Naaah, ya just need more practice! But, hey, running gag :) I get it. Hey, I know this is a weird question, buuut -- the two background music tracks, when you're doing the work there, what are they? They sound amazing, but they're both tripping my head up something fierce coz I know TH-cam makes you use that "epidemic sound" mess, but both sound like backing tracks to something very, very 80s and at least vaguely popular. I _swear_ the first one makes me think of Simple Minds, and the secondm of Journey. I'm probably a bit 'round the twist and it's nothing of the sort, but I'd like to know for sure... sources, please?
😂 your hilarious bro, I love those classic game when I was kid… it’s easy game and good job repair those to get it back alive and play game That’s awesome… better than factory
tip from a model kit builder: if you ever wanna find a chip that pinged off, put a nylon sock on the end of a vacuum cleaner. the netting will catch the item without it getting sucked in.
Well done. For future ref, with the Y1 NPN transistor, 2 pins facing you, the base pin is on the left. Keeping positive probe on base, connect negative probe to right hand pin (emitter) and then pin on its own (collector) should be something between 0.4V and 0.9V in diode mode. Something a lot higher when probes reversed. Should also check between collector and emitter for shorts. Readings depend on what else is in circuit.
Maybe you can buy or build a clear container with a see through hole for handling small parts. This way you don’t lose them when they fly off while inspecting.
Love the videos always waiting for new ones every day lol and love the shirt haven't heard of them in long time or seen any merch from body count since I was a kid good ole ice t. Lol enjoy everything you do 👊👊👊
8:03 I have the same brand and similar model of multimeter. Honestly never even noticed that little micro icon, you might have also saved me some time in the future 😅
Your videos always elicit a wide array of emotions for me. I’m “giddy” when you post, chuffed while watching and super bummed out when its over. (Im sure there’s a dirty joke in there somewhere”😊 I guess what I’m saying is: Longer videos, please. Or stick to the shorter ones. Whatever you want, I’ll be here either way…. I’m rambling. I’m gonna shut up now
I really like the guy at 4:12 who shows up in the bottom right-ish area and makes a noise. Every time he (she?) pops up, I know that everything is right with the world (despite all evidence to the contrary) and that everyone is all part of a giant sentient machine, glomming around the multiverse, making squeaky noises and generally rolling along in the ether, having a good time. In short, a mini-nirvana. It's fun.
Thats Gordon the Gopher ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_the_Gopher ), who was one of the luky ones who got away from Phillip Schofield without any controversy..
I don't know exactly what it is but there's something about your videos that make them stop soo enjoyable to watch. Your methodical, logical fault finding, excellent soldering skills, great camera work, comedic value or a bit of everything combined but it's a perfect mix that works soo well and I can't stop watching. Well done @stezstixfix
For me it's the fact he doesn't make incorrect or illogical assumptions and doesn't launch in a 5 minutes rant talking about each of them only to say "no can't be it". If he doesn't know he doesn't know and says so straight away.
Steve is the batman of broken electrical items; 'where does he get all these marvellous toys?' This is your best toy yet, as we all remember playing it as kids 😊
This is my favourite plug and play device, only issue I've found is the mono sound as galaxian is missing its background sound affect. Now there is a mod you could do.
So a couple of tips that you can feel free to completely ignore and I won't be offended. :) For reattaching labels, the best option is glue stick. For creating a new battery cover, the best option is stacked sheets of polystyrene. Source: Trust Me Bro and TH-cam Toy Polloi. :)
I have this thing (bought it long ago--namely for the Bosconian game included). It's okay, but I prefer the emulated version where you can adjust the settings.
I thought this would be an arcade version.. it's terrible - there's no background 'hum' and the other sounds are completely wrong!! Is this an authentic version? Was StezStixScammed? :D
Hi, Steve. Here is an idea. Why don't you get a magnet with a rubber cover. To pick up the chips and things you unsolder from the board's your working on. And leave it on the magnet to test it. As that is what the rubber coating on magnet is for. It would stop you pinging them across the room and hoping you have another one. Its lust an idea.
I'm not going to claim I know anything but about the component flying off. Have you heard of reverse action tweezers? I'm pretty sure they help prevent that from happening as easy but I'm yet to get some myself so I can't say for sure but they are on my wishlist lol.
