Trying to FIX a PSVR Headset with NO DISPLAY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- I bought this faulty Sony PlayStation VR Headset on eBay as part of a job lot. It was, obviously, untested... turns out it has display issues and has a flickering image on the screen.
Let's see if we can fix it!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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That's one heck of a deal, Steve. Funny how one split wire can render something unusable. Love it when it's something this easy to fix, although this one was tricky to pin down. Good job!
Thanks Angaar! Yeah, definitely an easy fix but difficult at the same time. I thought I was going to have to strip the whole thing down at one point! Glad I found the break(s) relatively quickly in the end. 👍
Great result. What a good find. Millions of pounds spent on R&D by Sony, and it ends up in a £35 job lot lol
😂 yep! Really happy with this job lot, most of it is now working and I reckon I've more than made my money back on it.
Take a look at the Playstation 3D TV at some point. The EPROMs keep dying on it and was never addressed by Sony, they dropped it a year and a half after release. A $500 paper weight unless you have good soldering skills and an EPROM programmer (or pay $15 on eBay).
Brilliant job 👏 👍
Is there no where one can just buy a new cable cause wow I don't have any of those tools u used to fix yours and am pretty sure it the cable that's damaged in mine.😭
Man.. you said one thing... In the first 2.5 mins .. and ..Boom... I'm back to normal.. Thanks!.. you have a new fan !
The best thing I've found Steve other than heat shrink, is a very short 1/2" or so
of self amalgamating tape. Stretch it really thin then wrap it around the soldered
wire. Satelite and tv aerial installers use this tape every day to seal water out of
co-axial cable and their connectors.
Nice one Steve I'm glad Dave is still ok love his VR head set? Keep safe sir
Thank you David! 👍
Nice job Steve
Something we’d do on aircraft cabling was to split the heat shrink down its length, wrap it around the cable loom and then superglue the overlapping edge - then heatshrink it
I’m not going to pretend it was pretty, and so your tape solution may be the better result as it doesn’t get exposed to any nasty environment
No singing this week? Nose flute still on order?
😁 Thanks Guy. I did actually try splitting a bit of heatshrink and glueing it for a bit of a test, but I just failed miserably! 😅 no singing this week I'm afraid. I thought I'd impress you with my amazing dance coordination instead!
You were dancing?
I thought you were trying to chop that desk of yours into firewood 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
😂 yeah, that too.
HelloO.. Nicce and excellent! Dave had no clue what you were up to with his hilarious headset. You are very entertaining and you are very unique in electronic comedy entertainment. You just make me laugh and fun to watch your videos. I see the little kid in you and it reminds me of myself. Keep the good entertainment going as electronic repair can be regarded by many as boring but you are taking it to another level and hopefully this is just the beginning and more to come.
😁 Thanks M m, that really means alot! I like to have fun while I try to fix stuff! It's two things I really like doing, so I'm hoping that comes across. Really appreciate the comment 👍
Good to see you attempting to fix this VR headset there Steve not a easy fix but good job was really interesting to watch - Nice 1 mate 👍
Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed it. Really happy to get this working for such a good price. 👍
I can't believe you were able to fix this. It's the exact problem my brother's V1 headset had. For him, he would store it in a drawer when not in use, so the cord got so tangled that over time there must have been potentially even just a single wire damaged. No one in a 100 mile radius of me would have the skills to fix that shit.
I've fixed several VR headset but never a PSVR one. You gotta have the finest touch to go near those WMR screens. They are as thin as tracing paper and shatter at the slightest tweak. You are very lucky it wasn't a screen.
Bargain find Steve, good fix 👍
Thanks Vince. Definitely got my money's worth on this job lot! 😊
Hello vince long time 🙂
@@doctorspicer1042 Hey Doctor👍
@@Mymatevince how are you doing
@@doctorspicer1042 Doing well thanks😎
That is a WILD deal you got. I keep my eye out for joblots but I've never seen anything that good.
