Inspired by this video, I took my faulty Bush digital radio apart, and, I am pleased to say, managed to trace and fix the fault(!), which was no more than a poor internal plug connection. Without the video, I don't think I would have considered such a device repairable. Thanks!
There are countless millions of devices that have a broken micro USB (probably the single most destructive dodgy part on the planet). To test them next time, have them both listen to the same station and see if they are in synch. My Dad had a radio in every room of the house and all of them on all day. It was fine in analogue days but when he started to use DAB, it was like walking through a weird echo chamber as none of them could synch with the others.
I am absolutely loving your videos. You have inspired me. I have a huge amount of "manure" heading my way for my Steve inspired workshop. It is amazing how your confidence and RUclips skills have grown through the 3+ years. I have many projects and a Stezstixfix workshop ready I just hope my skills can match yours. I love the logical problem solving vids the most. Keep up the fantastic work.
Just found you in my algorithm from the Cambridge audio video. Not gonna lie, as a Northern England lad your name made me laugh, something something Macclesfield. Love the video, subscribed. Greetings from down the road in Oldham.
I’m not always drawn in by the devices you’re fixing but can’t miss the rap section !! Come one Steve how did you miss the chance to sing pulp lyrics” her name was Deborah it never suited ya”
You're certainly a DAB hand with these. I shrubbed my shoulders thinking you won't beat about the bush fixing these. All that DABbling paid off though and if I had to Hedge my bets, I was certain USBeat my predictions and Bushed the boat out on these.
Recently became a subscriber and you are now one of my favourite channels. Thank you for the amazing content, the honesty, and the hatred toward electronics (mainly in the "stupid little...." )comments at the end. All the videos I have watched have been funny and informative in equal measure. And thank VOS for me too :)
Just goes to show.. A repair by the Hands is worth 2 working Bushes. (I'm here all week...) BTW Rap Challenge... set one to REM = It's the End of the world.... :D
You can get extra low melting point solder for taking devices off boards, even lower than leaded solder. Also get some ceramic tweezers for removing resistors and caps, they don't suck the heat away and they don't leave metal on the ceramic of the caps. Chip Quik is a good low melting point solder, wick it off removal though.
At 4:15 you can see that both GND and D+ pins are missing. So your ground only runs through the metallic receptacle. AFAIK all cables ground the shell to share a common ground with the other device (or host or device) and avoid so called machine ESD. That said you ought to replace this conenctor anyway.
I had a white Bush (DAB) which worked well, but really aged quickly in the sunlight. I'd had a little nub but that went a bit yellow and horrible after about a year.
I have been waching you funny but fastening videos now for a few weeks going though your back catalogue ! . so it's made me want to have a go my self !! I have just stripped down Acer tablet to look in to the charger point ,looks easier to change to small board , so if you can help point me in the right direction for parts that would be much appreciated ,and I will up date you if I get it working. Keep up the good work. Thanks. Rob.
I've watched many of your videos now & think you'd have better results with a desoldering station/wick rather than that hot air station. Great video as always.
Ste have you thought of starting a channel along side your usual channels explaining the basics of what you are doing?...I have been pulling stuff apart to find out how it works since the 80s...Back then they didn't celebrate inquisition. I'd certainly like to know your thought process and method of fault finding
FIX REQUEST: I have several iPod shuffle 1st gen. That I have loved, but they have all slowly but surely stopped charging and stopped playing. I can find any good how to videos on them and yours would be great. I bet a bunch of people would get lots of useful info from a one of your videos.
Do more game related stuff steve! Seems like if youre doing items you dont want or need may as well do items that people have more connection to. I always learn something on every video, tho
Raffle them...competition them etc?...great vids btw! Did an i-star dab radio today P/N P100679... no sound...8 pin smd...cant remember the part number as threw the blown one in bin...good wee radio!
these are not just Bush DAB radios from Argos...these are Bush model NE2059 20 quid pocket radios from Argos...because i own one too...and now expecting the micro USB to break away...i can't wait...i'll just copy paste Steves PO Box address in the description ready
Fun story that happened to me yesterday..... i recently bought a digital microscope to be able to do repairs just like you Steve... yesterday i "choosed" to throw it on the floor (stupid charging cable, tangled to my chair) of course it ripped the usb micro charging port of the board..... AND I DIDN`T HAVE A MICROSCOPE TO HELP ME REPAIR IT!!!!! STUPID MICROSCOPE.......
