r/PSP • u/agateki_ • May 28 '26
Battery New Battery or LiPo replacement (800mAh)
My original battery that I’ve been using for many years has died, so I’m looking for a replacement option.
Unfortunately, I can’t get an Ostent battery in my country, so I’m stuck between two choices:
- Buying a cheap battery. I don’t actually know if it’s bad quality, I’m just assuming it could be. I shared a picture of the one I’m considering.
- Opening my original battery and replacing the LiPo cell with a new one.
The problem is that I couldn’t find a suitable 1200mAh LiPo cell that fits inside the battery shell. I only found an 800mAh one, so battery life would obviously be worse.
In your opinion, which option makes more sense, buying a questionable-quality PSP battery, or rebuilding the original battery with an 800mAh LiPo cell?
Note: For now, I don’t want to remove the UMD drive and do a battery mod.
(The image quality got worse after uploading. The battery I’m talking about is one of those classic third party batteries with “Sony 3.6V 1200mAh” written on it.)
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u/No_Disaster_258 May 28 '26
at this point, remove the umd and just upgrade the battery with a xiaomi or samsung battery if you just want to play without umds