I guess if that pad was totally gone forreal, the only way to fix is was to steal power from somewhere else to power the fan constantly, not the way it's supossed to be but would save the console at least, that was some nasty broken traces, you did an amazing job
If that were the case you could use an ohmmeter to find where that circuit is (hopefully close by) and run a trace to wherever you find it. Not ideal but it would work.
Words cannot describe how much I love this channel. Great job on this as an electronics engineer I have major respect for you finding a way to make fixing stuff profitable!
If ever anyone deserved to break a Million for Christmas it's you man. The moment you realise exactly what they did to break the console just sets off the internal screaming. This was yet another great fix though. Also props on that ultra zoom. new camera? don't think you've gotten that close up before.
You know what I would love? A video series from you about how to solder cause I feel like you would be more informative than some others I’ve seen! Great vids
I have seen this comment before but it’s also very true to me. Your videos are super calming and while they are interesting they help me sleep too. Love your content and thank you!
Es gibt viele, die sowas können und auch aktiv betreiben. Die tummeln sich aber meist bei Kleinanzeigen und suchen explizit nach defekter Elektronik. Nur als "Shop" Besitzer mit den ganzen fix kosten in DE überlebt keiner. Denk doch Mal an die ganzen Shops, die damals Chips in die Konsolen eingebaut haben. Gibt nicht einen Shop mehr. Findet alles online statt.
I replaced the Fan on my PS5, too. There are many PS5 with bad Fans that are very noisy and you can order the good variants online. So I ordered one and replaced it. Absolute silence now. EDIT: The Nidec Fans are the bad ones, I replaced mine with one from Delta. Those are silent.
Yeah, I honestly thought something else was going to be going on with this machine and the fan connector was just the seller's cover story. I mean, props for fixing it, but it is a straight soldering job, seems strange that they wouldn't get that fixed.
@@csgowoes6319 It's extremely small, Steve just makes it look easy, because he's good. If you're not that good it's probably best to sell it and buy a new one, considering how crazy the prices are at the moment the seller might actually make money.
With the caveat of never having repaired a connector like this myself, I really like Phil's / TheCod3r's idea of using a piece of solder wick to build up new anker points to more securely affix the connector.
Apparently this ps5 was not quiet enough as advertised, so they had to tear the fan off. However, the perfect amount of thermal paste can fix the connector.
Nice fix Steve. I was just browsing ssd for ps5. What zoom was your microscope at? The only reference frame I could gather was the flux tip that looks like a 6 inch metal bar.
I don't actually know. It's a new microscope so I'm just learning how to use it. It's a digital scope so it's all new to me. I can say that it was zoomed in quite a bit.
If I’m being honest this looks mad fun bruh I just took apart my ps5 to do some clean just need to put the fan fan back in once I compress air it. U should of seen how much enjoyment that brought me
I installed the new Sabrent heatsink and a 2TB SN850. Also, I just have to say, I’m sick of these people breaking their console because they don’t have a clue what they’re doing, then having the gall to still scalp it.
One good way to save space is use an external hard drive for all ps4 games, and ps5 games you don't play often (Astro's playroom). The transfer speed is decent, and a 4tb usb-c hard drive is cheap.
I liked this video, even as of right now the ads are playing. And I haven't even seen the first frame yet. I already know this is going to be a good video from Steve.
I was actually watching this exact PS5 on eBay hoping the seller would lower the price as it was the only thing holding me back from purchasing it. Imagine my surprise when i clicked on this video and recognized the PS5 and listing description lol. Glad it went to someone that was able to fix it and it didn't end up in the bin.
No, solder mask would add nothing in terms of strength and you are right to be nervous ! surface mount connectors are just to be avoided unless you can see mechanical mounting points that are 'through hole' if you do have to do it try to get something to hold the bottom part as well and be very slow and wiggle very gently and you will be ok, most problems occur because people don't have Steve to show how it should be done and just rip the bloody things off, now that you're aware you will have no problems at all !..cheers.
