Completely agree on the handling of screws and electric screwdrivers, especially in plastic. I also do the counterclockwise "click"-turn to assure it goes in properly and not grinding a new thread, which often damages the plastic. It's all about the feel in the fingers!
Anytime I'm dealing with screws and plastic I automatically reverse the screw to (feel) the "click" before screwing down, sometimes you can't hear it click. Nice fix brother, easy and smooth. Capacitors....tell me it ain't so😉 Great video, thanks for the work mate. See ya next time.
I repaired my older version AV600 TPlink powerline adapter, but at that time it was the wifi unit. Failed capacitor caused a loud hissing noise. Has been working great since replaced. Thank you for sharing! ♥
Nice one Mick. The bare Aluminium cans I think were Polymer caps they are very robust and have high ripple current ratings and low ESR. I also am not a fan of electric screw drivers, and have always reversed screws in plastic to feel the thread, not sure where I learnt that maybe my father but I have done so for as long as I can remember and I am 65+ and still repairing every day. Keep the vids coming.
I agree with you with the power driver. I also do turn the screw backwards to have it drop into the threads, then hit the power switch. Oldest trick in the book LOL. Nice to see you using it how my dad taught me 1000 years ago. LOL
Like others, it’s a great tip on screwing back into plastic, I’ve tried to tell my kids that as a ‘Dad’ tip for later life, but not sure they are interested. On a separate note, you always look like you are wearing lovely jumpers Mick 😊
Nice video thanks. Couple of things. The TP link network management app ( windows) gives you the option to turn off the LED's ! if wanted. Also the power line adapters don't like power extensions ( presumably ones that have surge protection or the like) Or course in the configuration you used they will talk to each other no problem.
I’m with you Mick , anything I do electricity I use hand screwdrivers . Also same goes for door hardware or anything that strips easily. So much better control with hand tools .
I tried using them at home in Sweden. The issue is that we have three phase supply to everything, apartments included and they are really wonky if you try to have a connection between two outlets on different phases. Mine went back to the store, but nice bit of kit either way!
One comment on replacing caps with a higher voltage rating: make sure that increased leakage isn't going to cause an issue with the circuit and for best results stick somewhere near the original. It may be tempting to slap a 100V working cap in place of a 10V but it could cause problems that have nothing to do with the capacitance (I realise that is an extreme example, a 100V cap probably wouldn't fit, but characteristics other than capacitance and voltage rating can be important).Edit: the trick with the silicone tubing also preserves the end of the sucker tip so it is worthwhile - mine fell off years ago and I just didn't replace it, so you could drive a bus down the orifice now as the Teflon does mushroom out over time.
These devices definitely seem to be very hard on electrolytics - those secondary side caps always seem to fail no matter what the brand of adaptor - I guess a combination of being on 24/7, inadequate ventilation and using inferior caps takes its toll on them. Unfortunately I've found that the failed caps often cause knock-on effects downstream which ends up blowing silicon. Yes I get through quite a few of these, living in a large, old house where getting network cabling around the place would be expensive! I think the second adaptor has polymer caps on the secondary side - these shouldn't fail in theory.
10:03 - People who work very often with laptops and those screws use some pretty good/smart electric screw drivers for laptops, buttons and even motion to start screwing/unscrewing, fine tune for speed, torque etc...
Ah, so the owner diagnosed the fault but was too tight to buy replacement caps, in return you used pre-used ones to fix, a master stroke.🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great vid
I'm not sure about that, he said I could have them and he had to pay for postage. I'm not sure about the blown resistors / diodes as everything seemed fine 🤷♂️
regarding the teflon tube. Teflon starts to disintegrate at 245C, and the fumes are very toxic. If you have any birds in the same room, the fumes will kill them.
10:54 I am fairly certain that you can see the power LED for a moment in the video when you first tested it after the repair. Its just difficult to see in the lights.
Well done 👍Yes, I'd imagine there will be quite a few of these with the same issue. Hopefully some people might see this video and have a go and repair them, saves money, and them going into landfill..
I have an electric screwdriver at work for phone repair , has torque settings and is thin enough to be used as a normal screwdriver for starting off. I could not do without it as today I did 6 samsung repairs and each one has up 15-25 screws. If you doing 120+ tiny screws a day you praise the day they were invented 😂.
Well done on the first one. More bad caps of course, doesn't it ever make you wonder if failing caps are intentional in order to shorten the life of the devices and so sell more? They are such an incredibly common point of failure in all kinds of electronic devices. Or are manufacturers choosing unsuitable caps for the application and driving them too hard? Or perhaps the caps are simply cheap ones of an inferior quality. Makes you wonder .........
Thanks 👍I think the issue is these switch mode supplies hammer the capacitors at high frequencies. You never used to get this too often with old school linear power supplies.
