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  • @StezStixFix
    @StezStixFix  10 місяців тому +181

    Stupid Spoiler Saver...
    Nothing to see here.

    • @bufordmaddogtannen
      @bufordmaddogtannen 10 місяців тому

      Stupid crack.
      I was expecting you to use solder braid to repair the larger tracks though...

    • @andrewgrant6516
      @andrewgrant6516 10 місяців тому +3

      The comment displayed on the bottom left is the one after the pinned comment, so I'm not sure you're avoiding any spoilers.

    • @emmettturner9452
      @emmettturner9452 10 місяців тому +8

      Use hot melt on the crushed domes. Once cool, pop the dents and release with rubbing alcohol.

    • @ShouldHaveBeen
      @ShouldHaveBeen 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@emmettturner9452There are better ways and using a vacuum with low suction is an industry standard.

    • @eightbitriddle
      @eightbitriddle 10 місяців тому +12

      found this exact speaker in an ewaste bin and it was broken in the exact same way. the battery did in fact come that way originally

  • @zorko8920
    @zorko8920 10 місяців тому +130

    "I don’t know what I’m doing and I am an idiot", spoken like a true professional. Thank you Steve 🎉 that is now my new moto in life.

    • @graham9642
      @graham9642 10 місяців тому +5

      He needs to put that out on a T=shirt

    • @Satwamassive
      @Satwamassive 10 місяців тому +6

      "These batteries are quite dangerous.....but I don't care" 🤣🤣

    • @scottbaylo
      @scottbaylo 10 місяців тому +2

      I’m also in the “self proclaimed stupid idiots club for moronic jerks”, and I’m always surprised whenever I find someone who openly admits that they’re dumb… not sure if this is even a genuine admission, or just self deprecating humor? But if it is genuine, we really need to get this group going… maybe weekly meetings are in order?

    • @johnny_fomo
      @johnny_fomo 9 місяців тому +2

      Beware anyone who declares themselves anything else

    • @VenturiLife
      @VenturiLife 8 місяців тому +1

      The more you know, you realize the less you know.

  • @thadofalltrades
    @thadofalltrades 10 місяців тому +543

    The vacuum to mostly pull out those domes was quite ingenious

    • @main_rouge
      @main_rouge 10 місяців тому +40

      it's a well knows trick (you can also just use you mouth and go "pop") but I highly recommend to start first with some adhesive tape, much less destructive and usually gives better results
      In his case though tape probably wouldn't be enough with how damaged they were

    • @simonupton-millard
      @simonupton-millard 10 місяців тому +15

      I will have to remember that trick, I am guessing the previous owner was a teen who hated treble just wanted the bass

    • @ettcha
      @ettcha 10 місяців тому +3

      😂 My mind was blown! But I imagine using your hand to control suction is critical to avoid ripping the domes off (some vacuums have a function to reduce suction force but that might still be too much)

    • @ShouldHaveBeen
      @ShouldHaveBeen 10 місяців тому +12

      As soon as a tweeter gets crushed in like that then the true audio quality is compromised. While I highly recommend pulling the membrane back out as opposed to just throwing it away or spending money on new tweeters. The tweeter can never be same. It's worth spending money on new tweeters if it's an expensive/high quality speaker. Using a vacuum is the industry standard as it doesn't leave residue and no direct contact needs to be made.

    • @RennieAsh
      @RennieAsh 10 місяців тому +4

      Vacuum is ok but sometimes you need more stick. Like blutack, or "alien tape" . But need to know how much force you can use

  • @tomf1dublin1
    @tomf1dublin1 10 місяців тому +105

    About 10 years ago I was browsing ads and someone was selling a Cambridge Minx ( bigger and a lot more powerful version of what you got) . We agreed 90 euro and met the guy on dark winter night in car park of small town - dodgy as hell. Turned out the guy was fantastic and he explained he had bought it for 450 euro at the time. Took it out of box and wife said “ what’s that I don’t like the look of it , it’s not staying in my kitchen”. He never even turned it on. Put it back in box . Wrapped it all up and sold it to me for the 90 euro. I could not believe my luck. I still have it and still as good as day I got it . Play it every day and sound is incredible . Best thing I ever got from an ad.

    • @TimpBizkit
      @TimpBizkit 9 місяців тому +6

      Surely that's within the returns window?

    • @raphanunu6912
      @raphanunu6912 9 місяців тому +6

      He'd better try to sell his wife, or give her !

    • @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co
      @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co 8 місяців тому +2

      @@raphanunu6912Nah, it's not a great idea to put random electronics in a kitchen anyway. Too much aerosolized grease in the air.

    • @raphanunu6912
      @raphanunu6912 8 місяців тому +4

      @@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co ???

    • @neilbarnett3046
      @neilbarnett3046 8 місяців тому +4

      Not long after we moved into this house, we saw an advert for a pair of Wharfedale E70 speakers. Long story short, we still have them, still sound as good as ever, to our (aging) ears.
      That was 1981...

  • @richie4421
    @richie4421 9 місяців тому +121

    Hey Steve! I’m going through a bit of a mental health slump at the moment and also struggling to sleep. Your videos really help me to find focus and relax my mind in the wee hours. Just wanted to say thank you :)

    • @williamevans9426
      @williamevans9426 9 місяців тому +16

      Hang on in there - many of us know what you're going through, and it can be a real bu***r, can't it?

    • @JViello
      @JViello 9 місяців тому +17

      Hang in there Richie. The world has gone mad right now, it's not all you. Many of us are struggling these days. (Especially MEN.) Almost seems to be by design. You are not alone, and you will be okay. Remember those two things.

    • @williamevans9426
      @williamevans9426 9 місяців тому

      @@JViello ... and, richie4421, do please reach out to someone, even if it's a helpline in your geographical area. I bottled things up for years and experienced consequences I'd not wish on anyone. Learn from those like me - and, it seems, JViello - that taking that first step really is the hardest thing to do, and remember that there are people who genuinely care about you, even if it might not seem that way right now. With very best wishes from Oxford, UK.

