Marcel's Lot PART 3 - SONY PlayStation Portable PSP 2000 / PSP Slim 

This video brought be memories of me taking apart my PS1, Dual Shock 1, Sony CD Walkman and Disc Player apart. I found out they all used the same motor/CD holder. My PS1 motor and disc holder broke, and I was desperate so I took the Dual Shock motor and my (sister's) disc holder so I can get the PS1 working again. lol

It was probably the horizontal motor. What you should measure is how much resistance it presents, if it is above 60 ohms, the motor surely has corrosion between the collector and the brushes. It can be opened and cleaned, but often the brushes are damaged when placed in their original position.

Another great video! I did want to mention: Pot modding laser devices is a way to kill their lifespan. The output is increased at a cost to device lifespan. It's almost never worthwhile because the device will fail sooner, or sometimes immediately. Take it from a years-long laser enthusiast. The lasers are configured to work within a small level of tolerance (to save on costs), and moving beyond the tolerance will cause heat issues, often catastrophic. Manufacturers cover the potentiometer in Loctite, which is that reddish substance blocking the dial from turning. Also, optical media drives read the disc starting from the center of the disc. So every time a device is booted up, the laser carriage (a functioning one) will reset itself to the position where it is closest to the center of the disc. I hope this helps, and if you are already aware of this, I apologize. I'm just trying to help. I was mega impressed with your skills when you changed over those capacitors on the PS3 (fat, non-slim edition) and got it working!

Finally something good to watch can't sleep

My son has a broken psp maybe I'll revisit it. Thanks 👍

i've spent all my high school years modding and programming for the psp,so much memories and great moments with friends sharing custom made prx themes and homebrew softwares,i was very stupid to sell it years ago to fund a gaming pc,i miss it dearly :\

first time I see UMD drive working without cover ! Great video !

Great fix Vince, I do love the PSP, 1 of my favorite handhelds ever made

Most interesting information for me is that you always sneeze twice, because I do that too :) never once, never more than twice. except for when I am really sick.

I must say vince, i really really enjoy you working on PSP handhelds. Please do more!

At least you got it working =D It's a shame you couldn't adjust that pot, but maybe that wasn't the issue. I initially suspected the stepper motor - the get jammed up and stop moving properly. Although it could have been the laser as you did prove the carriage was free after taking it to bits. You need to get a super small jewlers screwdriver set for that pot adjustment! Enjoyed watching as always =D

Good job trying to restore a psp umd! I've got a soft-modded psp like alot of the commenters but I appreciate the effort of attempting to get a system restored to it's original state. Keep up the good work sir.

That material on the thumbstick is probably the same type of material used to attach ribbon cables to LCDs. It conducts but not horizontally, so nothing shorts out. Learned from a Strange Parts video.

Great fix video Vince.

Hi Vince the issue was never the laser it was the drive motor/movement....your laser always fired up but you never had any movement of the laser even when you turned the cogs.

I've just bought a PSP-2000 earlier this year in excellent condition even with its original battery still holding charge, though I haven't tested the UMD drive and you may have got me wanting to now. I had a first gen years ago (in bits now as it had various faults so I did a you and fixed it beyond repair) and even though it's a dated console now I thought I'd like to have one again, and bonus when I got it, I realised with a bit of work I could access all my old PS1 Classics I bought on the PlayStation Store years ago. It's a nice console. I may have to buy something cheapo from Cash Converters and give it a go.

Great fix, from what I have seen online the last should read around 900ma so I think you were on the right track.

1 hour vid you know it’s going. To be good why at 1am tho will watch 15 mins and fall asleep 😂

You're not the only one who sneezes 2 times I do aswell😂👍🏻

Vince, you know you have to make a PSP XL soon!!!! I want to see what you come up with! I know you are dying to think of something

You should of checked the resistance on the working laser,to give you a benchmark for the non working one

I don't know if zinging that laser back and forth so abruptly.... is Sony recommended. But then I don't know squat. Continue sir :)

As soon as you started trying to adjust the laser I knew it was all over for that part. The motor was buggered. Lesson for today use the correct tool or leave a path of destruction.

