Dragon Quest PS Vita - Battery Mod Major Fail

[@SaiakuNaSenshu]

I love how every time you put on components it looks like they're decently crooked and then you realize that they're absolutely tiny

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, to be fair a lot of times they are a bit crooked.

[@The_Gallowglass]

@@Tronicsfix As long as they work. (:

[@SaiakuNaSenshu]

@@Tronicsfix yeah but you're not a robot so I feel with the scales you deal with it is totally acceptable and I'm not even going to pretend I could do anyting close to that

[@alex99x99x]

yeah. You dont realize how precise he actual is until you try it your self.

[@maxhiggins6270]

I’ve been wanting one of these particular Vitas for a while now. I half expected you to go right for the board swap, but it would have been a much shorter video. I enjoy watching the troubleshooting process.

[@Tronicsfix]

It's a pretty cool one! I did want to at least try and fix that original board.

[@fadetonoir6152]

​@@Tronicsfix I have one with the same problem - liquid damage in the same area. Haven't been able to figure it out yet either. Tried reflowing the chip, nothing - and replacements don't seem to be available. Would be interested to know if anyone has any information on that circuit. And I think you made the right call using the original battery in the end - there isn't really any point in using a third party battery over an original one, unless you really want the higher capacity, but then there are issues with that (the Vita only checks voltage level at boot; it normally calculates remaining battery by tracking mAh used, so as it's assuming a 2200mAh battery you could put in a 4000mAh but it would think it's dead when it still has 1800mAh remaining - unless you turned it off for 2 mins and then back on again. If someone can make a plugin to check voltage regularly then an upgraded battery would work well with CFW but otherwise it's not a very user friendly mod.).

[@Thats_Helpful]

my god that close up on the board...

[@onometre]

Makes me feel better to know that the guy who fixes stuff for a living forgets to put the shrink tubing on first too

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, all the time!

[@RjWiz313]

When I watch your videos all I want to do is go buy a soldering iron and supplies, open random old electronics, and just start cleaning and soldering stuff 😅

[@Tronicsfix]

You can do it!

[@fadetonoir6152]

Do it.

[@seguramlk]

YESSIR

[@leanne-j]

Same! I recently bought a small iFixIt kit to have a go at repairing a Switch joycon whereas in the past (before watching TronicsFix) I would have sent it to recycling and bought a new one. My neighbour wants theirs repairing for their kids now :)

[@wybuchowyukomendant]

..just do a better job than previous owner of this vita did kek

[@aaronfifty5]

"... actually, I don't think it moved" @ 5:11 Totally moved, bro 😂 Damn that board was a mess.

[@bluebubbadog2080]

I just want to say thank you, your videos inspired me to start my own repair business and your videos are teaching me a lot

[@Tronicsfix]

Love to hear it!

[@FaddyMatty]

Because of your videos and your free soldering course I have fixed 2 headsets and a home theater subwoofer. Next project is replacing the clock capacitor on my Original Xbox.

[@Tronicsfix]

Love hearing this!

[@thereturnticket]

Jesus christ, how is it even possible to damage the board that badly 😂

[@HunnysPlaylists]

STOP blaspheming!

[@samholden4014]

​@@HunnysPlaylists Oh my God, how could they!?

[@HunnysPlaylists]

@@samholden4014 your curses are Consummately Returned.

[@Blackpanther1-m8z]

@@thereturnticket he maybe had the same problem I had,no microscope.

[@seguramlk]

It's great that Vita is getting the retroactive love it deserved back then. Nice video, Steve 👍

[@CiderPang27]

It never ceases to amaze that people with zero knowledge about soldering still seem to think because they’ve watched it on KZbin it’s easy. All they end up doing is destroying perfectly good items.

[@xaviiiiv]

That will be me someday

[@klobber17]

Soldering itself isn't that hard, what makes it hard is doing it at such a small scale like this.

[@nijooo5480]

I was able to solder after watching it on youtube no problem.

[@armyboi707]

You ever learn anything? 😆 we all do it big guy

[@user-ph5ro8xl4o]

I mean... I had zero knowledge on soldering. Watched a KZbin video. Figured I could do it and did it. 🤷 Made some mistakes on some consoles. Fixed them when I got better and now I do repairs for people. I never did *this* though. That's a different level of stupidity. But plenty of people w zero knowledge watch a KZbin video and learn how to do it. Everyone starts somewhere

[@Sweetrad]

Your videos have partially inspired me to open my own repair shop Opening things up and making them tick again. Amazing, i love doing it

[@Tronicsfix]

Great to hear!

