EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!! I bought an Excalibur LCD Chess Computer on Ebay and the display on it was showing partial images scattered haphazardly all over the place. I was just about to throw it out but searched for repair options and came across your excellent video!!!! I improvised a heating iron by heating a single-edged razor blade on the stove, holding it with pliers. I wanted the straight edge of the blade to be my "iron". It took 5 tries with gradual improvements with each try. It finally works perfectly just like new!!!! WOW! Thank you so much!!!!!!
Great idea for a series. I'm a big fan of repair channels, but usually don't have to time to watch anything over 30 minutes, so these are great. Thank you!
This is excellent, I repaired the display on a Panasonic handset using the same technique. Applied a hot air gun at 200C to the location across the top of the display glass where the cable is bonded, and pushed down with a rounded piece of wood. The LCD starts to go dark if you apply too much heat but quickly recovers as it cools. All good now and phone working 100%!
Great fix Vince. Like the format, but also love the long vids too. I keep checking Patreon every day to see if you've signed up. I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you finally join, you have a lot of grateful fans who appreciate the time and effort you devote to your content.
Lovely fix Vince! My grandmother had the same issue with her phone and thanks to you it’s working perfectly. I can’t thank you enough mate. Your content has givin me so much joy and I’ve finally been able to put it to use. Cheers!
Top man; followed your tip and recovered the LCD screens on two phones; all segements as good as new. My tip is you don't need a soldering iron, a 30 sec blast with a hairdryer and then pressing along the ribbon line on the contacts with a platic tipped tool does the trick.
If your looking for greater revenue, merch is the way to go. Not just there in GB, but you can even have a shipping point from the US to lessen cost. Plenty of vendors, there’s one here in the city (Knoxville, Tennessee) where I live. I know the IT guy there. Love the channel, long and short videos.
Ohhh wow. Right around the time you'd done this fix, I'd seen some other UA-camrs using the same technique on old Game Boys. The way the Game Boy gurus love to teach it is to do it with the power on and the display within sight, so you can use the lines flickering on and off as a guide for where to apply more heat. Brilliant how you were able to cinch it so quickly without a visual guide.
I like this series idea. It's at a easier level, more like practical skills that I could do at home rather than a serious pizzle (although of course I enjoy those kinds of videos just as much!)
Vince I appreciate that you are trying new stuff in your videos but I love your regular "trying to fix" videos. I love that even if you don't have success you still keep us along for the ride either way. Maybe you could do a mix of both. And someone before mentioned this and I'll second it. Start a Patreon! Loads of us want to support you and enjoy your videos. Please keep up with great job you do. Cheers from the states!(Michigan)👍
I think this could be a very good addition to your video types. It's a great idea that could help lots of us solve simpler things around the house that we would feel comfortable about tackling with your advice. Nice one mate! 😊👍
Vince why not have a segment where you try to fix viewers stuff, that way you dont have to buy stock, and keep your videos rolling along iv got tons of shite i could send you
Nice, I like these new video series :) I just hope there will be also those good old long and detailed repair videos here and there in the mix. It was sad to hear they don't get that many views as you've put a lot of effort in them. Best wishes that the new kind of videos bring more views and income :)
I agree with you. When he said that he doesnt get enough views for his longer Trying to FIX videos I really felt that. As I make videos myself (I have a super low sub count I guess) I sometimes feel down when my videos aren't as successful as others. Hopefully though Vince finds a sweet spot and still makes the old videos
I repaired a few Philips DECT phones with a similar defect in the past. They worked again for a while, but all to soon the segments started vanishing again. They are made to die after a few years, I suspect. I recycled them and got rid of my old landline. I would love to see an update here on your repair after a few months :)
Thank you for the video, very well done. My phone is quite similar to yours, but when I did the same the flat cable melted. I've tried to cut the melted part and find the flat cable connections using a sand paper and a knife, the clue or protection was removed, but no connections were found, tried to soldering the shorter flat cable and it melted again.
Missing the blue mat.. but love the new experiment, glad that trying to fix wont die! This series gave me the confidence to widen my trying to fix comfort zone, so I feel terrible that my adblockers might have played a part in killing it :( Please start a patreon soon. I plan to create an account to support you.
