I mean let's have hope but also looking "sick" was a result of the chemo, and not really a result of the cancer. If you stop chemo, the hair grows back and you look normal. It doesn't mean he's better.
@@darkshoxx theoretically: yes. practically: no. the terminal top voltage is a much more stable point of reference, since the batteries (even out of the same batch) will have slightly different capacity. which means: discharging with the same current will always result in slightly different discharge speed. (therefore discharging them to the same voltage level will not guarantee the same capacity at that voltage, but thats not the main concern, and its way harder to control the discharge current to get to the same voltage level) however, the cells behave differently when about to reach their top termination voltage when charging and the current they can take in will almost reduce to nothing. thats why the most common balancing method is top balancing which means to regulate the charging current (i.e. to dissipate the current through a resistor) if one or more cells reach their terminal voltage before others. the bms will shut off once one cell group reaches its terminal lowest voltage. so this way no cell can be over discharged or overcharged. (and ofc there is active balancing, which has has an entire more complex circuit and which is able to charge specific cell groups via others)
I've taken apart and fixed (and failed to fix) many Ryobi batteries. When they discharge below a certain point or if the cells are out of balance, the charger will show the error. What I've done is check each cell and if the cell is good, I'll charge each one up individually to 3.8-4.2 VDC or if I'm feeling lucky I'll go for 18-19VDC across the whole pack which tends to balance the cells anyway. Then the charger may or may not work. Sometimes you also have to jumper a "reset" pin to ground on the battery's PCB to reset the BMS which may be stuck in a failure state. And then try again. What I often see is that the onboard BMS of the battery draws power from one of the 5 cells (or cell clusters for higher capacity) and if you don't pop it on a charger every now and then, that particular cell will go below the Lithium Ion cutoff voltage or at least make the cells unbalanced to where it won't charge. So the BMS sabotages itself, basically, and you have to manually charge. Another thing I commonly see are just batteries that are mistreated... dunked in water for all I know. Massive rust and corrosion. With those, sometimes the PCB is good and you can replace the individual cells with some extra 18650's (maybe pulled from other packs where the BMS died, or buy good new ones that are high current rated, 20A normally). Spot weld them in, same as the old batteries (5 cells in series, or 5S2P / 5S3P for the larger capacity units) and that can do it. I pulled my batteries from the local return bin where people drop off their dead batteries. It's amazing how many just needed the "reset" jumped and then some manual rebalancing. I think the Ryobi design where the BMS draws down a particular cell is just bad... but other batteries I've taken apart (Dewalt, etc) are kind of similar. I don't know if they have any other protections to avoid that though. One other item is that you can't always measure the output voltage using the plus/minus on the battery stalk itself. Sometimes it'll be a nominal voltage of 10VDC or less... enough for the tool to start communicating with the battery. Ryobi (and others) use a protocol to signal each other in certain ways that a battery is there, the tool is there, let's get some voltage (it turns on the MOSFET's on the negative terminal). There are actually dual mosfets, one for charge and one for discharge. Without that communication it won't output 18V. Older Ryobi batteries will do 18V all the time but many newer ones rely on that communication. Chargers will also talk to the battery and figure out what a good charge rate is. Ryobi sells different types of chargers that may be able to do fast charging if the battery says it can handle it (or if the signaling is absent, like older batteries, it falls back to standard charge rates of 1-2A or whatever it is). PS - You'll know you have a clone Ryobi battery when you open it up and it's VERY basic... tiny PCB with rinky dink MOSFETs for the power output and very little overcurrent protection - might even just be that fusible link is the only thing saving your house from burning down, if that.
The 18650 can be a filthy animal. Usually if it’s above 3.2v they will charge. Some of them have a safety inside, below the top vent. It puts a high esr, like a cap. These safeties do go bad. Hard to know which model, as the wrapper doesn’t mean much. It’s been a while, but, I doubt a .2v imbalance will prevent charging. The bms knows how to handle that.
I had a 5Ah battery that seemed to behave correctly on the charger but didn't hold a good charge, pressing the charge check button it flashed to full then went to one segment. Took it apart and the cells seemed equal. In the end I checked the components on the board just before taking it apart and scavenging the cells and found two of the little SMD resistors under the connector stalk needed replacement. Fiddly as hell but it works now and holds charge works with tools for a normal amount of time, at least for the time being.
You loaded the brad nails in incorrectly. That's why it's malfunctioning. You don't install the nails that far back against the head stamp on the nail itself. You load it closer to the point on the left side of the slide. Where the point of the nail is running on the rail.
@@gan_the_white i mean hes just doing it experimentally, shouldn't discourage people from trying to fix things just because they aren't 100% sure how they work or nobody would learn how to fix stuff.
@@WinterXIExactly...He plainly stated that he doesn't normally work on power tools and he is just doing it for entertainment....I fix stuff all the time that I have never used before...Thats how you learn!
@@brucepreston3927 I do as well but not knowing what you are doing will get you injured or end you. Look up the top emergency room visits. He loads the nailgun wrong, doesn't wear eye protection (big mistake), and he is pointing it all over the place with his finger on the trigger. It's always that one person that says "eh, it will never happen to me" that ends up financing a doctor's newly remodeled kitchen.
