my psp joystick is broken. it is stuck down. when i play games, the person is always crouching or going down. and the highlighted section in the menu is always going down. I think it is the analog stick because when i try to move the cursor whilst trying to go on the internet, it goes straight down and i cannot control it. I've been searching for solutions on how to fix it but all the places i've been to say it is just the joystick piece that's broken but i don't think it is because when i put it in another psp it works fine. can someone please help me with this ?
Are you sure its not the down button on the 4 directional buttons, the film under the buttons could be corroded or contaminated, this is a removable and replacable film, strip the psp and remove the film, start up the psp and see if the issue has gone!
Check the small piece of silicon that covers the contacts is still there - this carries the signal to the board, without it, the stick will always go in one direction as the board is receiving no info (sorry cant remember which way it goes - you can replicate this by trying it with no stick in place)
When you remove the analogue there are a row of 4 gold contacts that connect to the motherboard, however they do not touch, they are joined by a thin (and very small) piece of silicon, this actually joins the parts together. If this is missing you get the movement from the analogue.
Remove the analogue and turn on the psp - do you get the same fault - if it is then you have no contact, look for the silicon contact strip (if you buy a new analogue it does NOT come with it)
ok. can i get the silicon contact strip piece i need from a store? or do i find it somewhere on my psp? im not sure what you meant by "look for the silicon contact strip".. where do i look for the strip ?