    • @abz2000123
      @abz2000123 9 місяців тому +4

      I pray that Almighty God heals you and guides you along the straightest path and that your scales at judgement are easy.

    • @rickymansfield5487
      @rickymansfield5487 8 місяців тому +3

      Yup. Same. These kinds of videos are oddly calming. It's like you get the zen experience without the frustration of having the little wire pop over onto the other trace while you're trying to solder it.

  • @marcbastien6054
    @marcbastien6054 10 місяців тому +26

    Bought mine in 2014, it kinda died during the pandemic, so I changed the batteries , put in 3000 mah batteries, just enough space for them and the unit is running great since then! Still my everyday radio and bluetooth speaker . By the way, your tweeter repair skills are impressive!

    • @DamajaCJ
      @DamajaCJ 9 місяців тому +1

      Any info/link on the battery you got as replacement pls? 🙏🏼

    • @benwinter2420
      @benwinter2420 5 місяців тому

      Spring is coming
      For I smell the stench
      Of a new flu campaign
      Kochs postulates
      Lacking

  • @JS-bf9dw
    @JS-bf9dw 10 місяців тому +21

    I have only the highest admiration for people who can fix things. Subscribed!

    • @sbarncar
      @sbarncar 5 місяців тому

      it's the process of elimination.

  • @jochenrudiger
    @jochenrudiger 10 місяців тому +86

    Someone may please explain to me why I enjoy watching this guy fixing different stuff so much.
    It is the kind of education I really enjoy, entertaining and always interesting. He makes me want to learn fixing stuff.
    You and thecod3r are the two repair channels I really enjoy.
    Best wishes from Germany.

    • @Okurka.
      @Okurka. 10 місяців тому +13

      I may explain to you why you enjoy watching this guy fixing different stuff so much.
      Because it is the kind of education you really enjoy, entertaining and always interesting.

    • @vernonzehr
      @vernonzehr 10 місяців тому +1

      Another channel on UA-cam showed a movie called "The Brain". An increasingly popular TV show brainwashes its viewers with a giant living brain. I am almost certain something similar is happening here.

    • @jochenrudiger
      @jochenrudiger 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Okurka. You may be correct. Cheers, mate. 🍷

    • @Martyn-ey9lw
      @Martyn-ey9lw 10 місяців тому +1

      An excellent repair channel well worth watching is "Buy it Fix it"

    • @theblackswan84
      @theblackswan84 10 місяців тому +3

      i enjoy it cause he's adorable to me. I know nothing of electronics. But everytime i learn something with his way to fix it with trial and error. He has a lovely humor and positive attitude.
      i believe lots of people watch even if they don't understand electronics.

  • @thedadbodbiker
    @thedadbodbiker 10 місяців тому +33

    When I need to bridge a broken board like that I typically use solder wick fully saturated, bridges easier and is very strong 👍 brilliant content as usual 👌

    • @kaelin000
      @kaelin000 9 місяців тому +3

      I *KNEW* there was a use forr that stuff :P

    • @incub8
      @incub8 9 місяців тому +2

      YES! 💯 Solder wick -- I have done something similar in the past.

    • @andreaseinsiedler3538
      @andreaseinsiedler3538 9 місяців тому +1

      i also use small solder wick to repair smd level traces and once saved an transformer where the lead broke near the winding with a piece of solder wick too

    • @RichardMartinke6rji
      @RichardMartinke6rji 8 місяців тому

      Yeah, solder wick works good!

    • @Wardyworlds
      @Wardyworlds 4 місяці тому

      I have a track repair kit, it's just loads of various width copper tracks coated in solder, just tin the damaged track and put the repair track on, job done in seconds and barely noticeable apart from the green resistance fluid being a darker green than the resistance coating on the PCB.

  • @KonjonoAwesome
    @KonjonoAwesome 10 місяців тому +64

    Protected lithium ion cells will shut off the battery's output when the pack voltage drops below a certain voltage. That board in the battery pack probably has a battery protection IC on it that disconnects the battery below 9 volts or so. You have to apply a charging voltage above a certain level to reset the protection circuit.

    • @paulsengupta971
      @paulsengupta971 10 місяців тому +7

      I came here to say this. The battery is probably fine for that reason.

    • @bfelten1
      @bfelten1 9 місяців тому +3

      @@paulsengupta971 Me too.
      The zero reading on the cable showed that the protection circuit worked well, it didn't even leak enough current to get a multimeter reading, which means that it could have been connected for years without being destroyed.
      The USB charger voltage was far from enough to overcome the protection. Once the proper voltage was applied it took off from the protection voltage very slowly, so with some patience, at least two hours with one amp charging, it'd been up and running as new.
      Total wasted effort...

    • @MikeSchmidt969
      @MikeSchmidt969 8 місяців тому +2

      @@bfelten1 As was your post, considering the one you responded to explained all of that more concisely.

    • @Flodis
      @Flodis 8 місяців тому

      Came here to say this. I was almost shouting at the screen when he started taking the battery apart!

    • @stinkycheese804
      @stinkycheese804 8 місяців тому

      @@paulsengupta971 Except no, "probably" isn't good enough when the potential alternative is a fire. The protection boards on Li-Ion packs don't just cut off at a certain voltage on a whim, on the contrary the manufacturer would love to have longer runtime at no addt'l battery cost if all they had to do was let the voltage drop more before the cutoff point.
      It's a pretty universal thing, battery protect for Li-Ion packs and trust me that you do not know better than the engineers who put these protection circuits into ALL safely designed implementations - safely until someone ignorant, trys to bypass that and recharge cells that are discharged too low and damaged as a result.

