I am a phone tech. I have been teaching myself how to solder HDMI ports on consoles, I have watched so many different videos. yours are done the most accurate and clean methods that I will be using. you are a legend bro. stay awesome.
I also run a small repair business. I don’t even bother removing the solder on the pads and in the holes but do add leaded solder to them. I also pre-tin the connectors of the new HDMI port. After that I again apply flux on the holes and pads, heat the board from underneath and gently push the port into the holes with a plyer when the solder has melted. I believe this makes for a sturdier connection between the board and the legs.
Great work sir! So nice to see that your dad is there working along side you! The greatest memories I have is working on my cars with my dad and him patiently teaching what he knew. Treasure those moments because you never know how long you’ve got with him. My dad passed away 1 1/2 years ago and miss him every single day. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
destroyed 8 xbox 360s attempting to solder a simple modchip back when i was 15 years old - so simple, yet even that was a challenge as a dumb teen. replacing HDMI ports is way more difficult. you make it look so easy, man. failing repeatedly in the past was extremely depressing and a huge waste of money, but the experience and repetition was worth it. have improved quite a lot since then. still not a master at micro-soldering; however your videos are inspiring and really appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing your progress, it's very helpful and insightful 👍 high quality flux is definitely important. had to learn that the hard way
Ive always done it like this only time i solder each pin is if i don't feel confident in the reflow which usally doesn't happen everyone should have been doing it this way safer and easy. Lot of us can solder well just dont have the same following to post videos. Keep up the good work
Been doing this years but I dont have the best hot air station and always found this to be the easiest way. Glad to see you show it and some people would have learned something new
I've been watching your videos for a while, it reminds me of my childhood when I wanted to work with repair, maybe now I can study to become one good professional like you, hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷!
Very nice way to solder the HDMI port indeed but you really have to know how to handle a hot air station, if you aim wrong you will smelt the connector so yes for more experienced repair people like you this is a much easier and faster way to do it. Great fix Alex
I do this method from underneath the port. Once you get the factory solder off, to heat from under I use about 390c at full speed and it's pretty easy to reflow the new connection.
I look forward to every video with anticipation. You continue to impress, "every" time. Awesome to watch a true professional at work. Keep them coming my friend.
This is my preferred way of soldering HDMI. Not that I can ever get it that clean looking, but it sure beats messing around with bridged pins with an iron. Amazing, and super clean job 👍
Alex, thank you for making this video! This helped me replace a HDMI connector for a customer. I'm confident that I can do many more repairs like this. Again, thank you for what you do and keep up the great work!
Some people droll over great looking dishes, that HDMI connector, is just one of those beauties i could glare at it longer than play on the console itself Great job
Its awesome. It wants me to try that on charging ports too (no news here, just I'm not used to do that way). Also, this is a job that requires the user to know pretty well his hot air station, like you do. Good job!
Nice reflow trick. Will try next time to compare results. I think the mico tip soldering iron preformed better than I thought it would. Holds just enough solder to get the job done with little waste
I want to give you some major credits and a lot of thank you. I've been soldering since I was 17 or 18 years old and since a couple of years I've been working on smd both profesionally and as a hobby. This afternoon I've finally found the guts to work on fitting the flashdrive connector on an old asus eeepc 701 I've had flosting around so I can fit a board with more storage capacity. (The eeepc 701 only has 4GB on board storage) Took the connector from an old scrap board (same as mini pci-e) with some techniques I saw on your videos and soldered it on the eeepc mainboard. I'll keep you updated on the progress 😀
I just use hot air to lift it and without letting it cool I just drop a new port right back into the molten solder and touch up the pins if needed which isn't often. I do this on ps4,xbox one and series and ps5s.
I like it when I can reflow an hdmi port on one of the Xboxs.I personally feel as they are the easiest to do when compared to other gaming consoles. Definitely a lot faster and safe because of how much metal is around that replacement hdmi port.
Hands down , Above the rest. I liked that you told , how Flux worked. Very informative and explained that I could easily comprehend. You now have one more Subscriber. Thank you Sir. From Oklahoma. BOOMER SOONER!!!!!BABY.
I used the low melt solder from your shop and did this on PS4 hdmi to remove post solder but after watching this will try and see if falls off like butter and clean. Great job. BTF
Weird, I solder pins like that for years.... Be it eeproms, flash, socs or ports, it's just better than one by one with the iron. There are exceptions of course, but in general that's the way better thing to do.
