Speaker used: Sony Ericsson MPS-70 Portable Phone Speakers it really booms the sound, but drains your battery like a vampire. will post a mini tut shortly after i disassemble it.
Notes: :: Do note though that I only did this mod. How you wanna customize it, place it, modify it, is fully up to you. I got no resource to make a new backplate to house the newly placed speakers, that's why its sticking out like that. :: Please follow the exact steps in this tut as you can possibly damage your psp permanently. :: Warning, massive pict bomb.
now, lets get started shall we?.
items: a Sony Ericsson MPS-70 Speakers a meter of different coloured 30gauge kynar* wires (depends, if you dont wanna color code, you can use only one color) a soldering kit consisting of soldering iron, solder, soldering paste (flux), a damp cloth (to wipe off the bit of the soldering iron.makes the soldering process cleaner without black carbons) tweezers if you have a hard time handling small parts wire cutter, wire crocodile pliers a solder wick if you got any and of course, a psp. haha
*30 gauge is the size of the wire.
The speaker part.
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first of all, you wanna strip the speakers naked first. to do this, pry along the area. and then continue to unscrew the visible screws in there. should be no problem at all.
these will be the internals of the speakers that little circuit beside it is indeed the amp circuit for the speakers. that means you dont need to buld one from scratch like the soundmod. moreover, it uses 3.6V, just like the psp. it eases the process as you dont need to do any calculations to make it work. after disassembly, desolder the wires that goes to the phone jack. (that part where you stick into the cellphone. )
a closer look at the circuit. the points from left to right: +, -, C, L, R, RA note the C and RA? well, me and the guys at acidmods failed to register the use of it. so we concluded its a Sony Ericsson exclusive point. no need to solder them.
the + should be the +3.6V and is the power in for the amp. the - is the ground. L and R are obviously the input for the amp. the L+, L- and R+, L- are the pins for the speaker output. cut off the wire from the speakers. it eases the fitting.
now, that should clear the speaker part. moving on to the psp part.
The psp part.
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dissassemble the psp, this guide might help: PSP Slim Dissassebly Guide. please make sure you've read and fully understood the process. a wandering mind can really screw things up.
in order to give way to the speakers, the umd reader have to be taken out. i dont think it will be much problem as you guys must've tons of .iso games. also, holes must be drilled on the umd door to locate the speakers.
the amp will be placed under the d-pad, at the left side of the backplate. there is ample space under the mem stick reader, and coincidentally, the amp doesnt bother the mem stick reader at all. just enough space.
cut off the minor supports in that area. drill a hole on the wall beside it to route the wires to the speaker outside. this should do the trick
Soldering the amp to the motherboard.
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take the headphone jack fom the psp, and short the pin 3 and 4. shorting them tricks the psp that there is a headphone jacked in. you can add a switch there to enable on/off functions. but too bad i got none now. the 1 pin is the Left input, and the 2 pin is the Right input. solder them to the L and R pins on the speaker amp.
connect the + pin on the amp to the battery connector on the psp motherboard. make sure you solder it to the lower pin on the right connector. *make sure u dont over use the solder and cause it to touch the other tiny components. that'll be bad*
connect the - pin on the amp to a ground point on the motherboard. now, there are a few ground points on the motherboard also the headphone jack board. but in this case, i soldered them to the motherboard's ground point, easier.
after all that had done, place them orderly in the space we've cleared. a pict might help. remember to insulate the exposed circuit from the mem stick cage. they might short out. for low voltage electronics like this, a simple masking tape is enough. but for safe, use an insulating tape.
note how clean the wires are?. it may take some time for you to tidy up. but trust me, its worth it.
run the speaker wires out the hole in the wall we made earlier to the umd slot, and solder the speakers respectively to their connectors.
After all that is done, reassemble the psp carefully. try not to break anything in the process. test the speaker. done.
This post has been edited by penmarker: Aug 28 2008, 05:25 PM
that is kinda cool. my current speaker rig is running on headphone jacks too. having a hard time looking for a switch, that local store dont sell any. dont know where to find.
**added remade the cage for the speakers using the stock case for the speakers. gotta trim off some areas to fit it in and the great thing is it can close properly now. snapped some pictures of the new cage for the speakers. damn pda camera. quality bad. haih.
though just supported by some double sided foam, it can close well and less 'ghetto' looking. haha. now im looking for fiber putties to remould the new plate. hey anyone know where they sell those?
