Agreed. I love the hot tweezer and snip of desolder braid trick that he showed. I don't have a very steady hand and often get bridges, with that little kernel of knowledge i save myself a lot of headaches.
It was my experience in the automotive field that when you developed a reputation of tenacity and effective results that you would be challenged more and more with others failed repair attempts.
Toooo many missing componets, is an automatic "return to the customer" (at least for me)... That board looks more like a donor than a working one. You are very good and have a lot of patience
Even from my standpoint, he switches tools and parts so quick, its hard for the average viewer to tag along. The videos are edited, so some things are edited out for a clearer understanding of the fundamental repair. Alex is very capable with his tools.
Hindsight with these things is always 20/20. At least you gave it a decent try to get it back up and running. It’s nice to see people take on a challenge once in a while versus only posting things they know they can fix. Thanks for the video!👍👍👍
Maybe someone bought a donor listed as "not working" and sent it to you in hope you could fix it. Next time fix your donor board. It would be easier 😂😂
You are the best engineering, From the beginning you already confirmed that device is unfixable. And honestly you spend time to prove that unfixable. Love to watch your video great.
If you look closely, isnt there still a missing Filter at 13:01 ? You replaced the 2 on the top, but you missed the Filter a little lower to the left. Maybe IT is Not waking up for that reason. The component is present on the donor Board at 0:27
Thanks for the video. I cant imagine the amount of devices, orders and work gets put into this. But for each of those no fixes you get 5 that are a fix that makes someone happy.
Has to be a donor bought off eBay or something in the hopes it could be salvaged. The balls to even attempt that lol. Unless they got it for a few dollars it doesn't even almost seem worth the risk. I've just started the video but I can't imagine that thing will live again. This really will be a miracle repair and a testament to skill if you get this thing going.
@@ManicMender maybe he wanted the parts for another repair and was willing to pay the no fix fee cause it was cheeper than getting the actual parts for sale
I really enjoy the way you try your best to troubleshoot the board and you have showed your greatest patient and talent in this trade. Thanks for the video.
Great video! I have build my own computers since a baby... but never any experiences of fixing boards. You are great and also making my knowledge grow! Thx, and you have a new subscriber! :)
Hello, I follow your video with great interest. It's amazing to see your knowledge and precision on every reparation you do. I hope that one day I'll be able to fix things like you! 👏👏👏
Thank you for the video. Certainly not a waste of time and effort but sharing your skills and patience is most important. Your dedication and passion are well recognized. I wish to visit you and buy you a coffee one day.
I am always curious when ever I watch ur content on how people end up with damaged boards and missing components? How does that happen. In 30 years of owning tech I have never had any issues. Like the series x damaged Hdmi port Connectors how the....... Great Channel btw I find it relaxing.
The only thing I've seen that no one has mentioned is there looks to be some corrosion on some empty pads at 1:03 between two connectors. I doubt it would fix it but there u go.
For this reason I overspent on a nice soldering station. Got myself a Pace ADS200 and I'm a hobbyist (with some disposable income, OK :)). I shake my head if I think how much I spent. I smile every time I fire it up and put solder on a PCB. Buy once, cry once.
Thanks for another wonderful video. Very good tutorial for soldering various packages. Definitely a donor board from another shop; the missing components too random. Perhaps owner let you keep in for donor board in lieu of repair attempt fee. Cheers.
I have to wonder how many of these were put in this condition by the owner who watched a few videos and then tried the repair themselves and after making things worse they blamed "the shop they went to" for the damage.
I only wish my hands could be close in steadiness as yours. Have never seen anything like this done by hand before. What a great video. Not a fix, but you get my Sub. Thank you for showing us what does not work at times. Refreshing to see the truth.
I understand that you waste time trying to fix a board that cannot be fixed and that time for your company is important but also every attempt when posted here on RUclips does not become a waste of time but a learning experience for us. thanks. Brazil.
