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Instructions
Put the bath towel down on the table. Put the PSP face down on the bath towel with the battery compartment lid on the left side.
Remove the battery compartment lid with your fingers. Remove the battery from the battery compartment with your fingers.
Remove the three screws from inside of the battery compartment using the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver. Scratch the warranty sticker inside of the battery compartment with the tip of the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver to reveal the hidden screw. Remove the screw with the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver.
Remove the two screws from around the disc drive door at the top middle edge of the PSP using the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver. Remove the screw from the middle bottom edge of the PSP using the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver.
Turn the PSP face up and put it down on the bath towel. Pull the faceplate off the PSP with your left hand while holding the PSP down with your right hand.
Insert the tip of the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver beneath the left edge of the black metal bracket inside of the bottom ledge of the PSP. Pull up with the tip of the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver to loosen the black metal bracket. Repeat this procedure on the black metal bracket̵7;s right side with the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver.
Lift the black metal bracket out of the PSP by pulling up on the left edge with your fingers. Remove the cable attached to the motherboard by pulling it off with the tweezers.
Insert the tip of the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver beneath the LCD panel on the left side. Lift up on the tip to loosen the LCD panel. Repeat this procedure on the LCD panel̵7;s right side.
Pull the LCD panel off the PSP by lifting the left edge up with your fingers. Remove the cable attached to the motherboard by pulling it off with the tweezers.
Remove the three screws at the top of the metal plate inside of the PSP with the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver. Repeat this procedure with the four screws at the bottom and the two screws at the right side of the metal plate.
Pry the metal plate free from the PSP by inserting the tip of the Phillips jeweler̵7;s screwdriver beneath the metal plate̵7;s left side and pulling up. Lift the metal plate off the PSP with your fingers.
Slide the disc door latch on the top edge on the backside of the PSP to the right so that the disc door opens. Push the disc door latch out through the disc door with your fingers.
Locate the PSP fuse that is near the top of the PSP̵2;it is directly below the horizontal copper-colored plate near the disc door and had the letters ̶0;FD̶1; written on it.
Measure a 4-inch piece of electric wire with the ruler. Cut the electric wire with the wire cutters.
Measure a half inch at each end of the electric wire with the ruler. Strip the half inch of insulation off each end of the electric wire with the wire strippers.
Solder one end of the electric wire to one of the two contacts on the fuse. Solder the other end of the electric wire to the other contact on the fuse. Let the solder cool for a minute.
Reinsert the disc door latch to the PSP. Close the disc door. Put the metal plate back on the PSP. Reattach the screws.
Reverse the disassembly process to put the LCD panel and the black metal bracket back into the PSP. Put the faceplate back on the PSP. Turn the PSP over. Reattach the screws to the back of the PSP. Reinsert the battery and close the battery compartment lid.