u want to have ur L and R trigger to glow i sugest drilling and installing those leds not that clear case if u cant the case to glow i can show u videos of the way ppl did theres..
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ohhh which is more clear?
http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=239
http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=56
and where can i buy leds?
yea show me the videos
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I like the first one, well my preference - http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=56
but they seem to look the same.
and for leds - radioshack or ebay (0603 SMD) oh and you will need a resistor for blue leds
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http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=56 (http://www.coolmods.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=56)
This is a Slim Clear case...
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ok i this in the tut section for psps on acidmods hope u can see the pics...
https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=18429.30 (https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=18429.30)
For the video this may help i hope kinda hard to se but its the best one i found for the trigger mod....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-ORTArGlaI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-ORTArGlaI&feature=related)
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dont you mean the frist page?
damn look kinda hard but ima try
it on my messed up psp tho
what is the best kind of leds i can get from
radioshack.com
what one of the best soldering iron and sholder
thing
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Well I use 0603 there small but it takes skill so ur probably better with 0805 LEDs...
and get a 15-20 watts soldering iron with rosin core solder, thin solder tho not the thick kind...
but before time practice soldering on some old boards so u can get used to soldering and less likely to mess up solder on ur psp....so try that out...
If you need any more suggestions just ask.
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0805 leds ok cool 15 20 watt
is that i new?
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nono its watts of the soldering iron that most ppl use on this site...
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ohhh my bad soo that all i need?
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ohhh my bad soo that all i need?
And 30awg kynar wire
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oh yea i ws gonna get to that but yea Sanctus beat me to it lol
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how many screws are on the lcd cage i took off 6 and it will not come off
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Open the UMD Door up it should come out just give it a lil tug to the right and pull up :)
Oh make sure the 2 LIL sliver ones from inside the battery compartment are out too
Good Luck
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Suggest: Take out your powerboard before soldering, so if u mess up, its only a broken powerboard. (and you dun want solder everywhere on the motherboard)
And if u do take out the powerboard, when placing it back in, watch out for the little black thing on the bottom right, you DONT want to break that.
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Yea shes getting it..
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if i put leds in this psp will i be able to remove it.
im useing my messed up psp if so i can buy extra
leds. and how many leds can use at once?
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how do i take off the mother board under the lcd cage?
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Wow this topic is getting really big... just to know how to do trigger mod and disassemble psp?
You should look here=
https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=13466.0 (https://www.acidmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=13466.0)
Also dont double post please use the modify button. :wacko:
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hellazombies just pm me if need any answers..
and dnt dont post just click modify ur last post and yea..