I totally agree. Its faster (especially if you need to do multiple devices a day) and the result looks cleaner. Been doing it this way for years as well.
Been doing this years joey. By far the easiest way to do a hdmi port very rarely will you ever have to touch a pin with the iron. 400°c is my goto just make sure you keep the heat moving so you do not melt the port
I used to do hdmi repairs that way when I first started out, needless to say I didn’t know my hot air station well enough and melted the plastic. I’ve been doing pin by pin ever since but everyone is different great work.
Love your content and I watch often. Just being a bit picky though. That HDMI connector. The solder didn't flow all the way through the post holes for the feet. The solder on the feet should completely flow from the back of the board to the front to give stability and structure.
Both of u are doing a great job! Thanks for sharing! I have a question: Don't need to use aluminium paper to protect other components when u are using the hot station?
your vids are just the best. i'm glad you took the time out to teach us how it should be done. i dont do any soldering , but i have after watching most of your vids learnt a lot, maybe all i need to know about micro soldering done well. 💣💣💣
Any tips for starters? I need to do this from home because the HDMI port had a catastrophic failure, I've no experience in soldering, but I'm going to give it my all!
I’m new to micro repairs and I found your video incredibly helpful. My question is what is the green paste you’re using on the board after the replacement of the HDMI port?
Are all HDMI connectors modular? I have a DVD player that I want to try and fix the hdmi inputs that are giving me no signal? Thanks and wonderful video!
use ir plate and heat gun held by articulating arm, factory ports every time. looks like it came out the pcb oven. its a cinch in the removal process as well. removing ports in minutes, replacing them in minutes. the longest part is disassembly/reassembly. but most boards come by mail pre-disassembled. i dont even need to use low melt to remove ports, the heat from the bottom allows me to do it effortlessly at 380c with 001 airflow.
That was painful to watch. Have you considered getting a desoldering gun? Something like a Hakko FR-301 like I use would have desoldered those large pins in seconds even with the high temperature lead-free solder. The rework pencil for removing the HDMI connector is a good idea but I would have used a gullwing tip to resolder the top pins. I would solder all 19 of those pins in 2 seconds using a Weller WES51 with an ETGW tip.
hi king awsome job i have some costumers that only come to my shop for changing connectors the reason is other repair shops in my town are replacing with hot air only i use solder iron heat decreases quality of the connectors even the best quality connectors better than factory
This is my preferred way to install hdmi ports, it's a bit more tricky on the Normal Xbox one the 1s is by far the easiest. I use this method and kapton tape when you have plastics close by.
I have a question for Big Boss. It is astonishing how much he has the patience to dissemble and later assemble these devices. How much concentration required for this to work? How can he remember to put the screws back into their places? Thanks!
Hi, very new to soldering, i had a question, the low melt solder, is this some kind of alloy or is it standard rosin core solder like 63/37 (tin , lead).
usually hdmi isn't problem for me but one x is annoying with the 6 plugs. I may just need better head gun but ended up ripping some traces, so ended up having to run some trace wire. Will try this method and hopefully better luck with next because happened twice and both with one x
Do you need a micro soldering tip to make this work or is it doable with a regular soldering tip? Also, I have some old flux that is dark brown in color. What type of flux is the one you're using? Besides the type, it being clear obviously helps to see things.
Small advise put some little solder on the pins of the connector than the pins wil reflow even better i do this trick with the nintendo switch hdmi port.
This is by far the best soldered HDMI connector I've seen. Very impressive.
Better than factory!
Better than factory !
Better than factory!
Better than Factory!
Bananarama
I am a phone tech. I have been teaching myself how to solder HDMI ports on consoles, I have watched so many different videos. yours are done the most accurate and clean methods that I will be using. you are a legend bro. stay awesome.
Bro what particular type of soldering iron do I need to take care of replacing HDMI port and my Xbox 1s motherboard??
Bro what particular type of soldering iron do I need to take care of replacing HDMI port and my Xbox 1s motherboard??
How the hell do you apply solder while the flux is caked-on there??
And my heat gun WONT melt the solder, even a t 500 degrees and that fucked up
@@Cliffordrussellpsyc You have to apply low melt solder so it lowers the melting point of the factory solder
I love how solder flows and makes connections on electronic circuit boards, it's so neat.