A lot of instances, if the package includes 2 batteries and one of them is dead, the store does not have a way to give you just a new battery, so they take the entire package back and give you an entire new one, even if everything else in the box works as it should. A bit of a waste, but it is what it is.
@@Lukeno52 yeah, but if you are buying a tool that’s supposed to come with 2 working batteries you aren’t going to accept one being broken. He’s saying they don’t have a mechanism to just exchange the non-working battery out of the set so they just exchange the entire set even though everything works except for 1 battery.
I think you're idea of fixing and reselling power tools is a good idea, but ryobi are cheap new and cheaper used which means there is no opportunity for you to make a profit
im half dewalt (because ive had my dads hand me downs) and ryobi, and ive had almost no issues with the ryobis theyre just a lil bit more blocky and maybe slightly less power but i dont own many brushless ryobis so idk.
I was thinking the same thing. It may bog down under load, or the impact driver for example, maybe the impact feature wasn't working even though the drill part of that seemed okay. Only one way to know... try it as intended. Pulling the trigger and watch it go "vroom" isn't always enough. :)
Fun fact: Ryobi, Milwaukee and Ridgid are all owned or Licensed to Techtronic industries (TTi). I have ryobi battery packs and for some reason in the UK they are the most expensive packs compared to other brands even against Milwaukee. Ryobi packs are the worst. I had to rebuild two packs after charging and balancing the cells did not work. Well it did work but I could not charge them back up in the Ryobi carger. Eventually I found out that something was wrong with the boards. I bought compatible replacements from Aliexpress and so far they seem to behave fine now. But still a 5AH Ryobi pack costs £80 ($105 US) compared to a Milwaukee 5AH £54 ($70 US) It's crazy wild!
I used to buy pallets like this from Walmart and Home Depot...I used to do really well with them, but I got burned really bad on the last 6 that I bought so I quit messing with them...The ones that I used to buy were purely store returns, but people scam them so much on returns now, that it's just not worth it!
you can revive the batteries if thats an issue ur having. jump the positive and negative terminals to a car battery for a half second and itll start charging like normal. you can do a full second if it doesnt work first time
@@brentbarham3157 I have a bench top power supply for doing that, but I have done it car battery before...Getting dead batteries in these pallets of tools is expected though...I can fix dead batteries or tools that have something minor broken...I had to quit buying these pallets because people would buy new tools and then return their old busted up tools in the box, which then gets sold in these pallets...I lost a lot of money from people doing that, it's ridiculous how much people scam these days...
That's why I like to buy from manufacturers that have spare part diagrams with part numbers. Regarding the two DeWalt sanders: They may be fixable, DeWalt does sell spare parts. Not too sure about the batteries, once they're cooked, they very likely will remain cooked. Makita batteries have a chip that locks them up if they fall below a certain voltage. Very pleasant video to watch, looking forward to part 2!
Hi Steve, glad to see you looking healthy again. Regarding the angle grinder-key steel is readily available, just measure, buy and cut to size. No different to any other shaft/sprocket setup. Wishing you all the best and keep it going, love your videos.
As a contractor, you have a huge market with tool repair IF you price it right. I repair my own stuff and have made some cash repairing switches and reflowing battery packs. Lot's of armatures, windings, hall effect sensors, and different types of switches. Might be worth having an apprentice or motivated cousin who can be taught to repair them to help you start taking a step back? Love your vids and you're work, you've helped a bunch of people, myself included. Glad to see you look like you feel better.
Before i watch this video i want to say this is a really unique idea and i cant wait to watch, i love your new ideas for repair video's thank you for your dedication and hard work especially during your health issues. You are a awesome and kind person!!
If you're using single shot mode, you also need to keep the trigger pulled during the entire activation instead of a quick pull+release. Else it tends to "jam". Bump fire mode doesn't suffer from this as you have the trigger fully pulled the entire time.
Those are all classic home depot returns..the green RTV tag is the dead give away.. Some will be used and broken items that customer switch up and remainder will be suprisinly near complete and fairly funtioning tools if not almost perfect. Many customer will buy incorrect goods and or use for one day and return them. Home Depot has a very easy return policy. If you read the back of the receipt and are familiar w/ how the home depots hands some of the brands when returning Them Ryobi is owned by home depot via an auxillary parent company. So its cheaper for us to just sell it off in bulk.
While true that HD has a very 'intimate' business relationship with Ryobi that is mutually beneficial to both companies, Ryobi is not owned by HD or any subsidiary company of HD. The perception that HD owns Ryobi is due in part to online rumor and the close relationship of the two businesses.
@@TheBananaPlug I believe its owned under the a company called PWI or TTI, Maybe ITW or something like that. And I think either homedepot somehow runs them or is majority stock holder w/ homedepot execs.
Home Depot's Involuntary Rental Program. it'd be nice if they just did a proper rental program with better tools at prices more appealing than the current scammy paradigm.
I was sooooo happy when you said a Craftsman tool hoping it was a 16 gauge finish nailer so I could watch you fix it and see if I could buy it off you to add to my Craftsman V20 collection. Watching you open the box and seeing two broken dewalt, I was stunned someone would even do that. Hope you get most of your money back on that pallet.
