Fixing a faulty Lenovo USB charger

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  • Опубліковано 25 гру 2024

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  • @Alchemetica
    @Alchemetica 11 місяців тому +45

    I never tire of your examination of USB chargers as they are indispensable and ubiquitous to our everyday life. I find your education on how they work so one knows the difference between dodgy and safe valuable knowledge. Plus, the knowledge of components and how switching power supplies work applicable to controllers and such like I use in the field of music. Thank you. 🐈

    • @Shmbler
      @Shmbler 11 місяців тому +3

      Seriously. I bought a couple USB chargers for my family that were rated "nice" here years ago and they still work fine to this day. I don't want fire or shock hazards in my outlets 24/7.

  • @keiths8700
    @keiths8700 11 місяців тому +18

    very GLAD you don't make short videos. 9 min is too short in my opinion and I still turn it into a 30 minute video! thanks for the elaborate breakdown and your input. Your cat is too much in a rush, he just wants you to finish so more petting and feeding time.

  • @mirrored_
    @mirrored_ 11 місяців тому +4

    Just finished 24V 10A power supply repair, and USB charger comes up, thank you so much!

  • @KeritechElectronics
    @KeritechElectronics 11 місяців тому +16

    Fixing it with a soldering gun and loads of rosin, you show a lot of things can be repaired even with crude tools :)
    That's how lots of us start with electronics. Budgets tighter than Ethel Granger's laces, no fancy schmancy gear, but still, a wonderful opportunity to learn and do stuff.

    • @techtinkerin
      @techtinkerin 11 місяців тому +4

      It could possibly have been repaired literally with a hammer by gently tapping the broken joints closed😂

    • @vikenemesh
      @vikenemesh 11 місяців тому +2

      The overpowered soldering gun and tub of raw rosin always gets me. And the joints turn out so shiny!

    • @lifeai1889
      @lifeai1889 5 місяців тому

      @@vikenemesh cuz leaded solder is great, none of those lead free rubbish for planned failure by the manufacture

  • @PetervanVelzen-l1f
    @PetervanVelzen-l1f 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for the best electronics channel on YT - very high quality info, funny, and long videos !!

  • @gordonwedman3179
    @gordonwedman3179 11 місяців тому +2

    That is the best quality USB charger I have on your channel. Have never seen one with a plastic shield insert. For a solid 2 amps it is worth fixing.

  • @keithking1985
    @keithking1985 11 місяців тому +3

    I bet the guy who sent it in is sickened he didn't spot the cracks.. but delighted his charger is on a video. 😊

  • @antibrevity
    @antibrevity 11 місяців тому +15

    Thanks and I think this was worth fixing as it's a "real" one unlike the unsafe ones that people are buying by the ship load. Reflowing solder joints is simple.

  • @robertatpierpontbeach
    @robertatpierpontbeach 11 місяців тому +38

    Locating and testing all of the potential faults before repairing the "low hanging fruit" usually results in fewer mishaps; however I agree somewhat with your cat. As soon as you discovered the bad solder joints, I thought you were going to repair them first and plug it in to ensure it was still broken. I'm sure that you use current protection in your power strip so you don't burn up faulty electronics 😊

    • @keithking1985
      @keithking1985 11 місяців тому +8

      Low hanging fruit 😂 my new name for solder cracks .

    • @vaclavtrpisovsky
      @vaclavtrpisovsky 11 місяців тому +4

      I'm sure he doesn't, he has drawn 5000 W for a while before. Sparks are fun. Also, it's been plugged in when it failed, and a pin on the secondary will not result in a mains short.

    • @headpox5817
      @headpox5817 7 місяців тому

      Always good to agree with the cat !

  • @zzyrc842
    @zzyrc842 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice! Just yesterday I found that it was a bad solder joint that prevented my parents' ancient CD304 CD player from working and fixed it. Impressive that this beast still could be repaired.

  • @jassenjj
    @jassenjj 11 місяців тому +1

    Your charger videos always make me think of an old (now 15 years old) HTC charger that powers parts of my sound system that has been plugged in for all these years. It is a little bit bulkier... It's annoying that none of this type of electronics today have resilience and durability in the list of design priorities.

  • @tajtrlik1111
    @tajtrlik1111 11 місяців тому +2

    Ďakujem za toto video s opravou a meraním nabíjačky a TikTok veru nie je nič pre mňa 😀, ja mám rád videá čo majú nejaký zmysel, ako napríklad aj tie tvoje aj druhých elektronikov, ktorých sledujem a ešte rád pozerám na youtube let's playe na rôzne hry (najradšej FPS-ky ako napríklad Duke Nukem 3D a TPS-ky ako Mafia), niečo na TikToku som videl u známych, ktorí to pozerali a väčšinou to bola hrôza na to pozerať 😀.