I also run a small repair business. I don’t even bother removing the solder on the pads and in the holes but do add leaded solder to them. I also pre-tin the connectors of the new HDMI port.
After that I again apply flux on the holes and pads, heat the board from underneath and gently push the port into the holes with a plyer when the solder has melted. I believe this makes for a sturdier connection between the board and the legs.
Great work sir! So nice to see that your dad is there working along side you! The greatest memories I have is working on my cars with my dad and him patiently teaching what he knew. Treasure those moments because you never know how long you’ve got with him. My dad passed away 1 1/2 years ago and miss him every single day. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
destroyed 8 xbox 360s attempting to solder a simple modchip back when i was 15 years old - so simple, yet even that was a challenge as a dumb teen. replacing HDMI ports is way more difficult. you make it look so easy, man. failing repeatedly in the past was extremely depressing and a huge waste of money, but the experience and repetition was worth it. have improved quite a lot since then. still not a master at micro-soldering; however your videos are inspiring and really appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing your progress, it's very helpful and insightful 👍
high quality flux is definitely important. had to learn that the hard way
Ive always done it like this only time i solder each pin is if i don't feel confident in the reflow which usally doesn't happen everyone should have been doing it this way safer and easy. Lot of us can solder well just dont have the same following to post videos. Keep up the good work
Been doing this years but I dont have the best hot air station and always found this to be the easiest way. Glad to see you show it and some people would have learned something new
I've been watching your videos for a while, it reminds me of my childhood when I wanted to work with repair, maybe now I can study to become one good professional like you, hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷!
Very nice way to solder the HDMI port indeed but you really have to know how to handle a hot air station, if you aim wrong you will smelt the connector so yes for more experienced repair people like you this is a much easier and faster way to do it. Great fix Alex
I do this method from underneath the port. Once you get the factory solder off, to heat from under I use about 390c at full speed and it's pretty easy to reflow the new connection.
@@MitchCairns what solder are you using for tinning the pads
I look forward to every video with anticipation. You continue to impress, "every" time. Awesome to watch a true professional at work. Keep them coming my friend.
This is my preferred way of soldering HDMI. Not that I can ever get it that clean looking, but it sure beats messing around with bridged pins with an iron. Amazing, and super clean job 👍
Alex, thank you for making this video! This helped me replace a HDMI connector for a customer. I'm confident that I can do many more repairs like this. Again, thank you for what you do and keep up the great work!
WOW.. I'm replacing HDMI port in the same way for last 5 years sir. Good work is done by the company too.. thanks
Same method I use to remove high temp solder around heat sensitive RF components. Glad to see your using this technique.
Some people droll over great looking dishes, that HDMI connector, is just one of those beauties i could glare at it longer than play on the console itself
Great job
You are the best teacher of last century. 👏👏👏
You can also reflow it simply by using heat underneath the board. Stops the port getting cremated.
Great job. It was fun to see the smile on Big Boss's face.
Very nice. When you used to solder the pins with an iron, you would drag solder across them, or actually do 1 pin at a time?
Fixed an Xbox One X HDMI port today as well, oh and replaced the retimer chip on it too! 😂🥳
Where do you get your ICs from?
They all seem to go in pairs. Waiting on some HDMI ports so I can finish one up here, too (ran out).
Soldering perfection, better than factory, well done :)
Wow, you did an amazing job! Great to see, new ways to soldering a HDMI port! Good as always! Thank you!
Much better than factory. Your skills are amazing, thanks for sharing.
Its awesome. It wants me to try that on charging ports too (no news here, just I'm not used to do that way). Also, this is a job that requires the user to know pretty well his hot air station, like you do. Good job!
Yes I've always done it this way. Try tinning the pins of the HDMI port as well.
Merry Christmas Northridge. I hope you have a great time off with your family!
Nice reflow trick. Will try next time to compare results. I think the mico tip soldering iron preformed better than I thought it would. Holds just enough solder to get the job done with little waste
I want to give you some major credits and a lot of thank you.
I've been soldering since I was 17 or 18 years old and since a couple of years I've been working on smd both profesionally and as a hobby.