Still a heck of a lot better than many of us could have done. Sometimes all you can do is try the simplest fixes, then go from there if it's worth more hasle or not. In this case it's a gonner.
I've got a couple I'm working on that I still need to replace a component or two...but I'd never send that off to someone without them knowing the status beforehand. That's just silly to expect you to take the time to find every single thing blown off the board. At least not without you knowing what you're getting in to. Wow.
Also, so glad to see you had to fight with the solder blob next to the M92, heh. Bad for you, but good for my self-worth. I have fought a couple of those in that area that were really frustrating and I'm a novice comparatively. Thanks for keeping it real.
I love this channel. Your repairs are a work of art. If I ever have an issue with an electronic im 100% sending it here. Also at the end you showed a component you missed, did the switch end up working?
Looks like this board is not for repair but surely looks like a donor board as so many components are missing from it. Looks like a deliberate repair attempt has been carried out on it else why would not one two or three but so many components missing. God help such people. Kudos to you dear Alex for knowing it is in a real mess but you still gave it a try. Good day mate. Love from India 💚
I like the optimism I probably would have said it was a no fix for the motherboard but I would see if the customer would be ok paying for a replacement one since you did take it out of the housing.
Oh man, what a mess. I think this was really a donor-board. So many missing components....but well you tried it, customer has to pay for it any way. Thank you for the video
Maybe it would've been quicker to donate from the customer board to the donor board ;) I know tenacity is a good thing but this is just a Nintendo switch, not like its something important. You're a patient man, good on you!
Hey Alex, I noticed you missed a component in the 'BQ' chip area, unless you caught it off camera, you might want to go back and check. Looked like a resistor maybe?
I bought a used Logitech g pro keyboard off eBay (€30 for a market price of €110 used). When I opened it instead of a single MCU I was shocked to see someone solder another MCU on top of original one. He is an SMD master to do such trick (ask pins were properly soldered on top of original one. He should have used his brain first. Luckily i had a donor board so used that MCU and removed the prior repair attempt.
So customer bought a known bad/broken switch, and tries to save money by getting you to fix it instead of them buying a working switch I'd raise my repair rates to dissuade people from doing this
Great and watching repairs at micro level. leaning alot of stuff. There was 3 resistors missing in a area and you have only put back 2 resistors 1 was still missing which can be reason we are not getting 9 volts.
I had a cut resistor on the front board that joysticks go into on a Dreamcast with a unit I bought not working on ebay. Once I replaced the part powered it up the battery for RTC shot fire up around it ... Some of the masking on the back of the board burned off. There was plenty of damage to the board from someone else who tried to modify the battery before I got in there. I guess I got a donor machine now. But I bought it for slightly more than a replacement GD-rom drive goes for so no real big problem.
_I enjoy the No-Fix videos because it shows the struggle of chasing an unknown issue, while demonstrating great micro-soldering techniques._ 👍
Trying to fix a donor board is the ultimate savageness
Thank you for what you teach us. Your time is worth alot to us.
Agreed.
I love the hot tweezer and snip of desolder braid trick that he showed. I don't have a very steady hand and often get bridges, with that little kernel of knowledge i save myself a lot of headaches.
اي والله
Imposter detected. Brian go catch him.
it is not 'a waste of time' sir. you teach us, the viewer, an experience that is valuable. thanks you sir
It was my experience in the automotive field that when you developed a reputation of tenacity and effective results that you would be challenged more and more with others failed repair attempts.
Toooo many missing componets, is an automatic "return to the customer" (at least for me)... That board looks more like a donor than a working one. You are very good and have a lot of patience
That is the first thing I thought too ...
Me too !
I love watching these videos, I haven’t got a clue what you’re doing but it’s great watching an expert at work and the amazing tools and gadgets 👍🏽
Even from my standpoint, he switches tools and parts so quick, its hard for the average viewer to tag along. The videos are edited, so some things are edited out for a clearer understanding of the fundamental repair. Alex is very capable with his tools.