Yeah, really please with this joblot. Seems to be a real bargain! 👍
I think the "wire within a wire" is carrying video and the outer wire is the shielding in which case you should ensure the outer braiding is covering the inner wire rather than just connecting with a wire.
Ugh I see the frustration setting in, arm swing and stupid window had to get in the way lol I feel your pain lol love the channel!
I am TRYING to edit my videos but I keep watching YOURS INSTEAD!!! LOL New fans from Canada!!! 😁😁👍👍
That was a fun one! Not the frustration part but the gameplay was hilarious!😂👍
Good fix, I think I might have been tempted to open the band and remove the cable from the helmet end and push heatshrink down it that way but if you are keeping it then that seems like a lot of hassle :)
Thanks Tim! I did think about doing that, but it turns out the connector on the other end is a 40 pin one and even bigger than the HDMI ones! 😳
@@StezStixFix Haha well forget that idea then! :D
Nice job Steve 😉 I saw a repair video a few years ago about a similar VR headset. That one also had an issue with the wireing. I think people are just stepping and rolling on it blindly 😀 The only solution would be to make it wireless.😀
😁 Yeah, you'd think Sony would be looking at making them wireless. The cable is long and awkward, and I can imagine thousands and thousands have been broken just by the cable alone!
@@StezStixFix could you not remove and resolder it to the connector instead? A ballache i know but would look better than duct tape.
35 pounds for a PSVR PLUS goodies? what a steal. thats why i follow you steve!
You could try to cut a large heatshrink (you can get them plenty large) up spirally, then shrink it. It will overlap because of the spiral cut. Use a few dots of superglue on the ends to hold it in place. I use Everbuild Stick 2, that is proper epic stuff
oh, and it's "duct tape" used to repair ducts in days of yore
fantastic tip and idea on that heat shrink!
Although there is a brand called duck tape.
You saved yourself a few hundred bills with this one. Great work. Beat Saber is great fun.
Nice videos mate 👍 like watching your repairs - TH-cam started recommending them to me and I’ve been watching them ever since.. wish I had your technical knowledge and setup to be able to do similar stuff..
Ps think you can get heat shrink tape now that you roll around over itself (slightly overlapped) then heat it up for an enclosed bond.. haven’t used it myself but been in similar situations with wiring before.
I was initially thinking maybe chopping the damaged section out and you re solder a junction Board / box inline; but that’s a lot of work and then you have a chunky box hanging inline…
Cheers for the content 👍👊
The two methods I would've looked at for heatshrinking are to either open the headset, desolder all the wires, put some over, then resolder, or cut the headshrink in like a spiral, so you can spiral it over the cable, yet you haven't technically cut it in half. Works better on thicker cables.
40 pin wide flat solid connector in the headset...would have to cut the wire clean, slide on some heat shrink then then and resolder each of the approximately 34 wires back together, + the aluminium sheath
This was so much fun to look at. Especially when you finished the job and played the game. LOL!!
🤣 thanks Peter!
Love it. Can we go for a few beers and then play that game after? I think I might laugh harder than I ever laughed before! Great Job Sir!
Haha, yes! This is the ultimate party game! Well, this and Guitar Hero obviously! 😁
Nice fix Steve they is only two ways l know off and that is take the wires out of the head set then put the shrinking sleeve over the wire or can you buy a new wire and replace but you got it working well done 👍
That gimpy laugh at the upside camera had me choking on my tea. Wasn't expecting that.
That cable looks like a pain, so much shielding.
15:14 yes you can cut heat shrink tune down it;s length ... use crazy glue to seal the overlap
Thanks man you helped me identify the issue with my PSVR the kids must have rolled over the cord with a chair. Nice one Bruce.
Have you considered replacing the cable completely?
Your heat shrink product needs an upgrade, you shouldn't have to leave your wires looking like shitty hot dogs. Great work and I love your videos. I'll find out the brand we use at work and report back.