Hey Steve, glad to see you're looking all better. The issue with the Ryobi brad nailer is that that the brad nails go to the front end of the magazine, not the back. The hammer hitting the brad nail at the position is in the video may cause the nail to shoot in to the magazine, that's why the tool protects itself.
hey man i love your content! I subbed to you when the channel was relatively small, but im proud of how you maintained the content! Thank you for the amazing content, keep healthy and keep it up
With the inflating pump, you are suppose to be able to type in the inflation total, connect, press play, walk away. When it hits the total pressure it automatically stops. The two biggest issues with these units are: 1.) the connection leaks and never completely inflates the item 2.) The pump will over heat before the pressure target is reached. While you might think you can turn it on and let it run for X period to test the overheating issue the pressure build up against the pump is what causes the over heating. You will need to try it on a car tire to verify operation. Also make sure that both car adapter AND AC plug are working.
Great pleasure to see you again. You can't imagine how much I fully understand all you've been through this past year... I wish you all the best for the future 🙏
I wouldn't give up on that just because of a crack. It's probably made of ABS. There is a glue that melts ABS to itself. You can add powder like corn starch for added rigidity. It actually makes it stronger than it was previously. There are a lot of people in the retro computing community that fix case defects like this since more often than not, replacing the case isn't an option.
That Ryobi nailer, you put the brad nails in at the top of the cartridge. They need to be placed at the bottom of the cartridge. You’re jamming the loader. Its cartridge is tall to accommodate longer brads nails but the tips always load at the bottom of the cartridge.
Basically closer to the exit port rather than the striker. Also there is a safety prong thing at the front which activates the trigger when firmly pushed up against what you are nailing (don't think its failing due to bad battery contacts). ; )
The nailer at 28 minutes looks like the brads may be too large. It sounds like they're getting stuck coming out of the gun and the flashing lights indicate a jam.
Steve maybe those old sanders or broken polisher have a woodruff key that you need. And with a cheap tp4056 module you can charge those cells one by one in controlled manner for top balancing
For the 18-gauge brad nailer - you need the bigger battery for more reliable operation. Also, the brads were loaded in the incorrect height for the brad size.
I love you guy, really I do, you are an amazing repair person. Glad to see you recovering and still making these off the wall videos that showcase your amazing skillset. Peace and long life I wish upon you. We now continue with the regularly scheduled program... :)
This is an interesting change from you usual stuff. That Ryobi battery where all the cells were basically at 0v is likely toast. Once lipo cells get too discharged for any length of time the chemistry inside gets irreversibly wrecked. Yes you can pump voltage back in like you did, but I'd put money on it not holding a charge for long and also having next to no amp draw capacity. I used to do RC stuff for years and tried so many times to resurrect cells in a pack that went to 0v, and nothing worked that made them actually usable. Keep up the great work!
12:28 I can definitely tell you they don't sell them in that shape for sure I love your videos on repairs and everything else I hope you're doing well much love and can't wait to see more content 💕
This video just proves that you will never make money buying returns on ebay and trying to flip them. A lot of people buy a new tool, take out the new batteries, replace them with burnt out/broken old ones (or not at all), replace new tools with old ones because stores don't check or remove parts because you can't get spares. This is a waste of $900 and if you get $500 back after costs (fees and taxes) I'd be surprised. Great video though.
never say never, but i do agree it's not something you should wager anything on. if it's just a hobby and you wanna do it to see if you can reduce waste, then you might get lucky from time to time. someone who does this long enough will likely build up enough 'broken' things to create non-broken things and sell those.
With the nail gun, you will need to have it pressed against something for it to shoot as there is a safety switch to prevent open air or accidental discharge.
Hey Steve, that last battery with the one cell that is slightly lower you may be able to independently charge that one cell to the 3.8v and get them to all work properly. I know some electric car repairmen do that for lithium battery repairs.
Sometimes people buy the cheaper ones on sale, just for the batteries and return the item later; because the batteries are worth 3 times the tool is. Xd
Dishonest returns are quite common and people will always game the system where possible. Home Depot still makes plenty of money so keeping people happy and coming back into the stores is just part of their bigger picture. It's the battery that most returners cheat. Take out the new battery and swap in a bad one. So the tools may be good but you're likely to get a worn out battery. A new battery actually costs more than the bare tool in a lot of cases.
Simply using the tool does not violate the return policy.. In fact even if you break the tool as long within return period they have to give you your money back.
I started watching phones and game consoles, now we are at Mixers and power tools, im waiting for return of Jessica, which I suggested on the live 😂😂😂😂
When you said the saw was bad with pin jammed in it, my first thought was what size is the woodruff key in that gear. So glad you are better. Love the vids
The newer Ryobi chargers are a lot more finicky about the state of charge of a battery when it starts charging. The older (yellow) charger will probably charge the ones with low (but not zero) volts with no complaint.
for that grinder missing a key for the keyway, go to any truck/trailer shop or supplier like traction, harmans or transaxle. or even any trailer dealers around you, wabash, utility, great dane, manac, stoughton or hyundai trailers. the legs on the front of trailers use a half moon shaped key for the gears inside. I bet youll find what you need at any of these places.
To not be negative only... I love to watch your videos because you're attempting stuff that I wouldn't really know how to go about and that's cool :D I'm happy you're well by the way. Cheers.
For the Ryobi dual pack, i have a feeling the return fraud happened on eBay. Somebody bought it as overstock/clearance, claimed the tools were beat up, and got a new set for free. eBay is usually more lenient with buyers than other stores.
