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Title: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: crashman2k7 on November 04, 2008, 01:18:03 AM
Hey guys how it going long time i haven't posted for those whom remember me! LOL


well down to the basics
I got my psp slim and it seem it work fine until i press on the dpad the screen fades to black and that it you gotta reboot it
and then it goes fine again

does anyone know wtf is wrong wit this?

thanks
CrasshhYYYY!!!

*remarks* No mods was done to it , it an original*yes i do actually own a non modded psp lol* custum firmware doh hmmm HELP ME my zombise:)
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: bustinthejustin on November 04, 2008, 01:19:36 PM
Hey guys how it going long time i haven't posted for those whom remember me! LOL


well down to the basics
I got my psp slim and it seem it work fine until i press on the dpad the screen fades to black and that it you gotta reboot it
and then it goes fine again

does anyone know wtf is wrong wit this?

thanks
CrasshhYYYY!!!

*remarks* No mods was done to it , it an original*yes i do actually own a non modded psp lol* custum firmware doh hmmm HELP ME my zombise:)


Hmm that's weird... My friend had the same problem but it faded randomly even without pressing down the buttons. Now, it just doesn't turn on, period. Did you drop the psp or something? Or maybe there's a short somewhere?
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: vladstir on November 05, 2008, 08:56:07 AM
the problem is with the video chip on the psp motherboard. the psp was probably dropped at one point causing the solder joints to this ic to be broken. the dpad is on top of this chip and when you press the arrows, pressure is put on the video ic causing the solder joints to break away from the ic, shutting down the ic. That is why your video fades away.
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: crashman2k7 on November 05, 2008, 06:36:15 PM
thanks for the reply, any pic of where this IC is possibility of having it it fixed?
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: PspKicks316 on November 05, 2008, 08:23:23 PM
thanks for the reply, any pic of where this IC is possibility of having it it fixed?
You can't fix that without reflowing part of the motherboard, I believe.

Nothing you can do with regular tools.
Talk to AlienX about it, he may have the tools/be able to help you with it. He knows a lot about this stuff.
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: vladstir on November 05, 2008, 08:53:06 PM
Here is a picture of were the IC is:

(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi261.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii50%2Fwallydude03%2FTA-085.jpg&hash=e6e8d9324758e1846b8709dd9b4b46e2bc35d401)

A temporary fix would be to put some tape on top of the IC so that when the PSP is together it pushes the IC down so that it wont lose connection.
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: Alien_X on November 06, 2008, 11:03:38 AM
Reflowing it would probably fix it, as kicks said.
Do you have a hot air rework iron?
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: crashman2k7 on November 06, 2008, 02:11:03 PM
ill probaly get one since i can use it on alot of my projects =)
anyone know wa a good hot gun cost?
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: PspKicks316 on November 06, 2008, 02:34:27 PM
Here is a picture of were the IC is:

A temporary fix would be to put some tape on top of the IC so that when the PSP is together it pushes the IC down so that it wont lose connection.
Uhm.................................no,that would do nothing at all.
ill probaly get one since i can use it on alot of my projects =)
anyone know wa a good hot gun cost?
I have a hot air gun that I got from MicroMark.com, but you need a hot air rework iron that Alien said. It's different.
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: crashman2k7 on November 06, 2008, 02:45:20 PM
i got a hot air butane pen , it blow hot ass air! *ive use it to re flow ic's off a mobo never tried it wid anything small like that do.
basically it heat up sum ceramic thing and the air become really hot, i am not sure if it the same thing just ghetto'er
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: vladstir on November 06, 2008, 08:50:28 PM
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A temporary fix would be to put some tape on top of the IC

When i said this i meant rolling up a small ball of tape and putting it on top of the IC. I did this and now my PSP can display the video. before it didnt even do that, just the backlight worked.

Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: PspKicks316 on November 06, 2008, 11:45:17 PM
When i said this i meant rolling up a small ball of tape and putting it on top of the IC. I did this and now my PSP can display the video. before it didnt even do that, just the backlight worked.
Tape won't fix that though. $10 says you shifted the LCD cable into place and that tape did nothing.
Lol, tape won't push and IC down, let alone make it work (IF that was the problem which I doubt).
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: crashman2k7 on November 07, 2008, 10:49:10 PM
oh :censored: son! guess what the ball of tape trick worked:| it not doing it no more!! WOW thank dude LOL
GHETTOOOO!! all the way ! even tought my psp's are never built ghetto;) (you all seen it) lol
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: Alien_X on November 08, 2008, 12:17:52 AM
i got a hot air butane pen , it blow hot ass air! *ive use it to re flow ic's off a mobo never tried it wid anything small like that do.
basically it heat up sum ceramic thing and the air become really hot, i am not sure if it the same thing just ghetto'er

Yeah, that is nothing like a hot air rework irons.
They have adjustable temperature, and air flow.
As well as different nozzles for the IC package and pin count which you are reworking.
That would just fry the chips beyond belief.
Cool though for heatshrink
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: buickgnx on December 07, 2008, 04:53:09 PM
Here is a picture of were the IC is:

(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi261.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii50%2Fwallydude03%2FTA-085.jpg&hash=e6e8d9324758e1846b8709dd9b4b46e2bc35d401)

A temporary fix would be to put some tape on top of the IC so that when the PSP is together it pushes the IC down so that it wont lose connection.
is the red the place or yellow. can some1 post a pic?
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: vladstir on December 07, 2008, 08:53:16 PM
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is the red the place or yellow.

The video IC is in the yellow circle.
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: buickgnx on December 08, 2008, 03:36:43 PM
can i have a vid how to fix plz.
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: vladstir on December 09, 2008, 10:36:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKpS3aBJmE0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKpS3aBJmE0)

Watch from 1:08
This is done on a psp 3000 but the same technique applies for the 2000
Title: Re: PSP SCREEN ISSUE FADES when DPAD is pressed hard
Post by: uberchar on March 25, 2009, 06:13:52 PM
will a hot air gun work for this? like the ones used for heat shrink? cause i might try tomorrow and im not sure if this will screw up the parts
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