May the force be with you
16:50 the 3rd member “What a daft punk” … the lesser known Welsh band.
in the headset where it connected maybe there is a quick connect and you could have slipped the heatshrink over those and down the cable? But awesome fix mate keep it up.
Better than my mod.. heat shrink and bag clip to stop it disconnecting! Fyi i used pound land earphones as the replacement earphones 🎧 🙃
The cable within a cable is "coax" or "coaxial" cable, a mini version of TV aerial cable.
Liquid Electrical Tape would of been good to seal the cable in the end!
Nice that untested this time sorta meant untested. Yea they did know the thing as a whole doesn't work. But. Probably stopped there and sold all of it and untested meaning they didn't individually test the things. The box works and would cost more than the whole lot if sold separate.
Neurosurgery on a Sony - Nice fix there!
Thanks James! 👍
What a bargain and a great repair, be careful you with those controls haha.
😁 thanks Dan! Definitely a bargain, really pleased with this little job lot! 👍
I would have cut that entire section of cable out rejoined the wires individually and heatshrinked it that way, you would probably lose about 1-2 foot of it but it would look tidyer
Yep. That's a lot of cables tho.
@@goku445 It's only one if you do them one at a time LOL
biting the cable on your VR headset, losing a game can piss me off too but that's some next level raging XD
You're missing the stand for the camera.
It looks as though the Headset wire was wedged between something while in use, & all the moving & twisting about has weakened the wire.
A lot of technology that gets thrown out or sold off as junk can have something minor wrong with it & people come along & knows how to rectify it & afterwards they are laughing with glee & satisfaction that they manage to resurrect which was previously busted!😃👍
If you use one size up heartshrink split it get it over the cable the fold edges over use 2 mini clamps anout 5mm apart heat gun inbetween clamps use more heat to melt edges then it sticks had to do that before
You have missed your calling Steve, you should of been a Vascular Surgeon lol. Mick 👍👏🍻
Oh, you see, if I press here the blood starts flowing again....hm...which one is it....it's red....
Hey stezzzzy and Dave mate your a absolute leg-end with Daves headset omg I cried with laughter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂 thanks Jinxy! Dave doesn't like to feel left out 🤣
@@StezStixFix 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Your game frwends for now lol
🤣🤣🤣
I’ll definitely use that way of splicing tiny shielded wires
I have a cable that's been chewed all the way through so I'd have to join each wire. It's gonna be a pain not having a set up like yours.
Bearded bear, with a little belly! Woof! Wonderful troubleshooting techniques!
You can get heatshrink with an adhesive liner, split lengthways, overlap and shrink. A bit fiddly though and some adhesives are better than others.
Thanks Ralph! I did spot these on Amazon and wondered if they would work. Think I'll give it a try! 👍
“Stop hitting the table” immediately hits the table
You’ve saved me like £300-£400
Great video, however I've now got Do The Conga by Black Lace stuck in my head..
Went through this same process with an oculus cv1, twice. It was an absolute nightmare.
Hi Steve just need some guidance. really enjoy your channel I'm looking for a new hobby at the ripe old age of 62. what books and kit would you recommend to get me started in the electronics fun.
Could’ve taken it apart and possibly taken out the connector from the main board and put heat shrink on that way?
Great video . Thank you for sharing 🙂🙂
Thanks Froz! 👍
1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth
Maybe use next time vulcanising tape it wil make it watertight and looks better than the duct tape. But good work finding it 😉 greets from holland
Steve,your neighbours must be peeing themselves looking at you thru your backlit Venetians 😂.
😂 I never thought of that. "Look Alan, that weird man is filming himself again."
look doesn't matter when it works
nice job
Thanks Herve! I'm happy that it works, but I keep looking at the tape and wishing I could tidy it up! You're right though, it works - that's the main thing! 👍
I had an unrepairable one..I used the headstrap on a quest 2..now I have a comfy quest without forking out for a DAS strap
Well done! Great video
Look into getting some flex tube to protect the psvr wire from the rollers/wheels of office/gaming chairs
Try some self amalgamating tape. Wonderful stuff.
