Trying to FIX a PSVR Headset with NO DISPLAY

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I bought this faulty Sony PlayStation VR Headset on eBay as part of a job lot. It was, obviously, untested... turns out it has display issues and has a flickering image on the screen.
Let's see if we can fix it!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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@PhilipBryden 2 года назад

Great result. What a good find. Millions of pounds spent on R&D by Sony, and it ends up in a £35 job lot lol

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😂 yep! Really happy with this job lot, most of it is now working and I reckon I've more than made my money back on it.

@me0262 2 года назад

Take a look at the Playstation 3D TV at some point. The EPROMs keep dying on it and was never addressed by Sony, they dropped it a year and a half after release. A $500 paper weight unless you have good soldering skills and an EPROM programmer (or pay $15 on eBay).

@stephenhall1497 2 года назад

Brilliant job 👏 👍

@My-alcohol-journey Год назад

Is there no where one can just buy a new cable cause wow I don't have any of those tools u used to fix yours and am pretty sure it the cable that's damaged in mine.😭

@AngaarUriakhil 2 года назад

That's one heck of a deal, Steve. Funny how one split wire can render something unusable. Love it when it's something this easy to fix, although this one was tricky to pin down. Good job!

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Angaar! Yeah, definitely an easy fix but difficult at the same time. I thought I was going to have to strip the whole thing down at one point! Glad I found the break(s) relatively quickly in the end. 👍

@Jeff44 2 месяца назад

The best thing I've found Steve other than heat shrink, is a very short 1/2" or so of self amalgamating tape. Stretch it really thin then wrap it around the soldered wire. Satelite and tv aerial installers use this tape every day to seal water out of co-axial cable and their connectors.

@guywilton7471 2 года назад

Nice job Steve Something we’d do on aircraft cabling was to split the heat shrink down its length, wrap it around the cable loom and then superglue the overlapping edge - then heatshrink it I’m not going to pretend it was pretty, and so your tape solution may be the better result as it doesn’t get exposed to any nasty environment No singing this week? Nose flute still on order?

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😁 Thanks Guy. I did actually try splitting a bit of heatshrink and glueing it for a bit of a test, but I just failed miserably! 😅 no singing this week I'm afraid. I thought I'd impress you with my amazing dance coordination instead!

@guywilton7471 2 года назад

You were dancing? I thought you were trying to chop that desk of yours into firewood 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😂 yeah, that too.

@MondoMurderface 2 года назад

I've fixed several VR headset but never a PSVR one. You gotta have the finest touch to go near those WMR screens. They are as thin as tracing paper and shatter at the slightest tweak. You are very lucky it wasn't a screen.

@spamaccount6460 Год назад

I can't believe you were able to fix this. It's the exact problem my brother's V1 headset had. For him, he would store it in a drawer when not in use, so the cord got so tangled that over time there must have been potentially even just a single wire damaged. No one in a 100 mile radius of me would have the skills to fix that shit.

@falloutguy8878 2 года назад

Nice one Steve I'm glad Dave is still ok love his VR head set? Keep safe sir

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thank you David! 👍

@samwilliamson4715 Год назад

Nice videos mate 👍 like watching your repairs - RU-vid started recommending them to me and I’ve been watching them ever since.. wish I had your technical knowledge and setup to be able to do similar stuff.. Ps think you can get heat shrink tape now that you roll around over itself (slightly overlapped) then heat it up for an enclosed bond.. haven’t used it myself but been in similar situations with wiring before. I was initially thinking maybe chopping the damaged section out and you re solder a junction Board / box inline; but that’s a lot of work and then you have a chunky box hanging inline… Cheers for the content 👍👊

@Chrish1981 Год назад

Ugh I see the frustration setting in, arm swing and stupid window had to get in the way lol I feel your pain lol love the channel!

@chrispike7249 2 года назад

Good to see you attempting to fix this VR headset there Steve not a easy fix but good job was really interesting to watch - Nice 1 mate 👍

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed it. Really happy to get this working for such a good price. 👍

@cals6057 Год назад

Man.. you said one thing... In the first 2.5 mins .. and ..Boom... I'm back to normal.. Thanks!.. you have a new fan !

