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Having Trouble With Sony PSP Broken Analog Joystick?Fix it Yours
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Ways To Replace PSP Slim Analog Joystick

Broken analog joystick is the most common PSP slim problems. Fortunately, it can be replaced without doing any major PSP surgery.Most likely the symptoms of broken joystick are stick move on it own,stuck in one direction and top plastic part broken off.

Couple of tools that needed before the repair work start:a couple of small screwdrivers either Phillips or Flathead will be fine and of course new PSP slim analog joystick.You able to get it at amazon.com

Step 1. To get to the PSP slim analog stick you have to remove the faceplate (this may void the warranty). First of all, remove the total 5 screws holding the faceplate on the back of the PSP using the Phillips head screwdriver.Make sure ground yourself before take off the face plate and make sure not to lose the screws, keep it in easy remember place.You don't have to remove the screen to remove the analog stick.

Step 2. Take the analog stick up and slide it out to the left. You might have to wiggle it around a little bit, but it will come out. Circled in green is the little plastic contact that lets the joystick talk to the motherboard.

Step 3. Finally, shot of the joystick with the cap removed. Installation is the reverse of removal.

Another DIY tips that you may interested with:

Guide Replace Your PSP Cracked LCD Screen Yourself

Few tools that you need to prepare before start the work: a Phillips head Ph000 screwdriver,a small flat head screwdriver and a replacement LCD screen.

Step 1 Take off the total 5 screws holding the faceplate on the back of the PSP using the Phillips head screwdriver.Ground yourself before take off the face plate and make sure not to lose the screws.

Step 2 Remove control button strip.The control button located bottom of the LCD.To remove the control buttons strip you must use a flat head screwdriver to pry the control buttons away from the LCD metal casing. The best way to get it off is to pry it off from the sides.

When you have pryed the button strip off you must then Remove the cable connecting it to the psp. you can do this by pulling the brown latch towards the yellow ac power connector.After you have the latch pulled up the cable then will be free to pull out.

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Step 3 Take off the Metal Case Holding the LCD.To remove the LCD case you must slide a flat head screwdriver down the side of the case at the points.when you have pryed the case up please lay it face front down because it is still connected to the PSP through cables.These cables can be easily removed by using your nail to pull up the black latches.

Step 4 Take off the Metal Case around the back light and LCD screen.To remove the metal case all you have to do is to pry it apart at the points, you can use screwdriver to remove the LCD from the metal case.Sometimes it may be stuck by adhesive so just keep pulling gently until you have it completely away from the LCD and back light.

Step 5 Take off the LCD from the back light(Skip this if you have bought a back light and LCD)You can do this easily by inserting a small flat head screwdriver at the point and then prying up the LCD.The back light usually stuck to the LCD so go very slowly when prying them apart.

Step 6 Final Step- Put Back Everything Together Before you put the LCD and back light together you must Remove the protective plastic on the back of the LCD.Now just click the LCD into the back light. and remove the protective plastic on the front of the LCD.

Now just Click the LCD and the back light into the metal case and just put the cables in the slots and make sure you click the latches back down. After that, just click the metal case into the PSP.

Put the control buttons strip cable into its slot and click down the brown latch.Then click the control buttons strip onto the bottom of the LCD metal case.Finally you just need screw your face plate back on.

With PSP Repair Guide, You Can Start Your Own PSP Repair Business

Learning how to fixes PSP yourself, not only will save major money but also could actually make money of it by starting up a PSP repair business.

You just need to buy cracked PSP with discounted price. Then you could use this tips to fix them then sell them to earn profit. It doesn't matter if you have replaced a screen or joystick yourself already or if you have no idea, you can learn tons of new stuff from the PSP repair guide.This PSP guide included easy understand step by step with picture made it very easy to follow.

In PSP Repair manual, you actually can learn how to successful: 1. Explore the hidden function embedded inside your PSP like web browser, reading web comic thru PSP 2. Troubleshoot PSP UMD disk problem 3. Replace your PSP cracked LCD Screen, analog joystick and check your PSP dead pixels 4. Browsing ebook on PSP 5. Play PSP games online using your MAC and much much more!

This article was published on Sunday 26 April, 2009.
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