1000% 😅 agree! Really Nice mate with great content. PS: "Our" Steve needs more views to get more £ to buy some Louis Vuitton cat protection gloves ehehe 😁. Btw when can we see the perpetrators of those crimes 🐈🐈😄
@@StezStixFix Sorry on the double post I messed up a bit as I'm not the greatest with UA-cam lol. Love your channel though as you are very enjoyable to listen to and watch solder as well!! I have a question : do you take requests if someone had a console and the parts and wanted you to do an upgrade or mod? I have a few consoles here but I had one in particular where I have an og xbox and was hoping to do a cap replacement as some are bulging but I suck horribly at soldering lol. So I was curious if I could send to you to do for a Future episode? If so let me know and we and can chat and thanks for your time mate!!
Steve , your humor is absolutely awesome. I love watching you , you could be fixing a broken shovel and I would watch it . Keep up the the great content !
Ι'm here for the singing. Seriously, though, love the good spirited approach, the humor and it's always nice seeing a battered console coming back to life.
I adore your enthusiasm. Well done, Steve, because that looks like a well worn device that someone has used quite a bit, haha. Even that screen protector is looking rough.
Nice Fix Steve. Well Done! If you want to see TINY wires you should have a look at the vintage Ramtex Space Invaders game I just repaired. I had to solder the gold bond wires from an LED chip die back to the traces of the PCB. It was quite intense!
I have watched so many of your videos now, I find them absolutely brilliant. I had a Nest Cam with a broken micro-USB port, came away from the board. Sat there for a year or so, with a view to one day fix it. After watching your videos, I got myself a microscope and a decent solder iron set, and copied what I have watched you do so many times. The nest cam powered up last night, and I am super chuffed. Thank you so much for your content, my only wish is that you could bring videos out faster, because I cannot get enough of them.
I just found Your channel a few weeks ago & I love the format & the charm I like the vids that much I hit the like button twice 😁keep up the great work Ste..
Glad you were finally getting some algorithm love. You went from two patreons to having a ton! Also gaining subs faster than anybody. Congrats! Your humor is right up my alley. Keep it up and say hi to Dave for me
After watching many of your vids I actually opened a faulty digital picture frame and found the problem. Tiny cable had came loose deep inside the lighting of the led:s. Managed to solder it back and it works! 😎
Your tech skill is mad impressive. Thanks for showing me what I’d be getting into trying to repair my own port. Was wondering how to get the traces to reconnect (never seen a heat gun used for that). Also haven’t seen flux in that form (cuz I’m a soldering noob). Got some learning to do then I’ll try this most likely.
Seriously though i love your energy and way you present everything. But what in all hell happened to that poor switch i looked so battered and bruised almost like someone threw it on the pavement out of rage
Honestly your singing is a highlight of the video for me. Your content is direct and to the point. It shows alot of what u need to know in order to do it yourself. And the singing just helps u stand out from other videos. Quiry enough to be interesting. Not so great youd ever win an award but not so terrible u want to rip your ears out. A good balance.
Gr8 Fix as always. Funny like everytime. For Info. Pin6 from the right wich is now loose is the "D-" signal for the usb 2.0 interface. so maybe usb connection will only work in one direction(of usb c port)
Hey Steve, you've inspired me to start fixing things because you make it look so much fun and rewarding! Do you have any books you would recommend for complete beginners who are new to this? Thanks!
I might try and do this myself, at least going to look at the USB C and see if there is any damage. Not sure what happened, so will need to find out. Great video!
I don’t know why but I’m sooo addicted to this videos I’m not even very familiar with electronics in general because I work retail but maybe that’s why I am so fascinated
Great video! I purchased a switch with the same problem from eBay without knowing it was broken and now the person won’t take it back I’m going to use your video to try and fix it. I not good at soldering so I’m a little worried.
Nothing is more satisfying to me than giving a dead a given up on console/game a new life. About two years ago i found a Nintendo DS in the dumpster. Took it home, swapped shell and battery, cleaned everything up and now it looks like in its best days and works like a charm :) (except for the screens which have a few dead pixels).
Great stuff Steve (and Dave). Thanks for the entertaining content, and for inspiring me to pick something up and try to fix it. Now if I could just win one of these ebay bid wars for broken consoles...
@@yenchey3270 I feel you and the price quickly rockets to something that's not even worth it anymore. I've picked up friday/saturday garage saling for better chances. Occasional thrift shopping, but they've started marking things at eBay prices.