Whaat? can I copy this and use it as an how to fix tutorial? 🤣🤣. Nice to see the old ipa back in business! Thank you for another great video!

Great video as always 👍🏻❤️ and I have a PSP 3000 modded using Infinity CFW but like loading games off the memory stick to save battery life.

Great video!! I actually have one of these (somewhere🤔) But I think the laser is bad and battery is bad. But I may be wrong..

Softmod the PSP with the recently released Infinity 2.0 and you'll never need to run games from the UMD drive again! Plus you'll have one of the best handheld emulation devices ever.

Excelente vídeo.. Cuicudence I just bough a psp and have as a new hobby that I am stating buying some psp to take them apart... I found a couple here for €10 each ... Stay safe

Hi Vince, Really enjoying the channel, I have a suggestion! How about some "how to" videos on how to solder, basic electronics, electronic components, how to use the tools that you use i.e. multimeter, what are the essential tools and consumables in your toolbox, basic fault finding and troubleshooting. I'm thinking electronics here but this could be expanded to other areas i.e.household, car, mechanical etc. I think that you would be able to explain all this really well and that it would make a/some great videos and would be a good place for someone to start. Best regards Alan

As far I know disconnecting the laser flex kable without shorting the two solder point on the flex kable will damage the laser. Better wach out and maybe ground yourself too when playing with the laser.

Vince, love the stuff. A couple recommendations for you as you embark on your repair endeavors: always try to ground yourself to prevent any potential static discharge, and you might want to remove the battery before applying any IPA, just to be safe. All the best, mate.

Thanks for your uploads mate always very interesting Sadly I got called out halfway through the video on a repair job so not sure if you got it fixed But I wanted to drop my view in I don't believe there was any issue with the laser itself as that would not stop the laser unit from moving back and forth If you moved the laser unit had way or even to the outer side of where the disk would be the moment you close the door even without a disk the laser unit should automatically move back to park Lasers have a little button or sensor in them that would make contact while in park it's white possible the sensor / button may have an issue and making the controller think it's already parked Other likely reasons for the laser not to move is possibly the door and the button isn't correctly making contact Or very likely the motor and or gears have suffered a problem maybe a weak motor

the psp is a nice handheld played mine all the time in 2008 best handheld ive own for sure

I love your long videos :)

It seemed like the motor wasn't working properly to move the laser along the disc , I'm so use to things being quieter then that disc drive on the psp just shows how tech has changed over the years

Suggestion for the now incomplete PSP. Make an "ultimate Vince" modification. Go crazy.🤯

Don't let the Americans mislead you, Vince! They're cotton swabs here. Q-Tip is one of the more popular brand names.

I believe it by passes the boot and trys to load the game disc but can't load it so it gets stuck on a blank screen. It may be the laser dirty /out of adjustment, if out of adjustment it may not be able to focus and read discs properly

Sometimes if the silver tabs on the back of the door are bent too far back it won't let the UMD sit properly and not push the buttons down. Try bending it forward towards the laser.

@27:36-27:38 of the video you can see that the motor has 2 screws one is under the plastic gear set and the hardest to remove. there is 1 on each of the 2 flanges.

the white switch is to tell there is a disk in and the black is to tell the device the door is open or closed

another good video vince, not sure about the overlay music idea though

Great fix

we actually do not need the UMD we can just remove that optical drive just install the custom firmware first update it version 6.61 then install either LME or PRO 661 and modify the psp battery by opening the plastic cover of the battery (not the battery cover from psp case) and cut that small battery connected to the circuitboard with positive and negative 2 terminal (not on the 3 pin terminal) and next get a new battery like high miliamp that fits into umd slot making sure to just cut plastic on umd door that sticks out so it won't push the umd switch on the side and not the middle switch. Next solder the new battery on original circuit board by connecting positive and negative terminal then put it the battery plastic cover that you just cut and tape it off. next insert the battery back to the psp making sure if fits nicely and your done.

I remember the 1000 model, that thing was like carrying a brick in your pocket.

