This PS5 Was In A HOUSE FIRE! Let's Try to Fix It!
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This PS5 Was In A HOUSE FIRE! Let's Try to Fix It! The seller said it got a lot of water in it due to being in a house fire. It's really dirty, smells really bad, and I didn't feel comfortable even trying to turn it on to test it without taking it apart first to see how bad the inside was.
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The bug is a masked hunter! The immature stage of the insect (the nymph) covers itself with dust and debris and thats what we see here!
Yup, deffo.
little dusty baby
Name him Phoenix, little bro is literally rising from the dust and ashes.
There's like spiders. They kill nasty bugs like bed bugs and termites.
One of the few bugs I won't hulk smash. He ain't staying inside though lol.
ITS A SPIDER WITH DUST REEEEE
Thanks for not editing out the mistake you'd made with the ribbon cable of the blu-ray drive! It's definitely something that folks watching might miss and not have the advantage of a working drive to catch the comparison to, so it's a great lesson. Always a great video, Steve!
Do not throw those plates away!! You could make another video where you try different cleaning / sanding / repainting methods on them based on the suggestions you are getting here. We would LOVE to see that!
It would probably be relatively easy to clean them using a magic eraser.
@@MyRegardsToTheDodo Every time I see discoloured plastic I'm thinking the same! Just use a magic eraser!!
Forget magic erasers. Just blast that with a power washer.
I'd love to see him try to hydrodip them.
I'd say wrap them
Have you ever thought about using ultrasonic cleaner? Might be useful with water damaged PCBs.
Yep, I have one. I showed it in a video a while back
@@Tronicsfix what happened when you tried it? Oh you didn't try it.
The bug's name should be "Ash." I don't see any other name as deserving. It survived a fire, for God's sake!
Love your videos, I did find this one hilarious because you slowly kept replacing each part and basically built a brand new PS5 from other parts.
It's the PS5 of Theseus
Because he got money and don't try to fix it cheap
He just put more money in to fix it just to buy a new one
You guys act like he used super expensive parts other than the power supply it was just a shell from another ps5 he couldn't get going. 🙄 if he turns around and gets the parts properly cleaned he can use them to resale another unit and he still makes a profit. THATs how repair service works its not always the full original but still fricken works.
@@exotic9592 you could buy a ps5 that was unfixable and had spare parts, combine the working motherboard cpu/gpu and you have a fixed ps5 for much cheaper.
He only replaced the power supply? I mean I’ve seen what you’re talking about in some other videos but this was a pretty cheap fix
Maybe use a magic eraser on the covers. Also would be very cool if you painted them afterwards
I love watching the diligent and methodical way you troubleshoot these issues! It's like watching someone solve a puzzle
Thanks! Glad you enjoy these
Many times In Troubleshooting that is 100% what it is like I work with Gas Station being tech support for them
I know that smell a tad well myself. I had a Nintendo Wii survive a House Fire back in 2010, the cool part was I had emailed nintendo about it and they offered to replace it for free. But I ended up just asking for new cables and wii-mote straps xD I still have said wii and it still works too. Still looks like a toasted Marshmallow and STILL has a slight smell to it!(I never took it apart to clean it)
That's pretty cool that they offered to replace it though
Wii’s are warriors 😂 One time my house flooded and my Wii was on a table on the top of other stuff, but somehow (I have no idea how), it feel into 5 inch deep water and the drop was atleast 2 feet. Surprisingly it still works, but the disc drive died 😢 it’s been stored for 5 years now…
Edit: Forgot to mention it was in the water for a whole night, and my family and I evacuated into shed, since it was above the water level.
I’m shocked 😮
I had all my consoles survive a house fire, my pc didn't completely survive, but a lot of the parts did, including the cpu, gpu and ram and somehow one ssd. Pretty wild what electronics can live through. You'd never have completely gotten the smell out anyway, not from the plastic.
@@joeghost05 That happened to me too
5:05 Reduvius personatus or the masked hunter is an insect belonging to the assassin bug (Reduviidae) family. The name is because its nymphs camouflage themselves with dust. The masked hunter is a predator of small arthropods, including woodlice, lacewings, earwigs, bed bugs and termites.
Then lets name it El Dusty... Or Dustonor :D but to be honest, thank you for explaining.
sounds like he was protecting the ps5 of other insects, lol
Interesting! Yep, that looks like him
This man is a legend among those who live and breath on the repair field
Now go! let the legend come back to life!
