PSP GO Teardown
Introduction
In this tutorial I will guide you through the nerve wrecking process of tearing down the PSP go. Once completed you will be able to swap or add led’s, along with other mods depending on your imagination.
tools needed
- protective cloth (we don’t want to scratch the finish)
- #0 Philips screwdriver
- a small flat head screw driver or pic
- patience
Difficulty rating: 2.5/5
Average Time to Complete: 45 mins-1 hour
Notes:
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There are small little plastic clips holding the back plate and top cover on, use care here.
The connectors for the head phone jack, start/back button, and home button ribbon connectors have no moving parts and are very fragile. the ribbon cable is just pushed into the slot. take lots of care with this step. there is no metal reinforcing chassis like there was with the other psp's. this makes this unit even more fragile then the original models.
Step By Step Tutorial
1- start with a clear table, layout two micro fiber cloths or such to protect the parts as they are removed, use one for a work space and one to layout the dismantled parts.
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/mattsgo1.jpg) (http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/moddedmatt/psp%20go%20dissasembly/go-tut1-1.jpg)
2- turn psp upside down to remove the 4 screws from the back plate.
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/mattsgo2.jpg) (http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/moddedmatt/psp%20go%20dissasembly/go-tut2-1.jpg)
3- stand the psp on edge to remove the two screws from the volume bar
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/mattsgo3.jpg) (http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/moddedmatt/psp%20go%20dissasembly/go-tut3-1.jpg)
4- lay the psp back down lift the back plate insert flat head screwdriver between the silver trim and the back plate and pop it loose. then pull the plate down and off to free the top.
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/mattsgo4.jpg) (http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/moddedmatt/psp%20go%20dissasembly/go-tut4-1.jpg)
5- next we need to remove the bottom piece of silver trim. to do this start at the left side and pry the clip loose as shown and peel it towards the headphone jack
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/mattsgo5.jpg) (http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/moddedmatt/psp%20go%20dissasembly/go-tut5-1.jpg)
6- remove two black screws holding down the nub and the headphone jack. lift the connector and remove the nub.
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/mattsgo6.jpg) (http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/moddedmatt/psp%20go%20dissasembly/go-tut6-1.jpg)
7- be careful with this step, there are no moving parts, the ribbon cables for the head phones, volume bar, and start/select buttons just pull straight out of the connector, and will just be pushed in during reassembly. remove all three.
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/mattsgo7.jpg) (http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/moddedmatt/psp%20go%20dissasembly/go-tut7-1.jpg)