$50 PS Vita Storage Unit Find But It's Broken - Let's Try to Fix It!

Broken PS Vita From a Storage Unit for $50 - Can We Save It?! One of my views found a PS Vita in a storage unit but sometimes it won't turn on so he sent it to me to see if I could get it working reliably. I also have another PS Vita I bought for $80 that was dropped in water. Hopefully I can get them both fully working, or at least one of them.
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[@lharwest1571]

The blinking orange light is a well known issue for the PS Vita 1000 models. It is also called the "Orange Light of Death", but it just means that the battery has discharged so low that the PS Vita can't charge it anymore. Sometimes plugging it in and leaving it for some hours might work and it starts charging, but sometimes it does not charge. Here is a way that can kick start the battery charging again: Plug your PS Vita in the charger and try to enter safe mode - HOLD R button + PS Button + Power button at the same time for 10-20 seconds. The screen should turn on and show that the battery is empty and now just leave it to charge and it should work.

[@GUCFan]

This also happens on the 2000 model as well. At least on the 2000 model any charger will work, the 1000 however you NEED the original power supply or else it won't charge.

[@adamechter5536]

@@GUCFan, you don't NEED the original 1000 charger for it to charge, but the console in bloody picky when it comes to chargers it will work with! I have always had good luck with the Samsung fast charge USB adapters, but agree - original is best!

[@kayleas5328]

when my vita 1000 battery drained it started measuring in ohms, i had to wait a few years from when it first died, then i found where to get replacements

[@Unsei15]

I'm a big VITA supporter and hate how much Sony just left it out to dry. It had so much potential. Still one of my favorite handhelds.

[@dcarpenter85]

Still play mine almost every day. It's my favorite retro handheld device.

[@szerocools]

What? You want to see me cry about this? Cuz that what you will get if you say such truthful things!

[@videogamemadness88]

I agree wit you I still play mine And funny enough the Mortal Kombat game on ps vita looks way better then the MK1 released on the Switch

[@ShirOwOkun]

Vita is much better than the new one Sony handheld that is basically just screen mirroring from PS5 💀.

[@OD91MJ]

I grabbed a Vita from Japan for like 100 bucks. Jail broke it and it is so fun. I always wanted one on release. I still wish I could get a proper gaming cell phone.

[@eric4758]

As a PSP and PS Vita owner, watching these getting fixed and cleaned professionally is oddly satisfying. 👍👍👍

[@rinkincaid5470]

My friend used to work at Verizon and she said if you have water in a phone to douse it with 99% rubbing alcohol. She said the alcohol will combine with the water and evaporate. She also made a good point that your phone is already wet so you don't have much to lose if the alcohol doesn't help

[@williamvaughn2938]

I, as another tech, recommend a person put the device un the fridge for 24 hours sitting upright.

[@lionheart0750]

my vita just randomly didn’t turn on anymore and after watching your video i went ahead and opened it up…come to find out i had the exact same situation…some corrosion near and around the usb connector!…after a little alcohol and scrubbing it turned on like new! replaced the battery too 👍 Thanks for sharing this repair! definitely helped me out!

[@joshuadj22]

I'm always blown away by how easy he makes it look.

[@nixonhoover2]

You want to blow him?

[@co2_os]

​@nixonhoover2 that wasn't necessary

[@4otko999]

Yeah, that soldering looked much more easier than it was. It would probably be impossible for me to repeat.

[@johnplayz4545]

It’s amazing on how much work and effort you put into fixing this. Great Job!

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you like it!

[@Crazy_Borg]

These Vitas are real beasts. Bought a used one years ago, which has been sat dormant for over 4 years according to the internal logs. Worked like a charm after powering it up. Battery took a hit from deep charge, but still enough for a 2-3 hours of gameplay.

[@sorakat42]

Its great seeing you reassemble a Vita. Might come in handy if i every need to do some maintenance on mine. Nice to see these both working again as the Vita was an underrated system with some great games on it.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yeah, these were cool systems.

[@royaltyvillage.roblox]

wait this vid was uploaded 10 mins ago how did u comment 1 day ago?!

[@vitorsampaio8121]

Yooo 1 day ago lol

[@netzwerk-werkstatt332]

@@royaltyvillage.robloxTime warp?

