I bought a FAULTY Switch Controller and made it WORSE...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I got a Nintendo Wireless Pro Controller, made by PowerA, from off of eBay for £11.99. It was sold as no power, and sure enough, it's completely dead!
Join me on a ridiculous journey as I try to fix it. Sorry it's so long, I was working on this for about 3 million hours.
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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Stupid Wireless Controller(s)
th-cam.com/video/a5CgqQp992E/w-d-xo.html The R64 flew off and melted right in to the plastic of the battery connector ;)
Hi I was wondering if you can help me with my nintendo switch it has been working but there's no screen so I was wondering if we can talk private and I can send it to you
and stupid not being used as a number...when not is just a word ,,,Not a number stupid mispronunciations...still like your videos though...long "live" Dave
Reading the description, please don't be discouraged about longer videos. Even for easier fixes. More Steve is always welcome!
I agree!
Hi Steve. You can't measure continuity with the charger plugged in. The multimeter will see the voltage, assume its from the other probe and read 0 ohms. You'll notice the beeps go on for longer than they should too because of this, that's how I usually end up realising I still have the board powered and have to go back and retest. I have spent more time than I would like to admit chasing false shorts because of this.
Did anyone else shout out “No” when you bought a working one 😄😄
Just a guess, but at 35:06 it looks like the resistor only fully connects to one of the pads. That would at least explain why it worked when you heated it up, because it had better contact due to thermal expansion
Exactly. Only one pad gets glossy and pulls the resistor in.
Yeah thought exactly the same!
@@Adrian_Finn - No you didn't.
Idk why he is wasting his time fixing junk when he should obviously be trying out for american idol with that angelic voice
I don’t usually comment but when you replayed the loss of R64 I couldn’t stop laughing and had to comment. Your reaction to that was hilarious.The amount of time it took for you to find it and edit it must have been work!
That was pretty intense . I really enjoy the way you work Steve . Your sense of humor is infectious. Honestly it’s what keeps me coming back week after week . The repair part is an added bonus !
Your determination to get things working again is remarkable. Big fan, please do a revisit video, I’m sure you’ll be able to sort the fault!
That R64 looks suspiciously on 35:10. Like it's soldered just to one pad.
Thats probably why heating help to charge at the end
Inspired by videos of yours, such as this epic, I wasn't phased when my son's Xbox controller had stick drift. Stand back son, said I, confidently. 15 minutes later as well as stick drift, the controller now had the issue that I had destroyed the wifi antenna connection to the daughter board. The scale of these things is miniscule. Without any microscope I can't even see the part i need to replace, let alone fix it! 😂 At least my son got a new series controller out of it
Steve, that was a nerve wracking video. I would have taken both of those controllers and threw them right in the trash about 15mins into the video! haha You have way more patience than me, thats for sure!
Same.
when that little resistor flew of, I was like OH NOOOOOOOOO
OH NOOOOOO
OH NOOO...
probably already figured out but. When a Multi-meter tries to measure continuity or Ohm's it does so by applying a TINY voltage and measure the tiny current or vise versa. If there is ANY voltage on the circuit you measure ZERO Ohm's. With some multi-meters you might even fry the meter or circuit.
That was like watching a Greek tragedy. I really must congratulate you on your zen like calmness, I'd have been reaching for the claw hammer long before.
I had one Controller of that brand before on my workbench and failed all the way on my try to fix it.
It is nice to see that you are able to fix the one you wanted to fix in the first place. I am sure you are able to repair the other one in the future.
I enjoy ever new video of yours. Thanks for the content and keep up the good work
I think your airspeed is too high.
I find I can successfully de-solder at very low speeds with a higher temperature.
Quite the roller-coaster of emotions on this one Steve.. 🤣 thanks for this SOLID episode
The definition of pissing into the 200 degree wind 😂
The charge and discharge are managed by the protection circuit so you may be able to charge it but not discharge, or the opposite. You can always use some resistors to simulate a load, then check to make sure it still has the same (or close) voltage during discharge without dropping. So in this case you could use two 1/4 watt 82 ohm resistors in parallel to simulate a .100A load.