He's pretty good!
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@@pigroachphil8719 you got it ;)
I'd love to start seeing prices such as how much you paid for the damaged device and what the cost of parts that went into it were.
It seems to rarely be worth it from a financial viewpoint anyway. Then your time that you spend attempting to fix something like this.
He buys them, because then he has a content to make a video about
Probably has power supplies lying around from other broken ps5s.
No parts, it wasn't broken he just cleaned it.
@@mediatour8898 he literally replaced most of the stuff. the shell, the power supply, the heatsink. only things that weren't replaced were the disk drive, the motherboard and I think 1 or 2 metal plates inside the console.
These are the kind of videos I love to watch. Keeps you holding on watching because you don’t know if it can be saved or not.
FreshWave is a product originally made for warehouse fires. It absorbs the odor and dries out as it does so. If you can put the parts in a sealable container like a storage one, then put a jar of FreshWave in, too. It removes the smell. Then clean the parts.
I kinda like the look of dirty plastic covers. Looks like some kind of special edition :D
For the heatsink I would try to get it to dishwsher on high temperature.
Battle edition ps5
I was going to say clear coat that cover it looks really cool
Try steam cleaning it and clear coat
Gears of war xbox
We had a house fire once and someone told us about Simple Green cleaner. It was the only thing we could find that was able to clean it without a ton of manual labor. Great video Steve!!
Isopropanol would have worked as shown in the beginning but instead he used water...
My Manta Kit's magnetic pickup broke, the magnet came right out of the bit. After you mentioned the replacement parts for worn bits in one of your other videos I reached out to them. They sent me 2 new magnetic pickups! Thanks for mentioning that! They are a great company! Love their tools. I work in the semi-conductor industry and work on some pretty intense machines often dealing with small items and tight places. These tools have been awesome for the work I do.
Awesome! Yes, they are really great to work with for their warranty. So glad they took care of you. Sounds like you have a very interesting job!
It certainly keeps me on my toes! Working on photo lithography machines are pretty complex. Though, I often recognize MANY logos on various other components on phones, motherboards, GFX cards, and inside phones. lol
Great job Steve. Surprising how easy that was to get up and running again. Just a heads up because you know I love to sound like a know it all but if the disc drive isn't hooked up it won't make a beep noise
Keep them coming bud
over the years i have fixed many liquid damage stuff,i can tell you now, if the system have no power to it except a cmos battery you have hope.What i do is dip the entire board in mentholated spirit and leave it there for 10 minutes, then take it out and put it in the sun,after that dip it again then blow dry it. it will work
Was that a spider covered in whatever crud was inside that system? I think he should be called Glenn. No reason, just Glenn. And I think the original slightly trashed plastic shell looks awesome! Gives the box some character. You should have used it, and sold it as a gaming system from Mount Doom. Rugged.
Nicely done Steve! Great video 👍
Hey thanks!
Wow, talk about you got really lucky with this PS5. When the video started and the title. I thought you were crazy for buying a PS5 that came from a house fire. But I am happy to say I was wrong.
I was pretty sure it wouldn't be fixable.
the moving creature at 5:00 seems to be a spider covered in dust/ash
@Ell Jensen Reduvius personatus or the masked hunter is an insect belonging to the assassin bug (Reduviidae) family. The name is because its nymphs camouflage themselves with dust. The masked hunter is a predator of small arthropods, including woodlice, lacewings, earwigs, bed bugs and termites.
@@OccasusRaven Oh interesting, is that what you think it is?
5:14 - I'd say "Dusty". TIP: When you wash plastics in a dishwasher, put them in the upper part to prevent melting / deforming. The heating element is - usually - in the lower part of the tank, so it's where it gets hotter. Also, do not put thin plastic parts in the dishwasher... they will loose their shape.
How does Sony not plaster this video all over their marketing? "Our hardware survived a housefire and still doesn't overheat. Over to you, Microsoft!" Anyway, great video, glad you were able to fix it
Sony would prefer a customer buying a new unit, not repairing an old one.
This was basically just a swapped motherboard and disc drive into a new PS5 shell
Could probably clean those plates with a magic eraser in NO time
Seriously, "Cleaning the shell with isopropyl alcohol would take hours...probably" no...it would probably take minutes and do an amazing job. As an electronics repair expert he should know that water doesn't work on resins.