  • @Brainwave36
    @Brainwave36 8 місяців тому +2

    Nicely done. I love finding discarded electronics and bringing them back to life. I always learn something new with videos like these.
    I gave my old Cambridge works 5.1 surround sound system to a friend and it's still going strong after twenty years. He built himself a micro-home, so it fits perfect for the space that he has.

  • @BrentBlueAllen
    @BrentBlueAllen 10 місяців тому +54

    Zip-tied before testing? Someone was mighty confident in their repair

  • @MordIggity
    @MordIggity 9 місяців тому

    Thank you! For an amateur or, I should say, an electronically curious individual, this kind of thing is gold! As someone who's just starting out in the electronic realm (meaning I haven't ventured beyond getting lights to flash), it's awesome to see you work through the troubleshooting process. Many of us who are just beginning wouldn't have had a clue where to start before stumbling upon your guidance. Especially since you take us through all the testing and re-testing of both the individual components and next steps.

  • @mangosweet4971
    @mangosweet4971 3 місяці тому

    I was an electrician several decades ago and its fascinating the way things have changed and the way you repaired the printed circuit was really fun to watch. Well done.

  • @nope-z5y
    @nope-z5y 8 місяців тому +6

    I love a) that you gave us an option to skip the rap, and b) that there is evidence of a lot of people skipping it.

  • @jamesrussel1133
    @jamesrussel1133 9 місяців тому

    Thoroughly enjoyed watching you do that. I thought about a vacuum for the speakers before you tried it. I learnt so much about basic electrical repairs watching, found it actually rewarding that you got it to work. What a good feeling that must be. Everything you used including your little hands free holder to help your soldering was just a great little technique. You have inspired me to repair £200 of remote controlled fishing alarm receiver which was ruined by battery corrosion. Now I think it’s doable, even by little old me!😊

  • @Akstergrind
    @Akstergrind 10 місяців тому +3

    I’m completely in awe of anyone who can do stuff like this!

    • @Akstergrind
      @Akstergrind 10 місяців тому

      Yep, so impressed was I with that fix that I’ve subscribed to your channel! Wow, if that was me I’d’ve taken one look at that mess inside it and lobbed it straight in the bin…which is probably indicative of the throwaway culture in which we exist these days. Anyway, thanks for the video. I’ll now freak myself out still further by watching a few more.

  • @remley8877
    @remley8877 4 місяці тому

    I went to school for electrical engineering and got an associates degree and worked in the field for 4 years repairing amplifiers and guitars, TVs and VCRs back in the 90s. I approve of your repair. That's a totally physically and electrically solid connection. I probably would like added a strand of wire to each trace, but that's just a me thing, not an industry standard. My electronics professor literally repaired nuclear firing systems and I'm sure he would have given you an A for this.

  • @PrinceXTC86
    @PrinceXTC86 10 місяців тому +4

    It's bloody incredible what ideas you come up with in order to fix stuff, Steve. Massive kudos!

  • @habsom1406
    @habsom1406 8 місяців тому +1

    ....."....inside my heart 💓 maybe breaking, but the shoe size 11 must go on!" Great work that technician, recovered that speaker from the grave, gave it life again👍.

  • @ANTandTEC
    @ANTandTEC 10 місяців тому +12

    I did the same repair on a Philips 8833 monitor that had been dropped. The main board was completely cracked in two right down the middle 😖 Probably 100 tracks. Worked in the end though 😊

    • @MEGAMIGA
      @MEGAMIGA 9 місяців тому

      Classic monitor! 😍

  • @Poweruser75
    @Poweruser75 10 місяців тому +2

    Super duper, Buddy! You're such a good hearted guy and well learned. I don't comment enough, I know, and I wish you all the best success in everything you do :)

  • @whodatdere1
    @whodatdere1 10 місяців тому +9

    Great lil patch job!
    Usually for jobs like this I will use the baking soda and super glue trick. I will then use wire and solder wick to bridge the tracks to make sure it is rigid. My concern is where there are jacks there is pressure, it is key to make sure you build up the area behind or around to make sure there is minimal flex in the pcb.

  • @firstnamelastname9631
    @firstnamelastname9631 8 місяців тому

    I was looking for a brake after watching 2 episodes of Fallout back to back and this came up on UA-cam. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
    I never thought that watching someone fix electronics could be so enthralling, something to do with the pace and your voice.
    Back to Fallout.

  • @showshow_biz
    @showshow_biz 10 місяців тому +10

    HI. Great video. May I sugest the following in your bag to tricks. 1. Use detal floss or string to saw throught the adhesives joing the battery cells. Put some grease on the string to keep the adhesive from sticking back together after the string passes. 2. Use wires on all the repaired traces for added streagth. 3. The battery protection board ususally will disconnect the battery cells from the power out to keep the cells from going too low and may not fully charge the individual cells to maximize the cell life.

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 10 місяців тому +1

      Yes braided wire or a piece of wick for wide traces gives a ton of strength.

    • @stinkycheese804
      @stinkycheese804 8 місяців тому

      @@SianaGearz No, there is no reason to choose braided wire or wick, zero benefit over just taking a piece of solid core wire, tapping it a bit flat with a hammer or vice/press, and soldering it on if you don't have copper sheeting to emulate the original track profile. It will not only carry more current, and need less solder, but also cost less and be far more commonly available as scrap material.

    • @stinkycheese804
      @stinkycheese804 8 місяців тому +1

      Except there was no reason nor benefit to separating the cells in the first place, just another bungle in this repair.

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 8 місяців тому

      @@stinkycheese804 I'm not going to spend time and effort hammering solid core, no. Wick is always at hand and is cheap enough, as is solder, and i don't care about a handful cents here and there. Current carrying is also not worse if you use enough material. Like, you look at the PCB and it's 1oz or 2oz and you're basically boosting the current carrying capability anyway no matter what you add on top.