Watched the whole hour. So fun Steve. It's always fun exploring other non console things to fix. I was waiting for you to check the new Rigid battery to see if it was also 3.6 on the first set of batteries, but have no idea how to fix these things anyway. Can't wait for part two!
Home Depot returns are always a mixed bag. Some returns are unused or used one time. Other ones can be either truly not working, or someone swapping a bad tool/battery and keeping the good one.
The good ole "woodruff key" debacle... This was an expensive lesson for me and my first VW Beetle when I changed the belt and knocked the woodruff key out leading me to believe my alternator was faulty. Hired a shadetree mechanic who had never worked on an aircooled engine before and he more than compounded the issue. What was supposed to be an issue that I could have fixed with some pocket change, turned into a huge repair that cost way too much.
Just a note about those Ryobi batteries: I did the "jump start" on my channel a while back and got one working, but it didn't last but a month or so. Not sure if there's a bad cell or what, but it went right back to completely dead before too long. Interested if yours keeps working!
hey man, great work, but i have a tip for the batteries; those boards are super conservative about charging cells that are "Too low" (probably why that mosfet would not turn on). I just have a smart charger (allows you to set the charging voltage and amperage and stuff) that i use to charge the cells, completely bypassing the board. this way the amperage will still remain manageable for the cells. if you just whack a jumper on there, amps are not controlled and can ruin both batteries. love the videos and love your merch!
I had a battery that would not reset until I jumped the reset pins and simultaneously pushed the battery level switch and it finally reset. This may work for you. Thanks for the video!
I have the nailers - and in some modes you can have the nose trigger pushed in and some you cannot. They're for when you want to hold the finger trigger and actuate multiple times. I think they don't want a rapid fire jam if you already have it pushed up against something and hold down the trigger.
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I'll take any tools you can't fix! Maybe I can fix em?
53:06 check out thermistor from that battery.. that’s why it’s giving you that blinking lights.
You look so much healthier again, hope you're doing better man!!!
Yeah he's looking great. Kick cancers a$$
Right!!!! IM so happy to see it.
I'm actually so happy to see, I was really worried. But it seems like he's kicking cancer's butt
Yes. His face look really healthy again, unlike previous videos when he looked really pale
I mean let's have hope but also looking "sick" was a result of the chemo, and not really a result of the cancer. If you stop chemo, the hair grows back and you look normal. It doesn't mean he's better.
I was screaming "It's upside down!" smh I do the same thing from time to time. Great content by the way! I always learn something from your videos
I too am Screaming...
i was doing the same thing! I'm sitting here yelling it's upside down you don't need parts! thankfully he got it.
same
On the shearer thing, I'm shouting that right now?
LMAO i was screamin its upside down and scared my dog
Hey Steve, to fix that Rigid battery you could try charging the lower cell manually to match the other 3, that may very well fix the problem!
they are wired in series so you can easily connect to the ends of individual cell using crocodile clips and charge it without any problem
@@swanaldmcdnld Wrong. The way they are wired you can charge a single cell with no issue.
@@SmallVolkasterand then hook it to a power bank circuit and charge the lower cell over usb.
@@swanaldmcdnld Is it possible to instead discharge all the other ones in a circuit that bypasses the top one?
@@darkshoxx theoretically: yes. practically: no. the terminal top voltage is a much more stable point of reference, since the batteries (even out of the same batch) will have slightly different capacity.
which means: discharging with the same current will always result in slightly different discharge speed.
(therefore discharging them to the same voltage level will not guarantee the same capacity at that voltage, but thats not the main concern, and its way harder to control the discharge current to get to the same voltage level) however, the cells behave differently when about to reach their top termination voltage when charging and the current they can take in will almost reduce to nothing. thats why the most common balancing method is top balancing which means to regulate the charging current (i.e. to dissipate the current through a resistor) if one or more cells reach their terminal voltage before others.
the bms will shut off once one cell group reaches its terminal lowest voltage. so this way no cell can be over discharged or overcharged.
(and ofc there is active balancing, which has has an entire more complex circuit and which is able to charge specific cell groups via others)
I've taken apart and fixed (and failed to fix) many Ryobi batteries. When they discharge below a certain point or if the cells are out of balance, the charger will show the error. What I've done is check each cell and if the cell is good, I'll charge each one up individually to 3.8-4.2 VDC or if I'm feeling lucky I'll go for 18-19VDC across the whole pack which tends to balance the cells anyway. Then the charger may or may not work. Sometimes you also have to jumper a "reset" pin to ground on the battery's PCB to reset the BMS which may be stuck in a failure state. And then try again.
What I often see is that the onboard BMS of the battery draws power from one of the 5 cells (or cell clusters for higher capacity) and if you don't pop it on a charger every now and then, that particular cell will go below the Lithium Ion cutoff voltage or at least make the cells unbalanced to where it won't charge. So the BMS sabotages itself, basically, and you have to manually charge.
Another thing I commonly see are just batteries that are mistreated... dunked in water for all I know. Massive rust and corrosion. With those, sometimes the PCB is good and you can replace the individual cells with some extra 18650's (maybe pulled from other packs where the BMS died, or buy good new ones that are high current rated, 20A normally). Spot weld them in, same as the old batteries (5 cells in series, or 5S2P / 5S3P for the larger capacity units) and that can do it.