Hey Steve.. I am wondering which flux you are using for your repairs? Your channel motivated me to start learning soldering. But I don‘t really know which flux I should use..
Im surprised you have had no complaints about handling so much Bush on RUclips and being so brazen about it. Standards man! And the second port…good lordy lord. That needs re porting too.
Nice video! It made me want to buy one of these. Sad thing is there are no decent radio stations around my place anymore =( I'd love to see you deal with some music equipment, like condenser mics or preamps. Thank you for your hard work and keep 'em coming!
I think its super interesting, not just you, that people always announce that they're using Isopropyl Alcohol. Nobody ever mentions the type of flux theyre using, or type of solder, but if its the cleaning product, its ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, lets not forget!
@StezStixFix Would it be possible for you to show the tools and equipment, and things like the books of resistors ect, ect to help people who would like to go in this direction with links where to get supply of components ?
Those ground legs on the USB port are too short. The problem will happen again. You can add more solder to the ground leads on the top side of the board. You want an nice solder fillet around the lead to the pad. Another way is to add a small amount of CA glue under the connector for additional strength. Use a small amount on the tip of a pin. I do it after the soldering so I don't breath in the fumes.
Stupid Little Bushes
@StezStixFix that's what she said :D anyhow LIKE is given, hello from Bosnia and Herzegovina my internet friend :D p.s. finnaly rap song again
That's how I feel about the children of former US President George Herbert Walker Bush.
Well as they say a bird in hand is worth two in the bush
😂❤
This makes me crack up
Great fix, love the shocked face when the lady said about the R ….. keep up the good work 😊
I find myself singing your intro songs for hours. My family asks me what the heck is Monkey Joe Tokyo. I just tell them, dont worry about it.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA that story when you tried the first one killed me. still laughing at the face you made lmao
Small monochrome segmented or matrix LCD displays are so nice and energy efficient. I wish more devices had them.
I learned the old-fashioned lessons from this repair.
The R-word indeed 😂
What did she say? I can't quite catch it and I'm feeling an idiot 😅
@@iwrestledajapanonce grape. remove the g.
Awesome work, Stez! I feel like I learn more from watching your channel every time.
That tune at the start is top notch especially when the guitar kicks in!! Great work as usual.
what? That rap? Thats the sort of thing you did when you were a kid.
Inspired by this video, I took my faulty Bush digital radio apart, and, I am pleased to say, managed to trace and fix the fault(!), which was no more than a poor internal plug connection. Without the video, I don't think I would have considered such a device repairable. Thanks!
There are countless millions of devices that have a broken micro USB (probably the single most destructive dodgy part on the planet). To test them next time, have them both listen to the same station and see if they are in synch.
My Dad had a radio in every room of the house and all of them on all day. It was fine in analogue days but when he started to use DAB, it was like walking through a weird echo chamber as none of them could synch with the others.
How would a faulty micro USB disturb the sound output
It was reference to DAB radios, regardless of the fault.
No beatin' around the bushes with these repairs!! 👍
😅 why didn't I think of that one!
I am absolutely loving your videos. You have inspired me. I have a huge amount of "manure" heading my way for my Steve inspired workshop. It is amazing how your confidence and RUclips skills have grown through the 3+ years. I have many projects and a Stezstixfix workshop ready I just hope my skills can match yours. I love the logical problem solving vids the most. Keep up the fantastic work.
By the way I adore and appreciate the singing. A real skill. I want to come meet you in your pub in Bolton.
@@StezStixFix Probs because of the bush in the way. XD
I was going to tell a bush joke, but I'll shave it for later.
Hay Steve thank you for your content, I enjoy your videos so much thank you.
Your repair videos are very chill and relaxing. Thank you
Radio 4 Extra really pushing the "Extra"
That 1st radio test and the look of sheer horror on your face has now been seared in to my memory. 🤣
Great fix video, been watching since the Firefox repair and loving the new viewing angles so we can see the mat etc
Just found you in my algorithm from the Cambridge audio video.
Not gonna lie, as a Northern England lad your name made me laugh, something something Macclesfield.