This afternoon I've finally found the guts to work on fitting the flashdrive connector on an old asus eeepc 701 I've had flosting around so I can fit a board with more storage capacity. (The eeepc 701 only has 4GB on board storage)
Took the connector from an old scrap board (same as mini pci-e) with some techniques I saw on your videos and soldered it on the eeepc mainboard.
I'll keep you updated on the progress 😀
NorthridgeFix: Nice work. What Flux are you use?
I just use hot air to lift it and without letting it cool I just drop a new port right back into the molten solder and touch up the pins if needed which isn't often. I do this on ps4,xbox one and series and ps5s.
This was just mesmorising to watch honestly. Couldnt take my eyes of it.
Thank you so much. You do amazing work
Man, I wish I knew about you a week ago. I've already learned so much, and I'm happy about that, but upset that I didn't find you sooner
THIS GUYS WORK IS THE BEST ...LOVE YOUR WORK 👍👍
Yes, simple technique but super effective and informative. Thanks so much, Robert
I use solder paste and hot air for the pins. Works like a charm each and every time.
A true Master at soldering Very Impressive
It is sooo clean by reflowing only and the quote it fits “better than factory”
I like it when I can reflow an hdmi port on one of the Xboxs.I personally feel as they are the easiest to do when compared to other gaming consoles. Definitely a lot faster and safe because of how much metal is around that replacement hdmi port.
Hands down , Above the rest. I liked that you told , how Flux worked. Very informative and explained that I could easily comprehend. You now have one more Subscriber. Thank you Sir. From Oklahoma. BOOMER SOONER!!!!!BABY.
I used the low melt solder from your shop and did this on PS4 hdmi to remove post solder but after watching this will try and see if falls off like butter and clean. Great job. BTF
Weird, I solder pins like that for years....
Be it eeproms, flash, socs or ports, it's just better than one by one with the iron.
There are exceptions of course, but in general that's the way better thing to do.
I totally agree. Its faster (especially if you need to do multiple devices a day) and the result looks cleaner. Been doing it this way for years as well.
Great job bud, will give that a try next time for sure. What temperature/air flow did you use if you don't mind sharing? 😊
@Simon C Thanks Simon 😁
@@JoeyDoesTech These boards soak up heat like no other. I run 480c for port removal
Been doing this years joey. By far the easiest way to do a hdmi port very rarely will you ever have to touch a pin with the iron. 400°c is my goto just make sure you keep the heat moving so you do not melt the port
It is sooo satisfying to look at; I want to get into repairs just for this
Question, are you tinting pad with low key solder as well? Or do you use different solder for reflow?
U are doing a very noble job big brother. Bless u . Just like linus
I used to do hdmi repairs that way when I first started out, needless to say I didn’t know my hot air station well enough and melted the plastic. I’ve been doing pin by pin ever since but everyone is different great work.
I wouldn't go above 340C for that. Could also try about 400-420C and go from the bottom, given there's nothing super sensitive down there.
Reflow with heat on top the airflow and the heat has to be right otherwise the Port is melting. Good Job like always 👍
I love watching this guy, he is so good at what he does, very interesting and very satisfying
Do the replacement ports, the smaller pins, come pre-tinned? Or if needed, pre-tinned before installing? Thanks 🤓
I'm using this method 2 maybe 3 years ...nice work !
Love your content and I watch often. Just being a bit picky though. That HDMI connector. The solder didn't flow all the way through the post holes for the feet. The solder on the feet should completely flow from the back of the board to the front to give stability and structure.
I'm totally ignorant on electrical component repair, but is the wick just used to soak up excess solder and clean the contacts basically?
Makes sense, reflow is cleaner and even solder distribution, and
Big Boss the best.
Reflow is also risky if not careful. Can easily smoke the HDMI connector as you said ;).
Btw are you a repair technician?
Both of u are doing a great job! Thanks for sharing! I have a question: Don't need to use aluminium paper to protect other components when u are using the hot station?
Isn't using hotair on those connectors dangerous? The plastic parts within connector could've melted (and I think they slightly did in this video).
10:34 Sir, can you flip the back of the Chip for 2-3sec, im curious never seen them (on the back side) before
🙏🙏🙏
11:52 Big Boss saying the magic word! ❤
My favorite method, switched to it awhile ago, it comes out very clean.
your vids are just the best. i'm glad you took the time out to teach us how it should be done. i dont do any soldering , but i have after watching most of your vids learnt a lot, maybe all i need to know about micro soldering done well. 💣💣💣
Any tips for starters? I need to do this from home because the HDMI port had a catastrophic failure, I've no experience in soldering, but I'm going to give it my all!
