Trying to FIX a Nintendo Switch donated by Steve from TronicsFix
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- TronicsFix UA-cam Channel / @tronicsfix
Hi, this 'trying to fix' video shows me attempting to fix a Nintendo Switch given to me by Steve from TronicsFix as a challenge to see how I get on. The Nintendo Switch is completely dead and will not charge.
Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things.
I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series.
Many thanks, Vince.
Sooo close! The backlight was working too so I think you almost had it. I think it may be still fixable. That ribbon cable connector would be a pain but it could be replaced. The only time I use Kapton tape is if there is something that I don't want to melt...that keeps the tape from knocking stuff off the board when it moves. Also...I use a microscope. They can be expensive but it makes repairs like this fun again...for me at least.
Great video!
My first item for our challenge showed up a few days ago...can't wait to open it and see what I can do with it.
Also, really appreciate the shoutout so thank you.
No problem Steve and thanks for the Switch and chips. I had hope when it lit up but then when the Nintendo logo didn't appear it was instant disappointment :-) I will be in touch at the end of the month.
I'd be interested in working on something like this - seems a bit more fun than iPhone logic board repair - RenewaMobile - @jai_tag_repair
I've just subbed mate cause of this .. this guy is awesome
why not move all of the good chips to the bricked switch?
Steve, I would love to see you make a video on THIS Switch...you know try to get it back! It'll be like 2 bros working the job.
LMFAO! You had me in stitches when you were describing what happened with that capacitor that flew off!!!! :o) That might be a coupling cap (which you could replace with a 100nF cap or a bit of wire or something), but it could be bypass cap - meaning one end of it is a supply rail (eg.3.3v) the other ground - if you shorted out a cap like that, something would burn up or a fuse would blow. Nice repair attempt though - it was interesting to watch, and as you say - sometimes we make mistakes whilst learning! I had an element of that today too =/
Yes it is, those caps are all between ground and 3.3v (PI3USB30532ZLE)
Honestly Chris, those small caps/resistors were harder to see and work with than the screws on that tiny ladies Tudor watch. One tiny shake of the hand when trying to pick up a melted chip with tweezers and they scattered. They spent more time attached to the tip of the soldering iron than on the board. This one really tested me :-)
LOL =D It really did make my day watching that video, especially that part! I've been there with those little bloody b******* resistors and caps. LOL'd so hard when you lost it and it was on the iron tip, then it disappeared after cleaning - L O L
BTW - it looks like a cap to me! Resistors tend to be black and have the size printed on it (in tiny print). Caps tend to be beige or grey. That type of cap doesnt have a polarity - same with resistors obviously.
Thanks Chris. Do you know if all or most of them small SMD caps have no polarity (those small grey, beige ones) ? I know the big electrolytic caps do have polarity Also with resistors they work both ways don't they as they are just restricting the flow? Sorry, probably obvious questions :-)
"all hat and no cattle" - amazing when said by a Brit
I love the sound of birds in the morning after staying up all night.
Thank you Vince, very cool!
*thank you Kanye very cool!*
FLUX is your friend...expecially when soldering surface mount components. Also I agree that if you watch BigClive's videos he is a good general troubleshooter but for the surface mount and microchip stuff you are doing the best is to watch LOUIS ROSSMAN and his videos.He is an excellent resource and although I have been an Electronics Tech for over 30 yrs I still learned a Ton of stuff watching his channel.He has a repair shop in NYC and he explains everything.
You should monitize your videos you deserve the money
I think the same
He can't on some videos, you know... nintendo.
@Alex he can its not copyrights as its a teardown\fixing thing plenty of ppl that do this monetize there videos dont show gameplay or play music from a nintendo ip and you would be fine also indie games dont flag nintendos system as oxenfree stream i did didnt get claimed but splatoon and the small amount of kurby i showed did
Are you telling me his videos aren't making money? :O
Holy shit I thought he was!!!
You so much deserve the money, Vince!
Raichu 26 Nintendo will take most of his money
You should try unsoldering the screen connector you messed with, my guess is you have a short circuit preventing any display
Btw you're getting pretty darn good at soldering ics ! Nice !