[@b00marrows]

When it comes to poking at electronics i have found the best material pick to use is a Nylon pic. Silky/smooth yet hard plastic thats unlikely to be able to damage anything important while also able to dig at anything needing sticky/annoying stuff. I usually like the 2 sided ones with a poker on one tip and a scraper on the other, the sharp points on both ends stops you being able to press on the end to overdo the pressure and potentially cause damage.

[@bechne]

Enjoyed the video. That board was absolutely disgusting. One of the things I wanted to understand is why the supposed battery mod was attempted and trying to accomplish.

[@BlargGargle]

I was wondering the same... the slim Vita didn't have the battery issues that the big ones did, I thought.

[@10yaseen1]

Your videos gave me the confidence to finally try my hand at soldering again after failures long ago. It's been a start, and honestly you have no idea how much these videos help, thank you so much!

[@sweatbox128]

ah man this is sick! love dq. the little figure you saw at the beginning of the vid is a liquid metal slime, an enemy that traditionally gives huge amounts of XP in dragon quest games even compared to other metal enemies/bosses. they're one of the best enemies to XP farm with usually in these games

[@majorxdf]

Always such high-quality work. I'd never be afraid to let him work on my stuff.

[@DOPES4MAGA]

I love your videos, always awesome to see you fix things. Inspires the DIYer in me.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad to hear it!

[@awilliams1701]

this looks like someone had absolutely no idea what they were doing. I don't know if I could do this mod or not, but I at least have some idea of what I'm doing. If I fail, it wouldn't be this level of fail. lol

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@149volta]

If I'm not mistaken, the white wire is a temperature based resistor or you could say a battery temperature sensor which normally prevents the battery from overheating/overcharging or maybe even overdischarging. But most cheap battery companies in china used to bypass it with normal resistors, so the sensor wouldn't work properly

[@dro6641]

I think the scratching isn't on the screen itself because it looks like there's a glass screen protector on it. Great video by the way.

[@SaturdayMorningGamer]

Gorgeous console! Was a great candidate for a board swap whether you could fix or not! :)

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Awesome video as always,wow the seller absolutely butchered the components and pcb,well done on the repair.💯👌🏻✌🏻

[@tsgaming7198]

A lot things i Have learned from this guy. Bravo bro ✌️✌️🖤

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad to hear that

[@virgildeklerk]

Wow this seller probably used a knife or something really sharp what a mess... but great that you were able to save the shell, it looks great

[@ssshady08]

Can I have one of those 9 you fixed 😂 I used to have a psp back in the day and I loved it, used to watch TV shows and movies on it, play games... I had to sell it, hard times etc.... Just wanted to say thank you for all those videos you make, I used to repair cell phones back when the Motorola v60/Nokia 5160&5165 were the top sellers and people broke the antennae often.. I appreciate all you do man.

[@sorakat42]

Nice to see you bring vita (Latin for life) back to this Vita.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching!

[@FoxyThepirateFox124]

I love watching your video when I am at school and at home

[@JohnLafitte]

I love the vita videos. Would be awesome to see you do a USC Type-C mod for the 2000 though. I really want to do that for my own.

[@DualScream]

I always feel that the takeaway from your videos is that every one can do it, just need to use a little bit of your head and have a little bit of understanding. And to not be afraid to mess things up because we all started some place.

[@AlterRaigo]

I still have two original PSP's but I always wanted a VITA. Great machines and probably way ahead of their time. Today, they would be a hit if marketed properly.

[@polishhammer1992]

I learned from other people to never buy broken things that were opened/failed repairs. This is why.

[@pfff]

Oh the frustration of watching the video. In my experience, the controller board on the battery often has the pad for the white wire empty (although you do need to inspect that pcb for LiPo controller chip too). If it was fitted then you didn't even need the thermistor mod or to cut wires. tbh I can feel your pain. From a personal point of view, I'd have loved to have seen you remove the scratch on the screen. It's a plastic shell, and I've never found a good solution to remove a bad one on my PS Vita.

[@redalchemy]

I didn't even know people did this battery mod. I'd be so scared to mess up such a beautiful device!

[@phantomflame0658]

It's a nice boost to the battery life, and eventually people will have to replace the battery when it starts dying so might as well upgrade. BUT NOT LIKE THIS LOL this board actually got raped, I don't even know how you mess it up this bad and I'm a noob at soldering.

[@tammi8808]

Nice fix 😁 I love your videos 😊

[@cloudedjudgement_4472]

I literally just ordered a 1000 jp psvita and then I see this on my feed😂. Good content

[@phgodts]

The windshield uv resin repair kit works pretty well to disguise deeper scratches in gorilla glass

[@mr.charchar]

Another video to lighten my day!

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad to hear it!

[@KRRamsey]

love your videos. because of them i just recently fixed three broken ebay switches. the fourth one i got has a missing lcd connector with torn traces ... wish me luck lol

[@Tronicsfix]

Good luck!