@mm0077 2 года назад

HelloO.. Nicce and excellent! Dave had no clue what you were up to with his hilarious headset. You are very entertaining and you are very unique in electronic comedy entertainment. You just make me laugh and fun to watch your videos. I see the little kid in you and it reminds me of myself. Keep the good entertainment going as electronic repair can be regarded by many as boring but you are taking it to another level and hopefully this is just the beginning and more to come.

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😁 Thanks M m, that really means alot! I like to have fun while I try to fix stuff! It's two things I really like doing, so I'm hoping that comes across. Really appreciate the comment 👍

@iphicrates123 Год назад

35 pounds for a PSVR PLUS goodies? what a steal. thats why i follow you steve!

@TracyA123 Год назад

That was a fun one! Not the frustration part but the gameplay was hilarious!😂👍

@simonlunt353 2 года назад

Nice fix Steve they is only two ways l know off and that is take the wires out of the head set then put the shrinking sleeve over the wire or can you buy a new wire and replace but you got it working well done 👍

@TheNaishproductions-tn3yb 8 месяцев назад

You saved yourself a few hundred bills with this one. Great work. Beat Saber is great fun.

@bigbear4888 2 года назад

Thanks for the help

@MizuhoChan 2 года назад

The two methods I would've looked at for heatshrinking are to either open the headset, desolder all the wires, put some over, then resolder, or cut the headshrink in like a spiral, so you can spiral it over the cable, yet you haven't technically cut it in half. Works better on thicker cables.

@Infiniti25 Год назад

40 pin wide flat solid connector in the headset...would have to cut the wire clean, slide on some heat shrink then then and resolder each of the approximately 34 wires back together, + the aluminium sheath

@BargainBarons Год назад

I am TRYING to edit my videos but I keep watching YOURS INSTEAD!!! LOL New fans from Canada!!! 😁😁👍👍

@dikoman516 Год назад

Have you considered replacing the cable completely?

@SixtyDoesStuff 2 года назад

That is a WILD deal you got. I keep my eye out for joblots but I've never seen anything that good.

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Yeah, really please with this joblot. Seems to be a real bargain! 👍

@blueskin1978 Год назад

You could try to cut a large heatshrink (you can get them plenty large) up spirally, then shrink it. It will overlap because of the spiral cut. Use a few dots of superglue on the ends to hold it in place. I use Everbuild Stick 2, that is proper epic stuff oh, and it's "duct tape" used to repair ducts in days of yore

@bradcloud7670 Год назад

fantastic tip and idea on that heat shrink!

@JamesSmith-vz8yr 2 года назад

Neurosurgery on a Sony - Nice fix there!

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks James! 👍

@junksmith_wizard Год назад

Well done! Great video

@frozerinosrepairs 2 года назад

Great video . Thank you for sharing 🙂🙂

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Froz! 👍

@adamgrimsley2900 Год назад

May the force be with you

@FSK1138 9 месяцев назад

15:14 yes you can cut heat shrink tune down it;s length ... use crazy glue to seal the overlap

@imm311 Год назад

Excellent video! God bless!

@BigNiqEnergy Год назад

in the headset where it connected maybe there is a quick connect and you could have slipped the heatshrink over those and down the cable? But awesome fix mate keep it up.

@GetRefurbed 2 года назад

Love it. Can we go for a few beers and then play that game after? I think I might laugh harder than I ever laughed before! Great Job Sir!

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Haha, yes! This is the ultimate party game! Well, this and Guitar Hero obviously! 😁

@peterspiegelenburg4262 2 года назад

This was so much fun to look at. Especially when you finished the job and played the game. LOL!!

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

🤣 thanks Peter!