I pulled my batteries from the local return bin where people drop off their dead batteries. It's amazing how many just needed the "reset" jumped and then some manual rebalancing. I think the Ryobi design where the BMS draws down a particular cell is just bad... but other batteries I've taken apart (Dewalt, etc) are kind of similar. I don't know if they have any other protections to avoid that though.
One other item is that you can't always measure the output voltage using the plus/minus on the battery stalk itself. Sometimes it'll be a nominal voltage of 10VDC or less... enough for the tool to start communicating with the battery. Ryobi (and others) use a protocol to signal each other in certain ways that a battery is there, the tool is there, let's get some voltage (it turns on the MOSFET's on the negative terminal). There are actually dual mosfets, one for charge and one for discharge.
Without that communication it won't output 18V. Older Ryobi batteries will do 18V all the time but many newer ones rely on that communication. Chargers will also talk to the battery and figure out what a good charge rate is. Ryobi sells different types of chargers that may be able to do fast charging if the battery says it can handle it (or if the signaling is absent, like older batteries, it falls back to standard charge rates of 1-2A or whatever it is).
PS - You'll know you have a clone Ryobi battery when you open it up and it's VERY basic... tiny PCB with rinky dink MOSFETs for the power output and very little overcurrent protection - might even just be that fusible link is the only thing saving your house from burning down, if that.
that BMS design sounds suspiciously like an intentional failure mode to generate additional sales. that's such a stupid design.
The 18650 can be a filthy animal. Usually if it’s above 3.2v they will charge. Some of them have a safety inside, below the top vent. It puts a high esr, like a cap. These safeties do go bad. Hard to know which model, as the wrapper doesn’t mean much. It’s been a while, but, I doubt a .2v imbalance will prevent charging. The bms knows how to handle that.
I had a 5Ah battery that seemed to behave correctly on the charger but didn't hold a good charge, pressing the charge check button it flashed to full then went to one segment. Took it apart and the cells seemed equal. In the end I checked the components on the board just before taking it apart and scavenging the cells and found two of the little SMD resistors under the connector stalk needed replacement. Fiddly as hell but it works now and holds charge works with tools for a normal amount of time, at least for the time being.
It's funny when you don't know someone but your'e glad they're looking and feeling better. Keep it up Bro :)
You loaded the brad nails in incorrectly. That's why it's malfunctioning. You don't install the nails that far back against the head stamp on the nail itself. You load it closer to the point on the left side of the slide. Where the point of the nail is running on the rail.
I guess it would help him to fix things if he knew how to actually use them. Hopefully he stays away from car brakes.
@@gan_the_white i mean hes just doing it experimentally, shouldn't discourage people from trying to fix things just because they aren't 100% sure how they work or nobody would learn how to fix stuff.
@@WinterXIExactly...He plainly stated that he doesn't normally work on power tools and he is just doing it for entertainment....I fix stuff all the time that I have never used before...Thats how you learn!
Yup nails are incorrect that’s why it wasn’t firing
@@brucepreston3927 I do as well but not knowing what you are doing will get you injured or end you. Look up the top emergency room visits. He loads the nailgun wrong, doesn't wear eye protection (big mistake), and he is pointing it all over the place with his finger on the trigger. It's always that one person that says "eh, it will never happen to me" that ends up financing a doctor's newly remodeled kitchen.
A lot of instances, if the package includes 2 batteries and one of them is dead, the store does not have a way to give you just a new battery, so they take the entire package back and give you an entire new one, even if everything else in the box works as it should. A bit of a waste, but it is what it is.
Seems unlikely for Ryobi though - their whole gimmick is that you only need one battery for every single tool they have.
@@Lukeno52 They are the same battery.... just 2 of them. Wait, what was your point?
@@Lukeno52 yeah, but if you are buying a tool that’s supposed to come with 2 working batteries you aren’t going to accept one being broken. He’s saying they don’t have a mechanism to just exchange the non-working battery out of the set so they just exchange the entire set even though everything works except for 1 battery.
My ryobi's have been beat, dropped, abused and neglected for over 10 years. For inexpensive drivers, they work.
That's great that yours are working so well!
I have so many Ryobi tools I love them.
I'll admit the colour makes them look crappy
I think you're idea of fixing and reselling power tools is a good idea, but ryobi are cheap new and cheaper used which means there is no opportunity for you to make a profit
Ryobi is part of the same company as Milwaukee, by some considered budget Milwaukee brand.
im half dewalt (because ive had my dads hand me downs) and ryobi, and ive had almost no issues with the ryobis theyre just a lil bit more blocky and maybe slightly less power but i dont own many brushless ryobis so idk.
You should test the drills under load, sometimes they spin fine, but the gears slip the second they are under load.
I was thinking the same thing. It may bog down under load, or the impact driver for example, maybe the impact feature wasn't working even though the drill part of that seemed okay. Only one way to know... try it as intended. Pulling the trigger and watch it go "vroom" isn't always enough. :)
Fun fact: Ryobi, Milwaukee and Ridgid are all owned or Licensed to Techtronic industries (TTi).