Pesky pliers! Flinging your defective components across the room!! And then when you clean and hoover/vacuum the room you hear this 'tink tink tink' through the vacuum cleaner rod and you just know it found one of those important screws, one of those diodes or this voltage regulator thing that has been SENT by the pliers of component-yeeting. :D
@@StezStixFix tip from a model kit builder: if you ever wanna find a chip that pinged off, put a nylon sock on the end of a vacuum cleaner. the netting will catch the item without it getting sucked in.
Well I think you are getting better Steve but you do make me laugh at lot at the end when you say stupid game😂😂 please what do you do with all of these games you repair do you sell them on or give them to a charity 😊
I recently bought one for $20 because I loved Bosconian and all the other versions don't include that game, I remember having so much fun playing but this one has such unresponsive issues in the joy stick I can't play for longer than a few minutes. Just wondering if there is an easy fix or if it's more trouble than it's worth
I have the same exact one as yours mine is showing up on the screen but it’s all screwed up do you have any suggestions to what might be wrong with it I looked inside it looks nice
HE LIED TO US!!! You can clearly see him take a picture of the wires when it had hot glue on it, and then you can clearly see when he was using the picture on his phone to solder the wires back on that it was a picture taken later without the hot glue on the wires!! He's a phony! 😂 J/K of course. My daughter and I love your videos. She's especially fond of the singing...
On a transistor like Y1. When measuring in circuit and device is on, you should see a .6 volt differential from 2 of the pins if the junction is active. Example: one pin reads 2.9v and another reads 3.6v, that’s your .6v differential. If you see the .6v difference then the transistor is good. To test a transistor out of circuit you want to put meter in diode mode and take 6 measurements. You will measure base & collector then base & emitter then collector & emitter. Then swap the probes in you hands and measure the connections again. A good transistor will have Two readings that measure .6 volts If you have anything else then it’s a bad transistor. This true for all silicon transistors unless it has a bleeder resistor inside.
to measure transistors use the diode test on it's pins. 2 combinations should measure around 0,5 to 0,7. The rest should be open. It's like that on any bipolar transistor.
in the circuit all measuring will show wrong readings. On resistance like you did you'll get the value of the resistors that are connected to the transistor pins
6:18 Whilst de-soldering things, there was a black wire that you did not de-solder, it just pulled out with the hot glue blob. Maybe that wire was not connected properly?
Fairly sure he desolders it at 6:19-6:20, it might be hard to see, because it's obscured by wires and the iron, and misleading because the hot glue is anchoring the wire a bit away from the pad. Plus, you can see it's soldered in the photo he took earlier, at 14:18 when he's putting it back together.
one thing I hate about watching these videos and having become a bit of a "fixer" myself is realizing how many broken but easily fixable devices I've thrown in the bin over the years. as a teen, I had a at the time fairly expensive Logitech MX518, and after four years of heavy use, the cable developed a loose connection, so I threw the mouse away. probably would have taken 3 minutes to swap the cable or fix a solder joint or whatever the issue was.
Look into parallel pliers for grabbing those small parts, rather than pinging them across the room. Jewlery tools should be a good too - imagine pinging a $100 diamond across the room...
Very very stupid game.
"job lot" were is this from ? ebay ? You should say that bit in the vids
*GET IN!*
Naaah, ya just need more practice! But, hey, running gag :) I get it.
Hey, I know this is a weird question, buuut -- the two background music tracks, when you're doing the work there, what are they? They sound amazing, but they're both tripping my head up something fierce coz I know TH-cam makes you use that "epidemic sound" mess, but both sound like backing tracks to something very, very 80s and at least vaguely popular. I _swear_ the first one makes me think of Simple Minds, and the secondm of Journey. I'm probably a bit 'round the twist and it's nothing of the sort, but I'd like to know for sure... sources, please?
😂 your hilarious bro, I love those classic game when I was kid… it’s easy game and good job repair those to get it back alive and play game That’s awesome… better than factory
WHY would you spoil the entire video halfway in!?
tip from a model kit builder: if you ever wanna find a chip that pinged off, put a nylon sock on the end of a vacuum cleaner. the netting will catch the item without it getting sucked in.