22:38 If you get a second soldering iron then you can remove the components by heating both ends simultaneously. That way you don't need to use the heat gun and risk blowing the components away.
Hey Steve, my best guess for GU1L is the BD4958, a CMOS voltage detector from the BD49xxx series.
If I am correct (which I still doubt) “GU” should be the SMD code for the SSOP5 package, whereas “1L” might be the lot number.
Had I the pcb with me, I would check if the connections match with the typical application circuit shown in the ROHM datasheet. 😉
I'm proud that you were able to trademark the big fat head in the way cam. I swore I thought someone would have beaten you to it :D
Great teardown as always
Walkin' down the road,I got stuck in the mud. There goes Bugs Bunny. There goes Elmer Fudd.
One of my favourite videos now Steve, the sheer determination to get a result! Well done
Epic. Probably confusion on my part, but ensure there is no power on components you are testing for continuity (18:01 to 18:24) as you will get false readings and may damage your DVM.
Amazing work. Love your videos!
Steve... who is sent broken things, fixes things, then breaks them to then fix what you broke in the first place then not actually fix the original problem 😆 Looking well Steve, enjoing the channel as always.
Damaged resistors cause the weirdest faults. I was thinking a small wire on each point (with solder mask) to a resistor not connected to the board out of the way would be another way to do it for beginners.
Great work Steve. You are a machine! They cant all be easy👍
Thanks Chris! This one tested me! 👍
It might be that the blown off resistor that you put back is making a bad contact that only completes the circuit when slightly warmed up it expands a bit and actually touches. One of the solder joints on it didn't look super to me.
Don’t do her dry like that, the last chip you heated, reflow it with some flux
You lucky guy - blowing the resistors all over the place and then find it again. I never have so much luck. Congrats.
I've been lmao this entire video... and NOT 'at you' ..... okay, maybe a few times your self deprecations has been hilarious, but you just really knew how to hit my funny bone today LOL :)
The ol' "Switcharoo"
Very strange did you see if the cap was short on the second Bluetooth sub board ?
Thanks Steve 😊
Going green is caused glitching the charge circuit. 2.8 is too low for the battery and so the BMS has tripped 3.2 is the lowest a li-ion should be allowed to drop
You literally fixed it until it was broken!! I’m impressed ❤❤
Gonna be walking around for months saying "Here we go" in my lowest possible voice. Thanks for reminding me about that line lol
Always a pleasure to watch. You need to lower the air speed to prevent components from flying away.
They will make a film about this some day, mark walberg will play Steve
Steve must spend as much time on his " music " than he does on his repair attempts.
I'm not saying which i like better though.
Not kicking a good man while he's down 😁
Oh, forgot to add, please stop testing live naked boards while they're resting on metallic objects! That's surely going to confuse the issue or cause further damage
One problem into two? Now you’re talking my kind of aptitude.
Love your videos, Steve! Please be super careful with LiPo batteries; my heart was in my mouth seeing that cell with bare wires flapping around!
ooooppphhhhh that was a journey! :) Not a fan of working on controllers - they often seem to be a pain!
Yeah, they can definitely be problematic! This one tested me quite a bit! 😬
Maybe try a regular soldering iron, sometimes, instead of the hot air?
"schoolboy error"" should be ur new stage name
If you don’t want components blow away turn your air down and put kapton tape over the small components you don’t want to blow away! You drive me nuts with the amount of air flow you use!
no cow pictures with the unsolder gun at 21:16? I am disappoint
I felt robbed of the lack of cow images popping on screen at 21:15 D:
At this point I am convinced you Troll us on purpose with not turning down the fucking airflow no matter how loud we are shouting at the screen.
I especially like your perseverance with these repairs. Thanks for sharing. Regards
I can not stress this no matter how many times I comment on your channel - your perseverance is god-tier. My god, never lose that trait. Fantastic video.
I’m not sure if it’s genius or just pure dumb poke and hope
And his patience.