I have ryobi battery packs and for some reason in the UK they are the most expensive packs compared to other brands even against Milwaukee. Ryobi packs are the worst. I had to rebuild two packs after charging and balancing the cells did not work. Well it did work but I could not charge them back up in the Ryobi carger. Eventually I found out that something was wrong with the boards. I bought compatible replacements from Aliexpress and so far they seem to behave fine now. But still a 5AH Ryobi pack costs £80 ($105 US) compared to a Milwaukee 5AH £54 ($70 US) It's crazy wild!
I used to buy pallets like this from Walmart and Home Depot...I used to do really well with them, but I got burned really bad on the last 6 that I bought so I quit messing with them...The ones that I used to buy were purely store returns, but people scam them so much on returns now, that it's just not worth it!
you can revive the batteries if thats an issue ur having. jump the positive and negative terminals to a car battery for a half second and itll start charging like normal. you can do a full second if it doesnt work first time
@@brentbarham3157 I have a bench top power supply for doing that, but I have done it car battery before...Getting dead batteries in these pallets of tools is expected though...I can fix dead batteries or tools that have something minor broken...I had to quit buying these pallets because people would buy new tools and then return their old busted up tools in the box, which then gets sold in these pallets...I lost a lot of money from people doing that, it's ridiculous how much people scam these days...
That's why I like to buy from manufacturers that have spare part diagrams with part numbers. Regarding the two DeWalt sanders: They may be fixable, DeWalt does sell spare parts. Not too sure about the batteries, once they're cooked, they very likely will remain cooked. Makita batteries have a chip that locks them up if they fall below a certain voltage. Very pleasant video to watch, looking forward to part 2!
Hi Steve, glad to see you looking healthy again.
Regarding the angle grinder-key steel is readily available, just measure, buy and cut to size. No different to any other shaft/sprocket setup. Wishing you all the best and keep it going, love your videos.
As a contractor, you have a huge market with tool repair IF you price it right. I repair my own stuff and have made some cash repairing switches and reflowing battery packs. Lot's of armatures, windings, hall effect sensors, and different types of switches. Might be worth having an apprentice or motivated cousin who can be taught to repair them to help you start taking a step back? Love your vids and you're work, you've helped a bunch of people, myself included. Glad to see you look like you feel better.
Before i watch this video i want to say this is a really unique idea and i cant wait to watch, i love your new ideas for repair video's thank you for your dedication and hard work especially during your health issues. You are a awesome and kind person!!
Steve, on the Ryobi brad nailer, generaly you need to posistion the nailer where you want it with the safety engaged befor you pull the trigger.
Very instructional thank you 😉
*disengaged
If you're using single shot mode, you also need to keep the trigger pulled during the entire activation instead of a quick pull+release. Else it tends to "jam". Bump fire mode doesn't suffer from this as you have the trigger fully pulled the entire time.
Those are all classic home depot returns..the green RTV tag is the dead give away.. Some will be used and broken items that customer switch up and remainder will be suprisinly near complete and fairly funtioning tools if not almost perfect. Many customer will buy incorrect goods and or use for one day and return them. Home Depot has a very easy return policy. If you read the back of the receipt and are familiar w/ how the home depots hands some of the brands when returning Them Ryobi is owned by home depot via an auxillary parent company. So its cheaper for us to just sell it off in bulk.
While true that HD has a very 'intimate' business relationship with Ryobi that is mutually beneficial to both companies, Ryobi is not owned by HD or any subsidiary company of HD. The perception that HD owns Ryobi is due in part to online rumor and the close relationship of the two businesses.
@@TheBananaPlug I believe its owned under the a company called PWI or TTI, Maybe ITW or something like that. And I think either homedepot somehow runs them or is majority stock holder w/ homedepot execs.
Ryobi is owned by tti who also own Milwaukee and ridgid
Home Depot's Involuntary Rental Program. it'd be nice if they just did a proper rental program with better tools at prices more appealing than the current scammy paradigm.
I was sooooo happy when you said a Craftsman tool hoping it was a 16 gauge finish nailer so I could watch you fix it and see if I could buy it off you to add to my Craftsman V20 collection. Watching you open the box and seeing two broken dewalt, I was stunned someone would even do that. Hope you get most of your money back on that pallet.
It is so powerful to see that you are back to the old Steve! Not that you were ever gone but you get what I mean to say.
I'm so happy! :)
You take "I'll fix anything and many electronics" x10 to the next level man! OMG, great video as always dude. You look so much better now.
Hey Steve, glad to see you're looking all better. The issue with the Ryobi brad nailer is that that the brad nails go to the front end of the magazine, not the back. The hammer hitting the brad nail at the position is in the video may cause the nail to shoot in to the magazine, that's why the tool protects itself.
hey man i love your content!
I subbed to you when the channel was relatively small, but im proud of how you maintained the content!
Thank you for the amazing content, keep healthy and keep it up
16:22 I think you need to flip that attachment so the gear goes into the recessed section
@@cubedcorefpv165 so obvious 😂
With the inflating pump, you are suppose to be able to type in the inflation total, connect, press play, walk away. When it hits the total pressure it automatically stops. The two biggest issues with these units are: 1.) the connection leaks and never completely inflates the item 2.) The pump will over heat before the pressure target is reached.
While you might think you can turn it on and let it run for X period to test the overheating issue the pressure build up against the pump is what causes the over heating. You will need to try it on a car tire to verify operation. Also make sure that both car adapter AND AC plug are working.