Thank you so much for the effort of filming and editing the whole process of repairing! I never thought this would be so interesting and relaxing at the same time. I watch ‘em just before going to sleep they help out a lot ❤️ thanks again Steve
Good job, Steve. If you wanted to do a solder blob I would recommend not using the flux, that would make it easier to bridge the solder from the connector pin to the via. With the flux in the mix, it's going to be virtually impossible for solder to connect.
I'm new to all this but loving your videos/channels and learning loads ..Can I just ask where you got your small test screen from which you tested the game
A lot of entertainment time and knowledge, and an amazing job as allways. Ty for take your time making videos for all of us. Pd. Can i ask the brand/model of flux you use. Ty again.
your new haircut looks dapper. Good repair. I noticed your using a unofficial dock /usb c extension cable to display a picture on the TV. did you test the port bothsides? also you don't need.to connect anything to the switch to boot, just the battery and the emmc. you can just dock the switch, or use the ammeter to see if it's booting
Good info, thanks Gin! Yeah, I tested both sides and it worked like a dream. I also tested in an official dock off camera, and it's also good in there. 👍
I love your work and I've started streaming working on stuff thanks to you. Also making me want to edit it properly for youtube consumption. I'm watching every video and just love every single thing about them! I hope to one day be a holy hand grenadier!
4:49 "that look when you can't accept the compliment" - your singing is not perfect, granted, yet we all somehow appreciated that unexpected rap because it felt wholesome and that's were the singing compliments come from
Adding another 20.000 subscribers since filming this must be amazing. Your videos are like ASMR board repair I love it. Im think UA-cam recommendet your channel to me because I also watch the New York weirdo. His videos are not as relaxing thou.
New subscriber, here. I'm very much enjoying these videos. I find it interesting to see your process of figuring things out and increase your skills along the way. I looked to see if you'd done anything with my favorite console, Sega Saturn, at any point, but was saddened to learn that you hadn't had any come up. I've avoided fixing my power problem with mine for a couple of years now, but it appears that there is a good kit from the UK that does the job (which is also used widely here in the US). I'm just too chicken to do it, so I'll probably just sell my setup on eBay. Continuing to cull through your library of videos and haven't found a dud yet!
@@BuyitFixit Thanks for your reply. I - being an absolute beginner at electronics - thought with the industry moving away from (possibly more harmful) leaded solder, we hobbyists should, too. At least, I would have thought mixing unleaded with leaded solder on the same board would be bad practice.
@@nils7c1From a health and safety and recycling point of view it probably is. But it's a hell of a lot easier to work with for repairs. See northridgefix he does it all the time on 1000s of repairs. I used to repair TVs back in the day and Philips were one of the first using unleaded and they were very very prone to dry joints. With leaded it wasn't so much.
@StezStix Fix? - Love your channel as you are very enjoyable to listen to and watch solder as well!! I have a question : do you take requests if someone had a console and the parts and wanted you to do an upgrade or mod? I have a few consoles here but I had one in particular where I have an og xbox and was hoping to do a cap replacement as some are bulging but I suck horribly at soldering lol. So I was curious if i could send to you to do for a Future episode? If so let me know and we and can chat and thanks for your time mate!!
Excellent vid Steve, entertaining as ever. One question though, where the hell has that switch been? Looks like it's been to hell and back. I'm off to check all my usb sockets now to see if they are as filthy as that one. *Gip*
Another great fix. Not far off 60K now Steve. Soon be at 100K and its totally deserved. Couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.
I agree Steve for prime minister!😀
Thanks RB! 👍
1000% 😅 agree! Really Nice mate with great content. PS: "Our" Steve needs more views to get more £ to buy some Louis Vuitton cat protection gloves ehehe 😁. Btw when can we see the perpetrators of those crimes 🐈🐈😄
@@StezStixFix Sorry on the double post I messed up a bit as I'm not the greatest with UA-cam lol. Love your channel though as you are very enjoyable to listen to and watch solder as well!! I have a question : do you take requests if someone had a console and the parts and wanted you to do an upgrade or mod? I have a few consoles here but I had one in particular where I have an og xbox and was hoping to do a cap replacement as some are bulging but I suck horribly at soldering lol. So I was curious if I could send to you to do for a Future episode? If so let me know and we and can chat and thanks for your time mate!!
64k update.
Steve , your humor is absolutely awesome. I love watching you , you could be fixing a broken shovel and I would watch it . Keep up the the great content !
At this rate, the 100k subs will be reached in 32 minutes 😅(well deserved for such a great karaoke channel !). Merci Monsieur !
Damn, who would treat Switch like that, it's so dirty and messed up. Good fix, Steve!
