PSP AAA Battery Mod Episode 51

[@jessikapiche6097]

This is such a needed video! I have 2 psp and i am dying to have batteries that work. We really need this.

[@dcrediah]

Holy crap that rad! You're like a mad scientist!

[@CanadianZangief]

haha thanks man! I'm a total beginner but its always fun figuring this stuff out and getting a little better every time =D

[@CanadianRetro]

Always cool to see a new mod

[@cemsengul16]

I just love the name of this guy. Canadian Zangief.

[@CanadianZangief]

Absolute Longplay Thank you kindly =D

[@cemsengul16]

@@CanadianZangief You got a cool channel. I just discovered it today. I still love my PSP and PS Vita. Sony makes really good handhelds huh? I am so glad I kept my first generation Vita because I cannot believe they replaced that immaculate OLED for a common LCD.

[@CanadianZangief]

Absolute Longplay thanks! Ya I feel you about the vita. Love that handheld, had so much potential!

[@abdomination]

You can get AAA batteries that are quite large. At Ikea I got some 900 mah ones. Hell my AAs are 2400 mah each.

[@mrdoh450]

Limited edition god of war psp...

[@Vipre77]

Cool mod, but man, that's some pretty rough soldering work. lol

[@chihuahua4543]

Does this mod work for problems with the psp battery? Like the psp shutting down when unplugged and stuff like that?

[@stvgrz9394]

This is great idea bro. I have 1 not working 3rd party battery and a psp that cant be charge through the charger port because the solder pad where the charger port connection has been attached to is pull out from the mobo itself. So i need this project and going to use it.

[@CanadianZangief]

Awesome man. The only downside is the battery life if it’s the only way you can get yours to run. Maybe get some high cap eneloop batteries to get the most out of them. 👍 Have fun with the mod!

[@terrythe2dmaniac71]

Neat project, did you know how long it lasts? I own two original PSP units and a PSP go and they usually take forever to charge and last a little bit over two hours... Keep up the good work buddy

[@CanadianZangief]

Terry The 2D Maniac thank you kindly =D it’s not an ideal situation for long play but great for quick pick up and plays. I get about 2-3 hours off the batteries.

[@geraldgutsueii3324]

@@CanadianZangief that's the average for a rechargeable one too in my experience, and according to a quick google search 2.5-3 hours. you can disable Wi-Fi to get a little more out of it. I'm curious about something though: if you used rechargeable AAA batteries, could you recharge them in the PSP using that middle lead? either way, this is a great mod, especially given that PSP batteries are starting to bloat.

[@DanniDolphin]

Cool mod dude!

[@CanadianZangief]

+Danni Dolphin thanks! It was fun fiddling with it =D

[@damarlboromans]

Now if you could do an injection mold to make it look better mass produce them you will be a millionaire overnight!

[@CanadianZangief]

haha ya that would be awesome. I’m crossing my fingers that i can eventually get a cheap 3D printer =D

[@damarlboromans]

Let me know when ya do ill buy one.

[@TimothyTimPSP]

Good stuff man.

[@XInfinity2024]

Is it possible to use 2 AAA or AA battery packs like you used and wire them together and have 1 on each side on the underside to give a grip area and more capacity?

[@Pepsiman2006]

Was just looking into doing this to my PSP Go. I'm hoping there is also a chip in its battery as well. If so then my only challenge may by designing a new back housing with the 3D printer since only 2 AAAs fit nicely in it. Thanks!

[@CanadianZangief]

Pepsiman2006 I would love to see how that turns out! I have never owned a PSP Go but it’s been on my list to do some kind of mod with for a some time. I bet you can get away without 3D printing a case and buy a 3rd party protective case and creatively do some dremel work. Unless of course you have the 3D printer then why the heck not right haha

[@mertanaikadek2818]

Where I can buy the biger battery cover? Please tell me? Thx before

[@CanadianZangief]

mertana ikadek you can get them pretty cheap from eBay or alliexpress usually only a couple bucks.

[@killer0man1]

Would 3 AA battery's be too much? Just a quick question as wanted to modify mine by sticking a battery holder on the back with wires connected to the psp

[@CanadianZangief]

3 AA will work just fine since they have the same 1.5V per battery as AAA. You would get a bit more power out of them as well but would no longer be able to hide them in the battery compartment.