I think I might have just run a jumper cable and put a new connector between the fan and board taking most of the stress off the board. Like you said this could be a one and done if you have to take the fan off again and then you will be in for a lot more work. But none the less it is a runner 🍺
I bought one, i had the adata xpg s70 Ssd but it was not reconized by my ps5. So i sent it back to Amazon. I hope this one works. Keep up the good work😃
I've done this once for my friend on a ps3 he was trying to open it clean it because it smelled horrible and the notorious fan connector ripped off. I was scared to do it but if you're gentle and careful it sure is a satisfying fix.
add a short cable extension from the board to the broken socket connector and stick it on the plastic case, no more fuss on how to create new mount points to solder it back on the board
I saw this on eBay back in October. Made several offers on it but then it sold. For the full asking price of $600. Shipping to my location would have been another $106.75. The seller broke their system and still made money on it. Ridiculous. Console repair is literally not worth it these days for small scale opportunists
1:28 For this type of connector, these days, I usually just tug from the wires. As long as there isn't some kind of corrosion or substance causing the connector to be really stuck, the connector will always release before the wires do.
That's what I was thinking, it's prefer to break the wires that the entire motherboard haha I was thinking to replace the fan and connect directly to another 5V/12V PSU and it can be a fast fix for this (but it's not the great one)
I never reized how easy it was to install an ssd expansion til now, now I need to get a driver set and an sad for my ps5, lol. Thankfully I know just where to get both thanks to you
when I was in the Marines and we had to repair damage like that We, had copper sheets or different weights to replace a pad if it need replaced like you have here. than we had a high strength glue that would glue the new copper trace down. Some times we even had to repair a burn spot in a board we had to scrap a way every thing to clean board and rebuild it.
I think it would be better to remove the connector from board, attach it to 10-15cm wire cable, the other end of wire solder on the board and glue the cable to the board.
I have a broken DVD player that I was unable to fix. Here’s some information about it: brand: Aiwa, condition: almost flawless condition, manufacturing date: unknown, problem: it won’t read DVDs, liquid damaged: no. That’s about all the information that I know about it, I tried replacing the disk drive, and that did not work! I’m not sure if you fixed DVD players before, but they act and behave similarly to game consuls that have a disk drive! Except the obvious change, it reads a DVD. I might even leave a non-good DVD inside the player for you to keep whenever you get more broken DVD players in the future! Will you be able to fix it for a video? Yes
Sine the mounts on the connector were busted and you are not super confident in how you attached it why not create a new separation point on the wires? Thus way you can unplug the fan I. The future without unplugging it from the mount area. Just a thought! Oh, great job by the way.
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Have you installed an M.2 drive in your PS5? Here's the link to the M.2 SSD I used in this video here: (paid link) geni.us/V1Xb5B
Sony's right hand is ruined, charging but not working
solution know the solution
Yessir. Using the Western Digital SN850 1TB and it’s great
No, not yet.
i use the Aorus 7000s and it's been great. I recommend it often to those who have yet to take the plunge on adding an SSD to their PS5.
The skill is incredible. It's only when you see the connector zoomed out, that you realise how tiny the pads were. Great work.
I guess if that pad was totally gone forreal, the only way to fix is was to steal power from somewhere else to power the fan constantly, not the way it's supossed to be but would save the console at least, that was some nasty broken traces, you did an amazing job
If that were the case you could use an ohmmeter to find where that circuit is (hopefully close by) and run a trace to wherever you find it. Not ideal but it would work.
@@Tronicsfix these are the ideas I live for, thinking outside the box for outside the box ideas. Brilliant, Keep up the good work.
I'm imagining to steal power from usb.
Words cannot describe how much I love this channel. Great job on this as an electronics engineer I have major respect for you finding a way to make fixing stuff profitable!
If ever anyone deserved to break a Million for Christmas it's you man.
The moment you realise exactly what they did to break the console just sets off the internal screaming. This was yet another great fix though. Also props on that ultra zoom. new camera? don't think you've gotten that close up before.
Glad you like that zoom. It's a new microscope I'm playing with. I love the clarity I get from it.
I really appreciate all the effort you put into showing us repair is the way to go !
My degree is in Game dev and design. You sir are an inspiration, a breath of fresh air.
Thank you. Really appreciate that
This man is the best for fixing broken things
Can he……fix me?
Got the same ssd storage added to my ps5. Easy instalation huge heatsink. Works great with ps5. No loading times all fine. Amazing ssd drive.
A good way to remove the green insulation on the pcb is with a fiberglass rust remover pen.
You know what I would love? A video series from you about how to solder cause I feel like you would be more informative than some others I’ve seen! Great vids
Great stuff as usual Steve.