As an electronics repair expert, he probably doesn't know all the odd and ends of plastic repair. I have seen firsthand though, the effects of a magic eraser with a small amount of dish soap and water, and they work wonders. Whether THAT would work on resins... haven't seen anyone actually try yet. My first thoughts were why he doesn't have an ultrasonic cleaner, but that may also be a reason behind not using it during the repair I'm not aware of.
I love the deep clean thoughts with Steve segment 😂
Good to know! Thanks for the comment
I would call the bug "Nanite". It reminds me of the evil robo bugs from Stargate the series, lol. I wonder if WD-40 would help in removing those toasty hydrocarbons?
PS5s are buggy anyway, so just name him Sony 😂
Lol, I shoulda thought of that!
@@Tronicsfix sometimes the truth is hard to fathom 😂
Wow that is crazy
Ya, I was surprised by this one!
@@Tronicsfix wow, that’s crazy, I just hope you don’t inhale any toxic smoke. because the smell of smoke lingers around for a long time.
10:12 If you want to use a dishwasher to clean plastic parts, to be safe side, use the top rack. Reason being, the heating element for the regular and hi-temp wash/dry cycles is located at the bottom, and some elements are exposed (like in an oven). Plastic parts may warp it they are too close to that heating element. This is mentioned in the manual.
That bug is wicked never even seen anything like that before ever ! Its called the ps5 bug 😅
It's crazy looking!
Always good entertaining and educational stuff mate. Keep it up 👍🏽
Thanks!
Amazing that this PS5 works after being in a fire and being doused with "hella water."
Agreed
I recently bought some IPA in order to clean a bunch of cartridges that weren’t consistently readable anymore (a lot of them would sort of read, but then during gameplay would say that the cart had been removed). Now they all work perfectly 😁 I’m not ambitious enough to do anything more than that as can be seen in your videos, but it’s always a pleasure to see you fixing consoles.
“Hella water in it “lmao legit seller imo
Lol, at least they were being honest!
If you come across smoke stinking parts, the easiest/best way Ive found of dealing with them is to fill a container with baking power/soda and let them sit in it over a few weeks or longer as needed. Also when I say sit in it, I mean actually covering the item in the baking powder. This obviously wont work for everything, but it can be a lifesaver for lots of stuff. You need to agitate the mix every couple days and maybe replace it depending on how bad the smoke smell is, but after some time it will soak up all the smoke stink. Ive used this on dvds, books, plastic action figures and many other things over the years I bought on ebay or other places that obviously came from smokers houses and its worked great. The process can take a long time, but its super cheap and super effective.
Leaving PCBs in water solution for a long time is not such a great idea. Soda can react with and damage metals. Also you need to dry the PCB at elevated temperature for a long time to get all the liquid out from the PCB substrate and under BGAs, and who knows what about residue. Wouldn't use anything but distilled water with no additives and alcohol wash really on modern PCBs with BGA parts.
As to plastic enclosure parts yeah sure they'll take a soda soak no problem, could be a great way.
@@SianaGearz I didnt mean soda and water, just plain dry powder. Basically how you throw a box in the fridge to soak up the stinkies, same thing but you just set plastic parts and stuff in there and it soaks up the nastiness. Only thing is, its a slow process that takes weeks or more, so if you need it fast this isnt the way to go but if you can chill on it, its great.
@@SianaGearz They didn't mention any liquid, just the baking powder/soda. I find for non electronics and especially fabrics, lightly sprayed vinegar and baking soda works great in a plastic bag. I would also be cautious about leaving anything that can be ph amorphous on an electrical board for a long time.
I guess that is the same principle that my grandma used with her refrigerator back in the day.
Interesting. Good to know. Thanks for the comment
Try lightly sanding, buffing out and polishing the old case. I imagine that might make look pretty good.
Maybe some contact cleaner for the ports so they dont continue to corrode and eventually fail.
I wonder what an ultrasonic cleaner would do to that heat sync and board! I'm pretty sure on the board it would have saved a bunch of manual labor, the heat sync, I'm not sure if it would be able to get everything between the fins.
Great work though!!
This dude is a LEGEND!
PLEASE show the process until the end even if it's repetitive, you're amazing and i'm craving your videos. Everytime I see a new one I click on it no matter what 😋
Doesn't sound like it was actually worth repairing, considering how many parts had to be replaced lol Other then for the sake of this video.