It could be that the chips you soldered are shorting underneath. The video output was definitely working upon docking so something got messed up in replacing the chip. A little advice... If you're serious about working with SMD components (the small ones you just replaced) then you must get a microscopic soldering station. Then soldering those would be a piece of cake. Anyway great video as always...
NO, NO bridges on capacitors they often are between positive and negative rails
perhaps but it's a bit late now, don't you think? he already finished the video and probably... binned? it
@@BMXrecords yes but he will know further what not to do
I love this channel and your voice
Wu hey your finally sitting at a desk 😁👍🏻
Love the videos. I watched this a while back and came to comment because since watching I bought my own broken switch. Turns out the issue was the video chip you tried to replace. I used this video to help me fix my switch. Works great now. Keep up the good work. You are inspiring us.!
Tronicsfix is an amazing repair centre for Nintendo Switch. They fixed my bricked switch.
I’m really exited for this upcoming challenge
Love seeing the internals and the process you go through to see if things are faulty. 👍🏻
Thank you :-)
I enioy this mans content alot. Hes good to watch when im shiny hunting in pokemon , hes someone whos good at keeping you company
:D you should do a live stream of a device you can't fix and maybe let some electronic engineers help you via chat.
I bet many people would watch that
@My Mate VINCE: Have you ever heard of "bigclivedotcom"? He's a UA-camr from the Isle of Man, who takes everything from lightbulbs to electrical transformers to faulty battery packs apart to see how they work. He might be able to give you some detailed advice about electrical circuits to which multimeter would be best for your application.
I have, I didn't know he was from the Isle of Man, thought he was based in Scotland (accent). I watched his videos on a burnt out power extension and dodgy poundshop LED GU10 and I think USB chargers. I like him. I should be OK now on the multimeters as a viewer has very kindly donated his older test equipment. So once I get my head around it hopefully I will have some kit I can rely on :-)
Vince can you please win you need to win for the UK 🇬🇧 please thank you 😊
Ha, I will do my best. You never know lady luck may be on my side :-)
its never a good idea to use a new soldering mat straight after getting it vince lol
Been watching you for a while Bro I'm also in England I live in SOT, you should open a proper PO box where fans can send you there broken things they no longer want to see if you can bring life back to them, love ya videos keep up the good work bro
Beethoven is needed on the fast forward bits Vince! Also the switch flashed as you placed it in the dock! I think you'll fix it one day
dude you need microscope, asap. i love your videos and through watching them i see you progress rapidly. like watching your kid grow up. Also by watching your videos, i got motivated to find my soldering iron and start some old consoles/handhelds fixes.
Question do you have a P.O. Box
No, not yet :-)
My Mate VINCE "not yet" oOoOoOoo
Flood it, flood it with the mail!
@@Mymatevince cant wait for you to get one. I'm gonna send you broken stuff to fix that you can keep!!
@@Mymatevince as long as you record yourself fixing them Haha
You move way too quickly into removing chips and such. Try to go from largest components/boards then narrow the search down from there. Dont just go trying to change tiny little chips without the right equipment. You had working switch at least partially and then you went on and broke it completely.
What a messy goop. It only need 1/3 of it. Clean it up, please.
I'm surprised that you can't fix it with all that stuff and spares. But maybe they suffering of same kind of problem? Is it possible to Google it? I think that it's a power issue to some gpu component or chip. Maybe it has been overheated so the component fell off?
A good first step is to get it to sync as before. Of course in your work you made one more problem so you have to redo the first things and probably do some measuring and check the ribbon cable further.
You know what I like about this channel. Vince’s humility. Love the fact you call yourself a amateur and don’t try to be anything your not. Nice one mate. Keep up the good work. Love the videos!
Haven't made it that far into the video yet and I don't know if you used the hot air gun again or not, but if you did, turn the air flow down a little bit. You don't have to have it that high. It will still put out plenty enough heat to flow solder. Saw you struggling with the chip blowing around in the Xbox one video you did last. Also, get some aluminum tape that they use for air condition ducting and use that to protect everything around whatever it is you're hitting with the air. It works better than that Kapton tape. The only downside to it is that it leaves a little sticky residue you have to clean off with some alcohol.
