A cautionary tale: PSP battery explodes during charging |
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Attention PSP owners: here's a reason why you should always, ALWAYS take care when hunting for a replacement charger for your portable piece of PlayStation gaming joy - else, the same thing that happened to PSP owner Bob Nixon may happen to you as well, causing no small amount of grief for both your pocket and gaming needs. And if you ask, no, it's not about bricking - it's about the inadvertent destruction of your PSP, as Bob's handheld literally exploded off his nightstand.
So what actually happened? It seems that Bob had bought a generic replacement charger for his PSP, after losing the original on a trip. The PSP had been left to charge for an hour or so, while Bob chilled out in the living room watching television.
Suddenly, he smelled something burning - and as he walked around the house to investigate, he heard a loud bang. Yes, that was the PSP exploding, with so much force that it popped off the nightstand and into the floor.
Upon further investigation, Bob found out that it was the battery itself that exploded - the pack reduced to tiny bits and pieces all over the room floor, with the explosion leaving a black mark on the nightstand itself. Bob believes that it was his choice of what charger to use that led to the battery's demise - he should have checked first with Radio Shack staff before purchasing it.
Let this be a lesson for all of us who want to keep our handhelds safe: third party products may be convenient and affordable, but some of them may cause more harm than good to our gadgets.
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man someone should tape this an put it on youtube
it already happened in THE PAST numb nuts. How are you going to 'tape' that, Einstein??
he means do it again
haha lol got pwned wht an idiot...numb nuts good 1
This is an example of someone not setting their universal adapter to the correct voltage. This is NOT due to 3rd party PSP accessories. This is due to not following directions and not buying the right part for the job. If this person bought a 3rd party PSP charger, this never would have happened.
yeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeep.
this is what happens if you fill your battery with C4
3rd party charger and/or 3rd party battery..
this image is edited
first off R.I.P. for Bob's psp one moment of silence please.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................NOW THIS mustve been hella of a cool someone should do that on purpose and put it on video .....and i know what yall thinking no i will not do it on my psp NEVERRR...lolll
first off R.I.P. for Bob's psp one moment of silence please.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................NOW THIS mustve been hella of a cool someone should do that on purpose and put it on video .....and i know what yall thinking no i will not do it on my psp NEVERRR...lolll
HAHA PSPUPDATES Comment thing is messed up again
hi Dizzy Im INT
Of course, that is the ONLY explanation. (knob). You haven't seen the charger so you don't even know if it has variable voltage setting or not. Who are you, Russle Grant or Mystic Meg or something? And anyway, isn't a universal adapter a 3rd party charger by definition - so where's the logic in that comment? You are clearly a drongo with a bug up your arse GoBob. I bet you buy string with your bacon.
i found this under further investigation(c ouldn't think of another word):
That guy was on our local news station in Orlando. He said that Sony was sending him a new PSP Slim. I guess they didn’t want him to try and sue over some electronic malfunction. He also said he waited in line for 2 days for an iPhone and got it.
Thats from a person called daddy's girl
Peace Out
Wow wow yay yay.
A broken PSP.
Kewl.
I think I'll break my Brevel Sandwich Toaster and submit it as news.
i found this under further investigation(c ouldn't think of another word):
That guy was on our local news station in Orlando. He said that Sony was sending him a new PSP Slim. I guess they didn’t want him to try and sue over some electronic malfunction. He also said he waited in line for 2 days for an iPhone and got it.
Thats from a person called daddy's girl
Peace Out
Ohh ***** I gotta say this... PSPwnd!
i would love to have that explosion mark on my nightstand as a landkmark.
Stupid! Should have checked the voltage, tip polarity, and amperage capacity before plugging it in.
It has nothing to do with 3rd party chargers. 3rd party batteries are what you have to worry about.
that's his dumb cheap ass fault
haha and thats y my psp charger has a lifetime guarrenty it wont damage my psp or a get a new one!
Looking for spares
UMD door with hinges intact
Screen with back light NOT DAMAGED
Memory card slot PCB
Yes it is, you could clearly see the use of a blur tool along the edges.
LOL THIS IS FAKE PHOTOSHOP
if video points like to explodiren came F.A.K.E !!!!!!!!!!!
where that is video ???
I can also show many pictures the picture was changed with PHOTOSHOP
People make mistakes. This guy could have kept this one to himself but instead he is sharing his mistake with the community so they can avoid it. Call him an idiot all you want, maybe the next time someone makes a stupid mistake that blows up their Psp, they won't share it with you.
Considering it says he got the charger at Radio Shack, rather than some place that sells peripherals DESIGNED for the PSP, I'm willing to bet that yes it was a voltage issue, and it's his own fault for not checking it.
lulz i know wut happened. He was mstrbting w/. pron on his psp, and he got so excited that he prematurely jacked off all over it, and the sticky stuff made its way inside the psp. Not wanting to explain to his mummy about the situation, he exploded the battery on purpose and cooked up this scenario to cover up the truth. Now nobody will take a closer look at the white stuff here and there, but rather at the battery.
rofl! i know teh truth!!!
old news
lets send this to the myth buster
This guy is so right lets this to myth buster
if they do, i will see it over and over again
omg nerd who actually does that? you're just trying to act smart.
