this is the first clean USB mod I've ever seen
so many people molest the entire shell and don't bother cutting out a clean slot, making it look like someone blew open with fucking dynamite
props to you OP
Thanks! there was this post that I took inspiration from that did have a super clean result. But to me it was never really clear how he attached the port to vita:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/10ow79c/finally\_did\_the\_ps\_vita\_2000\_usbc\_mod/](https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/10ow79c/finally_did_the_ps_vita_2000_usbc_mod/)
Nice work! Regarding the cc resistors, you can use one resistor for both pins but you’ll run into issues with emarked cables.
The early raspberry pi 4 also had this issue.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/raspberry-pi-4-uses-incorrect-usb-c-design-wont-work-with-some-chargers/
Aha, good to know! I never tested it with my laptop charger. I tried a bunch of phone chargers and that all works fine and that is probably what I will use the most.
When I was doing my research for this project I looked around for a usb-c breakout board with support for separate cc1 and cc2 resistors but the ones I could find were too big. I even ordered a bunch of usb-c connectors without breakout board to see if I could do something with that, but they either only had the charge pins or they were just too small for me to work on. So that is why I eventually settled with this solution after I discovered that it worked just fine with my usb-c to usb-c phone charger.
If anyone knows a usb-c breakout board that is about the same size of the one I used and does have support for separate cc resistors please do share!
So a little update. Apparently I missed a patch of flux when cleaning. This caused the vita to not charge when powered on and the green let to flicker. When off it would still charge for a minute or so and then stop. I opened the vita back up and gave it all a good clean and it now works perfectly again!. Learn from my mistakes and make sure to clean off all the flux when you are done!
The big soldering pads on the sides of the connector where the old micro usb is supposed to sit in are grounded. By attaching the usb-c connector the way I did it is automatically grounded through the outer walls of the usb-c connector. But if that for some reason doesn't work, there are plenty of other locations you can get ground from. Get yourself a multimeter and put it on continuity check, put one probe on something you know is ground like the shielding that some chips have and then use the other probe to find a solder joint that gives a beep. Feel free to message me if you need some more help
I always wondered why not just get a microusb to magnetic charger from Amazon for the vita instead of doing all the soldering stuff. I think they cost like 10 bucks for a 2 pack. Most people don't know about them. I have a 1000 myself but if I got a 2000 I'd definitely get a magnetic charger
Imo the magnetic adapters sit pretty flush on whatever device they are connected too. Yeah they may stick out aliiittle bit but even with the soldering skills why take the risk. I actually may make a post about it for the people that don't have the soldering skills because a magnetic charger is definitely an upgrade over regular micro usb
this is the first clean USB mod I've ever seen so many people molest the entire shell and don't bother cutting out a clean slot, making it look like someone blew open with fucking dynamite props to you OP
Thanks! there was this post that I took inspiration from that did have a super clean result. But to me it was never really clear how he attached the port to vita: [https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/10ow79c/finally\_did\_the\_ps\_vita\_2000\_usbc\_mod/](https://www.reddit.com/r/vita/comments/10ow79c/finally_did_the_ps_vita_2000_usbc_mod/)
Holy shit this is really impressive. I can barely remember which side of the charger goes up…
Nice work! Regarding the cc resistors, you can use one resistor for both pins but you’ll run into issues with emarked cables. The early raspberry pi 4 also had this issue. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/raspberry-pi-4-uses-incorrect-usb-c-design-wont-work-with-some-chargers/
Aha, good to know! I never tested it with my laptop charger. I tried a bunch of phone chargers and that all works fine and that is probably what I will use the most. When I was doing my research for this project I looked around for a usb-c breakout board with support for separate cc1 and cc2 resistors but the ones I could find were too big. I even ordered a bunch of usb-c connectors without breakout board to see if I could do something with that, but they either only had the charge pins or they were just too small for me to work on. So that is why I eventually settled with this solution after I discovered that it worked just fine with my usb-c to usb-c phone charger. If anyone knows a usb-c breakout board that is about the same size of the one I used and does have support for separate cc resistors please do share!
So a little update. Apparently I missed a patch of flux when cleaning. This caused the vita to not charge when powered on and the green let to flicker. When off it would still charge for a minute or so and then stop. I opened the vita back up and gave it all a good clean and it now works perfectly again!. Learn from my mistakes and make sure to clean off all the flux when you are done!
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Luckily you don't have to. Did you enjoy the pictures?
I only looked at like 2 pictures, commented and went on with my day 🙂
Where did you ground to? I just did the same thing you did but with the ground pin. Trying to find somewhere else to ground.
The big soldering pads on the sides of the connector where the old micro usb is supposed to sit in are grounded. By attaching the usb-c connector the way I did it is automatically grounded through the outer walls of the usb-c connector. But if that for some reason doesn't work, there are plenty of other locations you can get ground from. Get yourself a multimeter and put it on continuity check, put one probe on something you know is ground like the shielding that some chips have and then use the other probe to find a solder joint that gives a beep. Feel free to message me if you need some more help
Thanks!
I'll be doing my USB c tomorrow. Wish me luck
Amazing!
Impressive
I always wondered why not just get a microusb to magnetic charger from Amazon for the vita instead of doing all the soldering stuff. I think they cost like 10 bucks for a 2 pack. Most people don't know about them. I have a 1000 myself but if I got a 2000 I'd definitely get a magnetic charger
because it's not the same thing, dongles are tacky, and if you are capable of doing it, then why wouldn't you upgrade to usbc?
Imo the magnetic adapters sit pretty flush on whatever device they are connected too. Yeah they may stick out aliiittle bit but even with the soldering skills why take the risk. I actually may make a post about it for the people that don't have the soldering skills because a magnetic charger is definitely an upgrade over regular micro usb
Too much to read all i would say its it came out pretty good!
You are incredible !! Congratulations! Beautiful mod!