Edit: After watching the video, yea.. Turn your air flow down quite a bit..
Sure thing, thanks for the info :-)
My Mate VINCE No problem.. Hopefully it helps you to keep from blowing caps/resistors off of boards.
In addition, I'd recommend something like this: images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/710XvM0UYTL._SL1500_.jpg
I didn't use one for awhile, just went off of eyesight alone. Recently switched to using one of these in a lot of situations, and it's super helpful. Not to mention it doesn't have the depth perception and hand eye coordination issues a camera viewfinder does. Also, it can help you really zoom in with the camera for extra small stuff :)
my mate vince
did u try to put back the original chip back in that worked when docked? as chip he sent maybe set up different for usa or something. my default to ntsc or something instead of pal. was your bricked one from uk ?
That was interesting thanks Steve! and our mate Vince for your effort in trying to fix it, your heat gun skills are getting better! Ever do phones? My current one has a bad battery n I got a replacement on the way, gonna try it myself hopefully I don't balls it up. Lol I just jinxed it didn't I....
I really think you can still fix it. I've been watch all of your videos and you've definitely gotten better. Plus i love that you got a new volt meter, that other cheapo meter i couldnt stand watching you use it.
Very cool channel all ways watch when I can helps my epilepsy to chill out after for a week or two and with the c19 keeps me and the world from going mad so help the world and help my mate Vince channel to well done there
Looking back on this video, I see that Vince never removed the battery/power supply when comparing the capacitors, so that may have led him down the wrong path of troubleshooting. This was a difficult to repair after finding that dodgy display connector.
Also, if next time he ever comes across a Switch that turns on and charges (not bricked) but the battery is depleted, just let it charge to full before operating, just to have peace of mind that the battery is not convincing him of a dead Switch.
Hey man! Your T.I.S meter is meassuring resistance. Hence the "low beep" on 75ohms and a louder one on lower resistance (essentially being close to a short).You will find this a very valuable tool for diagnosing over time.
An easy cheat for placing chips in the right position: put a small LED torch right under the PCB where the chip is to be placed, the pins will make a nice shadow through the board. Learned this while hand soldering TSOPs back in the days
Vince has a meter with about four different functions at the same switch position. At this point he has not discovered the "func" (function) button that allows one to switch from use as a diode checker, to resistance measurement, to capacitance, to ??? from the same master switch position. Press the "func" button.
If the shorted component next to the chip is a capacitor, it shorting on both sides could indicate that it is actually the bad component. I think you should try changing that piece out.
What I learned was: Don't re/move kapton tape You protected components with, when they and the board are still hot. You might sens parts flying or in odd positions ^^;
+My MATE Vince Though you couldn't fix it, you tried and gain some knowledge from it. I was still thoroughly entertained👍
The fucking lcds are dead that’s why it’s not displayed on the screen
Fun idea for next month. Look forward to watching.
Hell of a try. I admire your persistence and I can tell you've learned much since your first brick. Good luck on the next one!
Vince the tape was getting smaller as you heated it up!
;( no music .....im sad this time...9/10 on this one mate...
Lol
looking it up it seems flashing once in the dock can indicate an auto RCM has been installed through CFW and its just a case of removing it and it will boot fine since auto RCM tries to boot a payload launcher which if not present simply quickly checks to see if one is and turns off in a split second
Thanks for the comment. The problem is I can hear the Switch working normally so if RCM was on it then I don't think it would access the normal Switch home page/menu etc.
Nice to see that you have got a proper multimeter with actual probes!
Fixing the Nintendo switch movie, starring my mate vince
Nice work. Next time you should repair a sony walkman!
At 54:35 on the board you are trying to fix you see FL1 and below that is a small chip. on the bricked 54:50 board at same point it has two chips below FL1. the missing chip looks same size as the one you found on the lid
Yes it does but that chip had 4 contacts from memory and the one in the lid of the Tegra chip had only 2. Comparing different Nintendo Switch boards it looks like the later additions have a few components missing on them. Wonder if it is to combat the bricking on 3rd party docks issue :-)
Hey, vince i love ur videos keep up the amazing work :)
Hi!
