Hey man great job repairimg the connector. Pro tip for you tho.. asus battery connectors are so much easier to solder down and mask with the retaining clip removed from the connector. Gives better access to pins and u dont have to worry to much about masking the retaining clip to the connector. The clip it self just pulls out side ways from the "pin" side. Hope that helps man ❤
With the battery that wasn't charging, I think Electronics Repair School usually force charges it for a short while directly from a PS to get the voltage high enough to get it started.
This repair video was absolutely amazing! The detailed explanations and step-by-step guidance made it so easy to follow. Love how you navigated through the challenges and got the Asus ROG FLOW Z13 back to working condition. Keep up the great work!
The last battery he put in *is* the aftermarket battery. It did work. The last 4 digits on the part label is "2024" and also there's no official barcode stickers on it. Still, you DO have to be careful with aftermarket batteries - they are often just rebuilds from good cells in packs that were in recycle or bins. Also, some manufacturers are putting chips on them so that even official batteries from other models that look and fit the same won't actually work on other models... Acer, Lenovo (others?) I'm looking at you!
@@rustler08There was a time when batteries were removable, and replacing your battery with the cheapest aftermarket one was a perfectly normal thing for your average consumer to do.
Superglue has quite low heat tolerance before weakening, we use it in turning to secure some parts that are hard to chuck and usually just heating the backplate with a torch a little is enough to weaken the glue bond. I would guess less than 200C.
I wonder if there's a way to get the XG Mobile eGPU they made for this thing to go through thunderbolt instead of the proprietary cable so it can be used on more laptops
The struggle is real when working with high thermal masses. Preheating with hot air will help with desoldering and soldering with leadfree, even tho I know you TH-cam solderers love your leaded solder. And yes, flux in certain situations can cause issues with certain high speed signals.
Ah, power connectors. I got a hell of a surprise several years ago, just how much heat it took to desolder the power connector from my Dell laptop. Had to use a much meatier iron at my workplace, cos my home iron was just doing nothing to it.
Super glue evaporates under heat, I hope some of it stayed in place long enough to get the mask on there. I always wanted to know how strong is this mask...if it's just like regular paint I wouldn't have much faith in it to keep that mechanical part safe from abuse. I would have tried some epoxy instead
@@maklogetrich2378 I don't know exactly, I only know I touched it with my soldering iron and fumes came out that got into my nose but worst was into my eyes. Please stay clear of those fumes because it HURTS
that board is THICCCC.. so much thermal mass that it barely heats up. Those side posts were not on the same line, but who cares I guess if it works :D Oh yea and superglue, at least cyanoacrylate melts at 85*C so not very much, its probably better to finish soldering and then glue the thing permanently in place or just repair with two large copper pieces, since 2 pins on the right are together and 3 on the left.. whole thing can be coverer by one copper pad.
second battery looks like aftermarket indeed, which is what the orig owner was trying to install. Horrible device form factor.. But at least it could still be opened without too much pain unlike some MS Surface models.
Probably the battery that was on was the old one and the user just stopped working on the device after trying to remove the connector and ripping it off.
oh god i knew this design will have its flaws specially when its first of its generation theres just no way nothing will fail on that chassis cramped with cooking grade silicon chips
I have a different model of the flow z13 i somehow broke the battery connector it broke like a thin peace of glass tryed fixing it but it just made it worse ima try send it back and maybe get it under warranty if not because I broke it and voided the warranty I’ll just have to pay whatever I need to pay to get a new motherboard put in
Even it looks simple, I know I could have messed it up, maybe getting impatient when the solder wont stick and melting something instead of heating the board.
Asus does something similar with the g14 battery and other laptops from personal experience. It's intentionally picky about which one it will accept. I dare say it may be serialized. My g14 let me power it on but only ran at 400Mhz and disallowed Nvidia graphics from being enabled. A similar ASUS laptop of a relative refused to use the battery despite it being a 100% original replacement. Used to be a good brand 10 years ago, now it's shit.
'asus' and 'laptop' should be banned together. Most of the laptops I see with no power and short on mosfets are asus boards. Something seems to be lacking severely in their power delivery. Of course no fuses either because that would be too easy.
Getting flashbacks of the ipad Charging flex... absolute nightmare to resolder! ahhhh fond memories! Well done Tony!
-Deuces
nice, the gpu repair specialist is now training to become a laptop repair specialist. more laptop repairs please.
Thank you. It is nice to see you repairing other things instead of only graphics cards.
Now its better than factory!
Save that for a Alex.