[@Dj1Crook]

​@@royaltyvillage.robloxsubscribers get early releases

[@superscatman4236]

I had a problem where my vita looked like it was charged but refused to turn on. As someone who isn't super handy at fixing things I decided my last chance was to just open it up and disconnect and reconnect the battery. It actually worked. The downside was unplugging the battery and plugging it back in fried my vita memory card. Apparently it has happened to many people online. So when you replace a Vita battery I would recommend taking out the Memory card first because those things are expensive and getting harder to find since they are proprietary.

[@RickRickiGames]

Loved this! I like seeing the full tear down and reassembling of the consoles even if it’s sped up!

[@steveaustin330]

Steve's repair videos are always a nail biter till the end, good stuff brother!

[@UltimateTechHub]

I admire your patience and attention to detail! Bravo!

[@alvinlebon9368]

Amazing work as always. The effort and time put into these fixes are admirable.

[@LPcrazy_88]

Man that second PS Vita took some real ddon to get it fixed, well done man. It's so easy to take what you're doing for granted as easy with how you present these videos but that little connector looked like a very finnicky thing to solder or even remove tbh.

[@adamechter5536]

Hi Steve love your vids and LOVE the Vita, so I especially was enjoying this one! FYI, that card you showed the install for on the 1000 model wasn't the WiFi card, it was the 3G modem. It can be replaced in a modded Vita with a PSVSD MicroSD card adapter while still leaving the WiFi working.

[@Chewbacca1220]

That was a very impressive fix!!

[@briandoss9232]

Amazing work! Nice job!

[@cattflap1447]

When I do small connectors like the last one I put solder on 1 pad so it's easier to tack it into place, then do the others. Great job on fixing those 2 !

[@mtshark7]

Nicely done Steve!

[@og-nesley3885]

You always pull out some super random part and say “I just had this laying around” lol. I want to see your extra parts room it has to be impressive.

[@thebas3rd]

Dude! Amazing job on such small parts. 👍

[@Boba_Fett1980]

Youre actually a wizard when it comes to fixing things, great job especially on that second vita ! I was for sure it was just doomed lol

[@kenshintran1065]

Maybe the battery may show voltage but when a load applied it quickly drops, guess you’d have to test the battery under a load to see how the health of the battery really is. Good stuff! Love watching you fix random things!

[@nbaua3454]

These tiny things are so fun to watch getting fixed and come back to life again.

[@MorbidThrasher666]

Amazing work! 🤘

[@hawkfeather6802]

Nice work! I was hoping you'd get both to work

[@TheSpotify95]

Nice job on fixing those Vita consoles!

[@venturevlogz]

Been a fan for a while. Always satifisying to see the W

[@paablopalacioo]

nice!! I wasnt sure it was lgonna make it but 🔋🔋 as usual you got this.

[@rairai5114]

I love these videos, man.

[@paulb1802]

Tbh. Your content is great. Keep it up

[@PCM-3199]

Tronicsfix channel is now a cooking a motherboard in an ultrasonic, always admire your work sir 🙌

[@franciscocampos8857]

Great work fixing 2 units of the last true handheld!

[@HexBore13]

Great work - I love to see great devices like these returned to service. I wish I had a job that gave me fist-pump moments like that!

[@ricahrdb]

Glad to see two Vita's being brought back to life. It was an awesome device and there are too few of them. 👍

[@rhaffaeljoones4829]

That is a good video man, I have a PSVita but the tilt controls are not working and that is the only problem. I have no idea in how to fix that and I have searched online but noting

[@jeffkilbreath]

Love it when Scotty makes an appearance!

[@scottmark5345]

So satisfying. Thankyou

[@k1ng617]

I went "Yasssss" just when I saw that screen turn on. Awesome stuff!

[@mukeshgoolcharan6121]

❤ your stuff keep it up 😊😊😊😊

[@massumking6498]

Good video Steve

[@ManleyEvangelista]

If you’re going to recycle the battery, at least clip off and keep the BMS and connector, so you can just solder a new cell on it and you’ll have a battery for a another VITA to use. You should be able to find a quality cell to put in it.

[@sebastianmeans5954]

My biggest worry when soldering is creating a bad solder joint. Usually if I get the base and the pin hot it solders on pretty good, but I've had a few solder joints ball up instead of doing what I wanted.

[@ultraiceage3681]

Because of your videos I have cleaned and fixed all my old nes / Snes and even an Xbox controller lol next project is the Nintendo system thanks dude.

[@gabigabrysiak2665]

Good job man

[@jpblind]

Great video! I have a 2nd gen Vita and have fixed it too, great little systems. I happened to noticed that the first vita when you turned it on, i saw the mouse cursor moving up on it's one, problably because of stick drift right?