Would be really nice to see Steve make a "commentary" video for this. I bet we all could learn some interesting things from that. Good video once again.
yea I'll second that lol
How much of the Benny Hill theme can be played and still be considered fair use? It's all I heard watching the fast motion of you shuffling that little capacitor (?) around.
i like switch fix Thanks
Nice try, remember you can't make omelettes without breaking a few eggs. That's how I see these multi-layered. tiny SMD loaded boards, more fragile even than eggs lol but to make some work you gotta kill others & what better practice piece than something a pro has sent on with an unknown diagnosis. Did you change the video chip again to the one Steve sent you? I don't recall, but if the damage on the one from the brick has severed a bond wire then that could be most of the issue. I think the ribbon connector would be a problem too but maybe try more playing around the video area if you decide to revisit this one. Cheers.
Vince this is awesome! Bargain Hunt should be quaking in their boots!
Haha :-)
those ribbon cable connectors are very delicate. ive worked with loads of them when replacing screens in phones, tablets etc the white clip that came off will go back on and btw your using too much heat and too less air. the cap that came off is easy enough to re-solder just take it from the donor board :).
You underestimate yourself mate you do a good job its got me into thinking of doing the same thing to get me a switch in this way seems like will save me a few bucks to get one. I have a R/C car background so im good with soldering an the likes. Keep up the good job very nice videos.
You have the patience of a saint Vince .... love watchin your videos ... i have the same outlook , try and fix it , and find out how things work , its the only way you learn ... solid advice there ... now i have a asus sabretooth 990 fx AM3 + Motherboard with bent socket pins ..... i wonder lol ;)
I love how you stagger through and make it worse without any hint of irony, from video to video, but occasionally, victory, keep up with the videos, you are comedy gold, and it's better when you actually fix something, especially more modern consoles like the xbox ones. You brightened up my weekend.. 😆
The month of November should be challenge Vince. All viewers should send you broken items that they are willing to give up & see if you can fix it.
or all fur coat and no knickers.
Vince you must not use tape,use foil. Still keep up the good work. I wanted to fix things around my home.
Finally some free stuff
It's it's a filter capacitor, don't bridge it... it's shunting RF to ground. If you bridged it, it would shunt DC to ground...
I mean, you COULD do that, if you were trying to start a fire or something :)
i love your vids mate keep it up!
So you have one that displays in the dock and one that only displays when not docket. Just sell it as 2 in 1, ez profit :D
Love the idea vince.
Excellent :-)
Bad luck man. I was really hoping you would ha e at least gotten back to state where it would be usable.
Did you try putting the original video chip back in it to see if it would still display on the tv? I'm thinking that if it did you could then use the one from Steve to see if that would output too. As for the ribbon connector, maybe whatbyou could do is try and heat the bricked board from underneath the ribbon connector in order to remove it. Then using the same technique, remove the Tronix board connector and replace it with the one from the bricked board.
Might be worth a try.
love you videos , i always hope you fix the things because i know how much it means to you ! you made this one worse :-(
It was gone after cleaning? Did you check the toothbrush you cleaned the board with? maybe with the cam so you could check into it?
I see a little speck possibly the little component that you are looking for, if you are looking for those little capacitors then try AVX in Colraine Northern Ireland.
Could I send you a phone of mine, Acer Zest Plus, it's pretty recent, i'll pay shipping and everything
I remember watching this Video awhile back and YT decided to recommend it to me again so thought I’d give it another watch, Surprised I didn’t comment on it the first time around, I remember thinking that what you did must have been incredibly difficult and fair play to you for not losing your cool and reminded me of the British Slogan: “Keep calm & Carry on!” Things do get to me at times when Soldering especially when components won’t come off boards as easy as they do for other people but hopefully that will change soon after watching lots of Videos from yours & other channels, We can but hope as they say and fair play for continuing to do what you did after the thermal meltdown!