This is one reason why I think wiring should be far more easily replaceable. Imagine you fuck up your headset because you ran over the cable or your cat decided to chew on it... You won't always be able to fix it as Steve did.
If you still have this you should test how far down the damage was on the cord as if you are wearing the headset sitting in a chair
Excellent video! God bless!
Could try that tape that moulds to its self.
Next time, try liquid electrical tape. Still not pretty, but a great option for being able to paint on electrical tape.
I've got that stuff from AliExpress...don't ever heat it up, it contains "asphalt, resin, filler and curing agent etc" - it smells abysmal and I think heat would cause some lung issues if I'm honest.
Works nice for sealing around laptop power adapters you had to crack open.
Use some big heat shrink and cut it in a spiral so if locks down on it’s self
Thanks for the help
When you discovered which wire was broken, did you separate the center wire from the copper sheath? Please help!
Thanks for this i know whats wrong with my psvr now
I love it thanks you make my day now I can play VR😁
Maybe in the future u can get the same material as the outside slow melt it and dip in in to make new sheathing
Try put a cable tidy around it, it does what it says on the tin 😁👍
question: could cut a shrink tube down the side apply and super glue with as much overlap as possible (dry) then heat ??
You should get some Silicon Tape. Great for insulating. Wraps on like tape but it only sticks to itself and won't get all gummy like regular tape after a few years.
i just youtubed silicon tape, looks cool
TH-cam and Patreon fail!! I pay for the services and get 0 notifications 😡 The dance moves made up for it & well worth the wait 😂🤣🤣👍🏻
😂 thanks brother Steve! Odd you've not had the notifications! I did post the Patreon link quite late... hopefully won't happen again! 😬
you could have sliced the heatshrink, and used cement glue or crazy glue to secure it.
You could of layed the heat shrink flat on the table lay the cable over it and then fold the heat shrink back on itself and heat ;)
its duct tape, also called duck tape, after the dutch word, doek, wich properly translated is cloth but bad translation made it duck, and duct-duck tape was made with doek/duck/cloth
This is the exact same thing that happened to me except when i bring it to the electric shop they say they have to get some kind of permision from sony and no shop whants to fix it
You could have used liquid rubber. That stuff that Vince used a couple times
fucking love this dude hahaha. your videos are absolutely amazing man. keep it up.
Braided cable loom should fix the ugly
Dumb question on this one this VR headset one of them do a mod and make it Wireless to begin with
Hi .. is it possible to change the psvr screen to a better screen quality 🤔
Solid one
Thanks Renata! 👍
Just solder a new cable?
Is there a way to fix a PSVR cable? If so can you tell me?
You've got some moves 🤣🤣🤣
My sound isn’t coming out of any headphones use with it but the tv sound works any tips for that?
I know that guilty feeling of wrapping duct tape or insulation tape, I'd rather cut the wire in two parts, put the ample amount of heat shrink for outer cable, strip those tiny wire ends, join with boot lugs or tiny terminals with thin pvc coating and complete the job. Sure it leaves a bulge in the cable but at least looks better than the tape.
Can you please tell me what kind of heat shrink tubing you use and how ya put it on? And how ya got it over the small wires? Is it heat shrink tape?
You forgot to say "stupid game" this time 😂
I'm the kind of guy who would find the damaged part of the cable, cut off six inches on either side of the break, and join everything back together 😁
Great vid! can i ask whats in the middle of the headset that you covered? is it the serial number?
It is a sensor that detects if someone is wearing it. It will dim/turn off otherwise which wouldn't be very helpful when trying to do a repair like this. Covering it up will fool it into thinking someone is using it so it will stay on.
@@buffyfantastico ow! that makes sense, thanks for the info!
don't feel too bad at least your tape matches the cable, My Rift S cable is held together with brown electrical tape XD