@thebaldconvict 2 года назад

Good fix, I think I might have been tempted to open the band and remove the cable from the helmet end and push heatshrink down it that way but if you are keeping it then that seems like a lot of hassle :)

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Tim! I did think about doing that, but it turns out the connector on the other end is a 40 pin one and even bigger than the HDMI ones! 😳

@thebaldconvict 2 года назад

@@StezStixFix Haha well forget that idea then! :D

@sneezyanus4251 Год назад

You’ve saved me like £300-£400

@DavJans Год назад

Your heat shrink product needs an upgrade, you shouldn't have to leave your wires looking like shitty hot dogs. Great work and I love your videos. I'll find out the brand we use at work and report back.

@kennethbarker852 2 года назад

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth

@Gabriel22edits Год назад

I love it thanks you make my day now I can play VR😁

@MatthewBryce Год назад

I would have cut that entire section of cable out rejoined the wires individually and heatshrinked it that way, you would probably lose about 1-2 foot of it but it would look tidyer

@goku445 Год назад

Yep. That's a lot of cables tho.

@MK-qo1rz 2 года назад

Better than my mod.. heat shrink and bag clip to stop it disconnecting! Fyi i used pound land earphones as the replacement earphones 🎧 🙃

@CastleMisha 2 года назад

Can you please tell me what kind of heat shrink tubing you use and how ya put it on? And how ya got it over the small wires? Is it heat shrink tape?

@UncleKaboom Год назад

Thanks man you helped me identify the issue with my PSVR the kids must have rolled over the cord with a chair. Nice one Bruce.

@007HPeter 6 месяцев назад

question: could cut a shrink tube down the side apply and super glue with as much overlap as possible (dry) then heat ??

@felipecea2523 Месяц назад

When you discovered which wire was broken, did you separate the center wire from the copper sheath? Please help!

@kaliban4758 2 года назад

Look into getting some flex tube to protect the psvr wire from the rollers/wheels of office/gaming chairs

@grahammarsh4652 Год назад

Great video, however I've now got Do The Conga by Black Lace stuck in my head..

@RichardT2112 Год назад

16:50 the 3rd member “What a daft punk” … the lesser known Welsh band.

@NexisTube 2 года назад

Great vid! can i ask whats in the middle of the headset that you covered? is it the serial number?

@buffyfantastico Год назад

It is a sensor that detects if someone is wearing it. It will dim/turn off otherwise which wouldn't be very helpful when trying to do a repair like this. Covering it up will fool it into thinking someone is using it so it will stay on.

@NexisTube Год назад

@@buffyfantastico ow! that makes sense, thanks for the info!

@Animantium1 Год назад

If you use one size up heartshrink split it get it over the cable the fold edges over use 2 mini clamps anout 5mm apart heat gun inbetween clamps use more heat to melt edges then it sticks had to do that before

@paranoidgenius9164 Год назад

You're missing the stand for the camera. It looks as though the Headset wire was wedged between something while in use, & all the moving & twisting about has weakened the wire. A lot of technology that gets thrown out or sold off as junk can have something minor wrong with it & people come along & knows how to rectify it & afterwards they are laughing with glee & satisfaction that they manage to resurrect which was previously busted!😃👍

@ristopoho824 Год назад

Nice that untested this time sorta meant untested. Yea they did know the thing as a whole doesn't work. But. Probably stopped there and sold all of it and untested meaning they didn't individually test the things. The box works and would cost more than the whole lot if sold separate.

@DanBird 2 года назад

What a bargain and a great repair, be careful you with those controls haha.

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😁 thanks Dan! Definitely a bargain, really pleased with this little job lot! 👍

@SimonEllwood 2 года назад

The cable within a cable is "coax" or "coaxial" cable, a mini version of TV aerial cable.

@kikihobbyrepair 2 года назад

Nice job Steve 😉 I saw a repair video a few years ago about a similar VR headset. That one also had an issue with the wireing. I think people are just stepping and rolling on it blindly 😀 The only solution would be to make it wireless.😀

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😁 Yeah, you'd think Sony would be looking at making them wireless. The cable is long and awkward, and I can imagine thousands and thousands have been broken just by the cable alone!

@thomasdoherty6876 11 месяцев назад

@@StezStixFix could you not remove and resolder it to the connector instead? A ballache i know but would look better than duct tape.

