:?: Taking Apart Psp To Get Rid of Dust :?: - PSP-Forum.com

Mike1210 · 03-15-2006, 02:45 AM

How do i take the face plate and analog stick off

Cause there is dust on the inside of the screen thats is anoying
and prolly other crap that i wiil remove someone please help
thanks

MP

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THSshorty13 · 03-15-2006, 03:19 AM

The analog stick pops off and to take to faceplate off you must remove the screws. If their is dust under the screen you'll have to take that off also. If you google "taking PSP faceplate off" you should be able to find more detailed instructions.

VAMP · 03-15-2006, 08:13 PM

I would strongly advise against doing this. I did it with my original PSP and ruined it. First off, in order to remove the screen you have to unscrew 5 screws on the back of the unit, 2 of which are under the warranty seal, so when you do this you automatically void your warranty. After I removed my faceplate I tried to wipe the dust off with a soft cloth, but the underside of the lens has little if any scratch resistance so it immediately scratched badly even though I hardly touched it. I kept trying to wipe it down and got scratches all over the inside of the lens and ruined the display. Ironically, when I tried putting the faceplate back on there was even more dust under the screen than before, and believe me I was careful to not let this happen as I used canned air to blow out all the dust I could see before putting it back on. I ended up ordering a replacement faceplate from Lik-Sang and wasted $30. I didn't like the way it looked and ended up selling it back to EB games for only $150 to get a new one, and this one was in worse condition than my original with the small bit of dust. Long story short, after many exchanges and having to deal with sending it back to Sony (don't ask) I have a pretty acceptable unit, but it was a HUGE hassel.

03-16-2006, 06:54 AM

i wouldnt as it voids ur warranty. it sounds pretty risky the way 5u6k0n1t puts it :?

03-15-2006, 02:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mike1210 Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3	:?: Taking Apart Psp To Get Rid of Dust :?: How do i take the face plate and analog stick off Cause there is dust on the inside of the screen thats is anoying and prolly other crap that i wiil remove someone please help thanks MP ZAPPA ROCKS!

03-15-2006, 03:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
THSshorty13 PSP-Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 933	The analog stick pops off and to take to faceplate off you must remove the screws. If their is dust under the screen you'll have to take that off also. If you google "taking PSP faceplate off" you should be able to find more detailed instructions. __________________ THSshorty13

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03-15-2006, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
VAMP PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: usoffna Posts: 2,710	I would strongly advise against doing this. I did it with my original PSP and ruined it. First off, in order to remove the screen you have to unscrew 5 screws on the back of the unit, 2 of which are under the warranty seal, so when you do this you automatically void your warranty. After I removed my faceplate I tried to wipe the dust off with a soft cloth, but the underside of the lens has little if any scratch resistance so it immediately scratched badly even though I hardly touched it. I kept trying to wipe it down and got scratches all over the inside of the lens and ruined the display. Ironically, when I tried putting the faceplate back on there was even more dust under the screen than before, and believe me I was careful to not let this happen as I used canned air to blow out all the dust I could see before putting it back on. I ended up ordering a replacement faceplate from Lik-Sang and wasted $30. I didn't like the way it looked and ended up selling it back to EB games for only $150 to get a new one, and this one was in worse condition than my original with the small bit of dust. Long story short, after many exchanges and having to deal with sending it back to Sony (don't ask) I have a pretty acceptable unit, but it was a HUGE hassel.

03-16-2006, 06:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
bull3t Guest Posts: n/a	i wouldnt as it voids ur warranty. it sounds pretty risky the way 5u6k0n1t puts it :?