Solid advice for tracking down any small items that eyes can’t see straight away
I like the idea, thank you for that:)
What if I’ve dropped a nylon sock? How will I tell the difference?
@@somersetretrogames One is crusty.
@@guyh3403 excellent thank you
I suffer from bipolar and on my bad days i watch your videos they make me smile. THANKYOU
Well done. For future ref, with the Y1 NPN transistor, 2 pins facing you, the base pin is on the left. Keeping positive probe on base, connect negative probe to right hand pin (emitter) and then pin on its own (collector) should be something between 0.4V and 0.9V in diode mode. Something a lot higher when probes reversed. Should also check between collector and emitter for shorts. Readings depend on what else is in circuit.
Love your videos sir. You inspired me to start fixing my own stuff. Im still in the mostly just melting things phase.
dont forget to have a handy bag to put all the stuff in and put it in the shed to fix later...lol
Melting things is the first step towards not melting things.
I worked for British Telecom and spent my whole career in the "melting things" phase!
@@ericpode6095thank you for your service. 😂
@andrewdavis1755 Brother man, what kind of maintenance industry are you studying now?
That was definitely cracked . I actually thought it was fine but you proved it wasn’t . Well done Steve !!!!
Thanks for telling us air temp and speed 👍
Maybe you can buy or build a clear container with a see through hole for handling small parts. This way you don’t lose them when they fly off while inspecting.
He said the thing at the end! Now I am 24% more happy than before. Thanks stupid home arcade thingy. And thanks Steve!
Of all of those little tv games, that one has always been my favorite.. Used to have one. Thanks for fixing that! Someone will enjoy it for sure!!
Nice work Steve. Learning something new everyday. Thank you Steve.
Thanks Frederick! 🙂
Can you believe that Galaxian is 44 years old now?! Forty-four!! So is Asteroids. Space invaders is 45 years old. I'm so old.
At least you got the hi score!
🤣 that's true!
You fix things the way I snowboard very kick ass!❤
Steve! Add some solder alloy on pins before soldering with air, it makes desoldering easier!
im honestly impressed how you have not thrown half the stuff you repair through a window lmao. well done Saint Ste.
Respect Steve 👍 Nicely done.
Thanks Chris! 😊
Inspired by you, I just fixed one of these too a few weeks back! Mine was just a faulty power switch. Thanks for all the great content
I think this is my new favorite tech repair channel
I just sold a brand new one of these a couple wks ago for $90. Bought it for $1 at a yard sale. Great flips if you can find em!
It all just makes me happy... bad times, this just... helps. Thanks.
A Sunday Stezstix vid. caught me off guard.
That y1 chip is the same chip that cracked from your solder mask repair video
We need a short lets play/test of all these games !
Fell in love with your honesty! SUBBED!
Brilliant fix Steve nicely done sir 😊
Great to see another successful repair 😀👍 ... Also, your gaming skills are definitely getting better 😁
Lol! Of course it pinged off. That's 100% me. I like this guy!
Nice job Steve. I find just using your eyes gets you surprisingly a lot of results. Add something like a thermal cam and your odds increase again.
Love the videos always waiting for new ones every day lol and love the shirt haven't heard of them in long time or seen any merch from body count since I was a kid good ole ice t. Lol enjoy everything you do 👊👊👊
Great work, Steve!
Possibly the best T-shirt I have seen you wear
Love your T-shirt. I have both those albums and played them to death.
There is a replacement battery cover on thingi verse you can 3D print.
8:03 I have the same brand and similar model of multimeter. Honestly never even noticed that little micro icon, you might have also saved me some time in the future 😅
Your videos always elicit a wide array of emotions for me. I’m “giddy” when you post, chuffed while watching and super bummed out when its over. (Im sure there’s a dirty joke in there somewhere”😊
I guess what I’m saying is: Longer videos, please. Or stick to the shorter ones.
Whatever you want, I’ll be here either way….
I’m rambling. I’m gonna shut up now
I really like the guy at 4:12 who shows up in the bottom right-ish area and makes a noise.
Every time he (she?) pops up, I know that everything is right with the world (despite all evidence to the contrary) and that everyone is all part of a giant sentient machine, glomming around the multiverse, making squeaky noises and generally rolling along in the ether, having a good time. In short, a mini-nirvana.
