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forums.benheck.com - 2/2/2009

benheck.com Forums • View topic - Completed PsoneP

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My first psonep I made a year ago had problems that I wished to fix, with low battery life and hard to press buttons. The shoulder buttons were also broken. So in late December of 08, I started work on a whole new one. The casing is made of nearly all balsa wood. I did however use the plastic ...

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