I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time & trouble to make & post your videos. Inspired me to have a go at fixing a pair of watch winders. Both working perfectly again 👍
Absolutely love your channel! I have a semi new multimeter (cheap stock), whom suddenly got a bad display. I deduce from your content; duo to me recklessly leaving it in direct sunlight; the heat have caused the adhesive of the cord to loosen. Hopefully a simple fix.
Hi Vince, may i suggest another thing you could do on your channel? Well basically it is the same, but different. How to videos, but for more crafty/freaky things, maybe going into a more technical/electrical detail. i.e. Transform an old PS2 (or something else) into a mobile console. Install DOSBOX on a Nintendo Wii to play retro DOS games. Convert a NES gamepad to work with a Commodore C64. Or some DIY electronics, like a digital wall clock, maybe putting it into the case of something broken so it looks fancy and special. Add an "Audio in" headphone jack to a car radio which does not have one. Remove old speakers from a car and put them into wooden frames so you can use them with another device in the house. Convert an old CAR radio to work on a power supply in the house and attach an antenna to it. You could maybe add videos with a mindset of asking "Can you do it? - Instead of - Should you do it?" "Does it make sense or have any practical application? Maybe not. Is it fun to make and fun to watch or does it look fancy? Heck yeah."
I like the idea of a bite-size fix video as I often can't watch an hour long video. Also, I know I've said this before, but I recommend a "direct drive" soldering iron, like the KSGER T12 Soldering Station
I have the same problem with my home phone I’m going to try this and see if it sorts it’s, as mentioned I’ve done the dmg lines before so I’m optimistic :) keep it up vince, Haynes manuals are going out the window in 2050 or whatevs it’s going to be vinces fixes that people buy and read! 👍🏻
Possibly just me, but I also like the fixing your own (atleast it feels like) stuff, rather than buy on ebay. Since that is more close to heart to other people, and more useful to the fixer.
I don't mid the short video but knowing it will be fixed right away is sad :( missed the excitement of seeing it working because i knew it was going to work
That was brilliant! My problem is that although I have a new never-used spare, all the useful numbers are on the handset with the screen that very suddenly degraded this year. Curiously, it degraded following the batteries running flat - co-incidence or was there a temperature transient during recharging?
NICE! I've got a similar issue on a Philips phone which is very pretty, I was trying to think of altenatives for a phone that I use barely once a month. That will make my bank holiday morning activities for tomorrow!
This is why I hate the adhesive method of connecting the LCD to the tracks of the PCB (known as hot bar method). Those tend to fail over time when the adhesive wears out. I prefer using all zebra strips instead.
Pretty sure it works on the same concept, but instead of a matrix like on the gameboy, it’s just segments on the screen as the lcd works a little different
@@drcarrot415 Yeah, absolutely. I just mean the ribbon itself. The wiring is def different. If I'm not mistaken, that is a liquid crystal display though, right?
Tuncay Ayhan yeah, the difference is in the way they display though. The gameboy uses a standard pixel-based LCD but this phone and watches and stuff use segment based LCDs, which offer simpler design but less use cases
Since you are doing shorter videos now, consider investing in studio lights and microscope camera if doing microsoldering. Brighter picture means more information to the viewer and allows you edit down the video to shorter lengths with optional voice over since the audience can pause the video.
