Steam Deck Repair Fail - Extended Version
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2024
- Steam Deck Repair Fail - Extended Version - This Steam Deck was sent in by a viewer who dropped it and tried to fix it themselves, but it seems their fix wasn't very successful. A closer inspection with my microscope shows just what went wrong with the soldering and what we need to do to fix it. Let's see if we can get these bumpers working again!
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Don't think I've ever said thank you and your team for these awesome videos. You got me interested in hardware again and provided many hours of entertainment / education. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Great video! I do love these longer videos. They give key insights that you miss in the shorter ones. I appreciate the extra dialog and also repetitive nature of the operations. Helps to put things into context sometimes related to how long it should take to repair a given item and what additional steps may be needed along the way. These give me hope to someday be confident in my own electronic endeavors. I'm building a CNC machine on my channel and I've taken a lot of inspiration from your channel with regard to how I might go about tackling some of these electronic challenges.
Glad that you're enjoying the long videos! And thanks for the feedback!
And again, amazed by so much dedication for repairing stuff. Keep going Steve !
Lovin’ the long videos.
So glad they moved the button to the joystick module on the OLED.
Awesome. Love these longer videos!!! Great work!
@ 18:23 "What the problem is..... Actually, I don't know what the problem is...."
Very nice. Seriously, a big key to being a Tech and troubleshooting is realizing when you don't know what the problem is.....
12:08 - that nail and finger is good for scale appreciation 😂
Much prefer these longer videos
Good to know!
Same, it's very fun to watch Steve solder and troubleshoot issues.
yup fun to watch 30 min video just to repair a button, very exciting indeed lmao
Same here! Honestly I find them much more educational as I want to get into soldering.
great vid!
Have u ever done a video just going over some of the tools u use?
Good repair 😮
Thanks!
@@TronicsFixLongs finally you replied to me means a lot btw I am 15 years old and I am interested in repairing ❤️
Hey Steve, how is that non-toxic flux treating you? Was it ever officially released. Im just getting into repairing stuff and having flux that isn't trying to kill me would be a major plus. 😄
I have a question do you sell the counsels after fixing I would like to buy one from you
Hello, great video, do you know the part number of the button? Thanks
I like doing repairs like these, i'm always looking to buy things to fix but they are hard to find for a fair price and usually not profitable.
5:45 the Bad Face 😅
:c
Grandfather's mustache 😅
How is the flux? Getting into soldering myself and would love a non-toxic flux so I don't need a fume extractor. Up until now just been yolo-ing it lol but not good for health obviously.
I love my steam deck ❤
Use a multimeter to check continuity, shorts, ohms, etc. on questionable components for more diagnostic info.
I believe Valve redid these buttons for the OLED model. Not sure if it made a difference or not I own an OLED model and so far I'm super happy with it.
They moved them t o the joystick module for solder free replacement, they also made it shock resistant.
Interesting. I’ll have to check them on an OLED sometime
Looks like the connector was soldered with a flamethrower lol
The middle pin with the right pin
Non-toxic flux is only half the solution to soldering hazards. I had a friend who was a plumber by trade and worked overtime doing basement supply line rough-ins for about 2 months straight, 12 hours a day. He started to notice pain in his joints, and persistent nausia. It turns out, after seeing a doctor, that he was suffering from metal poisoning. When you solder the smoke is not just the flux, but vaporized metals too. Always use you fume extractor, and if you find yourself still inhaling smoke consider further remediation methods like a mask. Metal poisoning can be very serious, and bery painful. Careful out there
Nice.
Thanks!
I’ve bought 2 working steam decks on marketplace for $250 each $300 for a broken console is insane man
older video
Don’t think you soldered the support legs
Riff off side by side or cut off to preventing ground contact
Guys can anyone tell me the name of that PCB holder shown at 5:00 ? Thank you
A Hakko Omnivise
12:08 biggest finger ever!! 😅
🤣😅😂
use clean braid :D
my first thought lol
@@mp3musicbox I've been noticing it more and more :D Its cheap! Cut the silver part off and use fresh :D
4:25 love the smiley face :)
300 for a broken one? some family came into my repair shop to sell theirs brand new for 250 cuz they dont know how to use it. now i have my own
Multi-layered board with ground plane exposed underneath where the middlepin is. Either dremel it away or seal it properly underneath and just use wirelink between middle switch connection to broken trace only, and don't try soldering the middle switch pin to the board.