Love the video, subscribed. Greetings from down the road in Oldham.
I’m not always drawn in by the devices you’re fixing but can’t miss the rap section !!
Come one Steve how did you miss the chance to sing pulp lyrics” her name was Deborah it never suited ya”
Love the " noodling " guitar in the Patreon rap👍
you have the coolest music of any person I watch on RUclips.
Definitely in the top 3 raps. And yes I'm one of the few who don't skip! :D
You're certainly a DAB hand with these. I shrubbed my shoulders thinking you won't beat about the bush fixing these. All that DABbling paid off though and if I had to Hedge my bets, I was certain USBeat my predictions and Bushed the boat out on these.
I actually like the music you make for these videos it's unique 👌
Your true calling.... to start a def leppard cover band!
Would love to hear the rest of the cover from the end of the video!
Nice Def Leppard at the end
The jumpscare was real! Oh Deborah Orr, i do hope you're alright, but i have to admit I laughed. Great fixing them bushes!
Loved it as always.
Thanks YyouTube algothythm (yup - stupid spelling) - not sure how I stumbled upon this but I'm completely hooked - now where's my multimitah :)
The music was on point today!!! 👍👍
Recently became a subscriber and you are now one of my favourite channels. Thank you for the amazing content, the honesty, and the hatred toward electronics (mainly in the "stupid little...." )comments at the end. All the videos I have watched have been funny and informative in equal measure. And thank VOS for me too :)
Those DAB radios were easy fixes. But you made it look very easy since you had the parts. Good one Steve.
And the steady hands 😂
Just goes to show.. A repair by the Hands is worth 2 working Bushes. (I'm here all week...)
BTW Rap Challenge... set one to REM = It's the End of the world.... :D
😅 that does sound like a challenge! Although I fear I'd get a copyright strike for that one! Maybe I could just do it in the outro 20-second bit! 🤔
Doing that fine work under the Microscope ...its like watching a surgeon at work....well. .nearly.
without the blood.
@@goku445 That was the last video.
The humor is gold, you know this right?
Best intro music yet, get on that uk jazz vibe for real
The music over the patreon bit is called Norrliden by an artist called Hatamitsunami
Oooh fancy! we have aluminium tape today, not aluminum
You can get extra low melting point solder for taking devices off boards, even lower than leaded solder. Also get some ceramic tweezers for removing resistors and caps, they don't suck the heat away and they don't leave metal on the ceramic of the caps. Chip Quik is a good low melting point solder, wick it off removal though.
At 4:15 you can see that both GND and D+ pins are missing.
So your ground only runs through the metallic receptacle. AFAIK all cables ground the shell to share a common ground with the other device (or host or device) and avoid so called machine ESD. That said you ought to replace this conenctor anyway.
sticks stez bricks love the fix mix
I had a white Bush (DAB) which worked well, but really aged quickly in the sunlight. I'd had a little nub but that went a bit yellow and horrible after about a year.
Your face after listening to the radio 😂😂😂
I have been waching you funny but fastening videos now for a few weeks going though your back catalogue ! . so it's made me want to have a go my self !! I have just stripped down Acer tablet to look in to the charger point ,looks easier to change to small board , so if you can help point me in the right direction for parts that would be much appreciated ,and I will up date you if I get it working.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks.
Rob.
I propose that wherever possible you replace those ports with USB-C ones.
I love your videos. I'm addicted to them.
I've watched many of your videos now & think you'd have better results with a desoldering station/wick rather than that hot air station. Great video as always.
Every one likes a little Bush
justin...most women under 45 don't...my ex gf started shaving it all off by the late 90's...as it became popular to do...mostly from porn influence
nice to see BUSH have maintained their build quality, use to sell their stuff 35 yrs ago and it was shite then as well.
Must be doing something right if they’re still going after all this time 😂
Ste have you thought of starting a channel along side your usual channels explaining the basics of what you are doing?...I have been pulling stuff apart to find out how it works since the 80s...Back then they didn't celebrate inquisition. I'd certainly like to know your thought process and method of fault finding
FIX REQUEST: I have several iPod shuffle 1st gen. That I have loved, but they have all slowly but surely stopped charging and stopped playing. I can find any good how to videos on them and yours would be great. I bet a bunch of people would get lots of useful info from a one of your videos.