WhyNotBoth.gif @@Mrflash222006
This was more tense than some thrillers I’ve seen. Didn’t expect that when I started the video 😅
i was wondering what took you so long for another video. I understand now. Entertaininig though. Was worth the wait. Yet again soooliiiiddd work.
R64's planet needed him.
Stupid Intergalactic Resistance.
Absolute bloody rollercoaster!!
You can bypass the battery protection circuit and directly charge the lithium batteries with your bench top constant current constant voltage power supply. Best done on a cell by cell basis you simply set it to 4.20V/cell and the current to 0.5C so on a 1000mAh pack set it to 500mA. Or even more carefully set it to 0.05C if it’s under 3.0V/cell and then set it to 4.1v/cell at 0.5C.
Although not successful for two pieces. It was a lot of effort and research. The most addicting to find the fault. Great video.
You’re very thorough. Well done sir.
5:52 - that has to be a Monkey Island reference there!
This was pure entertainment! I love you Steve!
I have no idea why, but the flipping the numbers back to 0, then posturing and going “OPH” with a quick cut had me laughing.
I was feeling for you Steve all the way can’t wait to see if fix the second one great video and well done 👍 😊
Awh Steve... I really felt your pain on this one. 🤗
Dirty dead done dirt sheap..
This deserves more upvotes
Surely the charging current at 1.1 amps is too much for that 3.7 v battery.
Likely about 500 milliamps would be more suitable?
I know it's sound weird but i think it might be the layer delaminated and the copper is not supported and get cut inside the layer
Pretty sure you didn’t solder the resistor properly
Just curious do you work with joey does tech it seems you both upload at the same time almost every time either way you are amazing and love tge videos you make me want to fix faulty items
Hard work Steve, well done with the perseverance.
I knew you would sing living on a prayer at the end. Awesome
Best descent into madness yet
i just having fun watching stezstix fix mess it up and melted plastic got me laughing alot LOL
im sure he come back and fix it later lol
This was the Greek epic literature of repair videos.
to my eye (not finished watching) in the first 5 minutes or so you trying to charge it, seemed like the light went green when you were pushing the charging cable in (because you were stabilising the amp meter thing)
Weird but this actually happen to me time ago when a hard drive fried 2 motherboards. When I check the hard drive was pushing a high voltage spike into the regulators, got able to fix them but need to wait 2 months for the chips regulators to arrive.
Stupid controller thing great video
Just pack up the broken controller into the new box, return it to the store due to it not working,
Damn, you are a funny man Steve. Days since last melting something: 00 😂
That's hands down the best beat ever on the show, can I get an ID please?
That was Epic, you had to work for that one, hats off to ya, I would have stotted them off the wall lol. 🎉
Great job fixing the dead one and kiling the working one. 😂😂😂😂
Waiting for 2nd video fixing the ex working one.
Wait.,now i'm confused. Which one was the working one or the dead one ? 🤯
What is your music source?
Those tunes are sometimes stellar!
I want the moo cow back 😂
Love your beavis and butthead t shirt
yay a long video from uncle steve about time
"dead" Either it doesn't work or they are reminding themselves of their favorite They Might Be Giants song.
So did you buy a broken one and then buy a working one to make one working one? I’m confused but I am drunk. Still a great vid cheers Steve.
No, it was to break the working one and to repair the broken one.
2,8 volts is very low indeed for a lithium battery.
Battery must have gone high impedance I reckon. This can happen when a battery is going into a dormant state. I reckon it pumped in more juice than expected 😮
brilliant.. loved every minute .. stupid chips
Could you do a video on how you do the Raps please? They are very well put together, do you have a music background or play any instruments?
Pretty sure R49 had a bloody huge chunk missing from it at 7 mins 58.
Fixed the broken one but broke the working one. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be, I guess... 😆
I have that same controller, good video as always
Hey Steve,like your channel,keep it up
this stressed me out somethin fierce and i love it
There is one thing i still don’t understand and from all your vids you never check the usb ports before plugin in the wire for charging maybe the pins are bad and you could damage that usb plug your putting in there