BTW This person has done more for the environment than anybody I can think of.
Hindsight with these things is always 20/20. At least you gave it a decent try to get it back up and running. It’s nice to see people take on a challenge once in a while versus only posting things they know they can fix. Thanks for the video!👍👍👍
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When I watch repair videos I'm always amazed at how well you cats get the solder to behave.
solder whisperer.
You missed placing a resistor at 3:35. You needed to do 4 in that group
17:10 he did point out what you said and it was a no fix anyway
Maybe someone bought a donor listed as "not working" and sent it to you in hope you could fix it. Next time fix your donor board. It would be easier 😂😂
I was thinking the same. The donor board had more parts and more of a chance to be fixed than the customer's board.
Well no 💩 isn't that what he said while working on it 🤦♂️
I wrote it before watching the whole video.
@@mrBDeye It may have had a bad CPU though which is a no fix for definite.
You are the best engineering, From the beginning you already confirmed that device is unfixable. And honestly you spend time to prove that unfixable. Love to watch your video great.
Thanks for teaching me. I would have never gotten this knowledge myself.
If you look closely, isnt there still a missing Filter at 13:01 ? You replaced the 2 on the top, but you missed the Filter a little lower to the left. Maybe IT is Not waking up for that reason. The component is present on the donor Board at 0:27
I saw the same thing
yea, at 17:03 he noted that it was missed, he replaced it, still no fix.
@@th3R0b0t yeah I saw that at the end lol
Thanks Alex for that repair attempt. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the video. I cant imagine the amount of devices, orders and work gets put into this. But for each of those no fixes you get 5 that are a fix that makes someone happy.
Has to be a donor bought off eBay or something in the hopes it could be salvaged. The balls to even attempt that lol. Unless they got it for a few dollars it doesn't even almost seem worth the risk. I've just started the video but I can't imagine that thing will live again. This really will be a miracle repair and a testament to skill if you get this thing going.
Unbelievable how they send a parts board so you can put it back together and fix it.
That's what it looks like a parts board 😄.
@albert alvarez thats exactly my thought too. He sent it in so Northridge would repopulate his parts board.
I know Alex does an outstanding job but he's not a magician specially when the CPU is damaged, this board was very suspicious from the get-go.
@@ManicMender maybe he wanted the parts for another repair and was willing to pay the no fix fee cause it was cheeper than getting the actual parts for sale
@@unnamedchannel1237 Alex might remove them afterwards.
I really enjoy the way you try your best to troubleshoot the board and you have showed your greatest patient and talent in this trade. Thanks for the video.
that’s was amazing how fast he took the donor parts off and soldered them on the replacement switch
Great video! I have build my own computers since a baby... but never any experiences of fixing boards. You are great and also making my knowledge grow! Thx, and you have a new subscriber! :)
Your videos are good even when you are not able to fix the device. I just can’t believe the how bad the switch was.
Hello, I follow your video with great interest. It's amazing to see your knowledge and precision on every reparation you do. I hope that one day I'll be able to fix things like you! 👏👏👏
lots of practice first
Hi!im from Cyprus and watch all your videos!i start to do mobile repair at home and i learn from you!please share more videos mobile repair...Thanks!
Not all repairs would bring success,a technician must know this.Hats off to you 👍🙏🏻
You sir shoe so much dedication to your clients. If I ever have electronics to repair, they will go to you.
Fun to see a man who enjoys his work. The big grin after a fix or no is pretty kool.
Thank you for the video. Certainly not a waste of time and effort but sharing your skills and patience is most important. Your dedication and passion are well recognized. I wish to visit you and buy you a coffee one day.
I am always curious when ever I watch ur content on how people end up with damaged boards and missing components? How does that happen. In 30 years of owning tech I have never had any issues. Like the series x damaged Hdmi port Connectors how the....... Great Channel btw I find it relaxing.
My Xbox One X died just outside of warranty likely due to the HDMI relay chip / possibly port. Another great product.