  • @SisilKabir
    @SisilKabir 7 місяців тому

    I absolutely admire your tenacity and determination to get that speaker fixed, even when faced with odds that almost made you give up! Subscribed!

  • @NackDSP
    @NackDSP 10 місяців тому +21

    What a dishonest seller to pull the grill off, smash the tweeters in and then hide that damage under the grill. Some people are just crap. Great video.

    • @Cyba_IT
      @Cyba_IT 9 місяців тому +7

      Exactly what I was thinking man. I bet they took it apart trying to fix it, saw the board was broken, pushed in the tweeters in in frustration, put it back together and sold it. Pretty scumbag thing to do really.

    • @nrml76
      @nrml76 8 місяців тому +1

      @@Cyba_IT In fairness to the seller, they made it very clear it was not working and not easily repairable.

    • @stinkycheese804
      @stinkycheese804 8 місяців тому +1

      Dishonest? Probably it was just grabbed ham-fisted while being taken apart previously and someone's finger pushed them in accidentally, then they saw no need to try to bother doing anything about it because it was sold as broken.
      If the seller had instead taken a picture that showed the two tweeters without the dents, that would have been dishonest but otherwise, there is no expressed condition factor for anything on a product stated as non-working.

    • @Itsnotmeitsmybrother
      @Itsnotmeitsmybrother 16 днів тому

      @@stinkycheese804
      So you’re the seller !!

    • @Itsnotmeitsmybrother
      @Itsnotmeitsmybrother 16 днів тому

      @@stinkycheese804
      Well there is if they’ve been in there and know exactly what’s wrong with it as they’ve possibly created most of it with their incompetence !!

  • @alldjp
    @alldjp 10 місяців тому +1

    The low battery reading is typically normal when charging a depleted battery. You won't get the same reading when the supply voltage to the battery is not under load. Once a battery is connected, the supply voltage drops while the charging circuit runs on constant current, and the voltage will slowly increase. With that being a 3S battery, and depending on the cells, BMS, etc, the lower voltage cutoff can be close to 9V and the full charge voltage can be around 12.6V. Just something to keep in mind before you go dismantling battery packs in the future. haha! But great video and really enjoyed the music track!

  • @bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling
    @bikeanddogtripsvirtualcycling 10 місяців тому +11

    cambridge audio, marantz and technics - all a part of my life in the 90s. oh b&w and kef for the speakers.

    • @JViello
      @JViello 9 місяців тому +1

      Best decade known to man...

  • @PIERCED6966
    @PIERCED6966 8 місяців тому

    Thoroughly enjoyed this, you remind me of a friend i lost contact with in Brum over 30 yrs ago, he was exactly like you, cool, calm and a genius with electrics.
    You questioned why there was no light when charging, yet when the battery wasnt charging the red light was flashing showing it was charging.
    Im guessing because you fully charged the batteries and then plugged it in was why the red light wasnt flashing because like most my devices, it only flashes when needs to charge.

  • @vernonzehr
    @vernonzehr 10 місяців тому +15

    I am shocked and dismayed that people skip the rap in the beginning. That music pulls me into the world of this channel. Without it, I'm not emotionally prepared to experience the full restoration or failure of the content.

    • @RennieAsh
      @RennieAsh 10 місяців тому

      The rap would be fine but it's just weird to me when you're singing what you'd normally be speaking in a random video lol

    • @mrshaw3794
      @mrshaw3794 10 місяців тому

      If you have been to see John Otway live at a gig, then you will appreciate how good rapping Steve is. 😂 No offence John.

  • @johnmarchington3146
    @johnmarchington3146 10 місяців тому +1

    I was amazed that you were be to resurrect those dome tweeters without damaging them further - and the high percussion in the recording you played indicated that at least one of them was still working so, all in all, an excellent repair job..

  • @ScottMadeAThing
    @ScottMadeAThing 10 місяців тому +56

    OMG my buttocks were clenched when you upped the power to the vacuum cleaner...
    (I've just read that back and realised that without context to the video, that sounds wierd... so definitely just leaving it there.)
    Great video as always, thank you!

    • @StezStixFix
      @StezStixFix  10 місяців тому +9

      🤣🤣 thanks Scott 😁

    • @andrewgrant6516
      @andrewgrant6516 10 місяців тому +4

      I work in the ED. We've seen it all before.

    • @RennieAsh
      @RennieAsh 10 місяців тому +4

      If you use the little air hole in the side of the tube, you can close it to suck the dome, then open it to release easier.

    • @Vamptonius
      @Vamptonius 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@RennieAsh To be fair, this sounds just as filthy as the Above comment.

    • @RennieAsh
      @RennieAsh 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Vamptonius many people have a vacuum hose but they mostly blow. Defective

  • @PatMo1888
    @PatMo1888 6 місяців тому

    Brought back some conflicting memories of serving my time as an electronics technician in the 1970's. Loved the vacuum fix!

  • @theowinters6314
    @theowinters6314 10 місяців тому +23

    That fix on the board is very clean, far better then I could have done. Well done there.
    I'm betting that break is because of both an over tightened screw, and the force needed to plug the power jack in as it's right next to break. So maybe be a bit careful with plugging the jack in.

    • @eightbitriddle
      @eightbitriddle 10 місяців тому +5

      foun this exact speaker in an ewaste bin and it was broken in the exact same way.

    • @richards7909
      @richards7909 10 місяців тому +6

      I wonder if it fell and landed with the power cable in as it’s not supported around that area it seems.

    • @jd_railfan
      @jd_railfan 10 місяців тому +1

      over tightening is possible. my nephew got a computer (from a online seller) that only lasted around 2 weeks. go and find out the motherboard didn't work anymore because the cpu cooler was way too tight on the socket. put the cpu in a different motherboard and it worked just fine.