@@skyoreece9805 hhhhhhhh
@@EarthSouthside😂😂😂😂 Hiroshima here omg! what moron worked on this repair! 😅😅😅
Hey man great job repairimg the connector. Pro tip for you tho.. asus battery connectors are so much easier to solder down and mask with the retaining clip removed from the connector. Gives better access to pins and u dont have to worry to much about masking the retaining clip to the connector. The clip it self just pulls out side ways from the "pin" side. Hope that helps man ❤
With the battery that wasn't charging, I think Electronics Repair School usually force charges it for a short while directly from a PS to get the voltage high enough to get it started.
This repair video was absolutely amazing! The detailed explanations and step-by-step guidance made it so easy to follow. Love how you navigated through the challenges and got the Asus ROG FLOW Z13 back to working condition. Keep up the great work!
Nice work, flimsy connector, needs an upgrade for future units. (Your added mask does a nice job!)
You know this guys a master when he can use a soldering iron ambidextrously
That feeling when you destroy your computer installing a new aftermarket battery that doesn't even work.
The last battery he put in *is* the aftermarket battery. It did work. The last 4 digits on the part label is "2024" and also there's no official barcode stickers on it. Still, you DO have to be careful with aftermarket batteries - they are often just rebuilds from good cells in packs that were in recycle or bins. Also, some manufacturers are putting chips on them so that even official batteries from other models that look and fit the same won't actually work on other models... Acer, Lenovo (others?) I'm looking at you!
@@FG-Supercharged gotta love that 'closed ecosystem' tactic to sell overpriced replacement parts
@@FG-Supercharged They do it so that crap companies pumping out crap batteries don't end up swelling up and setting fire to your laptop.
@@rustler08There was a time when batteries were removable, and replacing your battery with the cheapest aftermarket one was a perfectly normal thing for your average consumer to do.
@@davidhines7592ever thought of safety measures?
Your experience shows. I am learning from each video, thank you.
Superglue stops working above 130C. The lahe guys use it to mount things for turning and use hot air to remove after they done
Difficult job, awesome job as always
amazing work alex
"better than factory"
Great work restoring the connector!
you could use a 2 component, high temp resistant epoxy to stick the pads down. much better heat resistance than superglue (cyanoacrylate).
According to IPC7720/21 repair instructions, you are correct.
Superglue has quite low heat tolerance before weakening, we use it in turning to secure some parts that are hard to chuck and usually just heating the backplate with a torch a little is enough to weaken the glue bond. I would guess less than 200C.
Finally you're doing something I can do as well :D
the new battery isn't dead just dry leave it for hours the currant it'll charge fast as well . nice work.
I wonder if there's a way to get the XG Mobile eGPU they made for this thing to go through thunderbolt instead of the proprietary cable so it can be used on more laptops
The struggle is real when working with high thermal masses. Preheating with hot air will help with desoldering and soldering with leadfree, even tho I know you TH-cam solderers love your leaded solder. And yes, flux in certain situations can cause issues with certain high speed signals.
Very clever work!
Great work, fixed battery connector!
enjoying seeing your repairs on things other than GPUs (I like the gpu's but you know) :"D
Ah, power connectors. I got a hell of a surprise several years ago, just how much heat it took to desolder the power connector from my Dell laptop. Had to use a much meatier iron at my workplace, cos my home iron was just doing nothing to it.
Where did you got the clear solder mask?
Super glue evaporates under heat, I hope some of it stayed in place long enough to get the mask on there. I always wanted to know how strong is this mask...if it's just like regular paint I wouldn't have much faith in it to keep that mechanical part safe from abuse. I would have tried some epoxy instead
what temps the super glue evaporates?
@@maklogetrich2378 I don't know exactly, I only know I touched it with my soldering iron and fumes came out that got into my nose but worst was into my eyes. Please stay clear of those fumes because it HURTS
@@Sergiu_K noted
shift + f10 to open a command prompt and then type oobe\bypassnro
Or rufus
They’re making that harder to do now…
Nope doesn't work anymore. Did a windows 10 install from a boot media recently and tried that
@@ij6708it works for me, even for windows 11 23h2
@@ij6708for windows 10 you dont need that command, windows 10 still provide you with "I don't have internet" button
around 150C cyanoacrylate(superglue) will start to decompose. Use heat activated SMD component glue vor this puprose.
that board is THICCCC.. so much thermal mass that it barely heats up. Those side posts were not on the same line, but who cares I guess if it works :D
Oh yea and superglue, at least cyanoacrylate melts at 85*C so not very much, its probably better to finish soldering and then glue the thing permanently in place or just repair with two large copper pieces, since 2 pins on the right are together and 3 on the left.. whole thing can be coverer by one copper pad.
second battery looks like aftermarket indeed, which is what the orig owner was trying to install. Horrible device form factor.. But at least it could still be opened without too much pain unlike some MS Surface models.