[@denernogueira8829]

I love that PS5 parts t-shirt!

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

Double win today! Nice!

[@AM562]

Well, with the race trick, I’d only think it would do to get the moisture around from the outside and the port it might prevent the port from corroding. You might get Rice stuck in there but you can remove that rice. it’s better trap than corrosion then to get Rice. Also, I could help the speakers dry out on the external and the lamination on the display there is depending on the device. But I could be wrong

[@grantrule6593]

Great Video Steve

[@Tronicsfix]

You watched it already?1

[@grantrule6593]

@@TronicsfixYes Watched First 5 Mins Was Good So far

[@Dave.A.C.]

Hey Steve! I’m a new subscriber to your channel but love your work! Got a quick question, can using a lower grade IPA cause issues/shorting? I used some 70% ipa to try and correct/fix some left joystick drift and now my home button is not responsive at all. The joystick and all other buttons work great and I’ve never had any other issues besides the drifting. I also never opened the unit so I just wondered if the ipa kind of dripped down onto the board/home button and screwed it up. Anyway keep up the great work man!

[@keylodwetgouyadla686]

Bro just wanted to take that first psp apart 😂😂 glad u did tho lol keep the videos coming

[@damianbergreen]

The Old battery for that is a good battery. I had the same issue with mine so I unplugged the battery and held the power button then plugged it back in and it started charging like normal and starting up like normal.

[@mikeanderson6522]

Great job.

[@outofstockgarage]

yessssss new vita content !

[@denisprint]

great fix in that second vita. worth the save this device.

[@rbuschy]

look at you getting all fancy with your PIP 👍

[@willkra]

On the fat model I believe that tricky card to install, is the 3g card. Know there is a modded card, that takes micro sd, which can replace that (today) useless 3g card. Will make storage of any size all internal. The Vita such a cool device. Nevertheless, yet another great vid Steve!

[@funtimebonnie2469]

ah yes "how would you like your motherboard to be fixed?" "deep fried" "wut" "DEEP FRIED"

[@marlongabriel10]

God, how i wish to have a Ps Vita but is simple too expensive at my country! FeelsMan.... anyways amazing video, loved the second one.. so much work! But at the end seeing all working out, was super worth it.

[@dodgydruid]

I bought a little AIPIO ultrasonic off Aliexpress, cost £22 with delivery incl and its a powerful little unit, not very big but just destroys grained in dirt and I use it for my glasses, my ecigs, electronic stuff and watch parts and all come out pristine.

[@R0gue3775]

Hey Tronics, just curious have you looked into dead USB slots for the Switch Dock? All 3 of my USB ports are dead and I can't use my wired controller. maybe as a video idea you could look into this and find possible solutions? I'd be personally thankful if you done so, thanks for the constant source of content!

[@elscarface1]

Wow amazing!

[@AndresLionheart]

I can't help but smile when one of these very dead systems finally turns on after a ton of work. It's so satisfying.

[@SomeDudeDan]

22:45 I usually use a drop of super glue on these small connectors, it stays in place this way and it is easier to solder it.

[@AlexRubio]

Vita is life in Spanish and it was life, but Sony fudge it up bad losing support to push the ps4. Till this day it has a wonderful OS and the games and graphics where ahead of it's time. This handheld has 3g and the switch doesn't, it has Bluetooth wireless headphones support, background downloads, gps, email, calendar, ps4 remote play, ps1,psp support and well you get the deal. Oh, almost forgot the memory cards sucs they where very expensive.

[@mipi_game]

The first model with OLED screen was super amazing. My only complain is about the proprietary memory cards that was extremely expensive at the time so I got a sd2vita but it needed a modded console…

[@ShinryuZensen]

It shouldn't be hard to mod it.

[@bobbushell7299]

Been watching you lately. Learning a lot. Can you show me how to jailbreak my PS3 fat. Not sure if the version in it. It is at least 10.1 minimum.

[@texastwitcher3392]

Because of your videos I ordered from ifixit to fix an old phone I have. Hopefully I don't have a bigger task on my hands than anticipated.

[@Tronicsfix]

Good luck with the repair!

[@IndoThe]

Hey man i love your job, can you Do an GPU fix? That will be great, thanks.

[@CLARKakaSIX]

@tronicsfix Hi Steve! Love your videos. I assume that you fix consoles and then resell them. Do you have an ebay or online storefront that I could look at consoles that are for sale? After watching many of your videos I assume that you repair them in the correct way, and would feel much more comfortable buying something from you, rather than browsing random online listings

[@11Davidrh]

I literally pray for a post from this channel everyday, thanks for what you do!