    • @stinkycheese804
      @stinkycheese804 8 місяців тому

      I was thinking it was craptacular. How to do it differently?
      1) There was no need to remove that much coating over the traces, 1/2 as much length would have been fine.
      2) There was a benefit to instead, use a fine sandpaper, fiberglass pen, or abrasive polish to ensure that all the coating in that area was removed, instead of digging down deeper into the copper trace with the rotary bit.
      3) It was misguided to bridge the crack with solder instead of tacking down a flattened solid core piece of wire, or copper sheeting if he had some. Current carrying would be higher and the fortification of the joint better.
      4) The cracked area including into the remaining gaps, should have been repaired with epoxy so it was no longer fragile, then after the epoxy has set, can counterbore a hole into the epoxy for a replacement screw to match that counterbore.
      This is not only theory but practice in the very many similar repairs I've done. Further if you find that plugging in the power plug causes excessive stress, if the stress is only on the socket then put a bead of epoxy around it. If it is stressing the whole board then substitute an added panel mount jack in a hole you put in the chassis and air-wire that to the PCB.

    • @Etcher
      @Etcher 7 місяців тому

      @@stinkycheese804 I'd say you're a smash hit at parties

  • @Dan-v3i
    @Dan-v3i 2 дні тому

    Love your videos!!! I absolutely LOVE doing trace repairs and I’ve done a snapped board repair on a Xbox series X. Someone snapped the south bridge board. Anyway. To fix tweeters that have been pushed in, you can put glue on the push part of a push pin, wait until it dries just enough, and put up. Not to rough. You can use super glue if you want to, just use alcohol to remove the glue after you pull the speaker out

  • @ianhaylock7409
    @ianhaylock7409 10 місяців тому +58

    15:21 Nice! You replace the standard zip ties with the audiophile grade black zip ties. Going to have much sweeter transients now.

    • @andrewgrant6516
      @andrewgrant6516 10 місяців тому +1

      Please explain.

    •  10 місяців тому +10

      @@andrewgrant6516 It's a joke about all the crazy "audiophile" stuff that is on the market.

    • @harpingon
      @harpingon 10 місяців тому +1

      Don't tell Russ.

    • @PorchBass
      @PorchBass 10 місяців тому +3

      Needs a £100 kettle lead to really give best reproduction

    • @UpInSmoke54
      @UpInSmoke54 10 місяців тому +4

      But did he use zip ties with metal locking tabs those are even better for sound quality!!! 😅

  • @CosmicChicken34Official
    @CosmicChicken34Official 4 місяці тому

    Its crazy to see how youve gone from a beginner to this repair. really awesome to see Steve!

  • @devttyUSB0
    @devttyUSB0 10 місяців тому +11

    Nice display of your excellent experience with fixing speakers, Steve! :D

    • @StezStixFix
      @StezStixFix  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! I'm definitely starting to get the hang of speakers, just need to work on the other things! 😂

  • @Bjowolf2
    @Bjowolf2 8 місяців тому

    Better and way more interesting and exciting than 99 % of the programmes on TV & streaming these days - well done ;-)

  • @tyronenelson9124
    @tyronenelson9124 10 місяців тому +285

    20 minutes is nowhere near what's needed to charge a totally dead lithium battery, so you may have pulled that battery pack apart for nothing.

    • @Madrrrrrrrrrrr
      @Madrrrrrrrrrrr 10 місяців тому +23

      this.

    • @sweetcheeks287
      @sweetcheeks287 10 місяців тому +9

      I agree but still great work from ste as always

    • @nickshaffer7659
      @nickshaffer7659 10 місяців тому +11

      The vita worked the same way when it was completely dead it took quite a while for it to go back to normal

    • @Heli4772
      @Heli4772 10 місяців тому +30

      i think it wasnt complettly dead .. i think the batterie protection kicked in and cut out the batteries from the rest.

    • @krypton1260
      @krypton1260 10 місяців тому +10

      The voltage still goes up. If there is a short inside the battery, then the voltage won't go up and the charging will just cause the battery to heat up or the voltage will quickly go down after charging stops since there's a partial or full short inside.

  • @RFW1979
    @RFW1979 6 місяців тому

    I enjoyed this video, and felt drawn to it for some reason....probably because I like fixing things and found it interesting to watch it, plus I liked how you explained every step and kept me intrigued. You've got a new subscriber 😊

  • @somborn
    @somborn 7 місяців тому +2

    Little children are phantastic for high end audio equipment 😂😂😂

  • @markianclark9645
    @markianclark9645 10 місяців тому +9

    Steve..use strong double sided foam tape..the best is No More Nails on a Roll..carefully attach it to the tweeter dents and pull gently..i used that method on a pair of speaker cones with centre pressed in..practice first on an old crap speaker

    • @spinnerpete
      @spinnerpete 10 місяців тому +2

      I wrap electrical PVC tape around my finger sticky side outwards, Then pick at them until I get the crush out.

    • @laszlomarktoth7492
      @laszlomarktoth7492 10 місяців тому +1

      Before use ducktape use the heat gun, then pull gently out the domes, when pulled out use again the heatgun to remove the bendings from the domes. Then will looks good again.

    • @ShouldHaveBeen
      @ShouldHaveBeen 10 місяців тому +2

      While it's better than leaving it or spending money if it's not an overly expensive speaker. The true audio quality is compromised when a tweeter membrane gets crushed. The audio quality is dependent on the structural integrity of the membrane remaining intact.

    • @laszlomarktoth7492
      @laszlomarktoth7492 10 місяців тому +3

      @@ShouldHaveBeen yes, if you have replacement. Anyhow this is plastic and moderate amount of heat reforming the dome like original

    • @ShouldHaveBeen
      @ShouldHaveBeen 10 місяців тому +3

      @@laszlomarktoth7492 One has to be very careful using heat as it can further compromise the structural integrity. It can even deform the membrane even more. That method shouldn't be attempted by the novice repair person on something without accepting that more damage could be done. As an audio engineer I've even seen other professionals mess that procedure up plenty of times. A low suction vacuum is the preferred industry standard.