  • @yahnsolo
    @yahnsolo 8 місяців тому

    Yes! This one is well worth fixing indeed! Quality one, good insulation!

  • @jstro-hobbytech
    @jstro-hobbytech 11 місяців тому

    I may be alone in this but lead free solder and it's cold joints have been fucking with everything lately. From multimeters to a new guitar to power rails in electronics. Haha

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  11 місяців тому

      Thank you for your support ;). No, you're not alone. A lot of people are noticing that the lead free solder is more prone to bad joints.

  • @d.k.9406
    @d.k.9406 11 місяців тому

    Danke! Thank you!
    Appreciate the xtra work to ringtest and measure the esr for showing us.
    Nice pieces of rosin... from which tree it comes from?
    /what kind of tree?
    ...sry for my bad english

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 11 місяців тому

      Rosin comes from pine trees.

    • @d.k.9406
      @d.k.9406 11 місяців тому

      ​@@simontay4851
      Our forest contains
      larch fir pine spruce trees..
      Do you tested all their rosin? I hoped for some experiences xd

  • @scottgilson3247
    @scottgilson3247 11 місяців тому +2

    Well worth fixing! A "free" repair. Although i would have used solder wick to remove all the old (lead free) solder first.

    • @bixenbaer
      @bixenbaer 11 місяців тому

      This!

    • @tactileslut
      @tactileslut 11 місяців тому +3

      Another well designed product rendered broken by adherence to that stupid lead restriction, as if people are going to be chewing on their circuit boards or assembling them by hand without gloves and fume extractors.

    • @g4z-kb7ct
      @g4z-kb7ct 11 місяців тому +2

      @@tactileslut the lead-free restriction has nothing to do with handling it. it's about ewaste at end-of-life of the product and the resulting lead pollution into water and other resources.

  • @blackbearelectronicswithco9541
    @blackbearelectronicswithco9541 11 місяців тому +1

    Axial inductors and resistors can look identical and be difficult to differentiate them. Look for markings on the board that indicate whether it is a resistor or inductor. For example, R8, R14, or R102 would be a resistor and L8, L14, or L102 would be an inductor.

  • @DumahBrazorf
    @DumahBrazorf 11 місяців тому +5

    So the conclusion is: NIIIIIIIICE!

  • @omniyambot9876
    @omniyambot9876 11 місяців тому +2

    will there be another tesla coil projects or something very dangerous?

  • @Nitty-GrittyElectronicsRepairs
    @Nitty-GrittyElectronicsRepairs 11 місяців тому

    Quality components analysis there......well done

  • @DrBeat-zs9eb
    @DrBeat-zs9eb 11 місяців тому +4

    What are the current sensing resistors on the primary side for? Do they contribute to the voltage regulation or are they just for short circuit detection? Cause there is no optocoupler, so the regulation must be done on the primary

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  11 місяців тому +7

      These are the overload protection.

    • @therealromster
      @therealromster 11 місяців тому

      M y guess is the voltage regulation is done by the tertiary primary winding that powers the SMPS controller combined with the turns ratio of the secondary winding. Regulation would not by very tight but the secondary active diode probably has voltage regulation built in. Educated guess. I could be wrong on this design.

  • @SeliJue
    @SeliJue 11 місяців тому

    Danke!

  • @ahmedm9788
    @ahmedm9788 11 місяців тому

    Hello, very nice video. On the switching power supply, very well explained. Good day.

  • @LamerCorp
    @LamerCorp 11 місяців тому

    A few years ago I had same problem with mine. It was an easy fix. Still powers an ESP8266 project.

  • @niemam5825
    @niemam5825 11 місяців тому +1

    Yeah, a kilogram LEADED solder!❤

  • @iot_enthusiast
    @iot_enthusiast 11 місяців тому

    Do you have a video on your diy ring tester @5:22

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  11 місяців тому +1

      Yes, it is in 2 parts:
      ua-cam.com/video/QBbEYYWiBI8/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/E1dopmxph2A/v-deo.html

  • @Conservator.
    @Conservator. 11 місяців тому +3

    Nice video demonstrating what components you can test and how. 👍
    Also a well designed charger.
    I wonder what could be the cause of the bad solder joints.

    • @BrainHurricanes
      @BrainHurricanes 11 місяців тому +1

      Lead free solder together with lots of heat/cool down cycles makes the joints expand and contract and finally it breaks.
      A bit like taking a wire and bending it over and over again, finally it breaks.

    • @Conservator.
      @Conservator. 11 місяців тому

      @@BrainHurricanes
      Yeah, lead free solder was not what you’d call an improvement. Thanks btw!

  • @yoppindia
    @yoppindia 11 місяців тому

    What kind of soldering iron is that, it looks interesting, can you do review of that.