Great pleasure to see you again. You can't imagine how much I fully understand all you've been through this past year... I wish you all the best for the future 🙏
I wouldn't give up on that just because of a crack. It's probably made of ABS. There is a glue that melts ABS to itself. You can add powder like corn starch for added rigidity. It actually makes it stronger than it was previously. There are a lot of people in the retro computing community that fix case defects like this since more often than not, replacing the case isn't an option.
That Ryobi nailer, you put the brad nails in at the top of the cartridge. They need to be placed at the bottom of the cartridge. You’re jamming the loader. Its cartridge is tall to accommodate longer brads nails but the tips always load at the bottom of the cartridge.
Basically closer to the exit port rather than the striker. Also there is a safety prong thing at the front which activates the trigger when firmly pushed up against what you are nailing (don't think its failing due to bad battery contacts). ; )
Yup👆
I saw the thumbnail, and then I saw the date. You look so so much better it's wonderful to see. Ok now on to finish the video ❤
As an europen guy i really like these mystery pallet buys and then exploring the stuff :)
21:18 That's the face I always make when I use a new loud power tool. It's a mix of "is this thing safe?" and "am I even doing it right?"
Dudeeee I love the video but what I love more is you doing better, looking great and hopefully you're feeling great!
I love the fact you're exploring new stuff, you know next time you could be working on Hoover's or garden tools like a mower or jet wash etc
Dude you are looking much better than the last video of yours that i saw,which was a few months ago.i hope you feel much better too
Didn't expect a pallet of tools from your channel.....love it. Very different and I like it.
The nailer at 28 minutes looks like the brads may be too large. It sounds like they're getting stuck coming out of the gun and the flashing lights indicate a jam.
@@sirseriously I think he loaded them up too high in the nailer
@@chrisdenton7395 Yes, this is the case, nails should be loaded flush to the tip side, not at the top.
Yea, it was a jam because he loaded them wrong. I was shocked he got it to work at all loaded like that.
At 25:55 it's like "jammed", after that jam cleaned. Like how he "reload" a battery.
Steve maybe those old sanders or broken polisher have a woodruff key that you need.
And with a cheap tp4056 module you can charge those cells one by one in controlled manner for top balancing
For the 18-gauge brad nailer - you need the bigger battery for more reliable operation. Also, the brads were loaded in the incorrect height for the brad size.
Love these new "exotic" repairs, not just consoles!
I'm a very casual watcher but congratulations on your health. You're glowing.
Man your videos are so relaxing, watching you fixing electronics is so cool.
Looking much better Steve, glad you’re recovering well.
I love you guy, really I do, you are an amazing repair person. Glad to see you recovering and still making these off the wall videos that showcase your amazing skillset. Peace and long life I wish upon you.
We now continue with the regularly scheduled program... :)
This is an interesting change from you usual stuff. That Ryobi battery where all the cells were basically at 0v is likely toast. Once lipo cells get too discharged for any length of time the chemistry inside gets irreversibly wrecked. Yes you can pump voltage back in like you did, but I'd put money on it not holding a charge for long and also having next to no amp draw capacity. I used to do RC stuff for years and tried so many times to resurrect cells in a pack that went to 0v, and nothing worked that made them actually usable. Keep up the great work!
12:28 I can definitely tell you they don't sell them in that shape for sure I love your videos on repairs and everything else I hope you're doing well much love and can't wait to see more content 💕
At 52:50 the charger actually switches from "temp delay" to "full charge" right before you disconnect it
full charge is the default state, I think it just gave up trying to charge that battery
This video just proves that you will never make money buying returns on ebay and trying to flip them. A lot of people buy a new tool, take out the new batteries, replace them with burnt out/broken old ones (or not at all), replace new tools with old ones because stores don't check or remove parts because you can't get spares. This is a waste of $900 and if you get $500 back after costs (fees and taxes) I'd be surprised. Great video though.
never say never, but i do agree it's not something you should wager anything on. if it's just a hobby and you wanna do it to see if you can reduce waste, then you might get lucky from time to time. someone who does this long enough will likely build up enough 'broken' things to create non-broken things and sell those.
With the nail gun, you will need to have it pressed against something for it to shoot as there is a safety switch to prevent open air or accidental discharge.
Hey Steve, that last battery with the one cell that is slightly lower you may be able to independently charge that one cell to the 3.8v and get them to all work properly. I know some electric car repairmen do that for lithium battery repairs.
Sometimes people buy the cheaper ones on sale, just for the batteries and return the item later; because the batteries are worth 3 times the tool is. Xd
Insane that many of these returns were accepted, clearly people have used the tools or returned old ones...
Dishonest returns are quite common and people will always game the system where possible. Home Depot still makes plenty of money so keeping people happy and coming back into the stores is just part of their bigger picture.
It's the battery that most returners cheat. Take out the new battery and swap in a bad one. So the tools may be good but you're likely to get a worn out battery. A new battery actually costs more than the bare tool in a lot of cases.
Simply using the tool does not violate the return policy.. In fact even if you break the tool as long within return period they have to give you your money back.
Steve is out of control 😂 Love it.
I started watching phones and game consoles, now we are at Mixers and power tools, im waiting for return of Jessica, which I suggested on the live 😂😂😂😂
And BTW, yes it truly is good to see you doing better. I have always really enjoyed your channel. Keep up the great work.