I am impressed by the steadiness of your hands. Amazing!
120% maximum effort.. thumbs up for that
The only thing I've seen that no one has mentioned is there looks to be some corrosion on some empty pads at 1:03 between two connectors. I doubt it would fix it but there u go.
Yes and probably two pads have discontinuity
@@Muslim_011 happened to me on an Xbox One S the other day, chip had a pad that wasn’t making a connection, ran a jumper wire and that fixed it 😄
@@johny1220 That's good. Glade you figure it out 👍
the right tools make the work so much easier. wow
For this reason I overspent on a nice soldering station. Got myself a Pace ADS200 and I'm a hobbyist (with some disposable income, OK :)). I shake my head if I think how much I spent. I smile every time I fire it up and put solder on a PCB. Buy once, cry once.
Thanks for another wonderful video. Very good tutorial for soldering various packages. Definitely a donor board from another shop; the missing components too random. Perhaps owner let you keep in for donor board in lieu of repair attempt fee. Cheers.
I have to wonder how many of these were put in this condition by the owner who watched a few videos and then tried the repair themselves and after making things worse they blamed "the shop they went to" for the damage.
and thats how you learn to choose not to work on messed up boards ,
thanks for taking time to teach us the important lesson
I only wish my hands could be close in steadiness as yours. Have never seen anything like this done by hand before. What a great video. Not a fix, but you get my Sub. Thank you for showing us what does not work at times. Refreshing to see the truth.
The effort is much appreciated!
Learning lots here, love the brevity of the videos
I have never seen anyone do better soldering work than you.
Really?
@@HylianOverlord who?
@@CreeplessOfficial what?
I understand that you waste time trying to fix a board that cannot be fixed and that time for your company is important but also every attempt when posted here on RUclips does not become a waste of time but a learning experience for us. thanks. Brazil.
Still a heck of a lot better than many of us could have done. Sometimes all you can do is try the simplest fixes, then go from there if it's worth more hasle or not. In this case it's a gonner.
I've got a couple I'm working on that I still need to replace a component or two...but I'd never send that off to someone without them knowing the status beforehand. That's just silly to expect you to take the time to find every single thing blown off the board. At least not without you knowing what you're getting in to. Wow.
Also, so glad to see you had to fight with the solder blob next to the M92, heh. Bad for you, but good for my self-worth. I have fought a couple of those in that area that were really frustrating and I'm a novice comparatively. Thanks for keeping it real.
Thanks for sharing this Mission Impossible, I would state on your website only to accept boards that are not previously worked on and are complete.
I could watch your videos all day. Keep um coming.
I love this channel. Your repairs are a work of art. If I ever have an issue with an electronic im 100% sending it here. Also at the end you showed a component you missed, did the switch end up working?
I enjoy your videos and you show people the step by step trouble shooting.
i know you didn't make any money however I do appreciate your video. Thanks JR
Nice work. You missed a component. At 3:30 the capacitor/resistor next to the part you placed on the board to fix.
See 17:03
Fair play for not only showing the successful repairs. I was actually expecting that "magic" part at the end where you suddenly get it working 🙄.
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You bring joy to other people’s life, may god bless you and your family
It is a delight to check your videos out👍
You should sended it with that ambulance in the background keep the great work!
Superb & awesome step by step troubleshooting ! We learn from failures...
you are right. in your field of working, time is super precious
This isn´t repair... it´s a reconstruction... and better than factory. Great work.
Thanks for your time. I learned so much
Some you win, some you loose. Thank you for the education when doing this.
Magic!!!!
Many thanks for this masterclass.
A nice soldering is so satisfying to watch
Cool channel dude. You have shown lots of skill and I respect that.
That was a fun repair .
Taking components from a donor board to fix another donor board 🤣🤣.