[@killer0man1]

Canadian Zangief thanks mate I've ordered a battery holder to glue on the umd drive as there is no use for it on mine as I have cfw

[@IAmBlux]

you should try this with 3x10440 batteries in parallel. you would be able to charge with the psp also since they are 4.2v nominal

[@CanadianZangief]

hmm good idea!

[@Tailslol]

great mod but for me ill prefer do a removable 3 AA pack,with some velcro.

[@CanadianZangief]

+Tailslol ya i was trying to get it all enclosed lol I bet 3AA would get a decent amount more juice!

[@Tailslol]

made that too with a dead datel battery cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/319615846655721472/356160207459450882/IMG_20170909_212920.jpg

[@olegolegunches4905]

Круто сделано, спасибо за видео.

[@nationalgeovishap]

Where did you buy the big cover for psp battery? I want to try this and really need that 😁

[@mash1ro_tv490]

you should use rechargeable batteries or else the batteries will explode.

[@CanadianZangief]

absolutely if you plugged it in. This is more for a spare on the road battery when you don’t have a plug in option.

[@เผด็จาร-นนนนง]

not if u put a diode zener ,, the electricity won"'t back to the battery from charger !!

[@ctiotangco]

Good mod, bro! I'll try this for sure. My plan is to use 4x AA eneloop rechargeable batteries (1.2 volts each) in total 4.8 volts, will that be okay or is it dangerous? since a normal psp battery only has 3.6 volts

[@CanadianZangief]

+carlo tiotangco It should be ok as long as you always use the rechargeable. If your planning on going the rechargeable route I bet you could probably hook up a good 3rd party lithium ion from ebay and wire that into the battery pack and get some crazy battery life! I think that's what i'm going to do next time i'm feeling psp creative =D

[@jtdcjtdc]

then use 3x AA batteries to get 3.6V. got some eneloop whites saying 1900mAh each so, i will try it. i tried eneloop pro AAA ones (950mAh) and they seem to last like an hour only or so, i have to cycle them up to get the most runtime.

[@patrickthompson8913]

wonder if you used rechargeable AAA batteries you could use the factory charger to recharge them?

[@CanadianZangief]

i’m not to sure. I don’t see why not but it probably wouldn’t be as effective as charging it in their own charger.

[@rodrigofagundes2673]

it works on psp street E1004 because I did not find the battery plate

[@GeezuzKane]

How long does the psp last with the triple As? I want to give this a go

[@CanadianZangief]

well i got about 2 hours out of cheap dollar store batteries. I am gona try some lithium energizers later and see how far i get =D

[@CanadianZangief]

Tim MacKay I tried out a few different types. I was able to get 3-4 hours out of some top end energizers and i got 4-5 hours from some eneloop pro.

[@cellphonelightsaber]

Canadian Zangief I think NIMH batteries would be the perfect voltage, since 1.2x3 for 3.6V

[@CanadianZangief]

yup you are absolutely correct. I was just trying to stick with alkaline disposables for it. I however haven't tried really good ones. Makes me curious to see how long they would go.

[@Tailslol]

great mod but for me ill prefer do a removable 3 NIMH AA pack,with some velcro. so it stay longer

[@kalulugamer]

Hey! Nice Video,, wanted to ask how long did the batteries last? Have you also tried a rechargeable batteries like the one being suggested by Ahned? Thanks in advance!

[@CanadianZangief]

Thank you. glad you like it =D. Well i usually get about 2-3 hours out of top shelf disposables and about 1-2 hours from rechargeable. I use this as more of a pick up out of the blue kind of solution rather than for heavy use. I just recently made a mod and video for a huge rechargeable battery with the same principles being used. I get over 30 hours on the new mod!

[@redhunter3327]

@@CanadianZangief how do you use rechargable batteries on this mod? Is it the same process and the only difference is instead of normal batteries you use rechargeable one? Edit: also if i use rechargable batteries can i directly charge them using the regular psp charger or do i take the batteries off and use rechargeable battery charger?

[@CanadianZangief]

RedHunter33 it’s exactly the same process but I would charge them with their proprietary charger not with the PSP.

[@redhunter3327]

@@CanadianZangief ok this would help me very much! Thank you!

[@CanadianZangief]

RedHunter33 no problem friend. Good luck with the mod!

[@MrJ0mmy]

do you know if you can power a psp 3000 just using the charger?