  • @mrfitz96
    @mrfitz96 8 місяців тому +9

    You ask "who does that"? Well since you asked, a 7 year old daughter does that to my Mordant-Short 442s.

    • @kevinabalo
      @kevinabalo 8 місяців тому +2

      Bless her ..

    • @snafu2350
      @snafu2350 8 місяців тому +1

      ..but only once, right? ;)

    • @mrfitz96
      @mrfitz96 8 місяців тому +7

      @@snafu2350 actually I don't really know, because she was sold for medical experiments shortly afterwards.

    • @vinceofarrell2765
      @vinceofarrell2765 7 місяців тому

      ...and my grandchildren did it to my KEF Reference 103s after the nasty foam covering the drivers disintegated into black dust on the carpet.

  • @sigma-zero
    @sigma-zero 9 місяців тому

    Another great video and I am learning all the time. I have been in electronics/electrical from school and you make me realise how little I know. Thanks for making me feel inferior as I was starting to think i was good at this stuff.

  • @-Tidgy
    @-Tidgy 10 місяців тому +12

    I think that anyone that opens electronics without any experience or care (as shown here) should be jailed for a short period. Absolutely disgraceful to see those tweeters pressed in like it was handled by some 3 year old.

    • @Lynsky24
      @Lynsky24 8 місяців тому +5

      Jailed😅😅. What are you, 3yrs old.

    • @-Tidgy
      @-Tidgy 8 місяців тому +3

      @@Lynsky24 add a 0 on the end of that.😂
      I just care about audio equipment, what's the matter with that

    • @craigclemmens6353
      @craigclemmens6353 7 місяців тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @lesjones5684
      @lesjones5684 6 місяців тому +1

      Hey there 😂😂😂😂

    • @lesjones5684
      @lesjones5684 6 місяців тому +1

      Can you dig it 😂😂😂😂

  • @julesviolin
    @julesviolin 9 місяців тому

    I've been repairing stuff since 4 years old.
    Started with my Mother's mechanical timer on her washing machine. I took the cover off and millions of cogs and springs flew out everywhere.
    That began my life's challenge to figure out stuff and how it works and why it fails.
    My bank has never gone overdrawn like most folks who just keep buying new stuff which as we all know lasts as long as a cheese sandwich 🤬🤬🤬
    Keep up your quest Sir 👍

  • @davidleiper1
    @davidleiper1 8 місяців тому +1

    How this popped up on my feed I’ve no idea. However it’s a tremendous video and you have a new subscriber. Cheers

  • @alan4yt
    @alan4yt 8 місяців тому

    Love the jingle lyrics. Repairs are always a detective case. The actual repair is only a small part of the overall work. Well done, mate, should be a detective constable.

  • @TheMustaros
    @TheMustaros 10 місяців тому +1

    Your videos are good, don't stop what you're doing, greetings from Hungary.

  • @Dave062YT
    @Dave062YT 10 місяців тому +1

    Amazing job and the sound quality comes over on video too .Well worth the time ,fantastic repair

  • @Mrch33ky
    @Mrch33ky 8 місяців тому +1

    If you put a towel or a nylon over the end of the vacuum it works very well for tweeter repair. It won't pull the tweeter material through the end of the hose if that is a concern.

  • @Youcanthandlethetruthever
    @Youcanthandlethetruthever 9 місяців тому

    I like this guy's chilled out approach! Retro background music is easy listening.

  • @vibaek78
    @vibaek78 10 місяців тому +1

    Not a complete mess, especially considering the big black blobs next to your homefix. I wish I had your skills. I love your hits (and misses too)

  • @marklondon2008
    @marklondon2008 8 місяців тому

    Love this sort of stuff. Many years ago I had a CA amp that someone cross wired the speakers to and blew one of the channels. I wasn't very experience with electronics but I got the multimeter out and measured all the components. A few of the ICs and resistors were blown. Changed them out and it worked again. Probably less than a tenner to repair a £300 amp. Always worth giving it a go.

  • @JerryCrow
    @JerryCrow 10 місяців тому +1

    Cool, appreciate people with steady hands :)

  • @technoman9000
    @technoman9000 10 місяців тому +3

    Nice fix! I enjoyed seeing the giant blobs of solder being applied.

  • @TheMdog8
    @TheMdog8 10 місяців тому +1

    I've just subscribed because you MAKE A SONG FROM YOUR PATREONS!?!?!!? THAT IS FRIGGIN AMAZING!

  • @magicaardvark1
    @magicaardvark1 10 місяців тому +1

    Felt a certain tightening of the sphincter when you started taking that cell pack apart. Lithium cells contain FIRE! Balls of steel mate! Thanks for the great vid!

    • @Nightykk
      @Nightykk 10 місяців тому

      Was definitely missing the 'explosion containment pie dish' there 😅

  • @marty-fh1rw
    @marty-fh1rw 10 місяців тому

    Well done! I lifted a track on an 1991 Audiosonic clockradio whilst installing a new volume control (played at max ,no adjustment.),Luckily,found another trace without going under the tuning gang and dial string.

  • @brianrivasoconer5543
    @brianrivasoconer5543 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video.. i never knew that a broken board could be fixed you got me more interested in electronics ..thanks..

  • @oliverpolden
    @oliverpolden 10 місяців тому

    I love it when you find an obvious fault. I was doing the good old power check and found no voltage coming out the other side of a switch. Sure enough, fixing the switch and my device was working again. I've also found that it seems devices have a slow charge to bring low voltage batteries back. It can take some time before the device will turn on and charge normally. Always worth charging something for a few hours before binning the battery.