Looks like this board is not for repair but surely looks like a donor board as so many components are missing from it. Looks like a deliberate repair attempt has been carried out on it else why would not one two or three but so many components missing. God help such people. Kudos to you dear Alex for knowing it is in a real mess but you still gave it a try. Good day mate. Love from India 💚
Wonderful, i am sure you didn't miss it, but could it be the solder blob that was shorting that cap with another component?
having tried to work on micro components before im mesmerized by this guy working
good job bro. I love any fixed videos from you on how to fix.
I hope to learn the art of electronics repair and become like you. Thank you so much
You are an amazing artist with soldering.
thank my brother for this lesson you are the best teacher
Always amazing to me how you do all this with just your instinct !!
All i can say is youre a tech god!!!!! 👏👏👏👏
Soldering the max BGA was next level!!
Thank u for ur valiable tips, u did amazing tracing
Less work if you just gave him your donor board and take a few missing components from his board to yours, much easier and faster.
Donor board is a donor board for a reason.
Wow that was a mammoth task but did not go in vain as some of us would have learned a thing or two . Thank you.
I like the optimism I probably would have said it was a no fix for the motherboard but I would see if the customer would be ok paying for a replacement one since you did take it out of the housing.
Oh man, what a mess. I think this was really a donor-board. So many missing components....but well you tried it, customer has to pay for it any way. Thank you for the video
I appreciate you making this video despite it being a very unlikely successful repair attempt.
That passing fire dept. at 2:05 so fits to the board's condition ...
Yup I deem so many no fix for the same reason. Not all are fixable, and there is never a garuntee it can be fixed.
Maybe it would've been quicker to donate from the customer board to the donor board ;) I know tenacity is a good thing but this is just a Nintendo switch, not like its something important. You're a patient man, good on you!
Hey Alex, I noticed you missed a component in the 'BQ' chip area, unless you caught it off camera, you might want to go back and check. Looked like a resistor maybe?
17:02 :)
@@BTGDelta I noticed that right away! Guessing that adding it in still didn't fix it. :(
I bought a used Logitech g pro keyboard off eBay (€30 for a market price of €110 used). When I opened it instead of a single MCU I was shocked to see someone solder another MCU on top of original one. He is an SMD master to do such trick (ask pins were properly soldered on top of original one. He should have used his brain first. Luckily i had a donor board so used that MCU and removed the prior repair attempt.
Probably lazy to cut the dead component first
So customer bought a known bad/broken switch, and tries to save money by getting you to fix it instead of them buying a working switch
I'd raise my repair rates to dissuade people from doing this
Definitely enjoying the videos, thanks! 44k views in a day is definitely not a waste of time lol
Fixing someones elses practice board.
Thank you for sharing.
Great and watching repairs at micro level. leaning alot of stuff. There was 3 resistors missing in a area and you have only put back 2 resistors 1 was still missing which can be reason we are not getting 9 volts.
A "No Fix" is always time well spent...............for us.
I do wonder if there is a way to firstly test the CPU.
Thank you for taking on these projects even though you know it'll be a uphill battle.
I had a cut resistor on the front board that joysticks go into on a Dreamcast with a unit I bought not working on ebay. Once I replaced the part powered it up the battery for RTC shot fire up around it ... Some of the masking on the back of the board burned off. There was plenty of damage to the board from someone else who tried to modify the battery before I got in there. I guess I got a donor machine now. But I bought it for slightly more than a replacement GD-rom drive goes for so no real big problem.
You’re just such a nice guy you said yes :)
Thank you for Video. Please tell me what Microscope-Camera using for zooming Pcb. Thank you
Thank you sir for the great work and care.
Your are the best!!! Thank you for your videos
Thanks for goin the extra mile for US. Some folks are always tryin to get over on someone. Sorry you had to endure that...🤪
Your a good man for trying it anyway
Broken component at 10:46 . Keep up with the good vídeos .
Title should've been "Nintendo switch donor board came in for repair" lol
well, at least we can give a like and a comment for the effort. good job m8
You always do great works...