TUTORIAL: Make a Pandora's Battery without a homebrew PSP!

[okoaomo]

I found this data sheet.
http://www.rohm.com/products/databook/g ... 1a-w-e.pdf

If this is correct then pin #4 is the ground pin on the L02 IC.

Can anyone confirm this is the data sheet for the EEPROM on the Battery.

OKOAOMO

Here is a PIC of the #4 PIN

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6121 ... altxw3.jpg

[L33t_Revanent]

What can I use to open the battery so it doesn't spark? I tried it with a razor blade but it sparked and scared the **** out of me. Will it spark with no battery life?

[jedi knight]

Just take a thin piece of plastic, like a guitar pick, and slide it in between the two halves of the battery.

[L33t_Revanent]

I don't have anything like a guitar pick though.

[rxpc]

I finally got a psp slim the other day, this is the core version for $169.00 at Target. It had OFW 3.60 on it. I bought an extra battery at Walmart and unbeknownst to me at the time, this was a fat battery that I was purchasing.

So, I performed the hard mod on the fat battery. It went well, and thought I would describe it in detail, because believe me, there's a lot of info out on the net about doing this, most are dead ends, rants, videos, downloads, countless open web pages, and off subject dribble.
This has to be one of the most annoying mods I've ever seen. Even the
so called guides are gay. But anyway, here's how I did it, of course after all of the above that I went thru:

1: Performed hard mod on the battery. It's a Sony PSP-110 battery, made in Japan. Used a helping hand(available at Radio Shack) to hold and magnify what I'm doing. I also used strips of electrical tape all around the area I was working on so nothing would inadvertantly get touched. So the only thing you see is leg #5, the one you need to disconnect. The tape helps because it covers up the adjacent leg #6 whic you do not want to touch. I lodged a small thin pin behind the #5 leg and applied heat(about 1 second) from the soldering tip and pulled up on the leg. The leg of chip actually broke off. But nothing else was touched.

2. I tested the battery out, the PSP power light was on, but no screen light.
It appeared bricked. But, I put the slim battery in that came with the PSP and it powered up just fine.

3. I then ran the TOTALNewbieasyInstallerPandorasmenu program with no battery, but thru the charger. This program created a good MS to boot. I tried many others out there, but this program created the right MS to boot from.

4. I Unplugged the USB and charger, and booted with the modded battery and it booted to a blank black screen, I hit X, and the PSP then powered off after a second or two.

5. Removed the modded battery, and put the battery that came with the slim in and powered up. Now I am running 3.60 M33!!!

I'm sure you all know how to find the files you need/want for your PSP, and are familar with the mod and know how to use the programs that install these files. So don't ask/post stupid questions. Hopefully what I posted here helps anyone who is stuck or have tried things that are not working. This shows you that you can just pull your new PSP Slim right out of the box and be on a CFW in no time.

I'm not saying this will work for all slims or all people. But this worked well for me.

have fun!






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[PSPeppaz]

Hmmm do you guys think I could do the same think, with loads of tape around the pin, and then cut it? O am only 13 and, I want my hands, so, would cutting it "reduce" the risk of explosion..... I really want custom firmware so I can play ps1 games and SNES games on it.

thx for all replys!

[rxpc]

Not sure why you can't do it. How many times have you heard of or seen a battery explode? Probably possible maybe with all the right conditions.

Just use the electric tape around everything so the only thing you touch is the leg you need to remove.

[tictac]

I found this data sheet.
http://www.rohm.com/products/databook/g ... 1a-w-e.pdf

If this is correct then pin #4 is the ground pin on the L02 IC.

Can anyone confirm this is the data sheet for the EEPROM on the Battery.

OKOAOMO

Here is a PIC of the #4 PIN

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6121 ... altxw3.jpg

I have the same battery and a expendable battery so I decided to try it...
I opened up the battery located the pin and with a razor blade and some tape (to avoid short circuiting anything) I sent the darn ground pin to meet his make, and what a fierce battle that was, epic even!
Finally I cut the pin, out everything back together nice and snug, turn on the PSP and....to my surprise.....



Nothing!
Seems to take a tiny bit longer but eventually it turns on, normal PSP mode..
In conclusion that's the ground pin from what I reckon, just the wrong chip.

[Groudelay]

I finally got a psp slim the other day, this is the core version for $169.00 at Target. It had OFW 3.60 on it. I bought an extra battery at Walmart and unbeknownst to me at the time, this was a fat battery that I was purchasing.

So, I performed the hard mod on the fat battery. It went well, and thought I would describe it in detail, because believe me, there's a lot of info out on the net about doing this, most are dead ends, rants, videos, downloads, countless open web pages, and off subject dribble.
This has to be one of the most annoying mods I've ever seen. Even the
so called guides are gay. But anyway, here's how I did it, of course after all of the above that I went thru:

1: Performed hard mod on the battery. It's a Sony PSP-110 battery, made in Japan. Used a helping hand(available at Radio Shack) to hold and magnify what I'm doing. I also used strips of electrical tape all around the area I was working on so nothing would inadvertantly get touched. So the only thing you see is leg #5, the one you need to disconnect. The tape helps because it covers up the adjacent leg #6 whic you do not want to touch. I lodged a small thin pin behind the #5 leg and applied heat(about 1 second) from the soldering tip and pulled up on the leg. The leg of chip actually broke off. But nothing else was touched.

