Swollen battery

Battery cell has expanded inside the device.

3 registros

Two PSP devices on patterned fabric; upper unit shows swollen battery with broken battery door retaining clip; lower unit displays battery damage.

+1 fotos

Beware old PSP batteries (shell damage)

A swollen battery had broken the battery door's retaining clip. A new door sorted it; a good reminder to check those old aftermarket cells regularly.

Cracked/broken shell Swollen battery

3 nov 20251 hilo

PSP-3000 battery re-celling in progress: disassembled batteries with yellow lithium cells, circuit boards, iFixit opening tool, and black battery casings on work surface.

+3 fotosPartial fix

Sony — PSP 2000

PSP-2000 battery replacement

Attempted to re-cell some PSP batteries but the 1800mAh cells were too thick to fit the OEM cases. Back to the drawing board on cell sourcing.

Swollen battery

12 may 20231 hilo

Hand holding PSP-3000 circuit board next to replacement lithium battery with red/black wires in protective casing.

+7 fotosPartial fix

Sony — PSP 3000

PSP-3000 battery replacement

The same re-celling story as the PSP-2000: too-thick cells initially, then an appropriately sized one sourced. One PCB didn't survive the process though.

Swollen battery

12 may 20232 hilos