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Welp, Im an idiot

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I was going to show my friends my progress on my PSoneP but the battery was coming undone, so I rewired it in a more (perhaps bad) way, and then I plugged it back in and up went the smokes of faliure. I was like "Crap..." and i really have no explanation, although a few questions. like...

1. Did it fry my screen also? its a psone screen

and how come just changing how the battery was connected fried it. I have pictures...btw, these were taped up with electrical tape

Before (it came undone from this...)

<img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/H ... GA0418.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">


then I changed it to this thinking it would be more secure...(also taped well)

<img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/H ... GA0417.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">


and low and behold, my playstation crapped itself...Im not too upset because it was the cheapest part so far but still, BLARG!! feed back would be appreciated, thanks.


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Post by vb_master »

Looks fine to me, I honostly don't know what happened! Try seeing if you melted the plastic shield, and that wire is touching the outer wire.
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Post by bicostp »

If you have the + on the battery hooked up to the red wire, I think you have it wired backwards. On my psone the tip is positive, which would be the insulated white wire.
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Post by G-force »

Yeah if you did that then you either fried your battery and/or the PSone fuses. You can jump the fuses on the PSone and it should still work. The screen has a fuse too. But be warned, this is your last chance once you jump them. If you connect the battery wrong again, it will permanently kill it.
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Post by HomicidalBarber »

no Im pretty sure red is positive and black is negative and I know the about the connector for sure. I will try jumping. Will the fuse look damaged of normal? AND the plastic shield looks fine too, I was baffled.


EDIT: CRAP IT WAS backwards (+ and -) you are right!! darnit and I did have red to the positve the first time. Man I am an idiot really. I didnt even notice in the picture until I went back and looked, is it still possible to repair it or do I have to buy another? now I am angry at myself. which brings me back to my rule of thumb, check twice wire once.... I hate logic!11

Now, what about my screen? is that doomed too? if so, I quit.



P.S. I hate myself
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Post by usbcd36 »

Well, try jumping the fuses now that you know you've got it right. If that works, solder the connections together, just hold them together with a helping hand or something and melt solder onto them.
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welp, I tried jumping fuses and assuming I did it correctly it didnt work but I managed to find what got fried, its next to the fuse and its tiny, but I zoomed in on it and got a nice shot

<img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/H ... GA0419.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">


the green arrow is what got fried I think, and the red arrow, is to where I tried to jump the fuses, I dont know if thats the fuse (Im pretty sure) and I dont know whether I did it right, by just using a wire to connect the left metal piece to the right. but what ever
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Post by HomicidalBarber »

well I think my screen is fried, I went the pawn shop and got a PSone and it ran off of batteries to the tv but when I attach the screen nothing happens, where would if have fried?

<img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/H ... GA0423.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">


Thanks

PS man i am pissed
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Post by daguuy »

have you already jumped the fuse on the screen?
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no I dont know where it is
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Post by HomicidalBarber »

thanks I will try in about 5 seconds and then repost, or edit

welp I tried one and something happened and then it stopped, my wire is a little thick and im a little shakey


welp I just tried that and I watched another piece get fried

wait a second

well something else fried but it works, thanks guys you are my heros and someday I will hunt you down and give you a hug
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Good to know it works. Good luck on the PSone!
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Post by atkafighter »

So is the + supposed to go on the insulated wire? I need to know before I make a battery pack. Sorry this thread is kind of old
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