@@BuyitFixit Actually, you did but at 100Hz the ripple wasn't always a huge problem in analogue equipment. I had an Amstrad SRD400 for repair in the 90s and the huge reservoir caps were bulging and oozing (next to the hot transformer and bridge rectifier) but they weren't causing the fault.
Powerline is electronic pollution of the environment. It uses frequency bands that are exclusive to other users and the cabling in the house acts as an antenna. Better use WiFi only.
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Completely agree on the handling of screws and electric screwdrivers, especially in plastic. I also do the counterclockwise "click"-turn to assure it goes in properly and not grinding a new thread, which often damages the plastic. It's all about the feel in the fingers!
Good to know i'm not the only person who feels for the original thread
@@Andy-fd5fg Yes, compassion is underrated in tech.
always
Great to see more electronic equipment saved from the e-waste. How I despair of this throw away culture.
Fixing PowerLine adapters: keeping the connection alive, one spark of genius at a time!
😂😂Cheers 👍
Anytime I'm dealing with screws and plastic I automatically reverse the screw to (feel) the "click" before screwing down, sometimes you can't hear it click. Nice fix brother, easy and smooth. Capacitors....tell me it ain't so😉 Great video, thanks for the work mate. See ya next time.
Cheers Terry 👍
I repaired my older version AV600 TPlink powerline adapter, but at that time it was the wifi unit. Failed capacitor caused a loud hissing noise. Has been working great since replaced. Thank you for sharing! ♥
Thanks 👍and well done on repairing yours 🙂
It isn't always the capacitors, but it is really, certainly in modern stuff.
Yes, it's mainly because SMPS run at high frequencies, and the output caps get hammered 👍
Nice one Mick.
The bare Aluminium cans I think were Polymer caps they are very robust and have high ripple current ratings and low ESR.
I also am not a fan of electric screw drivers, and have always reversed screws in plastic to feel the thread, not sure where I learnt that maybe my father but I have done so for as long as I can remember and I am 65+ and still repairing every day.
Keep the vids coming.
" THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS !! " not sure anybody will get that, but it's all I got today LOL ! Great work.
Don't worry, it went through my head too 😂
@@Firecul :)
Nice easy fix for you on this one.
Yes 👍🙂
I agree with you with the power driver. I also do turn the screw backwards to have it drop into the threads, then hit the power switch. Oldest trick in the book LOL. Nice to see you using it how my dad taught me 1000 years ago. LOL
Cheers Fred 👍
Nice work, Mick. Your videos keep me enthused to try repairing things that most people would discard!
Cheers Mikey 👍
The capacitor replacement channel 😂
😂😂😂😂👍
Great job, Mick. Always look foeward to a Saturday Night, when your video drops. Thanks for sharing.
Like others, it’s a great tip on screwing back into plastic, I’ve tried to tell my kids that as a ‘Dad’ tip for later life, but not sure they are interested. On a separate note, you always look like you are wearing lovely jumpers Mick 😊
Nice video thanks. Couple of things. The TP link network management app ( windows) gives you the option to turn off the LED's ! if wanted. Also the power line adapters don't like power extensions ( presumably ones that have surge protection or the like) Or course in the configuration you used they will talk to each other no problem.
Good to know,! I use surge protection power extensions on a lot of things!
@@MikeyMack303 I found out the hard way and then read the manual 🙂
Cheers 👍Yes they "transmit" frequencies down the copper wiring of the house, so a surge protector could filter those out.
I’m with you Mick , anything I do electricity I use hand screwdrivers . Also same goes for door hardware or anything that strips easily. So much better control with hand tools .
Yes, agree Jesse 👍🙂
I tried using them at home in Sweden. The issue is that we have three phase supply to everything, apartments included and they are really wonky if you try to have a connection between two outlets on different phases. Mine went back to the store, but nice bit of kit either way!
Yes, they only work on the same phase 👍
these videos are addictive great job keep them coming 👍
Thanks, will do!
Always a good sign to find Nichicon caps in a device. Probably no shock that the failed caps were from a different country of origin.
The capacitors strike again😂; nice repair.
😂😂Yes, Cheers 👍
Powerline is an interesting technique. Nice easy fix !
One comment on replacing caps with a higher voltage rating: make sure that increased leakage isn't going to cause an issue with the circuit and for best results stick somewhere near the original. It may be tempting to slap a 100V working cap in place of a 10V but it could cause problems that have nothing to do with the capacitance (I realise that is an extreme example, a 100V cap probably wouldn't fit, but characteristics other than capacitance and voltage rating can be important).Edit: the trick with the silicone tubing also preserves the end of the sucker tip so it is worthwhile - mine fell off years ago and I just didn't replace it, so you could drive a bus down the orifice now as the Teflon does mushroom out over time.
As always, an excellent problem solving video. Thank You.
Brilliant fix mick, I have two tplink Wi-Fi boosters, just waiting for them to fail so I can fix them lol
Keep em coming 😊
That must have been a challenge Mick 😂😂.