Do not use multimeter while your board is on a metal plate.Sometimes it gives wrong results because of it. :)
:) The eager and dedication you put in what you do is really fun to watch. Keep on going.
The different sounds on the capacitor come because you charge the capacitor with your multimeter
@My Mate VINCE
I know it might be a bit late, but if you rewatch the video:
- 54:36: Donated Switch. There is a component missing (under the letters FL1). There are six dots of solder.
- 54:55: Bricked Switch. You can see that the component is there (under FL1).
By the way, it was a great video, very entertaining. Really worth the effort in exchange of experience. Keep up your great work!
that beeping hurt my head!
Very interesting challenge
A good tip i can offer is to use cooking aluminium foil and cut a hole out to protect components in the area from the heat and use some capton tape to secure it.
This will protect plastic connectors and other components from getting melted/knocked off.
I thought I broke my switch when i got it, but turns out it was just one of the joy-cons, ever since I looked it up and watched your video of joy-con misfaults, i've been watching you ever since, Thanks! :)
I have an N.switch with error 2101-0001. It is bricked. it restarts infinitely. It does not load, I'm thinking of changing the m92t36 and the bq24193. because my dock damaged it since it had a short circuit and I inserted it
Handy hint for you Vince - when diagnosing a Switch that won't power on the FIRST thing you must do is use an illuminated magnifier to carry out a visual inspection of the charging port (USB C port) - these often have bent pins and need replacing. If you have a Switch with a faulty port and plug it into your dock or power adapter you stand a chance of damaging them IF the pins are bent in a way that will cause a short. So check the port BEFORE doing anything else. :-)
Wow... I just came across your video/Channel. I also Buy stuff on ebay for flipping. I never thought of working it into a contest... Brilliant
That's a snazzy new MultiMeter you got there....Cool bro!!
Another great vid!
Wasn't your bricked switch from the UK? the switch steve sent you from the US? I am reaching here, but video outputs for UK and US are not the same as far I know. maybe that chip would only work on a US version?
I always find myself rooting for you to fix the damn thing :)
if for example you checked the switch main board multiple times, and everything seems okay then you really have to think about what component(s) has or have been changed and or replaced.
Because if it has, it doesn't necessarily mean the replaced component is a working one or the job to replace it was a solid job. it basically is trial and error until it 'works'
and this comes from experience.
Nice videos. Always funny to see an amateur try to repair something. Could you do me a favor and cut your videos instead of just fast forward a very wobbly part ? It give´s me an headache to watch. Thx and keep doing the stuff you do !
It would be cool if one day you and Steve tried to fix a load of broken things together sometime in a future video
Hi vince love your content and i have been subbed since 42k subs not a lie because i hvae a screen shot to back my self up
That's great, thanks for the long term views. I appreciate it :-)
Nice try vince looking forward to the new series may the best man win
Thanks for giving me a new hobby. I have opened up all my son's gadgets and consoles and had a good look around. For some reason he was not happy. Next time I'll wait for a fault to happen , as now I'll have to buy him a new switch. But I had fun.
I see a new multi-meter
Vince that was fun mate, you are going to get better with that iron and blower mate, it takes time but there is a easy way, if you clean off the pads first and tin them with the same solder you will find that a flat iron tip is much better to heat it up and not move things around, use a coin for heat transfer from blower with heat tape too.
2 extra tests usb cable to pc and check if there are new drivers and usb amp meter to see high or no draw
I suspect your heat and airflow are set to high mate, try lowering air and heat, whilst there isn’t much ground for the heat to sink but my suggestion would be to preheat before working on your boards. And when you are soldering, always use flux. 👍🏻
Could you use this in lair with the first one you broke yo make a working one? If I remember correctly you screwed up the first one when removing a chip, so would swapping the boards do anything?
Wow, that's great. I just asked if people have sent stuff. Sounds like fun for you guys. Can't wait to watch.
I really wonder why is people sending their Switch to a not authorized fixing laboratory. I mean, it's a quite new console, so it's still in warranty. Just send to Nintendo and ask for a replacement or a new one.
Thank you for the video.