[@ragnaz8819]

cool shirt Mr. Tronix :)

[@fearbot69]

That 3G OLED Vita is great. You can get a PSVSD instead of the SD2VITA to upgrade storage while keeping your game slot free.

[@aleksandrbmelnikov]

Tools are sometimes more trouble. Try just to use a fingernail or Kapton tape. I will solder right next to my fingernail. Smells bad, but nails don't feel heat or pain. Be sure to wash off any flux before eating.

[@Pulverrostmannen]

12:00 I saw it immediately that trace was connected to the Resistor, no it is not a capacitor. Btw the battery is always marked NOMINAL voltage, which means a fully charged battery of this kind should have about 4,1volts. at 3,6 it is depleted for a Vita, probably to the point a PS Vita won´t even turn on or charge, A PSP for example won´t turn on below 3,7 volts in the battery so don´t mix up how the voltages works for determining if a battery is charged or not. Nominal and high/low voltages in a battery is not the same

[@j.lietka9406]

Could something be added to the factory (or technician useable) solder to make it a bit more corrosion resistant? But still stay solder?

[@Demogogue6866]

hi steve this happened with my vita in 2012 just unplugeed battery connector then connected again worked fine never happened again😊

[@Tjoeb123]

6:22 That's not the Wi-Fi card, that's actually the 3G cellular modem for the models that had that.

[@inhumanttv8415]

Hey boss what level what’s good to clean my motherboards isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol. ? I love your videos !

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Nice job.

[@lewisbaker9894]

I collect Vita's and the games. Always get so excited when i see one in the wold irl / online lul

[@FritzFrank]

Nice!

[@phooopy7941]

Get a PSVSD for that 1000 model, that way you can have internal storage and retain the usability of the game card slot.

[@eddi3401]

I need to get one of these

[@andrewalves92]

That Ultra sonic cleaner looks like a frier...😂 what we having today..Fried Chips 😂

[@GPHawaii]

Forgot rice. Silica packets in a Ziploc. I have a couple of really big ones from when we purchased a new sofa.

[@m4heshd]

As always, such a high watching these videos. The battery might show good voltage but the internal resistance might be much higher. Try to add a small load to it like a few LEDs and check the voltage while they're lighting up.

[@ciskox7]

Dr fix surgeon in the house!

[@TimidSylveon]

Back in the day, $50 and "PS Vita Storage" were not something you expected in the same sentence XD.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol!

[@nightsekeer]

Now im just imagining tronic buying packs of toothbushes and the cashier going wtf why does he need so many lol.

[@arnaldoalmodovar8305]

I love your work and I would like to know what you know

[@AbdurazakZakieRamedies]

The best feeling at the end when you fix something that took half your life 😊

[@AlabamaJones901]

I been watching these videos and start feeling like "oh I got this". Went and tried to repair my sons Switch Lite charging port.....He has a new Oled Switch now. I'm not trying that anymore

[@FujiBeatz]

The best way to take off the white connector is to fill it with flux, heat each legs and suck it out.

[@JohnGotts]

A while ago I bought three broken Vitas from eBay. Two were in demo mode. I was able to get one unit permanently out of demo mode and that's now my homebrew unit. Selling units in demo mode is scammy behavior, but if you're careful and don't upgrade the unit you can usually get rid of it. Not for the faint of heart. I have one motherboard that was stuck in demo mode but maybe with more recent tools I can fix that one, too.

[@fadetonoir6152]

You can easily get them out of demo mode with Henkaku (custom firmware), and it's permanent even if you remove CFW or factory reset.

[@tazhutchins1124]

Wish I would have seen this before I attempted to fix my vita that was sitting in my truck for a couple of months

[@ryanbox30]

Some of your opinions I can agree with but when you touched on big Adventure Bikes you triggered something in me. Let me be clear, I'm not a middle aged man (yet) but still these bikes are popular for a reason. The looks, power and their endless potential are what got me hooked and I can only imagine this is why other people like them too. Comparing a GS1200 to a Gold Wing is like comparing apples to oranges. Totally different bikes which can both ride comfortable 2-up with panniers. That's about the only similarity they have in my opinion. I like your content and this is my way of giving back. Keep the amazing videos coming

[@Kangamoos]

You know it's serious when the ultrasonic cleaner comes out!