Do I have a brick?

Hawkman · 01-16-2008, 08:01 PM

Hello all. New here. I have a PSP that one day decided it didn't want to recharge or power up anymore. It's completely dead. I didn't do anything wrong like drop it or anything. I just went to recharge it. The battery wasn't dead yet. My PSP hardly gets played. I used it about 2-3 times a week to play one game in my bedroom when I want to take 10 minutes to myself and get away from the kids.

What annoys me is that I had to return my original PSP because of a faulty UMD holder latch. I was sent this factory certified one and it has lasted about 6 months and is now dead. Sony wants $90 to exchange for another factory certified refurbished unit. Screw that.

Any advice would gladly be appreciated. Thank you.

hardrock351w · 01-16-2008, 08:30 PM

If it still runs fine with the charger plugged in, then I would try another battery.
Also,....Try it with just the charger plugged in to see if it works.

Hawkman · 01-17-2008, 01:50 AM

When I say dead, I mean it doesn't even work with the charger plugged in. The day I went to recharge it, I noticed the light didn't come on. I powered it on, it came on, so I turned it off and figured I'll leave it to recharge overnight. Next day...nothing. No power, nothing, nada, zip, zilch...

Vash2000 · 01-17-2008, 01:53 AM

Try buying a different battery, that could be the problem.

hardrock351w · 01-17-2008, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawkman

When I say dead, I mean it doesn't even work with the charger plugged in. The day I went to recharge it, I noticed the light didn't come on. I powered it on, it came on, so I turned it off and figured I'll leave it to recharge overnight. Next day...nothing. No power, nothing, nada, zip, zilch...

Try it with just the charger plugged in,.....no battery.

Hawkman · 01-17-2008, 09:26 PM

You guys must have skipped over the first sentence where I said it doesn't even work with the charger plugged in.

It doesn't work. Charger in. Charger out. Battery in. Battery out. Nothing.

I mailed it to Techrestore today. We'll see what they say.

tremulos · 01-17-2008, 10:47 PM

man its real simple your psp is fried

Hawkman · 01-18-2008, 12:19 AM

POS. And it was supposedly a "Factory Certified" unit sent to me from Sony when my original one had a bad latching mechanism. Only had it for a few months. So much for their factory certification. And they wanted me to pay $90 to buy another FC unit. Jigga pleeze!

Mitochondria · 01-18-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawkman

POS. And it was supposedly a "Factory Certified" unit sent to me from Sony when my original one had a bad latching mechanism. Only had it for a few months. So much for their factory certification. And they wanted me to pay $90 to buy another FC unit. Jigga pleeze!

Well, theres probably a loose wire somewhere. Something obviously fucked your psp. (leaving it out in the heat/cold or possibly one of the kids got a hold of it) Anyways why the fuck would you have to pay $90 just to get it replaced? I could take my psp back right now and get an exchange for free. Take it back to the store. Could your psp possibly have gotten moisture in it somehow?

hardrock351w · 01-18-2008, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawkman

You guys must have skipped over the first sentence where I said it doesn't even work with the charger plugged in.

It doesn't work. Charger in. Charger out. Battery in. Battery out. Nothing.

I mailed it to Techrestore today. We'll see what they say.

Hmm.....you never stated that you tried with just the charger and no battery untill now,.....And may I just say that you might want to lay off the juice, as your roid rage is showing.
I hope for $90 you'll get it fixed,...if not spend another $100 and get a second hand unit.
Have fun bud.

Hawkman · 01-18-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitochondria

Well, theres probably a loose wire somewhere. Something obviously fucked your psp. (leaving it out in the heat/cold or possibly one of the kids got a hold of it) Anyways why the fuck would you have to pay $90 just to get it replaced? I could take my psp back right now and get an exchange for free. Take it back to the store. Could your psp possibly have gotten moisture in it somehow?

Good question. Here's the deal. My original PSP was within the 1 year warranty timeframe. They send you a factory refurbished unit and it has a 90 day warranty. My refurbished POS was past the 90 days.

The thing is kept in immaculate condition. When I don't play it, it goes in its protective sleeve and into a drawer in my room away from the kids. The thing couldn't have had a better life.

Hawkman · 01-18-2008, 05:31 PM

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