  • @wesjb94
    @wesjb94 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice fix Steve. I like when they go so well and we see a good working product!

  • @f1remandg
    @f1remandg 9 місяців тому +1

    Yeah that’s good to see and I like that you did it! You got me subscribed!

  •  10 місяців тому +121

    I wonder if the battery would have come up to full charge if you had just left it plugged in longer. Your external board charged it at 1A, but the internal charger may use a lower current and take a few hours to fully charge the battery.
    All in all, well done!

    • @Zagroseckt
      @Zagroseckt 10 місяців тому +29

      At a 0v charge the controler was pulse charging curent draw would sag the14v to 10
      and 20 min was no where near long enough to do the recondition cycle.
      when one of those packs gets that low it's a slow pulse charge till the battery is above 30% in most cases.
      so ya i was thinking the same thing. he didnt give the circuit time to do a recovery charge.
      Wich i am impressed that that thing has a pulse mode.
      Most protection circuits dont try to bring it back they just see less than x volts and stop any further charging for safe fail.
      You realy have to watch curent draw during that first 5-10% thats where you can form shorts or cause brakedown from heat.

    • @WhiteDieselShed
      @WhiteDieselShed 10 місяців тому +3

      @@Zagroseckt Same with the TP4056 boards. People said they do not charge if the battery voltage was too low but they probably did not leave them long enough because they do put out a tiny voltage over time to slowly raise the voltage to one where it can be charged properly. Just takes time.

    • @kayleas5328
      @kayleas5328 10 місяців тому +1

      also he charged the batteries individually then said 'it's not charging the batteries is it' after putting the battery pack back in to the speaker

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 10 місяців тому +4

      @@WhiteDieselShed From what I understand, this is a bug and a feature. The chip will randomly wake up, see something asking for a charge, try to charge, see the battery voltage is too low, and then shut down again. I don't think it's intentionally doing it, but it's behavior is acceptable to recondition a cell anyway.

    • @rosskj9187
      @rosskj9187 9 місяців тому +1

      Battery is knackered at 0v, electronics engineer here, even if you could get voltage it's capacity is negligible at that point sorry

  • @gentle285
    @gentle285 10 місяців тому +5

    You went the extra mile to repair it! Loved every second of this! Great work!

  • @TIPP_X
    @TIPP_X 10 місяців тому +1

    Always calming to watch u fix things

  • @Airs8tronic
    @Airs8tronic 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for all your content ste, honestly provided me hours of tinkering satisfaction

  • @iPeel
    @iPeel 10 місяців тому +1

    The board in the battery was a Battery Management System ( BMS ). The BMS did its job and shut off when one cell reached a low voltage state to protect the battery which is why it was reading absolutely nothing on the DVM. As soon as you plugged the PSU in after the repair it woke the BMS which enabled discharge again and started charging the battery.

  • @DetectiveMagnotta
    @DetectiveMagnotta 10 місяців тому +1

    Must admit you are giving me inspiration and the itch to do things like this on stream as been repairing friends stuff for many many years. Tho without the singing as no one wants to hear me sing XD

  • @Frizan
    @Frizan 10 місяців тому +1

    Quality job as usual Steve! Loved this one

  • @bordonbert
    @bordonbert 8 місяців тому

    Loved your post here, it's always great to see motivated people taking on tasks that others would just not even bother with. A few things to think of if I may be permitted.
    Looks like the DC socket has been given a hell of a whack inwards. It's an oddly clean straight break but maybe it was simply dropped onto the plug end while inserted. This would push that PCB inwards breaking it across that spot. With a PCB where the substrate is actually broken in two like yours I would suggest that there should always be a core of solid copper wire across the bridging on all of its major tracks. Mains twin and earth bare wire is great for this. That solder is not really solid enough to be totally reliable under all conditions. That "dropped onto the plug end" scenario may well not be a one off, we've all done it!
    Your batteries may accept charge but won't necessarily hold it for any length of time. That could explain your sort of random varying readings. Like you I would have replaced them as soon as I knew the unit was serviceable.
    But the tweeters!!!!! NO NO NO!!!! That isn't the way to handle them. Your vacuum head is bigger than the entire tweeter so it is pulling the entire dome outwards from the main body. The coil may even be stretched out of its gap and the whole dome is being stretched up against its glued surround. This isn't good for it at all. Using a vacuum device is fine, I've done it successfully on expensive Kef tweeters in the past, but what you should have done is get or make a cylinder which is a close fit to the outer circular dome outside of any crinkles, preferably into the first groove of the surround. You then fit it gently against the dome as near to where the true dome ends and the surround begins as you can and suck on that not allowing any overall pulling outwards of the whole thing. A piece of card or sheet of paper rolled a few times to the correct diameter may even be enough.
    And no, it's not a mess, it is a damned good fix! I'm really impressed. Thanks for posting.

  • @radiorocksolidradiorocksol9112
    @radiorocksolidradiorocksol9112 Місяць тому

    Stumbled upon this video. Enjoyed everything about it, end result it was and sounded "bloomin marvelous".

  • @VinceLammas
    @VinceLammas 6 місяців тому

    First time Ive come across your channel (unusual content for me) but I reallly enjoyed watching your repair activities.

  • @discipleoftheword1785
    @discipleoftheword1785 10 місяців тому

    Dear Mr. StezStix
    Your music taste it delicious in a sense of an aspiring chef who is currently working as serving staff in the music world Planet Funkitron. Your bringing dishes that woft inductant vibrations that cause my imagination to transport my jam to higher levels. I can tell you are on par by far from afar funky lard. Good God, bringing something to bar. Like bringing sand out to the beach but buffing every single piece. At ease. At least fixing un pixie holding green some times other color boards sucking tweeters with a cord.
    I can dig it. Brother
    That Whitchita Slim instrumental was right on time.