I must get one of those ESR meters too.👍👍
😂😂Cheers Darren 👍
As always,,,, FASCINATING!!!! 🙏🙏👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Grand fix cheers 👍👍
Cheers 👍
Thanks 👍
These devices definitely seem to be very hard on electrolytics - those secondary side caps always seem to fail no matter what the brand of adaptor - I guess a combination of being on 24/7, inadequate ventilation and using inferior caps takes its toll on them.
Unfortunately I've found that the failed caps often cause knock-on effects downstream which ends up blowing silicon. Yes I get through quite a few of these, living in a large, old house where getting network cabling around the place would be expensive!
I think the second adaptor has polymer caps on the secondary side - these shouldn't fail in theory.
I think it's just SMPS in general because of the higher frequencies involved they seem to hammer the output caps just after the rectifier diode.
10:03 - People who work very often with laptops and those screws use some pretty good/smart electric screw drivers for laptops, buttons and even motion to start screwing/unscrewing, fine tune for speed, torque etc...
Ah, so the owner diagnosed the fault but was too tight to buy replacement caps, in return you used pre-used ones to fix, a master stroke.🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great vid
I'm not sure about that, he said I could have them and he had to pay for postage. I'm not sure about the blown resistors / diodes as everything seemed fine 🤷♂️
regarding the teflon tube. Teflon starts to disintegrate at 245C, and the fumes are very toxic. If you have any birds in the same room, the fumes will kill them.
Well done
Great job friend.
Well done Mick great fix as usual 😀
Thanks 👍
10:54 I am fairly certain that you can see the power LED for a moment in the video when you first tested it after the repair. Its just difficult to see in the lights.
Possibly, and I may have not given it enough time to boot? Seems a bit of a strange one 🤷♂️
Maybe use the tapered cap to a tube of silicone caulk? That would let you choose the opening size at the tip.
Heya, nice and easy repair
Yes,occasionally I do get them😂😂😂👍
Nice fix 😊
Cheers 👍
Seems like this might be a common fault with these - I did exactly the same repair on our set a couple of months ago!
Well done 👍Yes, I'd imagine there will be quite a few of these with the same issue. Hopefully some people might see this video and have a go and repair them, saves money, and them going into landfill..
I have an electric screwdriver at work for phone repair , has torque settings and is thin enough to be used as a normal screwdriver for starting off. I could not do without it as today I did 6 samsung repairs and each one has up 15-25 screws. If you doing 120+ tiny screws a day you praise the day they were invented 😂.
Nice 👍May I ask what make model?
Nice one
Cheers 👍🙂
Good work 🍻🍻
Cheers 👍
What do these devices do, repeat wifi through the AC line?
Yes, or Ethernet, or both 👍
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👍👍🙂
what if you connect it on two different phases?
I don't think that they would work. They need to be on the same circuit.
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TP-Link? That automatically translates to Toilet Paper Link to me. That would be an interesting way to distribute Ethernet for sure.
Yes, not the highest quality devices, but they seemed not to be too badly built.
Well done on the first one.
More bad caps of course, doesn't it ever make you wonder if failing caps are intentional in order to shorten the life of the devices and so sell more? They are such an incredibly common point of failure in all kinds of electronic devices.
Or are manufacturers choosing unsuitable caps for the application and driving them too hard?
Or perhaps the caps are simply cheap ones of an inferior quality.
Makes you wonder .........
Thanks 👍I think the issue is these switch mode supplies hammer the capacitors at high frequencies. You never used to get this too often with old school linear power supplies.
@@BuyitFixit Actually, you did but at 100Hz the ripple wasn't always a huge problem in analogue equipment. I had an Amstrad SRD400 for repair in the 90s and the huge reservoir caps were bulging and oozing (next to the hot transformer and bridge rectifier) but they weren't causing the fault.
Nice fix Mick 👍🏼... am I the first comment? haha
Cheers mate😂😂😂No, there's a couple before you..
@@BuyitFixit I'm always one minute late 😂😂
Hi 😊
Hello 😊
@ When someone greets you, you should also greet them :)
Aren’t most screwdrivers cordless?? 😉🤣
😂😂😂😂👍Very true
A classic "capacitors" xD , is it better to put 105c capacitor instead of 85c , in my logic it will last much longer .. right ?
might have been easier to install a wired connection for the end user, and I’m not being unserious
Wouldn’t have the balls to touch that live board even from low voltage side
Dude, you left electrolyte all over the front of the board.
Powerline is electronic pollution of the environment. It uses frequency bands that are exclusive to other users and the cabling in the house acts as an antenna. Better use WiFi only.
You are correct, but only radio amateurs care.
All of those small wall wart adapters / phone chargers also create quite a bit of interference too.
@@BuyitFixit My wife's LED plant lights wreak havoc on my hf radio. Thanks as always for sharing.