When you said the saw was bad with pin jammed in it, my first thought was what size is the woodruff key in that gear. So glad you are better. Love the vids
The newer Ryobi chargers are a lot more finicky about the state of charge of a battery when it starts charging.
The older (yellow) charger will probably charge the ones with low (but not zero) volts with no complaint.
Our man is better, so happy to see it!
for that grinder missing a key for the keyway, go to any truck/trailer shop or supplier like traction, harmans or transaxle. or even any trailer dealers around you, wabash, utility, great dane, manac, stoughton or hyundai trailers. the legs on the front of trailers use a half moon shaped key for the gears inside. I bet youll find what you need at any of these places.
After 69 billion console repairs, this is nice breath of fresh air.
That slow zoom was so hilarious. Well done to the editor.
Normally only interested in gaming stuff but I'll give this video a shot.
900 was wild in the first place. I've seen pallets like that go for 300 live.
To not be negative only... I love to watch your videos because you're attempting stuff that I wouldn't really know how to go about and that's cool :D I'm happy you're well by the way. Cheers.
Love it! Will watch part 2 later
Cool to see you branching out more into other forms of tech. Happy to see you looking healthy again bro
For the Ryobi dual pack, i have a feeling the return fraud happened on eBay. Somebody bought it as overstock/clearance, claimed the tools were beat up, and got a new set for free. eBay is usually more lenient with buyers than other stores.
Watched the whole hour. So fun Steve. It's always fun exploring other non console things to fix. I was waiting for you to check the new Rigid battery to see if it was also 3.6 on the first set of batteries, but have no idea how to fix these things anyway. Can't wait for part two!
Ooo 2 tronics videos this week, things we love to see ❤❤❤, I also loved the live (didnt know you did them) my comment even appeared 😂😂😂😂😂
For the angle grinder check McMaster car. They sell woodruff keys of all sizes.
You are doing my favourite job fixing tools 😁
thats second one worth at least $80 in indonesia country, ryobi is luxury brands here, its so sad to see in america its just worth $20
missed opportunity to use a dewalt drill to take apart the Ryobi lol 😆
Steve the Fixer just bought "some" broken Stuff 😂
I like that you try to fix other stuff than Game Consoles 😃
I just watched 55 minutes off a guy trying to fix powertools. Time flies when having fun 😂😊
Man im loving these long fixing videos they are cool and i can just let them run in the background or watch em while working
you look so much better my man! hope u doing great!
Home Depot returns are always a mixed bag. Some returns are unused or used one time. Other ones can be either truly not working, or someone swapping a bad tool/battery and keeping the good one.
It's best to test the tools with their intended application. May times they'll fail or behave differently when under load.
The good ole "woodruff key" debacle...
This was an expensive lesson for me and my first VW Beetle when I changed the belt and knocked the woodruff key out leading me to believe my alternator was faulty.
Hired a shadetree mechanic who had never worked on an aircooled engine before and he more than compounded the issue.
What was supposed to be an issue that I could have fixed with some pocket change, turned into a huge repair that cost way too much.
Good to see you looking better.
Wow,friday evening with new TronicsFix video that is hour long,wow,best resting from work ever 😮💨😮💨
For the last Ryobi, the nails should be placed all the way down.
Damn man you're looking solid. Happy to see!
See, I told ya!! Longer videos!! 💪 Loving it, Steve!
I'm glad that you pulled through.
I’m glad to see you doing well, man
You look great!! Glad to see the progress man
Nice to see your on the mend and getting back to good health
52:50 charger switches to fully charged, not error.
so battery is just fully charged now. did you try to use it in tool?
I bought a brand new electric pole saw once. When I opened it, it was clearly well used and just returned. People suck.
i'd say it was the seller in that case that sucked the most. used/returned items should NEVER be listed as new.
Im so glad you eventually found out the gras cutter blade was just upside down! 😅
To me it was so obvious from the looks of the parts..
Man you are looking awesome 😎 so glad to see you in good condition. I hope you feel as good as you look
lmao, under your DJI video I commented that the next step is a palette and here you are. I was joking!
You look good my friend! I hope you feel good now😊
I'm guessing the one is for tall decorative grasses.
You look way better brother! Keep up the good work
Just a note about those Ryobi batteries: I did the "jump start" on my channel a while back and got one working, but it didn't last but a month or so. Not sure if there's a bad cell or what, but it went right back to completely dead before too long. Interested if yours keeps working!
im so glad to see the hair back, you're fighting like a champ
hey man, great work, but i have a tip for the batteries; those boards are super conservative about charging cells that are "Too low" (probably why that mosfet would not turn on).
I just have a smart charger (allows you to set the charging voltage and amperage and stuff) that i use to charge the cells, completely bypassing the board. this way the amperage will still remain manageable for the cells. if you just whack a jumper on there, amps are not controlled and can ruin both batteries. love the videos and love your merch!
What’s the name and model of your charger? I’m looking for one
I had a battery that would not reset until I jumped the reset pins and simultaneously
pushed the battery level switch and it finally reset. This may work for you. Thanks for the video!
Looking good, Steve! 💪🏻💪🏿
I have the nailers - and in some modes you can have the nose trigger pushed in and some you cannot. They're for when you want to hold the finger trigger and actuate multiple times. I think they don't want a rapid fire jam if you already have it pushed up against something and hold down the trigger.