Ι'm here for the singing. Seriously, though, love the good spirited approach, the humor and it's always nice seeing a battered console coming back to life.
You can also use the helping hands to hold your mars bar, frees up your hands for soldering.
🤣 excellent idea!
I adore your enthusiasm.
Well done, Steve, because that looks like a well worn device that someone has used quite a bit, haha. Even that screen protector is looking rough.
😁 yeah, this was one well-used device that's for sure! Hopefully it'll give the owner a bit more use out of it now... 👍
I'll second that. Steve has a way of cheering me up even when I'm feeling crap.
Nice Fix Steve. Well Done! If you want to see TINY wires you should have a look at the vintage Ramtex Space Invaders game I just repaired. I had to solder the gold bond wires from an LED chip die back to the traces of the PCB. It was quite intense!
Wow them wires are tiny. Well done on your repair
Ooh, I'll have to check that out 👍
@@StezStixFix Thanks Steve. Your channel is really crushing it! Well done. Hopefully I'll get there too someday!
I have watched so many of your videos now, I find them absolutely brilliant. I had a Nest Cam with a broken micro-USB port, came away from the board. Sat there for a year or so, with a view to one day fix it. After watching your videos, I got myself a microscope and a decent solder iron set, and copied what I have watched you do so many times. The nest cam powered up last night, and I am super chuffed. Thank you so much for your content, my only wish is that you could bring videos out faster, because I cannot get enough of them.
i wish i could see you clean the hard rock Thermal paste that was on before. Its always a pleasure seeing cleaning things before and after
That Switch went to war! Great fix, and let's dream of a world where manufacturers put ports in little breakout boards...
That Switch look like it saved someone's life from a bullet!
I just found Your channel a few weeks ago & I love the format & the charm I like the vids that much I hit the like button twice 😁keep up the great work Ste..
Your sense of humor is one of many reasons I keep coming back to your channel, Steve!
You’re blowing up! You have 17k new subscribers since you filmed this. Awesome!
Glad you were finally getting some algorithm love. You went from two patreons to having a ton! Also gaining subs faster than anybody. Congrats! Your humor is right up my alley. Keep it up and say hi to Dave for me
After watching many of your vids I actually opened a faulty digital picture frame and found the problem. Tiny cable had came loose deep inside the lighting of the led:s. Managed to solder it back and it works! 😎
Fantastic fun to watch and yes you do have talent..???
Love your video’s top notch. 👍
love the new subscriber tracker in the background. Great channel
Wow! I'm so glad I found this channel. You're an absolute joy to watch. I even just bought some merch! And yes, please more singing.
Can you please make a video where you show your tools and where to get them? The things that you are doing seem like so much fun!
Don't let anyone put you down over your singing! I love it man!
Dunno where this channel comes from... It is my favourite now, binge watching everything
Your tech skill is mad impressive. Thanks for showing me what I’d be getting into trying to repair my own port. Was wondering how to get the traces to reconnect (never seen a heat gun used for that). Also haven’t seen flux in that form (cuz I’m a soldering noob). Got some learning to do then I’ll try this most likely.
Seriously though i love your energy and way you present everything.
But what in all hell happened to that poor switch i looked so battered and bruised almost like someone threw it on the pavement out of rage
The almighty UA-cam algorithm has blessed me with your videos. I love the humor, and I love the editing style. Keep up the good work!
I class myself as a good solderer but then I watch you Steve. Nice work mate.
Honestly your singing is a highlight of the video for me. Your content is direct and to the point. It shows alot of what u need to know in order to do it yourself.
And the singing just helps u stand out from other videos. Quiry enough to be interesting. Not so great youd ever win an award but not so terrible u want to rip your ears out. A good balance.
+100 subs whilst filming!! NOICE!
😊 thanks Kip. 👍
Gr8 Fix as always. Funny like everytime.
For Info. Pin6 from the right wich is now loose is the "D-" signal for the usb 2.0 interface. so maybe usb connection will only work in one direction(of usb c port)
Awesome fix man, keep it up
This may be the best undiscovered UA-cam channel out there. It won't stay undiscovered long though. Great stuff
BEST UA-cam CHANNEL EVER!
"stupid game" is probably the best outro one could ask for! specially if you actually enjoyed the gaming session.
Hey Steve, you've inspired me to start fixing things because you make it look so much fun and rewarding!
Do you have any books you would recommend for complete beginners who are new to this? Thanks!
Just discovered this channel and it's instantly become one of my favorite music channels!
You are getting better at this Steve, nice !!!