The white switch is for umd detection and the one on the side is for the cover ( Close or open) just change that disc with the cradle.

4:25 bless you... 4:29 bless you

I have PSP 2000 with similiar problem. Mine just like yours didn't read any game discs. I've checked curiosly what's going on, and with mine case i think there are no "reaction" from the rails of the laser. Disc spins, laser maybe try to read, but all laser assembly is doesn't moving on the rails. As you see on first minutes of your video, yours maybe have same issue, because if you insert game disc in your 3000 PSP you hear the laser moving after a few seconds from starting spining the disc. If you put game in 2000 PSP it's just spinning over and over, so it doesn't move the laser assembly.

Hi Vince, well, I don't know very much about drives like this, but what I noticed is the scraping noise in ocasions where the faulty drive's laser was actually moving. That same scraping noise was not there when you tried a fully working drive; instead I heard a smooth motor and gearing. So I wonder: could it be something mechanical? Maybe the motor (as some other people suggest), or maybe some gears that transfer the turning of the motor into the movement of the laser. Anyway, I think it is something mechanical rather than electronical; and it causes too much friction to allow it to work every time (when it ocasionally works, it was, one way or antother, able to overcome the friction for a second). Anyway, nice video again!

I strongly belive that the UMD move is not apear on the game section. First time that the UMD move worked it was on the movie/video section.

In the future if the resistance goes down the voltage goes down but the current goes up(up to the limit of the supply current). And if the resistance goes up the voltage goes up(up to the limit of the supply voltage) and the current goes down. The maths is volts ÷ current = resistance, volts ÷ resistance = current, resistance x current = voltage. If you want to look it up your self it's called Ohms Law. LEDs which a laser is a type of can only handle a certain voltage and current. So you may want to look at the data sheet for the laser if you can find it online. The supply voltage would be on input of the potentiometer. When you turned the potentiometer and it went to 2 meg ohms there wouldn't of been enough current to power it even though the voltage would of been high.

I don't believe the laser was the problem, it might have been worth removing the laser then cleaning and lubricating the sled mechanism the laser rides along, and possibly seeing if you could get some contact cleaner into the motor. It could be that the motor is faulty, I've had that on CD players. Adjusting the potentiometer should always be a last resort as it is more than likely to either damage the delicate laser diode, or shorten it's life. Good result in the end in any case. By the way I always sneeze in three's, usually while holding a cup of coffee. The first 2 sneezes are fine and the third always results in spilled coffee.

I think you should get the missing/broken parts for the silver to keep it complete. Imjs.

Oh yeah, 1 hour fixing!!

i don't know for sure but i think your assumption that the motor wasn't working right at the end seems the most likely it was moving much slower and it didn't sound the same as other 2 motors even when it was spinning up. either way good to see a working psp, personally i think sony has made the best handhelds out there but it's been impossible for anyone to make any real impact on the portable market vs nintendo. the gamegear was technically speaking years ahead of the gameboy but it failed to compete and sony hit the same wall the power of the psp and vita was miles ahead of the DS versions but games like pokemon, kirby and mario have kept nintendo top dog no matter what.

Nice job mate!

Shame the screens weren't compatible as the 3000 I'm guessing is more desirable, speak-n of which it sure be nice to see the far-Err-um Sucker work-n .. APU I dropped a Like Vince..

The potentiometers are a bit fragile, move them carefully, only tiny bits, 50ohms can make a difference.

Oh and by the way, is there a possibility you could replace the defective potentiometer with a resistor of a nearby value? (sorry, this may be a stupid question, but I cannot see the board as I am blind) Ok, that way you will never ever be able to change the value again by turning a potentiometer, but it may be an option to get the drive working again if you are of course able to solve the problem with the laser that is not consistantly moving.