I was expecting the closing song to be Photograph, still loved it though!
@ 4:08 - can highly recommend the Engineer SS-02 Solder Sucker for jobs like this 👍
Do more game related stuff steve! Seems like if youre doing items you dont want or need may as well do items that people have more connection to. I always learn something on every video, tho
Raffle them...competition them etc?...great vids btw! Did an i-star dab radio today P/N P100679... no sound...8 pin smd...cant remember the part number as threw the blown one in bin...good wee radio!
Love a little bush
these are not just Bush DAB radios from Argos...these are Bush model NE2059 20 quid pocket radios from Argos...because i own one too...and now expecting the micro USB to break away...i can't wait...i'll just copy paste Steves PO Box address in the description ready
Fun story that happened to me yesterday.....
i recently bought a digital microscope to be able to do repairs just like you Steve...
yesterday i "choosed" to throw it on the floor (stupid charging cable, tangled to my chair)
of course it ripped the usb micro charging port of the board.....
AND I DIDN`T HAVE A MICROSCOPE TO HELP ME REPAIR IT!!!!!
STUPID MICROSCOPE.......
That's gotta be worth two in the bush.
What is the background music during soldering? I really like it!
I wonder if any cost reduction from omitting pads for the data pins was worth it, re. durability of the port!
Hey Steve.. I am wondering which flux you are using for your repairs? Your channel motivated me to start learning soldering. But I don‘t really know which flux I should use..
ive got a ring flash id like you to fix for me, good vid i would like to use it again thanks
Deborah Orr was a journalist from Motherwell. She died a couple of years ago sadly.
Good job... Enjoy your video's.
Loved the old fashioned video 😂
Name of the retrowave music with the vocoder during the repair? Awesome!
good job!
A stezstixfix is worth two in the Bush
Double Bush sounds like a 1970's bongo magazine
Nice fix.
'Wick Away'.........Wasn't that a song by Big Country lol
I love Bush !
Kate..
.George ?😅😅😅
Def Leppard for the win!
would have been awesome if kate BUSH came on the radio lol
Im surprised you have had no complaints about handling so much Bush on RUclips and being so brazen about it. Standards man! And the second port…good lordy lord. That needs re porting too.
I use mine often 😁👍
StezStix Fix!!!!
Link to full Def Leppard song please :)
Nice video! It made me want to buy one of these. Sad thing is there are no decent radio stations around my place anymore =(
I'd love to see you deal with some music equipment, like condenser mics or preamps.
Thank you for your hard work and keep 'em coming!
Nice
I think its super interesting, not just you, that people always announce that they're using Isopropyl Alcohol. Nobody ever mentions the type of flux theyre using, or type of solder, but if its the cleaning product, its ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, lets not forget!
Can i have one of those Bushes? Just thought I's ask, I really like the look of them
@StezStixFix Would it be possible for you to show the tools and equipment, and things like the books of resistors ect, ect to help people who would like to go in this direction with links where to get supply of components ?
Those ground legs on the USB port are too short. The problem will happen again. You can add more solder to the ground leads on the top side of the board. You want an nice solder fillet around the lead to the pad. Another way is to add a small amount of CA glue under the connector for additional strength. Use a small amount on the tip of a pin. I do it after the soldering so I don't breath in the fumes.
Solid.
It would be great swaping thoes ports to usbc
We need a solid compilation
QUESTION: Wouldn't be better to replace those micro USB ports by USB-C?
@@nemesis2264 For charging only?
Wow they really skimped out on the soldier with those things.. ha
Wow, you totally missed the opportunity for some Kate Bush karaoke at the end there!
Good work! What flux do you use?
Question please.. I hear you say"add some leaded solder". In manufacturing did they use a different type of solder? Not leaded?
Thanks in advance.
Quite recent devices to have the now defunct UKCA mark on them...
That was a really nice song playing when you were soldering, what is the name of it?
SOLID!!!!!! 👍
Nice fix as always Captain! 🫡
I need to hear a full karaoke of Pour Some Sugar On Me now! 🤣
\m/, Pyromania and Hysteria are by far my favorite albums from my teen years.
I'd like to get a little Bush™but that's frowned upon in my country
OK I can get behind you singing hair metal bands!
Cool, what flux do you use