I might try and do this myself, at least going to look at the USB C and see if there is any damage. Not sure what happened, so will need to find out. Great video!
Went in like a Boss and Triumphed !! well done Sir.
Perfect timing. My original switch just started showing these symptoms. Now I know what to diagnose. Thanks!
Oh my! Your face and voice literally cure me! So sweet! Thanks so much Stez.
I love the videos Steve! I've been watching a bunch of your old stuff lately, but the sub counter on this one made me finally subscribe!
I don’t know why but I’m sooo addicted to this videos
I’m not even very familiar with electronics in general because I work retail but maybe that’s why I am so fascinated
Hi Steve! Could you tell me where you got your 3rd party microscope arm? Looks so much better than the stock one. Awesome videos, keep it up!
New subscriber here, and i'm already a big fan of your content. And your skills on applying the incorrect amount of thermal paste is spot on 😂🤣
Very talented. I love watching your videos. Very relaxing, and I like your sense of humor. I decided to subscribe! Keep it up!
Great work Steve. Thank you fore the great video.
Thanks Frederick! 👍
Greetings from Romania! So happy to find you, not getting borred anymore
Always a fun fix to watch. I do like the "all of a sudden stopped charging" part - that thing looks roooooough!
Found this channel a couple of weeks ago. Great content! keep up the good work !
Great video! I purchased a switch with the same problem from eBay without knowing it was broken and now the person won’t take it back I’m going to use your video to try and fix it. I not good at soldering so I’m a little worried.
Good to see you fix this rather battered up switch there great job on the usb c port & trace repair there Steve - nice 1 👍
I was able to fix my daughter's toy after watching your vids. Thanks, bud. Keep em coming!
Great video as usual. Also the haircut is on point!
Nothing is more satisfying to me than giving a dead a given up on console/game a new life. About two years ago i found a Nintendo DS in the dumpster. Took it home, swapped shell and battery, cleaned everything up and now it looks like in its best days and works like a charm :) (except for the screens which have a few dead pixels).
I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way!
That's awesome Stump! You literally saved it from the trash. It's such a great feeling. 👍
Great Job Steve, I honestly thought it wasn't going to get fully fixed but you did it!
I'm here to help the algorithm. Also, thanks for the USB-C Amp module, I'll have to add this to my IT Kit.
Great stuff Steve (and Dave). Thanks for the entertaining content, and for inspiring me to pick something up and try to fix it. Now if I could just win one of these ebay bid wars for broken consoles...
Thanks Ty, good luck with the bidding! It's a frustrating game, that's for sure! 😬
@@StezStixFix it's the worst pay-to-win experience I've ever had, yeah
@@yenchey3270 I feel you and the price quickly rockets to something that's not even worth it anymore. I've picked up friday/saturday garage saling for better chances. Occasional thrift shopping, but they've started marking things at eBay prices.
What do you set your hot air station to for heat?
Thank you so much for the effort of filming and editing the whole process of repairing! I never thought this would be so interesting and relaxing at the same time. I watch ‘em just before going to sleep they help out a lot ❤️ thanks again Steve
"Get In There!" Victory screech aquired!
FeelsGoodMan Clap 👏
Wow great videos!! I'm addicted. Your energy is awesome. Good fix
Good job, Steve. If you wanted to do a solder blob I would recommend not using the flux, that would make it easier to bridge the solder from the connector pin to the via. With the flux in the mix, it's going to be virtually impossible for solder to connect.
Good video. Why didn't you put the little wire before placing the USB port?
This makes me wanna fix stuff like this, so satisfying
I'm new to all this but loving your videos/channels and learning loads ..Can I just ask where you got your small test screen from which you tested the game
Love your videos - what is that gloopy stuff you put on the solder areas before you start soldering?
Sweet stuff Mr. Steve! Man you're flying too, genuinely couldn't of happened to a nicer guy
Thanks Phil, much appreciated! 👍
A lot of entertainment time and knowledge, and an amazing job as allways. Ty for take your time making videos for all of us.
Pd. Can i ask the brand/model of flux you use. Ty again.
I’ve learned a thing or too watching your troubleshooting process!
Thanks mate
I love fixing things. And that’s why I love watching your videos.
What's the jingle at 10:00 from? I recognise but can't quite place it.
your new haircut looks dapper.
Good repair.
I noticed your using a unofficial dock /usb c extension cable to display a picture on the TV.
did you test the port bothsides?
also you don't need.to connect anything to the switch to boot, just the battery and the emmc.
you can just dock the switch, or use the ammeter to see if it's booting
Good info, thanks Gin! Yeah, I tested both sides and it worked like a dream. I also tested in an official dock off camera, and it's also good in there. 👍
Your cleaning process is one of the most satisfying things in life…
I love your work and I've started streaming working on stuff thanks to you. Also making me want to edit it properly for youtube consumption.