@Jinxnator 2 года назад

Hey stezzzzy and Dave mate your a absolute leg-end with Daves headset omg I cried with laughter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😂 thanks Jinxy! Dave doesn't like to feel left out 🤣

@Jinxnator 2 года назад

@@StezStixFix 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Your game frwends for now lol

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@Mymatevince 2 года назад

Bargain find Steve, good fix 👍

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Vince. Definitely got my money's worth on this job lot! 😊

@doctorspicer1042 2 года назад

Hello vince long time 🙂

@Mymatevince 2 года назад

@@doctorspicer1042 Hey Doctor👍

@doctorspicer1042 2 года назад

@@Mymatevince how are you doing

@Mymatevince 2 года назад

@@doctorspicer1042 Doing well thanks😎

@a-mancorner200 Год назад

Hi .. is it possible to change the psvr screen to a better screen quality 🤔

@sneezyanus4251 Год назад

“Stop hitting the table” immediately hits the table

@karlfell3768 2 года назад

Try some self amalgamating tape. Wonderful stuff.

@Thebloggermustdie 2 года назад

ive see that before. its normally when your robot vaccum sucks up the cable and the friction of the brush melts the cover of the cable.

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Ah, yes that makes sense 👍. My Robovac has a habit of destroying any cables or shoe laces that get in it's path!

@MikeK-NIreland 2 года назад

You have missed your calling Steve, you should of been a Vascular Surgeon lol. Mick 👍👏🍻

@thecaybob1 2 года назад

Oh, you see, if I press here the blood starts flowing again....hm...which one is it....it's red....

@thegiraffe1825 Год назад

My sound isn’t coming out of any headphones use with it but the tv sound works any tips for that?

@zwenkwiel816 Год назад

biting the cable on your VR headset, losing a game can piss me off too but that's some next level raging XD

@Wesleyrpg 2 года назад

Liquid Electrical Tape would of been good to seal the cable in the end!

@Placeholdername821 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for this i know whats wrong with my psvr now

@sadisticgamerpodcast1186 2 года назад

fucking love this dude hahaha. your videos are absolutely amazing man. keep it up.

@ralphj4012 2 года назад

You can get heatshrink with an adhesive liner, split lengthways, overlap and shrink. A bit fiddly though and some adhesives are better than others.

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Ralph! I did spot these on Amazon and wondered if they would work. Think I'll give it a try! 👍

@tase2102 Год назад

Is there a way to fix a PSVR cable? If so can you tell me?

@ritchietimm 2 года назад

Maybe use next time vulcanising tape it wil make it watertight and looks better than the duct tape. But good work finding it 😉 greets from holland

@kurtsandy766 2 года назад

Bearded bear, with a little belly! Woof! Wonderful troubleshooting techniques!

@renataavgeri1132 2 года назад

Solid one

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Renata! 👍

@livelongandprosper70 2 года назад

I had an unrepairable one..I used the headstrap on a quest 2..now I have a comfy quest without forking out for a DAS strap

@dirkschmitz7884 2 года назад

How did you use the heatshrink on the cables If you didnt cut it?

@ianhaylock7409 Год назад

He cut the internal damaged wires, before soldering them. This meant he could put heatshrink over them.

@dedokta Год назад

You should get some Silicon Tape. Great for insulating. Wraps on like tape but it only sticks to itself and won't get all gummy like regular tape after a few years.

@GawrGurasBathTubPizza 11 месяцев назад

i just youtubed silicon tape, looks cool

@mrjarto Год назад

I’ll definitely use that way of splicing tiny shielded wires

@Gunzee 2 года назад

That gimpy laugh at the upside camera had me choking on my tea. Wasn't expecting that. That cable looks like a pain, so much shielding.

@OddLlama 2 года назад

Went through this same process with an oculus cv1, twice. It was an absolute nightmare.

