PSP repair

[Lokki]

Has anyone here repaired a PSP before? Obviously some things are easier to repair than others.

I'm asking because I saw one in my local Craigslist for $15. It's is a 3000 model that turns on, but the screen is black. From doing a little research, it could be as simple as going into the Recovery mode and doing a reset (free), or replacing the LCD screen (about $28).

I recently purchased a PSP for myself, but my 8 year old son has fallen in love with it. I figure that if the other one can be repaired easily/cheaply, then it would be a good way to pick one up for him.

 

[Rodster]

I know a guy who's serviced my PSP several times, does good work and has reasonable prices. If you're interested shoot me a PM and i'll give you his email address.

 

[Lokki]

Thanks, I'm not looking to send it off just yet. I don't mind doing the work myself. Having only owned one for a week, I'm not sure how difficult they could be to work on. I Googled solutions to the problem that this PSP has and it seems fairly easy. I'll contact the guy after work and see if it is still available.

 

[nCogNeato]

I obtained a PSP-1000 (fat) last year with a cracked LCD. I bought a replacement screen on eBay and googled a tutorial online.

I never even owned a PSP, let alone repaired one. It was all pretty simple and was done in about 1 hour.

TIP: Do the repair on a white tablecloth, bedsheet, pillow case, etc. There are a lot of little screws that are impossible to find if you drop one.

 

[BJownes]

For $15 I would take the risk. I've taken apart my PSP a few times and it's not very complicated. If it actually turns on, that limits the potential problems down quite a bit, shouldn't be too hard.

 

[Lokki]

I finally heard back from the guy. He still has it. I'm trying to arrange a time to meet up with him. Hopefully it will be an easy fix.

 

[Lokki]

Hrmm reading up on the possible fixes some more and now I'm not so sure. It is possible that it could be bricked. Posts from a few months ago claim that you can't unbrick a 3000 without sending it to Sony. I'm trying to get more info from the guy now as to how it got into it's current broken state.

 

[Lokki]

I feel better now. He says that you can hear sounds from the PSP while the screen is black. Like the menu sounds and if you start up a UMD. It is a former Gamestop Refurb system. He and his friend think that the ribbon cable is loose. I should be able to fix that no prob, or replace the screen if need be without issue. I'm jumping on this.