Can you tell me the name of the glue you are using? Thank you
Probably the battery that was on was the old one and the user just stopped working on the device after trying to remove the connector and ripping it off.
Which chemical using the cleaning the flux? It's IPA or something else?
Nice fix, learned allot
Better than surgery!
oh god
i knew this design will have its flaws specially when its first of its generation
theres just no way nothing will fail on that chassis cramped with cooking grade silicon chips
gooooood
That title has Sorin energy.
You love Flux. Do not create storm in a glass of water. Just get the job done because it looks repairable.
I have a different model of the flow z13 i somehow broke the battery connector it broke like a thin peace of glass tryed fixing it but it just made it worse ima try send it back and maybe get it under warranty if not because I broke it and voided the warranty I’ll just have to pay whatever I need to pay to get a new motherboard put in
ASUS why did you make a fragile battery connector?
im in show low Arizona
or buy it for parts
Nice video.
Maybe the new battery was already installed, not sure why would the guy send also the old one...
What the flux do?
I'm in trouble. I changed the liquid metal and thermal paste, but the laptop does not turn on and gives signs of life
That's what i call a pacience job...
Aolstecell is definitely the new third party battery.
Nice one!!
I just had to replace the large usb c gpu connector on this device. It was a serious undertaking given 20 pins are hidden.
what solder and flux did he use? why my solder dont look this good?
Leaded solder
16:30 - Actually you are only seeing one color (white), black is the abscense of color in this scenario.
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Use UV Glue for this type work
Even it looks simple, I know I could have messed it up, maybe getting impatient when the solder wont stick and melting something instead of heating the board.
CA glue emits toxic fumes when heated afaik.
Hah, first thing I thought was that the batteries were not marked which one was bad. I always put an X on a bad part.
Nice :-)
Asus does something similar with the g14 battery and other laptops from personal experience. It's intentionally picky about which one it will accept. I dare say it may be serialized. My g14 let me power it on but only ran at 400Mhz and disallowed Nvidia graphics from being enabled. A similar ASUS laptop of a relative refused to use the battery despite it being a 100% original replacement. Used to be a good brand 10 years ago, now it's shit.
The video now so bright 😂
maybe a good thing tony now works in daylight
"It's dead Jim"
From GPU to now laptops new serires!
Someone Prob. already Answered this or you Prob. already looked this up but Most Super Glues can withstand temps of 180-200 F , 82-93 C
18:59 hey guys crisfix here
asus battery connector are worst. Compared to any other brands. First hand experience😅
The Rog Flow is an awesome tablet. They are super expensive but man are they nice. Nvidia GPU in a tablet. It's amazing.
Ah yes, a super inefficient NVIDIA GPU in a tiny chassis that gets outperformed by an iPad.
What a combo.
I'll take a Surface Pro anyday.
I've grew about 10 pounds. I can share some of my growth with you, if you want.
Thanks for the video...
A micro of epoxy would have been a bit better.
if you would like this chaanky boy that weights in at at 12 lbs woth back plate and block
please fix my rtx 3080
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20:17 1M subscribers, yeah sure 🤣
Perhaps the new battery is too discharged and needs help from the bench psu.
This is Alex's territory, not your cup of tea I would say.
You add more lights please
Is there anything this man can't do?
There is a storm coming they told you so.
Subliminal... :O
Your talking experiance is 100% but work experiance is 30%.Dont mind
Honestly I think this is how mine broke
Simple for you, not so much for anybody else. lol
too much iso (brightness)
He was too nice on this one. But hey, who cares?
so again now i checked my rtx 3080 ftw3 ultra and it has a wider memory bus than the galx rtx 4070 ti super.
i have an evga rtx 3080 frw3 ultra withan ek waterblock
ghat stopped working so i bough an rtx 4070 ti super
first comment from hot morning
komodo island
'asus' and 'laptop' should be banned together.
Most of the laptops I see with no power and short on mosfets are asus boards. Something seems to be lacking severely in their power delivery.
Of course no fuses either because that would be too easy.
You didn't reball the core, I wouldn't call it a "successful" repair! 🤔
2nd!!! 1:01
My favorite thing about tablets is that the heat never ends up in your lap unlike a laptop.
Easy pizza
First time imma say this ~ FIRSTTT
who cares
It a NO FIX
@markae0 you are a no fix…the laptop is fixed
Your blower broke I guess no more blow jobs lol 😂. Worlds best blow job for cpu is no more.