I'm having a strange problem with my PSP.

The battery won't charge.

It's not dead.  I've still got half a charge on it.

It's not the charge i've got 3.

Best I can guess is maybe there is a connector problem... but the connector looks perfectly normal.

Took the battery out, put it back in... that didn't help.

Anyone else have any idea?

Here is a question, can the older PSP's run without a batter if they have a charge plugged in?

Yes, sounds like you need a new charger

Except I have 3.... and none of them work.

Which makes me think it's got to do with the PSP itself.

I think something is broken between the Charger and battery.

I mean, it still starts with a battery with some charge in it.

Buying an external battery charger, because screw paying 70 bucks to get it fixed.  I'd just buy a working used one for a little bit more.

Really now... that sounds serious... like maybe having to do with the input jack for the charger, if the thing isn't staying on when you have a charger plugged in and you've taken the battery out, it's for sure not the battery and then becomes an issue of either the PSP or the charger, which if you have 3, then its likely the PSP.

Yep.  It's either...  All 3 of my PSP jacks have failed at once... or my PSP.

Or...... not.  I just tried a 4th charger.... and that one is working...

Wtf....

So... SOMEHOW 3 chargers of mine have all simaltaniously failed... I guess?

Or my PSP charger is just being screwy.... only had the one PSP, so i'm not sure, but I know with the defualt charger I got with it, it would be very finicky with when it would charge and when it wouldn''t having to twist it in a few times to get it to charge...

These are offical Sony chargers and everything.

Yeah I actually have to twist mine around as well, it might actually be the cord that plugs into the wall, my original started to flake on me, wouldn't charge and whatnot, but then I switched out the cord with the cord that is used for my old laptop charger and its worked ever since.

So the answer might be Sony bought/made some cheap universal power cables for their PSP chargers.

I just find it strange that i've had 3 apparently fail simaltaniously or near to it, two of which I just bought a couple months ago.  Shoulda kept the receit/packaging... ah well.

That's just Sony I guess.

odd question, but did you try all the chargers from the same wall socket?

sounds a bit strange for all three to fail like that.

i'm asking that 'cause i recently thought i had a similar problem until i realised that the socket in the power strip i was using was ringed.

I tried different sockets... adn the USB on my computer.

I usually charge via the USB capabilites.

Went back and tried the other chargers in the USB outlet that worked, and they still don't work.

Guess one of them could of went bad without me using em, cause I haven't used one of them since a trip a while ago.  Weird stuff though.