What, you didn't check ohms/resistance on the laser from the 3000 while you were at it? :)

You should see if you can clean the little motor to get it working

I hope you make a video on how to fix a psp unit that dont detect battery but working on charger

Did you need to go back and look at the footage to figure out where each piece went when you were reassembling or did you remember? I would have been lost lol!

why didnt you to try stepermotor if moves fine ut my feeling there is something wrong to that motor the one thats moves the laser

Hi Vince I have a hoverboard like the one you reviewed would you be interested in buying it it only turns on when charger is in needs a battery

Vince you're the only RU-vidr that can make me scream like an idiot at the monitor when I watch your videos :)

could u use the shell of the silver one and put in the good parts so u have the working one in the better shell?

I had the same Problem, from one day to another, the was laser working, but don´t want to move... i couldn't repair it But at the end i was in a similar situation like you.. I have repaired the PSP 2000

Hi, How to Remove the Motor at 27:54? Is it Possible to do that and Power it up with a different Voltage Source? If NOT, where can I find such Motors on the Internet? Please share a link if you know anything ....

Vylaďte laser, akýkoľvek je veľmi nepravdepodobný úspech. Mám sklon veriť, že chyba je v motore. Najskôr káble. Niekedy to fungovalo, keď ste sa o tom viac pohli. Inak inštruktážne video. Teraz budem mať odvahu otvoriť psp

my psp 200 still works how ever I need to get new battery it keeps losing charge

You have an ultrasonic cleaner to clean the lense !

Hi, Is it Possible to Remove the Rivets around the Motor at 1:04:50 ? If anyone knows about the TYPE of RIVET and any RIVETING TECHNIQUES to REMOVE it .... Please share ....

single or multiple laser system? you might have a multi laser drive. not 100% what kind of disk drives are in the psp. maybe a movie has different requirements for the laser

If you want I have a old non working psp 2000 you can have

bless you

I have one that the motor died inside because I used one of those replacement UMD cases that didn’t have enough space to spin the disk correctly

I had a problem like this with one or two of my psp games, but I think in my case, somehow the disc wasn't aligning itself properly, I think what the people are saying about the broken psp having a bad motor are probably right.

wondering why turn it off to change disk

what is the name for background music

Sweet

It's the stepper motor, he is usually on it. But I think he wrong on this one, worring able the laser

it has a motor issue i've seen this issue on the psp 1000 the motor that moves the lense is bad. the lens is supposed to move no matter where its at back to where the motor that spins the disk.

My 2000 has the same problem. Anyone got a legit fix for this?

i always considerd those cd's quite clever tbh,they had a protection on it so you cant scratch them as much xD

I wish you would leave potentiometer,s alone it's the motor obviously 🤔🙄

i plan to collect ever model if possible. i currently have one a parts psp 1001 but il get there

snap 2 sneezes :P lol

I ran into a similar problem on a PS3 before where the laser wouldn't move along the track. The problem in that case was a bad stepper motor in the laser assembly. Might be the same problem with that PSP. The Ebay link below gives you a picture of which part I'm referring to. Not sure how hard it'd be to find that part for a PSP. www.ebay.com/itm/Laser-Worm-Slide-Motor-For-Sony-PlayStation-3-Slim-KEM-450AAA-Blu-ray-Drive/231725676601?hash=item35f3ed3839:g:2nsAAOSw~bFWJRBY:sc:USPSFirstClass!85021!US!-1

modd it vince takes 10 mins and no need for umds ever again, i have 4 modded psp systems

This should be interesting

I'm yelling at the screen it's in the other one. Lol

Just wanted to say when using a umd movie it loads on the video menu part and not the game menu part. You can see what I mean when it autoloads the movie it switched to the video menu.

Can anyone recommend a decent replacement battery please? I bought 2 from amazon and neither hold a charge.

I wonder if they put that kinda hinge spring in the psp to emulate a cassette deck.

2nd

Lol I watched you take the game out of that one and put it in the other one are you getting old like me😂🤣😂🤣 and can I ask you where you actually get all the stuff that you fix because I would like to do that myself so give me something to do as I recently had a back operation and I can't do much if you could help me out it would be much appreciated thank you

It was just the laser, i did some repairs back in the day's.

Try getting the vita

Lol my PS2 does the exact opposite it loads games but not movies