This post has been edited by penmarker: Aug 28 2008, 05:26 PM
(aih, forgot to reserve some posts on the first page. 2nd page will do la. T_T haha) also, i've updated my post in the 1st page. added a speaker tutorial.
yo penmarker... thanks for the speaker tut.. really detailed! playboy now is bz with his PMR... mayb have to wait lor... hehe im thinking of doing the "hitman" symbol on psp umd door.. with red led's.. that would be cool
no biggie bro. haha hitman logo is like, real cool man. black n red or something. cool2.
QUOTE(lildaredevil906 @ Aug 26 2008, 05:22 PM)
lol cha tou.. 100% got female parts la.. and yes our little secret =)
Im sending my psp all the way to 4dp to get it modded.. i cant wait for the end results.. i can do mini mini mods but.. im hoping once i get my psp back from 4dp, i mod from there.. Next mod - removal of UMD drive and add speakers!!
Can try Appolon Black also. I really like that theme. Too bad heartbeat isnt on 4.01 M33. Thats a cool theme too. Changes colour when you go into different places.
you should try whippedcreme for 4.01 , changes color too. but a little annoying, messes the bground's color. haha.
Thats why i use monotone background for those themes. Hehe. Less annoying. Whipped Creme is by who? Xander too? I know heartbeat and appolon are made by Xander.
ooh, haha, cool2. im using the Gears of War bground. n the fire was like, turning to orange, n pink when i change. haha. annoying man.
As far as i know,WhippedCreme/HeavyCreme is a creation of both SchmilK and XanderChaos.The theme however,is based of SchmilK's pervious theme which is known as "SchenShiTiViTy" (Can't spell it right lol),so most credits of the theme goes to SchmilK.XanderChaos helped SchmilK to implement the creation of his which is the "HeartBeat" effect which gives WhippedCreme/HeavyCreme a whole new feel (At least for me) hehe xD You should see SchmilK's Sony OSK(Keyboard thing),looks really sweet.
Added on August 27, 2008, 6:31 pm
hah,sure.By thw way,welcome to the club! Good to see some phat users here as well
hey by the way, im using whippedcreme now. and the battery notification is like, a little screwed. 20% +- battery already show half battery.
sorry, you cant pry it directly. and that link you gave dont give me the permission to enter. gotta register first eh? the wifi switch is soldered onto the motherboard, so you'll need to take the psp apart since its located on the underside of the motherboard.
is this the wan to do the LED? i don't wanna do the amplifier.. i just wanna do the sound.. hehe
Added on August 31, 2008, 8:06 pmhttp://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=777692&hl=
is this suitable for the LED MOD?
Added on August 31, 2008, 8:06 pmhttp://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=777692&hl=
is this suitable for the LED MOD?
1st Q: i think that is the one, but i dont know about the model. burned my led once. try asking him about 0603 SMD leds. i think he got that kind of led. 2nd Q: yes it is. but its advisable to keep the led number below 4 for each speaker if you wanna do stereo led mod. it'll affect the sound quality.
what are u trying to do actually?. if you're using the wifi switch as the speaker/led switch then you should take the motherboard out to solder on the pins. oh wait sorry i didnt read your pervious posts. yeah the wifi switch can be pryed out without taking out the motherboard. just be careful doing that. the wifi switch is kinda small and quite vulnerable.
**added you are just gonna paint the trim right?
This post has been edited by penmarker: Aug 31 2008, 09:00 PM
penmarker.. that wan if i use the guide exacly like the 1st page.. the mono wan.. it'll be like the youtube vid in there rite? means the light will follow the beat. if it's correct then i think it's pretty simple.. cause i went to acidmods.. there they show together with speaker.. i duwan.
yea2 follow the 1st page's tutorial and you'll do ok. its very simple and the result will be like the youtube video. of course, that light on from the umd door is because he drilled a hole there. so the light inside will show through.
fcuk... penmarker.. you told better use 100K n 100K then 191K n 30k setup.
i triewd it last night,it didnt work.. the led didn't blink at all. the led doesn't have the same brightness some led become hot, then the solder tint melts..
then for a few second later my psp mampus..
for everybody else.. dont use 100K n 100K setup
what? me?! how should i know, i only read the posts in the forum. that dude said its better, im just quoting what he said. i myself havent tried it man.
fortunately that wast my purple psp. it was my new 2nd hand psp that i bought from my friend.. well the led was 'on' for a moment. but then the psp acted weird.. dunno. penmarker also got a prob with led getting smoked.. mayb its about the quality of the items that you use?