  • @RichardKuivila1947
    @RichardKuivila1947 8 місяців тому +1

    WOW ! 6 minutes of removing Screws ! Tanks !

  • @run66
    @run66 10 місяців тому +1

    love listening too you , so much to learn from you

  • @TheComputec
    @TheComputec 9 місяців тому

    Hi
    First time watching any of your videos. I love it my friend !
    I work in IT recycling in the UK for a large ITAD (IT asset disposal service) and you would not believe the amount of AV kit we end up tossing because it isn't commercially viable to repair, yet we all know what a horrible environmental cost there is to behaving in such a wasteful way
    I try to save and fix as much as I can, mainly for the sense of achievement when you get the left hand amp stage of a nice Denon AV receiver working just by swapping out some simple surface mount components... It's going to get harder and harder to do so in the coming years as we see more and more multi-layer boards, but such is life...
    In the meantime your videoo(s) look like my kind of thing. I'm sure i'll pick up a few tricks and tips. You've earned my sub

  • @livefreeordiehardkor
    @livefreeordiehardkor 10 місяців тому

    I like the way that you do your patreon supporters in your videos. It's really neat how you do them and I really do like the timer so we know how long to skip ahead.

  • @biotrekker
    @biotrekker 10 місяців тому

    Well done! Obviously you are a man with "excellent experience" fixing speakers.

  • @Beamish32
    @Beamish32 5 місяців тому

    I've never watched one of your videos before but you got me with 'everyone knows that Eric is Bananaman'. I'm old but loved that reference. Never saw him in Nutty but I still have copies of The Dandy with Eric in. Can't believe that someone damaged the tweeters

  • @NoferTrunions
    @NoferTrunions 10 місяців тому

    After doing a number of wire splices, I started soldering the end of the wire first and then cut to length. I really like your microscope!!!

  • @MatiasZarzar
    @MatiasZarzar 8 місяців тому +1

    That was fantastic mate…congrats…💪🏽💯👏🏻💥

  • @madMARTYNmarsh1981
    @madMARTYNmarsh1981 10 місяців тому +1

    I have found Shark vacuum cleaners to be very good for repairing pushed in tweeters. They have a variable setting on the nozzle handle, so you can apply varying suction directly.

  • @johnhampson7
    @johnhampson7 10 місяців тому

    Came across this video by chance this evening, thoroughly enjoyed it so I'm going to stick around and watch the rest. thank you.

  • @nikprice2067
    @nikprice2067 10 місяців тому +2

    I find a straw works perfectly as a device for pulling tweeter domes out. Smaller area and you can control the suction.

  • @JohnMehew-y4i
    @JohnMehew-y4i 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm actually watching this video whilst listening to the audio on my Go V2, which is still going strong with the original battery. For your info, the LED above the power jack should be Green when fully charged and Orange when charging. Not sure about the flashing, I've never seen mine do that.

  • @FiveStringCommando
    @FiveStringCommando 10 місяців тому +2

    8:34
    You could use the dust with the CA glue to fill in the crack better before you bridge the broken traces. Glue + sanding dust is frequently used in guitar repair and rifle stock repair, and that would be a similar repair.

    • @ericpode6095
      @ericpode6095 10 місяців тому +1

      A lot of people use baking soda with superglue to strengthen the repair.

  • @DumfriesDik
    @DumfriesDik 10 місяців тому

    I have a Cambridge Go and love it. It was interesting to see the inside, thank you.

  • @kimzg1224
    @kimzg1224 10 місяців тому +1

    You can try and use solder wick when bridging large traces like that. Gets a bit stonger. Like rebar in concrete. Great video as always!!😊

  • @daemonpiscis1792
    @daemonpiscis1792 8 місяців тому

    Love the presentation and your patience combined with skill!

  • @HarryWho102
    @HarryWho102 9 місяців тому

    I found the best way of getting the dome tweeters back to resembling a dome, was to get a small ball of "Blue Tack" and dab onto the dome and pull it back in to shape. Also works when the dome in mid range and bass drivers speakers have been pushed in.

  • @stevvieb
    @stevvieb 10 місяців тому +7

    oh you made your own Holy Hand Granade at 23:00, Using a vacuum cleaner to get them domes out was a new one, I've used bluetack in the past.

  • @ChrisGrahamUK
    @ChrisGrahamUK 10 місяців тому +1

    I recently replaced the bulging non charging batteries in my 2016 Go V2.
    I wanted the same mAh and ended up with physically slightly smaller cells.
    (School boy error) The cells I bought had their own battery management systems which I had to remove before fitting.
    All good now and still a great sound.

  • @GetTheBeacons-WarRobots
    @GetTheBeacons-WarRobots 7 місяців тому +1

    Perfect fix. Good work . Smart battery fix.

  • @ProfilProfi
    @ProfilProfi 7 місяців тому +1

    "These batteries are quite dangerous... but I don't care." that level of self-esteem!

  • @techbaffle
    @techbaffle 10 місяців тому +2

    Great repair you done there! Cambridge Audio make some decent stuff so worth fixing. Glad I'm not the only one irked by pushed in tweeters! You'd have thought they would have been safe as the grille was on! Oh well - the vacuum cleaner trick worked.

  • @MrRecorder1
    @MrRecorder1 8 місяців тому

    For structural integrity of the board, you can try gluing a washer on top (and back) of the broken screw-hole. That improves structural integrity to the screwhole so that you can reuse it without accidentally cracking the board or just relying on the adhesion of the tracks and big solder blobs...

  • @keltoi30
    @keltoi30 10 місяців тому

    I am patting myself on the back, because i thought of pulling vacuum on the tweeters before you mentioned it in the video :) Great work on the tracers/board repair and keep the hobby going please. I like fiddling around with stuff myself sometimes that in no way would be worth fixing if being paid to do it ( hope that makes sense )