Display Off (portuguese): DICA IMPORTANTE - Baseado neste vídeo, meu Panasonic KX-TG4021LB estava com este defeito, eu não tinha uma estação de solda por AR Quente, então tive a idéia de usar um recurso que aplicávamos em aquecedores de máquinas industriais: existe uma fita de teflon que adere sobre aquecedores industriais que suporta altas temperaturas, cortei uma pequena tira que cobria a área de contato a ser aquecida na fita FLAT CABLE, cortei uma tira de papel da largura dos contatos e colei na fita de teflon para evitar que o teflon aderisse ao FLAT CABLE, então colei a fita adesiva de Teflon sobre a placa e sobre o FLAT CABLE, depois passei o dedo pressionando bem para a total aderência da fita de teflon sobre a placa, com o FERRO de SOLDA quente fui deslocando suavemente sem apertar muito sobre a fita de teflon para somente transferir o calor para a área a ser aquecida e que causa o mal contato conforme mostra o vídeo da ELECTROLAB......o resultado foi excelente, funcionou perfeitamente sem danificar o Flat Cable.......Obs: não demorem muito com o ferro de solda sobre a fita de deflon basta que a área fique bem aquecida e depois de concluída a ação, não precisa retirar a fita de teflon, deixe-a para uma eventual necessidade de aquecimentos futuros. ESPERO TER AJUDADO (PU4ASL)
Loving the new style of videos, could you do one (for myself) really but for other maybe on how a multi meter works and any recommendations on good and bad ones
May as well post here, I have a 22 year old lcd alarm clock, still works great but one tiny part of the display has a missing piece so a 8 misses i of the 7 lines, strangely now and again it works and when it does it lasts for a few days, I did take the screws out and wipe down the circuit with 99% IPA but it didn't fix it, I was thinking of rubbing a barely warm solder iron over the cable like what fixes a Game Boy lcd, but not sure if that would work.
EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT! EXCELLENT!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!! I bought an Excalibur LCD Chess Computer on Ebay and the display on it was showing partial images scattered haphazardly all over the place. I was just about to throw it out but searched for repair options and came across your excellent video!!!! I improvised a heating iron by heating a single-edged razor blade on the stove, holding it with pliers. I wanted the straight edge of the blade to be my "iron". It took 5 tries with gradual improvements with each try. It finally works perfectly just like new!!!! WOW! Thank you so much!!!!!!
Nice fix 👍 saved another from the scrap yard.
Cheers Tampa
@My Mate VINCE if this video gets 3000 likes a face reveal?
@@patriciarr27 go back to his early stuff and you will see his face.
Great idea for a series. I'm a big fan of repair channels, but usually don't have to time to watch anything over 30 minutes, so these are great. Thank you!
I loved the long trying to fix video, they were so enjoyable to watch.
I enjoy your longer videos but this was a nice little tid bit to watch. Short and sweet! Love the name too! Keep up the good work! :)
This is excellent, I repaired the display on a Panasonic handset using the same technique.
Applied a hot air gun at 200C to the location across the top of the display glass where the cable is bonded, and pushed down with a rounded piece of wood.
The LCD starts to go dark if you apply too much heat but quickly recovers as it cools. All good now and phone working 100%!
Great fix Vince. Like the format, but also love the long vids too. I keep checking Patreon every day to see if you've signed up. I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you finally join, you have a lot of grateful fans who appreciate the time and effort you devote to your content.
I couldnt agree more. I'm just pissed I dont have money to donate to Vince, but he's got great a massive community behind him!
Nice fix Vince, I love that you have a fix mentality rather than just binning things and buying a new one.
I never would’ve thought that this type of error is fixable in any way. Great work. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Watched this on my break at work. Perfect length. I appreciate this idea!
Lovely fix Vince! My grandmother had the same issue with her phone and thanks to you it’s working perfectly. I can’t thank you enough mate. Your content has givin me so much joy and I’ve finally been able to put it to use. Cheers!
Top man; followed your tip and recovered the LCD screens on two phones; all segements as good as new. My tip is you don't need a soldering iron, a 30 sec blast with a hairdryer and then pressing along the ribbon line on the contacts with a platic tipped tool does the trick.
I also used a hairdryer. Worked for me too.
If your looking for greater revenue, merch is the way to go. Not just there in GB, but you can even have a shipping point from the US to lessen cost. Plenty of vendors, there’s one here in the city (Knoxville, Tennessee) where I live. I know the IT guy there. Love the channel, long and short videos.
this comment is to help the algorithm for the my mate vince`s channel .. love ya work vince
Ohhh wow. Right around the time you'd done this fix, I'd seen some other UA-camrs using the same technique on old Game Boys. The way the Game Boy gurus love to teach it is to do it with the power on and the display within sight, so you can use the lines flickering on and off as a guide for where to apply more heat. Brilliant how you were able to cinch it so quickly without a visual guide.