We did do an amazing job, well done guys.
nice work! happy trees at the end rob ross style
Absolutely love your videos , did a whole marathon of them . Love from lebanon
Surely better than factory...you're the best.
I’m new to micro repairs and I found your video incredibly helpful. My question is what is the green paste you’re using on the board after the replacement of the HDMI port?
Are all HDMI connectors modular? I have a DVD player that I want to try and fix the hdmi inputs that are giving me no signal? Thanks and wonderful video!
Of course Big Boses special touch saved the day lmfso. Great job guys you rock.
Thanks for ur information. Can u just please show us ur setup tour where u r working
use ir plate and heat gun held by articulating arm, factory ports every time. looks like it came out the pcb oven. its a cinch in the removal process as well. removing ports in minutes, replacing them in minutes. the longest part is disassembly/reassembly. but most boards come by mail pre-disassembled. i dont even need to use low melt to remove ports, the heat from the bottom allows me to do it effortlessly at 380c with 001 airflow.
Best team: Big boss and Alex!
Wow...a masterpiece of work. It's like art and magic. Perfect work alex. Thank you for the video, it is so relaxing to watch your videos after work.
Hi from Bulgaria, can you tell me the model or more (review ) component tester what you use . Next to Fluke on the right.
BIG FAN OF YOURS... I HAVE LEARNED ALOT FROM YOU.
LOVE FROM PAKISTAN
great job and great teacher on this other way to solder an hdmi connector! always learning with your videos thanks from Argentina
That was painful to watch. Have you considered getting a desoldering gun? Something like a Hakko FR-301 like I use would have desoldered those large pins in seconds even with the high temperature lead-free solder. The rework pencil for removing the HDMI connector is a good idea but I would have used a gullwing tip to resolder the top pins. I would solder all 19 of those pins in 2 seconds using a Weller WES51 with an ETGW tip.
Thank you for doing what you do that really helped me out a lot. For real from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.
hi king
awsome job
i have some costumers that only come to my shop for changing connectors
the reason is other repair shops in my town are replacing with hot air
only i use solder iron
heat decreases quality of the connectors even the best quality connectors
better than factory
This is my preferred way to install hdmi ports, it's a bit more tricky on the Normal Xbox one the 1s is by far the easiest. I use this method and kapton tape when you have plastics close by.
Hello what type of feed do you use>?
I have a question for Big Boss. It is astonishing how much he has the patience to dissemble and later assemble these devices. How much concentration required for this to work? How can he remember to put the screws back into their places? Thanks!
Hi, very new to soldering, i had a question, the low melt solder, is this some kind of alloy or is it standard rosin core solder like 63/37 (tin , lead).
perfect welding, congratulations, friend!!!
With these repairs, are you looking through the microscope itself or the HDMI monitor projection?
amazing job , new way is always better that factory
Very neat job. Better than factory for sure.
usually hdmi isn't problem for me but one x is annoying with the 6 plugs. I may just need better head gun but ended up ripping some traces, so ended up having to run some trace wire. Will try this method and hopefully better luck with next because happened twice and both with one x
Do you need a micro soldering tip to make this work or is it doable with a regular soldering tip?
Also, I have some old flux that is dark brown in color. What type of flux is the one you're using? Besides the type, it being clear obviously helps to see things.
Pins are soldered down nicely but the solder has to flow up on those mountings pins.
Why solder-wig and no solder-pump? I use the pump very often, especially for the big joints.
Why you don't use solder paste instead of lead?
If you have never soldered before how hard is this?
Love to see your work. Thanks for sharing.
man you video's are like crack.. so so so addictive. love this stuff man. so happy I found you.
Beautiful work
a silly question which soldering unit do you use and what temperature did u use to remove the port with airflow setting. Thanks in advance
I use the Mechanic T12 Pro Soldering Station with Hakko T15 tips and works well and is cheaper in my experience.
What brand of flux do you use and i was wondering , why arent manufacturers using low melt solder
I do this with a lot of phones samsung models J series and G series. Great video my friend.
Small advise put some little solder on the pins of the connector than the pins wil reflow even better i do this trick with the nintendo switch hdmi port.