I feel like more videos showing us how to upgrade or storage on all modern consoles would be a big help.
Cheers
Most workshops would refuse to work on a console that takes so long to work on & is this difficult to fix.
Great content as always, Steve! 👌
Nice profile pic 🤣
Jesus Christ be praised.
Up to a million for christmas keep up the good work love the videos !
I have seen this comment before but it’s also very true to me. Your videos are super calming and while they are interesting they help me sleep too. Love your content and thank you!
Love it! Thanks for watching.
great fix and upgrade! your videos always help ground me, distract me and cheer me up too
And again Steve is doing things that are awesome. Is there any repair shop in Germany who can do things like this? Would be good for the hole planet.
"whole"
Es gibt viele, die sowas können und auch aktiv betreiben. Die tummeln sich aber meist bei Kleinanzeigen und suchen explizit nach defekter Elektronik. Nur als "Shop" Besitzer mit den ganzen fix kosten in DE überlebt keiner. Denk doch Mal an die ganzen Shops, die damals Chips in die Konsolen eingebaut haben. Gibt nicht einen Shop mehr. Findet alles online statt.
@@a1jsmiller his English is awful
@@ali-k they're a foreigner, pretty sure not everyone needs to speak english perfectly
Great fix Steve. Goes to show that with a bit of patience, even the smallest of parts can be fixed. 👍
Steve I just love the phrase " The perfect amount of thermal paste", greetings all the way from Monterrey, Mexico, huge fan of your videos.
So good to see this PS5 up and running 👍
I wonder why the seller was even trying to remove the fan from that PS5 that caused him/her to tear that connector off of the board
I replaced the Fan on my PS5, too. There are many PS5 with bad Fans that are very noisy and you can order the good variants online. So I ordered one and replaced it. Absolute silence now.
EDIT: The Nidec Fans are the bad ones, I replaced mine with one from Delta. Those are silent.
I'm not sure why they were doing it. That would be interesting to know.
Yeah, I honestly thought something else was going to be going on with this machine and the fan connector was just the seller's cover story. I mean, props for fixing it, but it is a straight soldering job, seems strange that they wouldn't get that fixed.
@@csgowoes6319 It's extremely small, Steve just makes it look easy, because he's good. If you're not that good it's probably best to sell it and buy a new one, considering how crazy the prices are at the moment the seller might actually make money.
@@csgowoes6319cmon, the guy couldn't even disconnect the fan properly 😂
Nice video as usual. Concerning the SSD it's the one I have on my PS5 since the M2 update, working fine so far.
Good to know. Glad it's working good for you.
great fix! props to the seller for at least being fully honest haha
Had this same issue with my ps5, luckily was able to be fixed, great to see how this type of repair is done. Thanks for the great video👍
the ps5 literally said: "steve buy me, you are my only hope!"
Lol. Yep!
Send the droids instead of eBay next time
Literally a gem of a youtube channel.
With the caveat of never having repaired a connector like this myself, I really like Phil's / TheCod3r's idea of using a piece of solder wick to build up new anker points to more securely affix the connector.
At 1st I was thinking no big deal, then once you zoomed in on the area it was like DANG, that is destroyed !
Apparently this ps5 was not quiet enough as advertised, so they had to tear the fan off. However, the perfect amount of thermal paste can fix the connector.
How does this channel not have multiple million subs? Love watching and learning from this content. Keep it up! 👍🏻
As usual. A master at work. Brilliant video like all of your content.
Was any solder mask used over the pints to protect them and get them on the board nice and solid? Or is there a reason why that would be a bad idea?
Solder mask isn't for strength. In this case solder mask isn't really needed. The fan connector has exposed pins from the factory.
Aorus is awesome! I've bought it exactly after Sony enabled that slot and it works flawless since then!
I hear things all the time on Ebay, and it makes my wife angry 😢🤣 Great video Steve!
Lol. She'll be less angry when she starts seeing those TH-cam checks rolling in.
Thank you my friend but I was waiting to see if you was gonna try out the disc drive to make sure it's working correctly
Scalpel works fine for exposing the line trace. Great video man 👍🏻
Yes, that's true but I am an animal with those and end up cutting through the trace with them.
Nice fix Steve. I was just browsing ssd for ps5. What zoom was your microscope at? The only reference frame I could gather was the flux tip that looks like a 6 inch metal bar.