Love this short fix video. Looking forward to your next one. Keep up the great work.
I like this series idea. It's at a easier level, more like practical skills that I could do at home rather than a serious pizzle (although of course I enjoy those kinds of videos just as much!)
Liked this format a lot Vince. You’ve got a lot of good ideas for content it seems. Really enjoying these new types of vids :)
At times I like the long involved fixes, but short little fixes are good too. I quite like this new idea, keep it up!
I enjoy watching these fix videos, I love the longer fix videos more but these are great too
I enjoyed this format for a change of pace. Didn’t finish my tea before the end of the video. 😀
Vince I appreciate that you are trying new stuff in your videos but I love your regular "trying to fix" videos. I love that even if you don't have success you still keep us along for the ride either way. Maybe you could do a mix of both. And someone before mentioned this and I'll second it. Start a Patreon! Loads of us want to support you and enjoy your videos. Please keep up with great job you do. Cheers from the states!(Michigan)👍
I like these shorter fix videos!
I also loved the longer trying to fix videos, but I understand shorter is probably easier and better for your channel
I think this could be a very good addition to your video types. It's a great idea that could help lots of us solve simpler things around the house that we would feel comfortable about tackling with your advice. Nice one mate! 😊👍
Really missing the long videos :(:(:(
No worries, they'll come back from time to time. ;)
Experimenting with the format is never a bad idea?
Agreed
@@StevenShaw 😂
They aren't gone luckily. I love them! And I'm happy with Vince's experimenting since he could find good spots of video series' than others.
We've got these phones, get called ID with sky so worth us repairing now! Thank You
Vince why not have a segment where you try to fix viewers stuff, that way you dont have to buy stock, and keep your videos rolling along iv got tons of shite i could send you
Very nice fix, so simple but so satisfying! 👍
Cool little fix Vince. I bought a cat 6 shielded DSL lead off you on eBay ages ago and it’s still going strong.
You're still the telephone guy Vince 🤣
I can't believe he didn't actually say "Hey guys this is Vince from Mr. Telephone, today we have a new series called Tea Break Fix!" 😂
@@Lightning2011 🤣
Great one, Vince! That's a nice new format. Keep doing it your way! Your Content is awesome!
I love your vids cause they are entertaining and calming at the same time. Thanks!
I knew this method from Gameboy screens, but always a pleasure to watch
Love the new series. Great idea looking forward to more!
Nice, I like these new video series :) I just hope there will be also those good old long and detailed repair videos here and there in the mix. It was sad to hear they don't get that many views as you've put a lot of effort in them.
Best wishes that the new kind of videos bring more views and income :)
I agree with you. When he said that he doesnt get enough views for his longer Trying to FIX videos I really felt that. As I make videos myself (I have a super low sub count I guess) I sometimes feel down when my videos aren't as successful as others. Hopefully though Vince finds a sweet spot and still makes the old videos
I repaired a few Philips DECT phones with a similar defect in the past. They worked again for a while, but all to soon the segments started vanishing again. They are made to die after a few years, I suspect. I recycled them and got rid of my old landline. I would love to see an update here on your repair after a few months :)
This makes me think of TheSpiffingBrit gaming channel. He's always "sat back with a nice cup of Yorkshire Tea" I really LOVE this series debut!
Thank you for the video, very well done. My phone is quite similar to yours, but when I did the same the flat cable melted. I've tried to cut the melted part and find the flat cable connections using a sand paper and a knife, the clue or protection was removed, but no connections were found, tried to soldering the shorter flat cable and it melted again.
Thank you so much for this video. Exactly what I need for old cordless phone. Cant wait to try this out!
Missing the blue mat.. but love the new experiment, glad that trying to fix wont die! This series gave me the confidence to widen my trying to fix comfort zone, so I feel terrible that my adblockers might have played a part in killing it :( Please start a patreon soon. I plan to create an account to support you.
Vince, have you thought about doing any merch? I would love a "trying to fix" tshirt......