  • @mainmaine1533
    @mainmaine1533 11 місяців тому

    please explain whether using (GACUN) is risky??
    in Indonesia the use of (gacun) is still in controversy... can you explain what should be done with the (gacun module)/(gacun kit) which is used as a replacement for switching...
    please explain sir🙏🙏

  • @PiratCarribean
    @PiratCarribean 11 місяців тому +2

    The secondary side of the pcb does look like it got quite hot before

    • @davidlguerr
      @davidlguerr 11 місяців тому

      Yeah, looks a little bit crispy.

  • @1pcfred
    @1pcfred 11 місяців тому +2

    Lead free solder saving the environment one broken joint at a time.

    • @mernokimuvek
      @mernokimuvek 11 місяців тому +1

      And lead free solder contains indium and antimony, both metals are still poisonous in water souble salts form almost like lead. And they are less abundant,more expensive. I read somewhere that lead free solder is not allowed in medical equipment because it too unreliable.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 11 місяців тому

      @@mernokimuvek RoHS is mostly for consumer electronics. Everyone else gets a pass. Certainly military and aerospace. If it's life critical they can probably weasel out too. What I don't understand is they dig lead out of the ground but when we put it back in the ground suddenly it's a big problem. If they really were concerned they'd manage the waste stream better. Which I think they should do anyways. But that costs money.

    • @mernokimuvek
      @mernokimuvek 11 місяців тому

      @@1pcfred Same with mercury: It occours naturally even in elemental form but if a thermoteter accidentally breaks it is treated like a chnmeical weapon attack.

  • @Wineman3383
    @Wineman3383 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for your videos brother

  • @ChromiaCat
    @ChromiaCat 11 місяців тому +1

    Sometimes "dumb" chargers are useful since a "smart" one might refuse to work if it can't communicate with something on the other end.

  • @mrelectromaniac6886
    @mrelectromaniac6886 3 місяці тому

    Good knowledge sir

  • @monkeyking9579
    @monkeyking9579 11 місяців тому +1

    Sir i like to donate my charger how can i send it to you

  • @RohitCantSing
    @RohitCantSing 11 місяців тому

    And they say Indian accents are funny. Dude I can listen to his voice all day .

  • @kaletsugas
    @kaletsugas 11 місяців тому +1

    What oscilloscope are you using?

  • @ReneCermak
    @ReneCermak 11 місяців тому

    you best as always!

  • @SocialistSociopathPK442
    @SocialistSociopathPK442 11 місяців тому +1

    My friends mock me I am still using Lenovo phone 🤳 that's was nostalgia

  • @muhammetilhan2874
    @muhammetilhan2874 11 місяців тому +1

    5.45v at 2 amp load? I think it's a high value for USB

    • @mirrored_
      @mirrored_ 11 місяців тому +2

      its fine

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  11 місяців тому +3

      Yes, it's a little high. Not sure it's an intention to compensate the cable resistance, or a poorly designed regulation system with no optocoupler.

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 11 місяців тому +2

      I like that the voltage goes up with load. USB cables, especially long ones, have a lot of voltage drop with a 2A load.

  • @marillima6350
    @marillima6350 11 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @rezatavan5048
    @rezatavan5048 11 місяців тому

    Excellent ❤❤❤

  • @wlfgang
    @wlfgang Місяць тому

    6:40 those fumes are harmful to lungs due to pm2.5 particles.. why don't you make a diy fume removal fan with a hepa filter at least?

  • @LawpickingLocksmith
    @LawpickingLocksmith 11 місяців тому

    Congratulations! Your cat was right!

  • @coladict
    @coladict 11 місяців тому

    With how you lift your voice on the last word of the sentence after speaking fast it really sounds like I'm listening to an Orthodox Christian sermon of some kind 🤣
    And I have been to enough of those to have it as a point of comparison.

    • @techtinkerin
      @techtinkerin 11 місяців тому

      A lot of people criticise dgws accent and I have repeatedly said the same thing. Try learning a Slavic language and see how well you pronounce the words!🤭

    • @coladict
      @coladict 11 місяців тому

      @@techtinkerin I am Slavic! That's exactly why I know how our priests sound 🙃

  • @techtinkerin
    @techtinkerin 11 місяців тому +1

    I bet a lot of these get landfilled because of relatively simple defects. 😎👍

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  11 місяців тому

      Probably yes. Good components, but a bad solder ruins it anyway. Lead free solder is more prone to cracking joints.

  • @MANDINGOBlackPanther-lo1gm
    @MANDINGOBlackPanther-lo1gm 11 місяців тому

    🗝USB CHARGER MODEL ADC-GAN002 bu şarj aletini bize tanıtıp içini tasarlamanız gösterebilir misin🔦

  • @piconano
    @piconano 11 місяців тому

    Thermal cycling and dropping it on the floor too many times, is responsible for those solder cracks.
    Lead-free solder is the worst.
    I would take that charger anytime. Beats all the cheap Chinese chargers to the curb.