I don't actually know. It's a new microscope so I'm just learning how to use it. It's a digital scope so it's all new to me. I can say that it was zoomed in quite a bit.
@@Tronicsfix whenever we see you or anyone with Micscope the work is soo much earlier
Another great repair!
If I’m being honest this looks mad fun bruh
I just took apart my ps5 to do some clean just need to put the fan fan back in once I compress air it.
U should of seen how much enjoyment that brought me
I installed the new Sabrent heatsink and a 2TB SN850.
Also, I just have to say, I’m sick of these people breaking their console because they don’t have a clue what they’re doing, then having the gall to still scalp it.
That was amazing! Great job as always
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just got my ps5 so ill definitely be checking out that ssd
It's a good one!
One good way to save space is use an external hard drive for all ps4 games, and ps5 games you don't play often (Astro's playroom). The transfer speed is decent, and a 4tb usb-c hard drive is cheap.
you make it look so easy. Amazing skills
I liked this video, even as of right now the ads are playing. And I haven't even seen the first frame yet.
I already know this is going to be a good video from Steve.
I was actually watching this exact PS5 on eBay hoping the seller would lower the price as it was the only thing holding me back from purchasing it. Imagine my surprise when i clicked on this video and recognized the PS5 and listing description lol. Glad it went to someone that was able to fix it and it didn't end up in the bin.
I hated paying that much for it but I knew I could fix it and thought it would make a great video so I paid up.
@@erfanian Steve didn’t disclose it in the video, so I’m not going to be the person that discloses information that he didn’t want to share.
@@SeanTRichardson how much was it?
Wondering if adding a solder mask would help stabilize the pads? I’d be nervous too if I ever needed to get that fan off again. Great fix!
Possibly but usually mask doesn't help much with strength.
No, solder mask would add nothing in terms of strength and you are right to be nervous ! surface mount connectors are just to be avoided unless you can see mechanical mounting points that are 'through hole' if you do have to do it try to get something to hold the bottom part as well and be very slow and wiggle very gently and you will be ok, most problems occur because people don't have Steve to show how it should be done and just rip the bloody things off, now that you're aware you will have no problems at all !..cheers.
Easy: just cut the cables and make a new connection /junction
Solder mask wouldn't help too much. I'd probably use epoxy in this scenario on both sides of the connector.
Funny how I just got my ps5 as you post this video today, love your videos man 😃
Awesome video steve keep it up man!
Amazing video as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I think I might have just run a jumper cable and put a new connector between the fan and board taking most of the stress off the board. Like you said this could be a one and done if you have to take the fan off again and then you will be in for a lot more work. But none the less it is a runner 🍺
I bought one, i had the adata xpg s70 Ssd but it was not reconized by my ps5. So i sent it back to Amazon. I hope this one works.
Keep up the good work😃
I bet this man can repair pretty much everything in this planet.
I've done this once for my friend on a ps3 he was trying to open it clean it because it smelled horrible and the notorious fan connector ripped off. I was scared to do it but if you're gentle and careful it sure is a satisfying fix.
Hello Steve...another pleasant surprise... thanks for making this boring Tuesday into an amazing Tronics Tuesday..! 🙂
Ha, ha, my pleasure!
@@Tronicsfix No sir, the pleasure is mine..🙂
I really like seeing the eBay listing in the intro
Good to know. Thanks for the feedback.
I love these videos! He's sooo good at what he does!
Wow, impressive fan fix! I even got nervous while were working. Of course, that happens to me pretty often on these repairs.
These videos are so satisfying to watch even though I don't know most of the vocabulary being used.
So glad you like watching them!
Nicely done! Looks like things got dicey when attaching that ground pad, but you got it handled. Nice work.
I was getting bored finally fetches me a spark with your notification 😅
Hope you enjoyed the video!
@@Tronicsfix I always love your dedication and happiness while repairing every single console
100 percent no idea what steve did ... but ive watch the whole thing... your videos, i find them therapeutic haha XD
I’m hoping you get to 1M in a few months!
Incredible good knowledge you have! Keep up the good work 👍🏻
add a short cable extension from the board to the broken socket connector and stick it on the plastic case, no more fuss on how to create new mount points to solder it back on the board
There’s finally a firmware update for an expanded ssd!? Finally!