I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time & trouble to make & post your videos. Inspired me to have a go at fixing a pair of watch winders. Both working perfectly again 👍
This is a good idea for a new series; keep them coming!
Vince u enspier me and many others to fix things keep it up 👍
Absolutely love your channel!
I have a semi new multimeter (cheap stock), whom suddenly got a bad display.
I deduce from your content; duo to me recklessly leaving it in direct sunlight; the heat have caused the adhesive of the cord to loosen.
Hopefully a simple fix.
Love this!! Brilliant idea vince! Just watched this while making my Work lunch for tomorrow haha perfect length
Nice little format, love it.
What a great idea i normally whatch you video with a cup of tea anyway
Hi Vince,
may i suggest another thing you could do on your channel?
Well basically it is the same, but different.
How to videos, but for more crafty/freaky things, maybe going into a more technical/electrical detail.
i.e.
Transform an old PS2 (or something else) into a mobile console.
Install DOSBOX on a Nintendo Wii to play retro DOS games.
Convert a NES gamepad to work with a Commodore C64.
Or some DIY electronics, like a digital wall clock, maybe putting it into the case of something broken so it looks fancy and special.
Add an "Audio in" headphone jack to a car radio which does not have one.
Remove old speakers from a car and put them into wooden frames so you can use them with another device in the house.
Convert an old CAR radio to work on a power supply in the house and attach an antenna to it.
You could maybe add videos with a mindset of asking "Can you do it? - Instead of - Should you do it?"
"Does it make sense or have any practical application? Maybe not. Is it fun to make and fun to watch or does it look fancy? Heck yeah."
The problem with Tea Break Fixes is that I have 21,432 of them in the queue 🙂
Am drinking my tea too. Cheers my mate Vince.
I like this new series! Very interesting to watch :)
great fix and great start to a new series
Thanks Emma :-)
I like the idea of a bite-size fix video as I often can't watch an hour long video. Also, I know I've said this before, but I recommend a "direct drive" soldering iron, like the KSGER T12 Soldering Station
I have the same problem with my home phone I’m going to try this and see if it sorts it’s, as mentioned I’ve done the dmg lines before so I’m optimistic :) keep it up vince, Haynes manuals are going out the window in 2050 or whatevs it’s going to be vinces fixes that people buy and read! 👍🏻
Vince is underrated ASMR
Possibly just me, but I also like the fixing your own (atleast it feels like) stuff, rather than buy on ebay. Since that is more close to heart to other people, and more useful to the fixer.
I don't mid the short video but knowing it will be fixed right away is sad :( missed the excitement of seeing it working because i knew it was going to work
I like these quick fix videos.
Tea break fixes. I quite like that.
I'm having the exact same issue in my philips phone, will check it later! Thanks for this video, inspired me to do something good.
That was brilliant!
My problem is that although I have a new never-used spare, all the useful numbers are on the handset with the screen that very suddenly degraded this year.
Curiously, it degraded following the batteries running flat - co-incidence or was there a temperature transient during recharging?
NICE! I've got a similar issue on a Philips phone which is very pretty, I was trying to think of altenatives for a phone that I use barely once a month. That will make my bank holiday morning activities for tomorrow!
Nice fix and nice series 😉👍hope all goes well. Good luck 🤞
awesome fix it video just like the trying to fix series. i love it
Nice idea. What’s a landline phone pmsl... not had one in 10 years
Nice simple repair, have done the same thing myself a couple of times.
I like the mix of voiceover and real time audio
This is why I hate the adhesive method of connecting the LCD to the tracks of the PCB (known as hot bar method). Those tend to fail over time when the adhesive wears out. I prefer using all zebra strips instead.
This looks exactly like the vertical lines fix on the gameboy dmg.
Pretty sure it works on the same concept, but instead of a matrix like on the gameboy, it’s just segments on the screen as the lcd works a little different
@@drcarrot415 Yeah, absolutely. I just mean the ribbon itself. The wiring is def different. If I'm not mistaken, that is a liquid crystal display though, right?