I'm watching every video and just love every single thing about them! I hope to one day be a holy hand grenadier!
Great video congratulations on your success mate 👏🏻👏🏻
You're like a super Funny version of mymatevince. I'm so glad UA-cam recommend your videos to me . I subscribed you're awesome😁
4:49 "that look when you can't accept the compliment" - your singing is not perfect, granted, yet we all somehow appreciated that unexpected rap because it felt wholesome and that's were the singing compliments come from
Lol, love the music that came on while using the solder wick. More Device Mods! +1 sub
You channel is growing at a phenomenal speed but no faster than you deserve.
hello Steve, good job " et voilà !!!" from a french viewer!!
Adding another 20.000 subscribers since filming this must be amazing. Your videos are like ASMR board repair I love it. Im think UA-cam recommendet your channel to me because I also watch the New York weirdo. His videos are not as relaxing thou.
I'm amazed it runs at all considering the number of dings on that internal plate.
Another great fix Steve, love the cushion. What make is that sub counter thingy, I saw similar ages ago and could never find it.
Thanks Wadey. I got it off Amazon, think it was LaMetric or something. Hang on, let me find it...
It's this one: amzn.to/3QvpYde Quite expensive, but I bought an Amazon Warehouse "like new" one for much cheaper. 👍
New subscriber, here. I'm very much enjoying these videos. I find it interesting to see your process of figuring things out and increase your skills along the way.
I looked to see if you'd done anything with my favorite console, Sega Saturn, at any point, but was saddened to learn that you hadn't had any come up. I've avoided fixing my power problem with mine for a couple of years now, but it appears that there is a good kit from the UK that does the job (which is also used widely here in the US). I'm just too chicken to do it, so I'll probably just sell my setup on eBay. Continuing to cull through your library of videos and haven't found a dud yet!
Damn fine use of the world's smallest jumper wire....... With the world's smallest section of the world's smallest jumper wire.
Cracking video mate 👍
Nice job Steve and thanks for your video see you soon 👍
Thank you for your videos! It gives me the confidence to fix my own stuff. I usually don't break em too much either!
Well done Steve, what cable are you using for the docking, I hought you needed the docking station
I love the singing. Its cozy and homely
At 5:07, what is the reason for using leaded solder?
It has a lower melting point and easier to work with than the "silver" solder that they use these days (which is pretty crap).
@@BuyitFixit Thanks for your reply. I - being an absolute beginner at electronics - thought with the industry moving away from (possibly more harmful) leaded solder, we hobbyists should, too. At least, I would have thought mixing unleaded with leaded solder on the same board would be bad practice.
@@nils7c1From a health and safety and recycling point of view it probably is. But it's a hell of a lot easier to work with for repairs. See northridgefix he does it all the time on 1000s of repairs. I used to repair TVs back in the day and Philips were one of the first using unleaded and they were very very prone to dry joints. With leaded it wasn't so much.
@@BuyitFixit Interesting, thank you for your insight.
@StezStix Fix? - Love your channel as you are very enjoyable to listen to and watch solder as well!! I have a question : do you take requests if someone had a console and the parts and wanted you to do an upgrade or mod? I have a few consoles here but I had one in particular where I have an og xbox and was hoping to do a cap replacement as some are bulging but I suck horribly at soldering lol. So I was curious if i could send to you to do for a Future episode? If so let me know and we and can chat and thanks for your time mate!!
What do you use for a desoldering pump gun? I really could use one of those and I like yours
great fix, got to say my hand would never be steady enough to do that microscope soldering work
Love the videos Steve! I'm curious to know your setup for displaying the switch without a dock?
U put incorrect amount of humor on dat switch... And I'm lovin' it.
Never change mate good stuff
What type of door and screen are you using. That looks super portable
Love the video Steve it has the incorrect amount of time :) 60k subs come on!
Hey, your singing not only led me to subscribe, I also backed on Patreon.
Excellent vidéo ! You got much better skills now 😜👍
Thanks Bruno! Much appreciated! 👍
@@StezStixFix you’re welcome bro ! Love your videos. Keep it like this with your humor and joy :)
Excellent vid Steve, entertaining as ever.
One question though, where the hell has that switch been? Looks like it's been to hell and back.
I'm off to check all my usb sockets now to see if they are as filthy as that one. *Gip*