I saw this on eBay back in October. Made several offers on it but then it sold. For the full asking price of $600. Shipping to my location would have been another $106.75. The seller broke their system and still made money on it. Ridiculous. Console repair is literally not worth it these days for small scale opportunists
I love my Sabrent rocket as the heatsink replaces the silver cover.
I enjoy so much your videos! You are amazing. Keep going man! We need more consoles to be fixed! :-)
You're the best dude, where's the "Perfect amount of thermal paste" T-SHIRT??
I'm wearing one right now.
man rip, I was able to look at the ebay item number in the vid and sheesh, that much for a broken ps5, wish you the best
1:28 For this type of connector, these days, I usually just tug from the wires. As long as there isn't some kind of corrosion or substance causing the connector to be really stuck, the connector will always release before the wires do.
That's what I was thinking, it's prefer to break the wires that the entire motherboard haha
I was thinking to replace the fan and connect directly to another 5V/12V PSU and it can be a fast fix for this (but it's not the great one)
Another great fix! Keep it up.
Thanks! 👍
Congratulations for 1M 😍 following you from 50k
Nice save again Steve 😉
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks steve for making the best content
Thank you for watching it too!
Always love these vids. It almost seems magical at times the things brought back to life and just narrowing down the problems. 👏
Excellent work by a really nice guy. Always a pleasure to watch your well presented and described repairs. Cheers and Merry Christmas!!
I saw that posting.... Omg I can't believe you bought it
Out of curiosity how many PS5 consoles do you have? I'm still on the PS4 slim. Is the PS5 worth it?
Ps5 is so much faster than ps4. If you can afford it, and they are available, I believe it is worth it.
Amazing job Steve!
That was a cool fix 😆 pun intended! Thank you for the awesome videos!
Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed.
Excellent video, loved the bonus sponsored bit.
I never reized how easy it was to install an ssd expansion til now, now I need to get a driver set and an sad for my ps5, lol. Thankfully I know just where to get both thanks to you
Steve, the man that talks to PS5s
Thanks Steve, keep up the great content
Thanks Phil! This will be the last week I upload two videos per week for a while. Looking forward to a more chill January!
@@Tronicsfix you deserve a break, you've been hitting it pretty hard lately and the content keeps getting better and better
Wow I've been checking the read speeds alot lately might have to get this one its the fastest I've seen
Yeah the reattachment isn't pretty but it works, and that is what matters.
I fixed my dualshock 4 by my self after watching a lots of your videos XD
Love it!
he is fixing broken ps5's meanwhile i could't buy the new one because of shortage😢
i just got that aorus ssd.....top shelf
when I was in the Marines and we had to repair damage like that We, had copper sheets or different weights to replace a pad if it need replaced like you have here. than we had a high strength glue that would glue the new copper trace down. Some times we even had to repair a burn spot in a board we had to scrap a way every thing to clean board and rebuild it.
you can also clear up that hole and use a wire to solder te connector to 4:43
Epoxy or a PCB silicone is always good for holding these sockets in place..Used it many a time
Impressive zoom! and nice repair job! well done
Glad you liked it!
I think it would be better to remove the connector from board, attach it to 10-15cm wire cable, the other end of wire solder on the board and glue the cable to the board.
I have a broken DVD player that I was unable to fix. Here’s some information about it: brand: Aiwa, condition: almost flawless condition, manufacturing date: unknown, problem: it won’t read DVDs, liquid damaged: no. That’s about all the information that I know about it, I tried replacing the disk drive, and that did not work! I’m not sure if you fixed DVD players before, but they act and behave similarly to game consuls that have a disk drive! Except the obvious change, it reads a DVD. I might even leave a non-good DVD inside the player for you to keep whenever you get more broken DVD players in the future! Will you be able to fix it for a video? Yes
Dam your channel blew up. I remember watching years ago when you had just a few thousand viewers
Sine the mounts on the connector were busted and you are not super confident in how you attached it why not create a new separation point on the wires? Thus way you can unplug the fan I. The future without unplugging it from the mount area. Just a thought! Oh, great job by the way.
What is the right solder gun wattage for this type of work. After fluxxing, your gun seems to be perfect!
2:49 LMAO! yea, things happened to me as well when scrolling some stuff in online shop. hearing voices!
tronics can fixed everything! :0