@hervegabet 2 года назад

look doesn't matter when it works nice job

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Herve! I'm happy that it works, but I keep looking at the tape and wishing I could tidy it up! You're right though, it works - that's the main thing! 👍

@ravenrue 2 года назад

Next time, try liquid electrical tape. Still not pretty, but a great option for being able to paint on electrical tape.

@Infiniti25 Год назад

I've got that stuff from AliExpress...don't ever heat it up, it contains "asphalt, resin, filler and curing agent etc" - it smells abysmal and I think heat would cause some lung issues if I'm honest. Works nice for sealing around laptop power adapters you had to crack open.

@andyvitz Год назад

Dumb question on this one this VR headset one of them do a mod and make it Wireless to begin with

@Charlie_Crown 2 года назад

Try put a cable tidy around it, it does what it says on the tin 😁👍

@MrRelevance02 9 месяцев назад

Could’ve taken it apart and possibly taken out the connector from the main board and put heat shrink on that way?

@GueroMane 2 года назад

Maybe in the future u can get the same material as the outside slow melt it and dip in in to make new sheathing

@funnylookingfoetus Год назад

This is one reason why I think wiring should be far more easily replaceable. Imagine you fuck up your headset because you ran over the cable or your cat decided to chew on it... You won't always be able to fix it as Steve did.

@YouTube__Key 2 года назад

I need tips turn on….(when I put on my vr headset its just black like I can’t see anything

@spencer2069 2 года назад

Use some big heat shrink and cut it in a spiral so if locks down on it’s self

@imtrashbmx8834 2 года назад

If you still have this you should test how far down the damage was on the cord as if you are wearing the headset sitting in a chair

@mugtabaaladhmawee8417 2 года назад

Hey I have ps vr but the headset is on a black screen and shows nothing but outside lights still turn on, is there a fix for that ?

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Hey, it'll likely be the same problem. Some of your wires (or maybe even only one of your wires) is severed. Or the cable has failed at the connector either end. Hope you can find the problem 👍

@TheodorBaGo 2 года назад

This is the exact same thing that happened to me except when i bring it to the electric shop they say they have to get some kind of permision from sony and no shop whants to fix it

@1TheExpertGamer 2 года назад

Idk if you are still active with this but I’m having a problem my front lights to the headset don’t turn on but my back ones do and my front goggles say hdmi thing I’d yet when I was playing it the other day it was fine until a few seconds later so I have no idea what’s going on I made sure everything was in and it is

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

I would guess it's a similar issue to the one I had here. One or more of the tiny wires are probably loose, so it works occasionally but not all the time. It's such a shame you can't buy replacement cables for these things!

@nbaua3454 Год назад

I know that guilty feeling of wrapping duct tape or insulation tape, I'd rather cut the wire in two parts, put the ample amount of heat shrink for outer cable, strip those tiny wire ends, join with boot lugs or tiny terminals with thin pvc coating and complete the job. Sure it leaves a bulge in the cable but at least looks better than the tape.

@zwenkwiel816 Год назад

don't feel too bad at least your tape matches the cable, My Rift S cable is held together with brown electrical tape XD

@iPownYouN00B Год назад

its duct tape, also called duck tape, after the dutch word, doek, wich properly translated is cloth but bad translation made it duck, and duct-duck tape was made with doek/duck/cloth

@sk4lman Год назад

I'm the kind of guy who would find the damaged part of the cable, cut off six inches on either side of the break, and join everything back together 😁

@Leonvolt28 2 года назад

You could have used liquid rubber. That stuff that Vince used a couple times

@DaileyDeveloper 2 года назад

nice

@valderjanzentaveiradasilva9819 Год назад

No final, faltou o NICE.

@OOOHBILLY 2 года назад

Sick moves!!!! Nice fix, mediocre looking but nice fix.

@Popeyes66 2 года назад

Steve,your neighbours must be peeing themselves looking at you thru your backlit Venetians 😂.

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

😂 I never thought of that. "Look Alan, that weird man is filming himself again."

@danhitchcock727 Год назад

Common problem, been trying to find the split in mine for ages. Surprised sony didn't make the lead changeable, would stop a lot of VR's being rendered useless.