PS Vita Portable Charger MOD - Make it CHARGE with "anything"
You can read in more detail my "findings" in my blog, http://dgsworkshop.blogspot.pt/2016/01/ps-vita-portable-charger-mod.html .
I bought this (without owning a Vita) because it was really cheap, +/- 3€, and it's 5Ah!! That's a lot!
But has usual sony had to make you use their proprietary stuff...
What you want to do to make this really good "Power Bank" into charging with any usb charger that is 5V 1A minimum!! is to open that thing up and solder 2 wires right here:
Here's my final result:
Also in case you're interested, theres a ATMEL chip inside (aKa "arduino")
I bought this (without owning a Vita) because it was really cheap, +/- 3€, and it's 5Ah!! That's a lot!
But has usual sony had to make you use their proprietary stuff...
What you want to do to make this really good "Power Bank" into charging with any usb charger that is 5V 1A minimum!! is to open that thing up and solder 2 wires right here:
RED - +5V
Black - GND
You'll need to connect your vita cable with the data pins shorted or solder these 2 pins (not confirmed by me, but according to my testing those were the data pins): Black - GND
Here's my final result:
Also in case you're interested, theres a ATMEL chip inside (aKa "arduino")