[@thomascobb5514]

I would love to see more PS Vita Content 😁

[@Zencast5]

Well done sir. 👏👏 Like what Miss Fizzle said " Make mistakes , make mistakes, make mistakes. It's the best way to learn something."

[@donnyfinney9389]

Love the content Steve keep up the good work

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it!

[@crimecity]

Great video lad keep up with the work

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks, will do!

[@crimecity]

@@Tronicsfix your welcome

[@Ill_look_back_on_in_disgust]

You had me worried when you were soldering that component to the white wire. Your iron was super close to the battery and in fact you scorched it a little lol. Careful!

[@Kendoci]

Nothing makes me happier than vita content.

[@Tronicsfix]

So glad you enjoy these! I don't make many Vita videos but this one was just too cool to not fix!

[@blu91283]

Amazing work like always! Always look forward to my Friday evening watching your videos thank you from London 🇬🇧 🎉

[@ahabwolf7580]

A screen replacement video for that one would be cool. (or whatever is needed to remove those scratches)

[@ErkalEtruria]

I always wanted this Vita. I have one I modded. It lets you play every Vita and PSP game ever made. I recommend doing this. It is extremely worth it. Make sure you use the latest model Vita because the old one can be a bit weird with the sd card that is compatible with the mod(unless you find a way around this) where as the newer model can use just any size card from any company.

[@ΚώσταςΚοζαδίνος]

There are different types of flux on of which Water Soluble Flux does corrode board components over time if left unclean

[@sjm4306]

I once got a cheap "as is" vita years ago that had just about every zif tab inside broken off! I was able to get it working again by adding thin tape to the back of the ribbons to friction fit them in, which was way easier than sourcing new connectors and hot air swapping them all. BTW, the thermistor needs to be physically touching the lipo or it'll do nothing. It's purpose is to monitor the cell temp and cut off charging in case it starts rising too quickly. Having it not touch the cell would mean it'll work normally, but if the cell ever does get damaged and starts going thermal the themistor cant sense it till it's too late and the cell ignites or spews electrolyte.

[@ChaosLegionaire]

As an aircraft avionics tech. Considering what you started with, this was a pretty well executed job imo. Can't win them all. ^^

[@Frizan]

Love the vita! I recently tried to replace some analog sticks in some controllers and I guess my soldering iron just cant get hot enough to melt the old solder on a dualshock 4 :( Really enjoy your vids

[@dave_s_vids]

I had serious anxiety watching those battery cables that you'd just stripped slowly drifting towards each other!

[@Drakoman07]

What’s the rotary tool you’re using at 13:03?

[@poison7512]

Scrubbing the board with a dental pick.. I can't even watch anymore.

[@DS-dd7vf]

That little silver ghost you unpacked at the start is supposed to sit in the headphone jack. Just for looks. :)

[@giantheman16]

steve just did a triple heart bypass surgery and the patient lives... steve is a gigachad vita doctor

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome fix tronicsfix Awesome Video tronicsfix

[@christianronalddelacruz9451]

Awesome video. I now want a PSVita 😊

[@shaddow_24]

Glad you were able to save that vita. Recently you've been showing off more modifications to older systems and even gameboy game pcbs, any chance you can try out a better/quieter cooling mod for the ps4? I know you did a few in the past, but would be happy to see what you can come up with now a few years later after fixing more types of stuff. Modding a pc tower cooler to it? Thanks for the video.

[@kyhassen]

THIS WAS MY VITA!! So glad to see you got this working. I've been waiting patiently for this video hahaha. BTW sorry for the mess. I am a major novice when it comes to soldiering. As for the scratch on the screen. That's a screen protector.

[@bluebubbadog2080]

Wow really? That's awesome. Must be nice seeing it working again, maybe you can buy it back from him

[@Tronicsfix]

Everyone starts somewhere. I had some pretty ugly looking repair attempts back when I first started! Just keep practicing and don't let a few fails keep you from trying more repairs.

[@kyhassen]

@TronicsFix I Def not letting it discourage me. But you seriously do awesome work dude.

[@MRNo.8]

nice BGM Hoshifuru Yoruni · ra'z · 9maBear · Noa Tamaki love it

[@ErzTubeHD]

Was the seller trying to solder with a blow torch? Honestly one has to be extremely untalented to damage a board that badly.

[@jakthebomb]

I don't see the point in modding the battery, Cameron Sino makes quality aftermarket batteries for the Vita now. They are drop in replacements and don't require soldering.

