Proplem w/ Screen Replacing

[KCBlack]

Well I was using this tutorial (http://www.llamma.com/PSP/PSPTearDown.htm) and we messed up at the part where you flip up the clasps holding the 2 screen wires (Picture: http://www.llamma.com/PSP/images/repair/LCD/111805%20106.jpg). Basically, my dad broke those two clasps while taking out the old PSP screen. Now we have nothing to hold those wires in place. Taping didnt work, and we figured maybe welding it in would work, but we havent attepted it yet.
My Questions

1)So would weding it in like with a souldering (sp?) gun work?

2)Or would we have to send it to lets say the Llama's repair service (a repair service of llama.com; link:http://secure.llamma.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=66_90&products_id=542) and get them to put in new clasps...

3)or an entire new motherboard so we can have the clasps?

4)Also How much would it cost?

Please reply ASAP... I really wanna get my 2.6 PSP up and running again so I can dwngrade! ^^ Thanks in advance.

Picture once again of what we broke XD:
http://www.llamma.com/PSP/images/repair/LCD/111805%20106.jpg[/img]

[KCBlack]

Anyone? Please?

[veegee]

the smaller one (backlight) could potentially be soldered but I think you'd need to be pretty handy with the soldering iron to get the screen cable itself fitted - also once they are soldered you wouldn't be able to dismantle the PSP again without removing them - for example if your UMD needed replacement.

you could try securing them with a hot glue gun - but there's probably only about an 80% chance of it working and lasting for any length of time.

don't know whereabouts you are but in the UK replacement motherboards are about 60-70GBP, you can't return your PSP under warranty either unfortunately.

your best bet would be to look on eBay for a bricked motherboard that you can scavenge for parts - I picked up a couple recently for about 5GBP each, alternatively buy a PSP with a broken screen (roughly 60GBP on eBay), swap the boards over and resell the other PSP for parts - you'd probably get most if not all of your money back.

best way to lift those catches is with a very small flat blade screwdriver - neither requires more than a tiny amount of pressure either (as you've probably already found out!)

hope this helps.

[KCBlack]

It does. Thanks. ^^ If I took it in somewhere and I got it like proffesionally soldered, would that work? Someone reply please. ^^

[legacy06]

Did you ever find a solution to this? thanks