This is a video for the history books.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was very interesting to make.
@@Tronicsfix It look like it was. And I am glad that you had these moments. And if you still need that label maker person, I got you.
Lol, I definitely need a "broken stuff organizer"
Good job bro I miss my PS5 it was stolen this past Friday I been depressed since it was a gift from my wife only had it for 1 year now I don't know if I'll ever get another one it took my wife 5 months of saving money to buy it for me it costed $1,400
My family was in a house fire on November 28 2018 that i accidentally cause from my stupidity we lost a lot of stuff but i was able to save one of our PS3's, My old Xbox one s and our Wii with only minor damage. But since then we replaced all of them and moved to where i currently live in OKC even i though i wish the fire didn't happen but i'm grateful that i now live in a better house, a loving family and an amazing rc hobby. this is where i learned things don't matter as much they can be replaced but your family is irreplaceable. I'm glad you fixed that PS5 love the video.
May I ask how there was a house fire caused by you?
@@davemaytree2697 I can't tell you.
@@cjchannel12RC cap🧢
@@davemaytree2697 usually stuff like that is microwave or oven/outlet shortage stuff
@@gcuf1359I live in a 3 family apartment and I remember I was playing madden and my neighbors kids was making popcorn and it was burnt so they threw it in the trash and that caused a fire and their mom wasn’t home so my family was the one to help them and put the fire out
This man can fix anything 🤯
Why would you want to clean the Cover? i would Clearcoat it.... it looks amazing chared...
Fantastic work! Love watching you Fix It!!
Thanks! So glad you liked it
That is a strait up mini Replicator bot from StarGate, do not leave it by other eletronics or we are all gonna be DOOMED !!!!
Lol!
thats really amazing reviving "a dead" ps5
may i ask how many hours you put into this repair please?
Hmmm...I don't remember for sure. Probably several hours
should be great to ''coat'' the outside, would be an epic case like that lol. Playstation 5 housefire edition
That would be pretty cool
Sooo...this was more of a replace instead of "fix" except for the motherboard.
Interesting video non the less.
This video is so wholesome it made cry out of sheer happiness. I need more content like this in my life!
Thanks a lot!!
Congrats for the fix, but i not apreciate, the full frame and shell replacement, when its Fixable.
I think this was a missed opportunity to learn how to fix or clean this type of damages.
On this one, if you could get it to work, I'd prefer to keep the smoke discoloration on the case. Epoxy over it. It's pretty cool looking and would be a cool conversation piece.
Or even add paint and make it a god of war themed case.
I had the same though, looks a lot like Fallout to me. I like this dirty look.
@@keepironman14 nah a fallout theme fits perfectly idk why u thought of god of war
@Ak-47 well god of war ragnarok just recently came out, but also his original weapon is his twin blades of chaos that are flaming.
That’s a good idea. It would be really easy to spray with enamel.
I would name the little animal: "Dustin". Because of the dust... obviously.
Love the channel! Always professional quality work.
Glad you enjoy it!
The bug is a Pokémon.
Quick, throw a pokeball and catch it!!!
😉
I'm here to find out wtf that bug was 🙃
Me too, ha, ha!
hey my ps5 software problem get try downloading new street safe mode try usd ps5 still have same problem some is get 💯% wrong
Love the background sound when applying "the right amount" of thermal paste
Ha, ha, glad you enjoy that part
Thats not a background sound. That just what happens when you get the just the right amount. If you've never heard it applying thermal paste then you obviously have never done it correctly.
Lol!!!
the Jack Handey reference was lol and handey like someone who can fix things. it just writes iteself lol
Came for the repair stayed for the bug recognition 😀
Well done indeed Steve 😀👍
Did anyone figure out what the bug is?
@@mbagle ... I’m seeing folk call it the lava stage of a masked hunter who likes to wrap themselves in muck and dust (for disguise I presume).
Please post video of Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Vs. Housefire PS5 plates.
Time for some spray paint and make a new color for the parts that were dirty lol😂
Maybe try hydrogen peroxide bath under UV lights to clean those covers?
I like this kinda content in addition to your not so wild fixes. Awesome content!!