[@CanadianZangief]

+MrJ0mmy you mean without any batteries?

[@MrJ0mmy]

Canadian Zangief yes

[@CanadianZangief]

+MrJ0mmy oh ok. yup it should work just fine without any battery at all being plugged in.

[@darkaricus4226]

How about AA battery with 2 pcs battery

[@CanadianZangief]

Christian Boral it will work since AA and AAA have the same V. The reason why I ended up using AAA is I could jam them into the battery slot haha.

[@lopezg8475]

Not sure if you said this but do they charge?

[@CanadianZangief]

+Dark_Magician04 I was using non rechargeable batteries for the mod and I left out the centre pin to keep the board from governing charging the device. In theory charging batteries should work. You would just need to wire up that centre pin.

[@echizenryoma07]

nah..i will try this soon.. i had bought AAA battery cradle and panasonic battery original but i don't have a hot glue.. without hot glue is everything okay? or must be use hot glue? how to cutting up the battery cradle? just cut side by side only?

[@echizenryoma07]

i almost forgot panasonic battery had rechargeable. so i can charge it without problem?

[@CanadianZangief]

As long as you can get it all to fit and wired in you can do without the glue I just like the extra stability.

[@CanadianZangief]

You can use rechargeable batteries because that would be 1.2v x3 and they should charge fine but I would use caution charging them while inside the device. The protection circuit inside the stock battery is rated for LiPo batteries and may cause issues but I am not totally sure. If I were to use rechargeable batteries I would charge them in their own charger. I would consider a LiPo power pack for long play though. I made another video where I used a 10,000 mAh battery without physically altering the PSP. Good luck mate!

[@echizenryoma07]

Type eneloop pro Pack 4pcs Size AAA Technology Ni-MH rechargeable battery Typical Capacity 950 mAh Minimum Capacity 900 mAh Voltage 1.2 V Life Cycles 500 Cycles www.panasonic.com/middleeast/en/consumer/batteries-lamps/eneloop-batteries/bk-4hcce-4b.specs.html nah 1.2v x3 i get and rechargeable Ni-MH is really safe? 10,000mAh too big it capacity and must cutting UMD door hahaha.. i will try use Ni-MH if succed i'll report here..thank you mate!

[@CanadianZangief]

Maychel Tjang well the 10,000 mod I did rest in a hard plastic case along with the PSP so it’s more of a battery pack add on rather than going right inside it. As for Nihm batteries I am unsure if the LiPo protection circuit will be sufficient to charge them but they will absolutely work to power the PSP. You should get about 3-4 hours out of those eneloops. Since that 1.2V is being run in series to boost the voltage to 3.6

[@ryannuaridwiputra8942]

Can you charge it ?

[@CanadianZangief]

+Ryan Nuari i had disposable batteries in mind for this. However, a rechargeable option is definitely doable but it's probably better off to find a 3.7V high MaH lithium ion battery and wire that in. Just need to find one small enough. Some people have used huge ones and modded the system to make it fit but i want to try and keep the hardware stock to preserve it. =D

[@ryannuaridwiputra8942]

Canadian Zangief you mean like this ? m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqCQdoubYp2ofac

[@Roman9441]

I wish there real AA battery adapter for psp

[@CanadianZangief]

There is a 3rd party one but it must have been a limited run because I have never seen one for sale which lead me to doing this mod haha

[@Roman9441]

@@CanadianZangief it cool , since now aday only cheap fake chinese battery ~ ~ i don't understand why they don't just do good battery i'm ok to pay for high price if it same as original

[@marvinbavarian3236]

But why 😅

[@CanadianZangief]

Sometimes you just feel like setting the world on fire because you can 😁

[@hoodhippo674]

Can you make me one?? I'll buy it

[@CanadianZangief]

Sorry friend. I am really amateur at this kind of stuff. I really just kind of muddle through. If I can do it I am sure you can to. Just need to experiment around a bit and take the first step. It gets less and less intimidating each time i try something. 👍

[@hoodhippo674]

Canadian Zangief alright, sounds fair lol, I was looking at doing it with an old phone battery, wish I could just buy a normal battery online but they all have very sketchy reviews lol, great tutorial btw

[@CanadianZangief]

Thank you kindly =D

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

Yea NO.

[@CanadianZangief]

SDRIFTER Abdlmounaim it’s a fun little project but not for everyone ✌️