It's fun.
Thats Gordon the Gopher ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_the_Gopher ), who was one of the luky ones who got away from Phillip Schofield without any controversy..
@@AlpacaHackerDo you even have real gophers in the UK?
Freshly subscribed as I love your channels content, cheers.
I don't know exactly what it is but there's something about your videos that make them stop soo enjoyable to watch. Your methodical, logical fault finding, excellent soldering skills, great camera work, comedic value or a bit of everything combined but it's a perfect mix that works soo well and I can't stop watching. Well done @stezstixfix
For me it's the fact he doesn't make incorrect or illogical assumptions and doesn't launch in a 5 minutes rant talking about each of them only to say "no can't be it". If he doesn't know he doesn't know and says so straight away.
Steve is the batman of broken electrical items; 'where does he get all these marvellous toys?'
This is your best toy yet, as we all remember playing it as kids 😊
I'd love to get one of these project mats but it wouldn't look right without Dave.
They are handy. I only tinker but it is great to have a mat you can mess around on.
Some of my fav games from Atari 2600 and the NES are on that device. What an excellent fix
Spray pliers with adhesive maybe? Anyway, good it flew off, was cracked anyways. Great video!
This is my favourite plug and play device, only issue I've found is the mono sound as galaxian is missing its background sound affect.
Now there is a mod you could do.
I have one of those. Still works.
Nicely done Steve!
if the pinged off components were lego, you'd find them in the middle of the night sneaking to the kitchen for cake.
I have that same namco plug n play tv game it works excellent
Another Great fix and video, Steve!
So a couple of tips that you can feel free to completely ignore and I won't be offended. :) For reattaching labels, the best option is glue stick. For creating a new battery cover, the best option is stacked sheets of polystyrene. Source: Trust Me Bro and TH-cam Toy Polloi. :)
Not a shtoopid game. Excellent video though. Always a pleasure to watch. 😊
I literally just brought one of these home from my parents. I need to put some batteries in and see if it works!
I have this thing (bought it long ago--namely for the Bosconian game included). It's okay, but I prefer the emulated version where you can adjust the settings.
Whoop whoop! Nice easy one - good work!
Thanks Kip! 😁
How do you decide on temperature and air flow
Great video ..since there's only one 🔥 🔘 is not good if you other handed 😞
I thought this would be an arcade version.. it's terrible - there's no background 'hum' and the other sounds are completely wrong!! Is this an authentic version? Was StezStixScammed? :D
Most consoles like that use modified NES versions, sadly
What a load of crap, assumed it would be Mame quality. Good fix, but won’t be adding this p.o.s to my collection.
Hi, Steve. Here is an idea. Why don't you get a magnet with a rubber cover. To pick up the chips and things you unsolder from the board's your working on. And leave it on the magnet to test it. As that is what the rubber coating on magnet is for. It would stop you pinging them across the room and hoping you have another one. Its lust an idea.
I have that one. Also broken, and haven't fixed it yet. Edit: I ordered some Y1's from Ali Express. Thanks for the video!
Steve, you really ought to take more heed of VOS! He knew what was wrong with it, way before you got there, good work as ever sir!! Big up, peas...
I'm not going to claim I know anything but about the component flying off. Have you heard of reverse action tweezers? I'm pretty sure they help prevent that from happening as easy but I'm yet to get some myself so I can't say for sure but they are on my wishlist lol.
The transistor flying off had me in tears for a good 3 minutes 😂😂
Steve, leaded (low melt) solder and flux are your best friends, use them both to desolder, it will help hugely, just saying..
Joe from Australia 🤙🏼🇦🇺
Pesky pliers! Flinging your defective components across the room!! And then when you clean and hoover/vacuum the room you hear this 'tink tink tink' through the vacuum cleaner rod and you just know it found one of those important screws, one of those diodes or this voltage regulator thing that has been SENT by the pliers of component-yeeting. :D
😆 yeah, I vacuumed the other day, and sure enough, it was rattling away! 😁
@@StezStixFix tip from a model kit builder: if you ever wanna find a chip that pinged off, put a nylon sock on the end of a vacuum cleaner. the netting will catch the item without it getting sucked in.