2. I tested the battery out, the PSP power light was on, but no screen light.
It appeared bricked. But, I put the slim battery in that came with the PSP and it powered up just fine.

3. I then ran the TOTALNewbieasyInstallerPandorasmenu program with no battery, but thru the charger. This program created a good MS to boot. I tried many others out there, but this program created the right MS to boot from.

4. I Unplugged the USB and charger, and booted with the modded battery and it booted to a blank black screen, I hit X, and the PSP then powered off after a second or two.

5. Removed the modded battery, and put the battery that came with the slim in and powered up. Now I am running 3.60 M33!!!

I'm sure you all know how to find the files you need/want for your PSP, and are familar with the mod and know how to use the programs that install these files. So don't ask/post stupid questions. Hopefully what I posted here helps anyone who is stuck or have tried things that are not working. This shows you that you can just pull your new PSP Slim right out of the box and be on a CFW in no time.

I'm not saying this will work for all slims or all people. But this worked well for me.

have fun!






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Yep.. I have the exact same setup and it worked great. From all the forums I read, they say the Made in Japan version of the Sony PSP-100 should not work...but mine worked just fine. I recommend doing a NAND backup before going thru the entire process though.

[Groudelay]

I finally got a psp slim the other day, this is the core version for $169.00 at Target. It had OFW 3.60 on it. I bought an extra battery at Walmart and unbeknownst to me at the time, this was a fat battery that I was purchasing.

So, I performed the hard mod on the fat battery. It went well, and thought I would describe it in detail, because believe me, there's a lot of info out on the net about doing this, most are dead ends, rants, videos, downloads, countless open web pages, and off subject dribble.
This has to be one of the most annoying mods I've ever seen. Even the
so called guides are gay. But anyway, here's how I did it, of course after all of the above that I went thru:

1: Performed hard mod on the battery. It's a Sony PSP-110 battery, made in Japan. Used a helping hand(available at Radio Shack) to hold and magnify what I'm doing. I also used strips of electrical tape all around the area I was working on so nothing would inadvertantly get touched. So the only thing you see is leg #5, the one you need to disconnect. The tape helps because it covers up the adjacent leg #6 whic you do not want to touch. I lodged a small thin pin behind the #5 leg and applied heat(about 1 second) from the soldering tip and pulled up on the leg. The leg of chip actually broke off. But nothing else was touched.

2. I tested the battery out, the PSP power light was on, but no screen light.
It appeared bricked. But, I put the slim battery in that came with the PSP and it powered up just fine.

3. I then ran the TOTALNewbieasyInstallerPandorasmenu program with no battery, but thru the charger. This program created a good MS to boot. I tried many others out there, but this program created the right MS to boot from.

4. I Unplugged the USB and charger, and booted with the modded battery and it booted to a blank black screen, I hit X, and the PSP then powered off after a second or two.

5. Removed the modded battery, and put the battery that came with the slim in and powered up. Now I am running 3.60 M33!!!

I'm sure you all know how to find the files you need/want for your PSP, and are familar with the mod and know how to use the programs that install these files. So don't ask/post stupid questions. Hopefully what I posted here helps anyone who is stuck or have tried things that are not working. This shows you that you can just pull your new PSP Slim right out of the box and be on a CFW in no time.

I'm not saying this will work for all slims or all people. But this worked well for me.

have fun!






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Yep.. I have the exact same setup and it worked great. From all the forums I read, they say the Made in Japan version of the Sony PSP-110 should not work...but mine worked just fine. I recommend doing a NAND backup before going thru the entire process though.

[dmurphy]

is it possible too make the battery a regular battery again to play games with? like re-soldering maybe?

also is psp-s110 supported? (made in japan)

[MediaManiacPSP]

is it possible too make the battery a regular battery again to play games with? like re-soldering maybe?

also is psp-s110 supported? (made in japan)

although ive never tried it, logically it should work(the pin was that way to begin with your just restoring it back to its original state)...


you must have really good sodering skills though

[Gekko]

Why doesn't my battery look the same? It has silver around it. Do I have to cut that open or what?


Top view

View of the front chip part

View of the front chip part
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[Gekko]

What can I use to open the battery so it doesn't spark? I tried it with a razor blade but it sparked and scared the **** out of me. Will it spark with no battery life?

YOU don't cut open the metal part. You just use thee chip on the outside.

[xseekx]

I have the same battery as Gekko. Can anyone clearly state that this battery cannot be hard-modded? There is lots of contradicting evidence out there..

thanks