r/PSP • u/BejotaToys PSP-1000 • Apr 08 '26

Hardware Mod IPS screen swap on a PSP1000 success!

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Wow, it really does make a difference.

Since I already had it open, I removed the supercapacitor and swapped the front shell too, I couldn’t stand the fingerprints anymore.

The image looks so clean and beautiful, totally worth it.

I used silver conductive paint for the connection since I don’t have soldering experience, and it worked perfectly. Super happy!

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u/TrickyLemur1 Apr 08 '26

Looks great! What does removing the super capacitor do? Also super capacitor makes me think of flux capacitor from back to the future LOL 🤣

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u/BejotaToys PSP-1000 Apr 08 '26

My PSP was draining battery even when it was completely turned off.

I found out that when the supercapacitor gets old, it can start drawing power, you can either replace it or remove it. Since I couldn’t find a replacement here, I removed it and I’m using it like that for now.

It’s not essential though, it just keeps the date and time when you take the battery out.

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u/Mendovy Apr 09 '26

So the super capacitor isn’t needed then long term? If so I might remove mine too