[@DeathbyDaybreak]

Nice fix. That vita was always on my wishlist but never wanted to pay inflated prices on it

[@Edizonstudio]

I loved when you pro said "to see if it explodes!" xDddd

[@Peter.Jensen]

Love your videos 👍🏻 please be gentle with the music 🙉

[@colinboneham7387]

Imo you took amthe best road with the vita Steve, your right about the quality of some after market batts they loose charge ability quick sometimes.

[@sledzeppelin]

Nice work! The Vita is a cool system.

[@Kenjitsuka]

Another great video about a great job well done!

[@speedwaynutt]

Honestly with it being a limited edition system I think I would have paid a hopefully professional to install the new battery. This definitely seems like it was Cleary above the owners skill set.

[@mipi_game]

I used to have a first model PsVita, the one with OLED screen and it was amazing, too bad they started to put a standard led screen…

[@arnoolve]

I think the person trying to do the aftermarket battery mod was trying to do the Lipo battery mod conversion with universal connector. Hence why you need the battery connectors and thermistor to attach to piece of battery component from the original battery. From there you solder the power and ground to the connectors and a thermistor to the third white wire. Its a delicate mod to take on if you don’t have the proper tools, patience and knowledge you end up with a disaster like this. Y You almost got the wiring done correctly, you only needed to add a piece of the original battery board to the Lipo battery.

[@12345.......]

Looks great on the outside, disaster inside.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes, this one was pretty crazy inside!

[@cravinlucy3]

I love how easy it is to take apart the Vita compared to any other console. No over designed crap to prevent consumer self repair!

[@silverssonyoutube8438]

Was the person that owned this trying to do the mod 10 years old ?

[@CDRaff]

The Vita was such a killer handheld; it's so sad that Sony killed it.

[@Juliett-A]

Wow, that's a mess. It's really gonna need the perfect amount of thermal paste.

[@marblecornet]

Do you know where I can get some of that BW100 stuff that you used to fix stick drift on controllers

[@Tronicsfix]

They're out of stock at the moment but will be back on Amazon as soon as they restock

[@marblecornet]

@@Tronicsfix Cool, thanks for letting me know

[@fudeldideldu]

Hey, I think there is a Screen Protector on the Front Display. Please Check and tell us about the screen under the Protection.

[@HearMeLearn]

What a coincidence, I’ve never had a vita but I bought one on eBay a few days ago and it comes in today lol

[@CrashnServers]

Items like this scare me if I were to receive them. 175 is pretty expensive if I am unable to restore it.

[@dhammar73]

The PS Vita. I see you are a man of culture.

[@hawianboy9]

Pegwood would be a good option instead of the metal dental pick. Watchmakers use that to help scrape off dirt and grime on watch cases

[@grantrule6593]

Love Your Vids

[@albertalvarez5901]

I have actually done 3 of those battery mods to the 3 vitas I have, and I do recommend it, if it's a legit battery, vita batteries die for no known reason so once It happened to my first vita I did it to my other 2 vitas as well.

[@chriskaprys]

Only half way through the video, but am confused why the W B R pads don’t match the wires from the battery harness (white in the middle). 🤷‍♂️

[@avelon_hs6030]

Great vid man.

[@xxdeadxangelx6150]

175$ for a pos in disguise but you saved the day

[@n64funtime54]

Haha I do the same when cutting wires, just before I cut my brain says "just a little longer" multiple times before my hands start working again haha

[@rayproductionsbackupchanne3862]

I got a super rare Pentium 1 laptop here where I accidentally knocked 2 transistors off. Could be fun to see that fixed sometime.

[@heavyarms55]

Wait, you don't know about the slimes from Dragon Quest? They're almost as iconic as Goombas in Mario!

[@bullitt813]

It looks like it actually has a glass screen protector on it, so that scratch isn’t on the actual vita screen.

[@awilliams1701]

I'm surprised that didn't let out magic smoke or even catch fire.

[@endlessj]

great job still puzzled why this guy didnt just use the orignal connector either

[@RGInquisitor]

Man, I have a Vita OLED just sitting here gathering dust simply because I cant find the fuse for the charging circuit. I have looked for it everywhere! I cant even get a parts board.

[@carlosmarques535]

How can someone 'eat up' layer of the PCB like that? Like, what was the thought process of the person while scratching away material of the board?

[@joebadger]

I bet there was not much 'thought process' happening in their empty head

[@BigM_TV]

How do you damage all that stuff, that badly, just by putting a battery in?

[@PoutingTrevor]

My rule is that I don't mess around with modding anything that I don't have the skill, experience or tools to do justice, and for me that's pretty much every handheld other than the og GameBoy Advance. I'm kind of mad at the seller for trying to mod this beautiful system and failing so badly. Don't try unless you're confident and practice first!

[@lethe.archive]

did the original owner just dig the connector out without using heat on a brand new special edition vita? some people shouldn’t have access to screwdrivers