    • @mernokimuvek
      @mernokimuvek 11 місяців тому +1

      Medical equipment mostly uses leaded solder for the same reason: lead free is unreliable.

    • @piconano
      @piconano 11 місяців тому

      @@mernokimuvek Didn't know that.
      Heating and cooling is the main reason old radios didn't use printed circuit boards.
      The heating and cooling of the tubes even made the tube sockets unreliable.

  • @franzliszt3195
    @franzliszt3195 11 місяців тому

    Looks like he's partial to eutectic solder. He spares no expense -- I guess less kibbles for the cat.

  • @mainmaine1533
    @mainmaine1533 11 місяців тому

    Pak boleh saya memohon video tentang (GACUN)
    di Indonesia (GACUN) itu sangat terkenal sekali...
    Dapatkah anda menjelaskan tentang semua itu???

  • @attilarivera
    @attilarivera 11 місяців тому

    👏👏👏👏

  • @Gooberslot
    @Gooberslot 11 місяців тому +1

    ROHS strikes again.

  • @MANDINGOBlackPanther-lo1gm
    @MANDINGOBlackPanther-lo1gm 11 місяців тому

    ❣️🙏🇹🇷👍I have a request from you: Can you disassemble the Infinitsin 45 volt charger in the same way and present it to us? I'm very curious if you can teach us what's inside🫡🥹🔌

  • @tvelektron
    @tvelektron 11 місяців тому +1

    Why did the solder break? Okay, the connector maybe machanically stressed by pulling the cable and bending the plug. But why the transformers secondary? Shitty lead-free solder? Bad manufactoring? Repeatedly dropping the charger on the floor??

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  11 місяців тому +8

      I was also thinking the same thing. It's weird how the secondary pin failed. Maybe a combination of what you say, plus maybe thermal cycles (the thermal expansion of the plastic bobbin of the transformer differs from the one of the board, which can get significant when there's a significant distance from the primary pins).

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred 11 місяців тому +3

      My guess is poor ductility of lead free solder combined with other factors such as poor coefficients of expansion or mechanical stresses. Crappy solder is crappy.

    • @bixenbaer
      @bixenbaer 11 місяців тому

      I think the audience knows this but it would be good if you could state in your videos that mixing different solders for repair is not a good option. First get rid of the old stuff and then apply the new one. Only with this action the repair is permanent.

  • @some-random-guy-l4r
    @some-random-guy-l4r 11 місяців тому

    it shocked me how he grabbed the pcb near the mains side, according to the plug it is on 230V

    • @techtinkerin
      @techtinkerin 11 місяців тому +1

      Electricity just bounces off dgw!!

  • @nathanielharper5641
    @nathanielharper5641 11 місяців тому

    It's so nice

  • @doorwhisperer
    @doorwhisperer 11 місяців тому

    apply 1x bucket of rosin

  • @PV2Omni
    @PV2Omni 11 місяців тому

    Hey I caught one that was only 4 hours old😂

  • @Alexelectricalengineering
    @Alexelectricalengineering 11 місяців тому

    👏👍👍👍

  • @dog-gs1vt
    @dog-gs1vt 11 місяців тому +1

    Noice, i was early today

  • @billyponsonby
    @billyponsonby 11 місяців тому

    Interesting

  • @chongshenchang9367
    @chongshenchang9367 11 місяців тому

    Almost everybody on earth give negative feedbacks on Chinese products, but still then, they keep on buying and using it..😁😁😁

  • @catalin77ursu
    @catalin77ursu 11 місяців тому

    Dude, why do you speak like a robot?

  • @alexziigerd2576
    @alexziigerd2576 11 місяців тому

    2$ )))

  • @orange11squares
    @orange11squares 9 місяців тому

    you're speaking too fast, i barely have time to process the provided information.... i noticed that you increased the speed compared to how you made videos a few years ago....
    Not everyone is an expert and not everyone has seen all your previous videos to comprehend on the fly at light speed , all the provided info.

  • @marnav9205
    @marnav9205 11 місяців тому

    Cant understand one thing he says so a useless video for me.

  • @MANDINGOBlackPanther-lo1gm
    @MANDINGOBlackPanther-lo1gm 10 місяців тому

    💙Biz değerli takipçilerin👨‍👩‍👧👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 ve abonelerin için acaba infinix sin 45W voltluk🔌🪛🔧 şarj aletini📥📤 söküp🧲 içine inceleyebilir misin Biz değeri takipçilerin için🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤

  • @MiamiMillionaire
    @MiamiMillionaire 11 місяців тому

    👍