Can't get much simpler than a button...
I swear the shoulder buttons are the worst part of the steam deck 1
Mine has failed twice 🙃
#1 tip, have a %100 working to compare to model so you can see whats the problem easier. lol 😆 😢
As someone who has repaired 2 way radios for 15 years, YOU AINT WRONG AT ALL.. Proper repair schematics and block diagrams work better, but unobtaium from Nintendo for sure!
If you are going to attempt repairs yourself. Take more than just 5mins to watch a youtube video. Make sure you actually understand what you are doing and take your god damn time. Why do people keep rushing repair attempts and just making things worse.
$300 for that device I understand you’re going to even out. Or probably make money on it just by the UA-cam video but $300 for a device like that on a consumer that’s not gonna make a video on it. It looks like the person selling the device was trying to rob someone if you ever see a broken steam deck that someone has already opened up and somethings wrong with it if it’s $300 do not buy it $200. Don’t even buy it now 150 that’s kind of meh On eBay it’s often important to read the details. Otherwise you may be sent yourself up for failure in case of tronicsfix he’s gonna make money off the video which will offset the cost
That's why i prefer membranes for shoulder buttons. These clicky buttons are weak to rapid button presses and hard pressing.
1st :)
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$300 for a broken Steam Deck when you can get a working one for that price? 🤣
The original video was from 8 months ago, this is just the extended version
Also, saves it from the landfill. Steve doesn’t always care about making a profit on flipping items, if he breaks even then he makes money from video.
Update your name from ogre to troll please, that way we just expect it from you. 🙄
And how many clicks will it get? Hmm?
I didn’t buy it because it was a “good deal”
$300??? Man you are REALLY good at repairing stuff - but you are not very skilled at buying stuff! This device is $419 from brand new - so spending $300 on it in fully working order would be a pretty meh deal. $300 for a broken example with 0 warranty however - that is HORRIBLE my man! Like actually $200 wouldn't even be a great deal considering that it's not just broken - but an amateur has been inside it trying to "fix" it... In my experience that increases the risk of the device being bricked by a fairly large amount. Paying half the price of the new price for a potentially bricked device is fairly risky no matter how you look at it - and paying 75% is just reckless IMO.
But he’s buying it to make a video. And afterwards, assuming it’s fixed, he can sell it.
@@griffog2001 i agree plus may i add that these days your not buying these or anything half price or to much cheaper especially when its just a button problem
Try finding one faulty to start with there’s not many in the wild because of valves return to base policy and out of guarantee pricing you can not get all the parts regardless of what’s on I fix it. Is all you get. Changing the screen you could brake the ambient lights sensor and you can not buy one that’s a 100 pound fix for a hole new screen
He overpays a 100 to make 3000 on video😂
Think outside the box. The amount of money he will make from this video alone will cover any cost + leave him with plenty left over
I know yo said yo don't like using a Lot of *FLUX*
but that's why I'm sorry to say yo repair looks like
a Rookie on their second day of working in the field.
So~so sorry for being so harsh but flux is imperative,
so never ever hold back from relying on all of it's
many benefits that for the most keeps solder where
it is needed and as it's doing that keeping the area
clean from contaminates that cause all sorts of probs
*Use as much FLUX as you can* if you want a clean
finish, and remember to wipe away the excess flux
while still hot, followed by a good soaking of IPA if
you want to get any where near to My Mate Vince's
level of soldering and finish..
APU👁👍
You can go flux yourself! (Nah, it's actually good to hear from a different side. Just saw a joke opportunity and took it)
@@brianwalsh9984
it's a winner 😂
I always worry that my Aspie riddled overly constructive criticism could be taken badly..
Love it when a rebuttal via a joke is flown back into my face..
Yup.. Even though I B N Aspie, I deserved it though.. 😅