I work at radio shack if he would have asked he could have got the I GO system and the correct A54 tip for the PSP which automatically selects the correct polarity, voltage, and amperage and has no risk for messing something up by simply them being unaware of the information they need to know..
yea lets send it to mythbusters
i hope to dear god that wasnt a pelican charger cuz my psp gets a bit warm durin charge time
i have to say its fake. i mean if the explosion left scorch marks on the nightstand their should be at least some blackening of the psp logo on the back. (and believe me i've seen my fare share of electronics going BANG ) and when the battery is involved its really gets messy with scorch marks everyware
Don't buy from china, go the extra mile and look for quality USA made products. The *****s are trying to kill us by whatever means possible. (Toothpaste, Dog Food, and Tires)
yeah right. when was the last time you found an electronic with "made in USA" written on it?
Right, because a PSP Acessory-mart exists.
id use it as an excuse to buy the new slim psp
it's called Wal-mart, Target, EB Games, GameStop, Best Buy, etc.
No you can't. Your an idiot!
(sarcasm) And we all know sony definitely doesn't use batteries that explode under normal use at the correct voltages using the proper power adapters, right?
Can't really give any examples can U?
the only thing i know thats "made" in the US is some clothes, and they're made in Guam/Saipan (one or the other i dun remember), cause technically the US owns that island.
people who arn't planning on destroying their psp/house, of course, numbnuts.
yehhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhh
I am using the psp adaptator for reloading my creative zen vision : M; IS IT DANGEROUS ?
id file a lawsuit in accordance with radioshack selling such a product in their store......and also the company that makes this generic brand....
what if he was playing his psp while it was charging......he could have lost a finger or more.....
It has nothing to do w/ 3rd party psp equipment. It equipment that wasn't designed to be used w/ the psp. And someone who didn't know how to pick the correct "non" psp equipment that would work properly.
ur such a noob.ur not meant to use any other equiptment apart from what sony gave u wid the psp .dip*****.
if you lost ur charger,you should'nt just plugged any other ***** in the ac.y dont you use ur common sense and buy a BATTERY PACK that was designed for the psp.Until then go research some more.im sure ur psp doesnt work after what happend.
OMG Yes!!!
MASSIVE FAIL.
Anyone who doesn't want to fry their equipment checks those things first!
He decided to nickel and dime on a battery and that's exactly what's going to happen. It's tough to feel bad for someone who doesn't follow a basic purchasing rule:YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. Now him saving himself 2 dollars has now costed him almost 200 bucks now... I have 3 batteries and all of them are Sony brand and I've NEVER had or doubt I will have any problem like that. This should be a lesson to all. I'm not some Sony fanboy or their corporate shill, this just proves that you should only use official products that he could have at least gone to Sony to talk about possible warranty replacement. Oh well.
That's why I havn't taken my "seemingly" third party battery out of it's pack yet.
It says Sony, but I bought it from a market in china, so the chance is high that it's a copy, lol.
quote: omg nerd who actually does that? you're just trying to act smart.
Umm... that's basic electronics.
mstrbt on it and see!
When I was working out I dropped my dumbell on my PSP, you can only imagine how the umd case was smashed in the the screen with like 5 cracks!, it was my bros fault, for some unknown reason he left in in the floor, I didn't see it. But he did buy me a new one the next week!
yeah like any psp user would know to check every electrical setting lyk a nerd and den go searching for 1 dat fits the findings:|...but if its non sony branded then hes just stupid:)
YOUR ALL NERDS IF YOU CHECK ALL OF THAT CRAP! OK! NERDSSSSSSS
Sony should extend the warranty on them. Mines just more than a year and a month and the conductor inside the yellow bit snapped clean off. In the dark; lost. And Just as well I stopped using the travel charger for use in any country except Africa, or i would have no fingers on my right hand.
i see no news reports
that picture looks SO photoshopped
and i just don't believe it
Uhm what? Not everyone lives in the outback.
this is a funny story if he paid 20 bucks at radio shack he was ripped off.and it suxs cuz now he needs to get a new psp
it happened to my cousins mate who was charging his psp with a charger which he bought from argos and he charged it and was playing then the psp went on fire as smoke started to come out of it and his Matrix Reloaded UMD melted. He brunt his middle and index finger and nearly lost a thumb but lost a psp. anyway he got compensation from argos for selling faulty products and got £1000.
£1000 dont repair fingers and thumbs argos.
Bountyhunter53
and argos replaced his psp cause he was with the argos warranty. Luckly he never burnt his house down as the psp just burnt away his carpet as well now he has a large whole going thorought the carpet so u can see the floorboards. Oh well that also teaches you buy original sony chargers. i aint going to do this mistake who do you take me for Argos.
Argos are fools thinkin you can buy new finger and thumbs with £1000. FOOLS!!!!!
Bountyhunter53
RAAAAMOOOOOONE! !!
you all are nerds. i dont care what else you want to say. if you no what that tip polarity thing is your gay. go get a skateboard and learn a few tricks OUTSIDE instead of sitting playing your psp INSIDE doing some gay thing on it
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I'M GAY AND I CASCARATE MY *****
lol for some reason I'd like to see this on Mythbusters, but with the new FW though XD
All you ranters would love this forum....
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Yeah, just what we need. More lawsuits, grow up!
It's already covered in the PSP manual, it's his own fault.