Tuncay Ayhan yeah, the difference is in the way they display though. The gameboy uses a standard pixel-based LCD but this phone and watches and stuff use segment based LCDs, which offer simpler design but less use cases
@@drcarrot415 Thanks for explaining!
Ooh love this ide of short (not al fast forward) fix! This is brilliant!
You made my day ! This was very very helpful to repair an old cable tester, where I assumed that it is dead. Thanks a lot !👍🫂
Since you are doing shorter videos now, consider investing in studio lights and microscope camera if doing microsoldering. Brighter picture means more information to the viewer and allows you edit down the video to shorter lengths with optional voice over since the audience can pause the video.
It works well, thank you so much. 🥳❤
Short and sweet, thx Vince !!
Nice quick fix! Hope the new format is working out for you.
Excellent little video, keep up the good work.
wow didn’t expect such a good result 👍
Great idea for a series and a nice little fix 👍🏼
Nice fix. I wonder how many were binned with the same problem.
Great simply fix that I bet can be used on a lot of things with similar glued ribbons.
Like your work Vince 👍
Love this format of video.
short and sweet! Kinda like tea ;)
Nice idea for these videos! Handy when I'm sat waiting to pick the kids up etc and have 10 mins to kill. Keep up the good work! 🦾
I have the identical problem with my BT Graphite phones, will give this a go!
My teatime fixes usually last about 40mins... 😆
You are faster then me then!
Thanks for this little educational candy .... I hope you don't lose to much time for producing shorties (so we can have more) :)
Display Off (portuguese):
DICA IMPORTANTE - Baseado neste vídeo, meu Panasonic KX-TG4021LB estava com este defeito, eu não tinha uma estação de solda por AR Quente, então tive a idéia de usar um recurso que aplicávamos em aquecedores de máquinas industriais: existe uma fita de teflon que adere sobre aquecedores industriais que suporta altas temperaturas, cortei uma pequena tira que cobria a área de contato a ser aquecida na fita FLAT CABLE, cortei uma tira de papel da largura dos contatos e colei na fita de teflon para evitar que o teflon aderisse ao FLAT CABLE, então colei a fita adesiva de Teflon sobre a placa e sobre o FLAT CABLE, depois passei o dedo pressionando bem para a total aderência da fita de teflon sobre a placa, com o FERRO de SOLDA quente fui deslocando suavemente sem apertar muito sobre a fita de teflon para somente transferir o calor para a área a ser aquecida e que causa o mal contato conforme mostra o vídeo da ELECTROLAB......o resultado foi excelente, funcionou perfeitamente sem danificar o Flat Cable.......Obs: não demorem muito com o ferro de solda sobre a fita de deflon basta que a área fique bem aquecida e depois de concluída a ação, não precisa retirar a fita de teflon, deixe-a para uma eventual necessidade de aquecimentos futuros. ESPERO TER AJUDADO (PU4ASL)
Loving the new style of videos, could you do one (for myself) really but for other maybe on how a multi meter works and any recommendations on good and bad ones
Great tea break fix! =D
Thanks Gadget ;-)
Ok, I really love this idea
Very nice! I have an old Game Boy coming in that the owner said had a couple of lines that wouldn't work, I'm hopeful I can do this as a similar fix.
Nice fix, I'll try that on my handset.
I really enjoyed it, keep em coming
Is there any place I can buy a thermal sensor for a Power XL air fryer which is giving me an error of E1 (faulty thermal sensor). Thank you.
Worked great on my Panasonic thanks
Hi My Mate Vince! I love your channel content. Sad to hear about your situation on UA-cam though. I hope things pick up for you!
I've never seen a cordless telephone that runs on regular AA batteries. All the ones I've seen are rechargeable.
May as well post here, I have a 22 year old lcd alarm clock, still works great but one tiny part of the display has a missing piece so a 8 misses i of the 7 lines, strangely now and again it works and when it does it lasts for a few days, I did take the screws out and wipe down the circuit with 99% IPA but it didn't fix it, I was thinking of rubbing a barely warm solder iron over the cable like what fixes a Game Boy lcd, but not sure if that would work.