Well I think you are getting better Steve but you do make me laugh at lot at the end when you say stupid game😂😂 please what do you do with all of these games you repair do you sell them on or give them to a charity 😊
I have three. They still work. However, saved for future reference 😂
Love the channel!
Sorry I know you said this before but where did you get the articulating arm for that microscope ?
@6:36 Nice Jimmy Saville impression
Thanks!
I recently bought one for $20 because I loved Bosconian and all the other versions don't include that game, I remember having so much fun playing but this one has such unresponsive issues in the joy stick I can't play for longer than a few minutes. Just wondering if there is an easy fix or if it's more trouble than it's worth
Did you notice that all those transistors had the resistance roughly as the resistors beside them on the junction that wasnt 5 mohms.
Where is Steve finding the wiring diagrams and layouts for random things? I can't find anything for second gen firestick remote
your videos are very funny i enjoy watching
I have the same exact one as yours mine is showing up on the screen but it’s all screwed up do you have any suggestions to what might be wrong with it I looked inside it looks nice
I used to have one of those when I was a kid!! 😁
I remember I had this I just like seeing it again I think it had the same problem
HE LIED TO US!!! You can clearly see him take a picture of the wires when it had hot glue on it, and then you can clearly see when he was using the picture on his phone to solder the wires back on that it was a picture taken later without the hot glue on the wires!!
He's a phony! 😂
J/K of course. My daughter and I love your videos. She's especially fond of the singing...
On a transistor like Y1. When measuring in circuit and device is on, you should see a .6 volt differential from 2 of the pins if the junction is active. Example: one pin reads 2.9v and another reads 3.6v, that’s your .6v differential. If you see the .6v difference then the transistor is good. To test a transistor out of circuit you want to put meter in diode mode and take 6 measurements. You will measure base & collector then base & emitter then collector & emitter. Then swap the probes in you hands and measure the connections again. A good transistor will have Two readings that measure .6 volts If you have anything else then it’s a bad transistor. This true for all silicon transistors unless it has a bleeder resistor inside.
Stupid game - and you fixed it again. Well done, Steve
Thumbs up for the Muse song at the end.
that is hilarious find broken resister and lost it 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I have one of these about 20 foot away right now. Ive had it since i was like 12
Required segments for a good Stez Stix Fix video: 1. Mul-tim-meter 2. Dave 3. Component flies off into the ether 4. Solid 5. Stupid game
Hey, I got one of those the dog chewed the cable off and my son had tossed it around so it would be lucky if it ever worked again.
to measure transistors use the diode test on it's pins. 2 combinations should measure around 0,5 to 0,7. The rest should be open. It's like that on any bipolar transistor.
in the circuit all measuring will show wrong readings. On resistance like you did you'll get the value of the resistors that are connected to the transistor pins
Do you actually keep what you repair successfully or do you flip them to buy other items
Nice work
Belive in yours insticts you must, Steve
Love your videos.
Love your shirt!
Is the music from a movie? It is SO familiar. (answer it's VHS Hero by Lofive).
Ice-T would be proud of you😊
Steve's repair soldering better than the state of the OEM soldering 😂
The last part of the game was like no where to go Steve bye bye.
Steve, Steve Steve alway remember tweezers hold components have risk over ping to ninth dimension . 😅😮😂
6:18 Whilst de-soldering things, there was a black wire that you did not de-solder, it just pulled out with the hot glue blob. Maybe that wire was not connected properly?
Fairly sure he desolders it at 6:19-6:20, it might be hard to see, because it's obscured by wires and the iron, and misleading because the hot glue is anchoring the wire a bit away from the pad.
Plus, you can see it's soldered in the photo he took earlier, at 14:18 when he's putting it back together.
Your a genius glad you fixed it fair play to you😅😅😅😅i enjoyed your video
one thing I hate about watching these videos and having become a bit of a "fixer" myself is realizing how many broken but easily fixable devices I've thrown in the bin over the years. as a teen, I had a at the time fairly expensive Logitech MX518, and after four years of heavy use, the cable developed a loose connection, so I threw the mouse away. probably would have taken 3 minutes to swap the cable or fix a solder joint or whatever the issue was.
Look into parallel pliers for grabbing those small parts, rather than pinging them across the room. Jewlery tools should be a good too - imagine pinging a $100 diamond across the room...