If this was a special edition ps5, it would be the one I’d want
one of restoration guys on youtube always had a way to get the yellowing out of white plastic and things. he made his own like whitening container with blacklights and isoproply alcohol and a lot of aluminum foil i think
If I can offer a suggestion - try using eyeshadow/lip brushes to clean small areas instead of cotton swabs. You don't run the risk of leaving bits of cotton behind, but they're still small enough to get into small areas. There are several forms too - angled, short (1/2 inch?), longer (up to an inch?), round, etc. I've used them to clean the inside of my SP4 and other small electronics (obviously with isopropyl alcohol). You're also not using something disposable, since they can be cleaned with a dish detergent after each use.
Anime
I would cry if this happened to me , a ps5 here is like more than 6 or 7 months of work.
Two words for the future: Magic Eraser. That thing will probably clean brown off of wood and black off of asphalt. It's literally unstoppable.
It scratches the plastic really bad. Basically doing the same as sanding it.
bad advice, it destroys the plastic.
theres a reason it can scrape brown off wood.
This would be more impressive if you told us how much you paid for it. :-)
Amazing Steve, I can not believe how reasonably "unscaved" it came out of the fire. My first indication was too that the fuse had blown on the power supply, but there was reasonable little water in the unit. Those fluffy things you found could have been liquid that cleaned away the dust.
I'm surprised at how good of condition its in
That bug can be Tronics Jr! Also.. I can confirm those capacitors pack a punch..
I’ve only been shocked by them once (on a PS4) and I’ve been much more careful since, lol
@@Tronicsfix Pain is definitely a good teacher
Would have like to see Odd Tinkering take a crack at a full restoration on this one, just to see what technique they used to clean it.
"can store an amazing shock" quite the understatement for just the sheer power those things can hold
For the part you're not using, you have to disinfect them before storage. Just some precautionary measures, to prevent bug infestation.
i like the burned asthetic we should try a smoked ps5 edition make it a real thing
House fire...haha not even a challenge for Steve. He does amazing work everytime.
When your console looks like a couple dinner plates stuck together, you use the dishwasher to clean it.
You know, I’m just going to use a replacement motherboard as well lol
So just the power supply..."don't mess with power supplies" I'd say don't mess with anything if you don't know what you're doing...if you do then go ahead and mess with the power supply. "Cleaning the shell with isopropyl alcohol would take hours...probably" no...it would probably take minutes and do an amazing job. As an electronics repair expert you should know that water doesn't work on resins.
I would call this little fella dusty cuz he looks like he's covered with dust
Reduvius personatus (masked Hunter) I believe this is the bug
I think you're right
@@Tronicsfix it actually looked cute and kind of alien. Obviously all the dust in the PS5. They can bite and it feels like a bee sting
You gotta name that bug “Dusty” of course
idk, someone suggested "fluffy" and I think that's a pretty good name too!
I had a “similar” situation: I bought a ps3 white from a smoker. Man, that thing was disgusting. Everything inside the ps3 smells so bad. I had to put all the plastic on the washmachine, and I just washed the boards with isopropyl alcohol. It worked 100%
Nice fix! Resurrection of the smoke dead PS5. I like these types of videos, Steve. Cos you're never gonna know if it can be fixed till you try. Keep em comin!
That bug is also known as "Galaga" bug and you see why it's known as..search Galaga game from the 90s
Ha! It does sorta look like that
Why didn't you just pressure wash the old shell parts. 🤔
My friend had a house fire her disk drive doesn't work so the system couldn't update making the console a brick now
Have her contact me using the contact form on my website if she wants to sell it. I might be interested
Just a quick question apart of the fanstastic video, either its a ps3/ps5 or whatever, you mentioned not to mess much with the PSU cause it can store charge, but wouldnt putting a screwdriver and trying to unload them reduce the risk? of getting eventually shocked or hurt or what according to you @TronicsFix is the most secure way to be done ? eventually
I've seen laundry detergent powder clean plastics really well. Something about the enzymes that help it clean. Worth a try, use some powder init!
I'd name the bug Harry. Seems appropriate.
Que genial que lo hayas reparado soy tu fan saludos desde México 🇲🇽 😊
he got lucky honestly
most house fires result in completely destroyed game systems
lost all my retro consoles from a house fire completely melted them and toasted the boards
Agreed! Definitely lucky
Why don’t you give it a go to the motherboard on the dishwasher? It is a very viable way of cleaning electronics.
The old plates could be used if painted.
I wonder if a rotary buffer can clean the plates