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dogafin · 04-11-2008, 05:50 AM

my pandora hard mod w/switch was a failure.
it totally killed my battery. i dont know what happened, i was careful not to fry the damn thing. it would have been a very nice mod too had it worked.
i used the the switch from a lexar memory stick with write protect on the back, testing the points to make sure i would solder it right. things went smoothly and beautifully, but the mod was a failure.
so sad, i really wanted it to work. now i have to buy me a new battery.

here are the pics.
BTW i used the battery that came with the psp. also, my psp wasnt bricked, i just wanted to downgrade to a homebrew cfw.

the conceiled switch. i decided i wouldnt bore a hole for the switch marring the good looks of it and would just have to open the battery to switch it and tape it back up.

close up

taped up

prognosis [FAIL] - in short, if you see this, then u killed the battery. like i did.

luckily, your psp should still work using the plug.

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG? OR DID I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE A PANDORA-PROOF BATTERY?

i can still use the battery for gameplay IF i started up my psp with the plug first, then insert the battery and then unplug it, it will resume using the battery, and it can still charge this way but the battery cannot start up the psp.

04-11-2008, 05:50 AM	#39 (permalink)
dogafin Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Firmware Installed: 3.93	How-To: Switchable Pandora PSP-Slim Battery (Hard-Mod) my pandora hard mod w/switch was a failure. it totally killed my battery. i dont know what happened, i was careful not to fry the damn thing. it would have been a very nice mod too had it worked. i used the the switch from a lexar memory stick with write protect on the back, testing the points to make sure i would solder it right. things went smoothly and beautifully, but the mod was a failure. so sad, i really wanted it to work. now i have to buy me a new battery. here are the pics. BTW i used the battery that came with the psp. also, my psp wasnt bricked, i just wanted to downgrade to a homebrew cfw. the conceiled switch. i decided i wouldnt bore a hole for the switch marring the good looks of it and would just have to open the battery to switch it and tape it back up. close up taped up prognosis [FAIL] - in short, if you see this, then u killed the battery. like i did. luckily, your psp should still work using the plug. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT I DID WRONG? OR DID I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE A PANDORA-PROOF BATTERY? i can still use the battery for gameplay IF i started up my psp with the plug first, then insert the battery and then unplug it, it will resume using the battery, and it can still charge this way but the battery cannot start up the psp. Last edited by dogafin : 04-11-2008 at 08:34 AM.