Acer N161P1 laptop repair - How a shorted capacitor job get complicated

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  • @norta_gaming9035
    @norta_gaming9035 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Unbelievable, just a week ago I had exactly the same problem, it was an ACER NITRO 5, the capacitor was short and I immediately removed it and the laptop worked, but the problem occurred when I turned on the charger, the light just flickered and it wouldn't start with charging but I was confused as to how it wants to charge with the power supply, I even asked a question on Discord and posted a video and pictures but no one helped me, in the end I was helped by my thermal camera which showed the first mosfet which was short , I replaced the duck and everything works perfectly :))

    • @florinese78
      @florinese78 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Again the duck 🤣🤣🤣

    • @codjuice6113
      @codjuice6113 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I had the same problem with acer predator Helios 300, but the capacitor got burnet and exploded and was obvious... I changed it and changed the power MOSFET too.. is it fine or I shouldn't have replaced the burnet capacitor? I don't want to face the problem again.

  • @SiETechNotebookReparatur
    @SiETechNotebookReparatur ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Times are changing, a mosfet is not just a wire anymore :)

    • @deleanuandrei9612
      @deleanuandrei9612 ปีที่แล้ว

      Muahahaha😂😂😂😂

    • @asv5769
      @asv5769 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe laptops are changing. Few years ago, standard Sorin’s repair was to bypass Mosfet with a wire. Nowdays this is out of question. So I wonder if it really worked back then, or maybe there were issues not tested like battery not charging etc.

    • @spiritseer001
      @spiritseer001 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah, i think it is shorting the gate of the mosfet.Maybe it is still ok to be dodgy sometimes by replacing it with a wire if it is open. 😂

    • @markkay8117
      @markkay8117 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@spiritseer001 100%, I also believe gate of the mosfet was shorted.

    • @Hadadoh
      @Hadadoh 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You have good videos but I don't understand the language. Keep up the good work

  • @joseph_donovan
    @joseph_donovan ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sorin, the more obtuse the problem, the more you use your singular ingenuity, the more we learn from your masterful, magical and magnificent mind! Love it! Thank you!

  • @FelixImranMasakasa
    @FelixImranMasakasa ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It felt awkward the time the capacitor was removed and it drove me crazy to see it with still a short, but I've learned a great lesson as well to be patient and dig more.
    Big up to you.

    • @ShR33k
      @ShR33k 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@andrew_koala2974 Stop being a cock.

    • @FelixImranMasakasa
      @FelixImranMasakasa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@andrew_koala2974 all the same bro, I'm not here to learn grammar or to be an orator. As long as u understand what I meant no worries. But thank you for your help anyway

  • @electronicrepairservice2020
    @electronicrepairservice2020 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow, this was a sanity test, for a second I was thinking there was something going on with the battery. Another great lesson, thank you !

  • @argee99
    @argee99 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sorin is the 'Columbo' of electronic repair. Excellent as always, thanks for the video...

  • @jovanlearn9332
    @jovanlearn9332 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Too funny, too educative , informative ,. Am too thankful 👍👍

  • @Pirelli.
    @Pirelli. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was hard, but not too hard for Sorin! Great as always! ☺

  • @TheElectronicDilettante
    @TheElectronicDilettante 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s one of the most satisfying feelings to find the fault through all the nonsense and end with a working device. Nice work.
    I’m glad to see a variation of the “smoke method” to find shorts is still around just without the smoke.

  • @hahnsolo7241
    @hahnsolo7241 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your vids are the interesting ones on hole youtube, as a beginner i learn a lot from you! Many Thanks from Germany

  • @teknerds
    @teknerds 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a repair job that brought me back to school. It's an Acer N17C4 laptop with no fans! Yes it came to me like that and I thought that there was a short somewhere causing it to switch on briefly and off on its own again. I lined up possible causes to BIOS temp settings, which I couldn't find as they aren't there for it, so I'd feel the CPU with the back of my fingers to try and determine if it could be heating. It barely would get warm before power cutting off. Other symptoms are difficulty turning it on, even though it has the orange light for the charger, the blue light would only come on after bashing the keyboard. So while watching this video, at the part where you suspected it could be anything like the touchpad or keyboard that could have a short, I quickly figured that the keyboard's on button is stuck on always depressed, even though the key itself bumps up after pressing it. The minus key seemeed to be the new ON/OFF button, and I suspect some liquid damage to the keyboard. So I'd switch it on and quickly yank out the loose keyboard cable and it stayed on... problem solved. So I'm relieved it's just a faulty keyboard for my client.. You do have excelent troubleshooting skills going over each section and module carefully.

  • @rongray8934
    @rongray8934 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice job. Keep digging. You provide an excellent presentation on your videos. So enjoyable and easy to follow your explanations.

  • @MrRvdbeek
    @MrRvdbeek ปีที่แล้ว

    A nice repair
    And I learn a Lott again thanks

  • @DrivenDIYer
    @DrivenDIYer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good Job, every sunday enjoing your Videos. Keep on. Have a nice day Sorine.

  • @remypaternoster6627
    @remypaternoster6627 ปีที่แล้ว

    As usual, great video... Thanks!

  • @samuelonaolapo2812
    @samuelonaolapo2812 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sorin, you are the best

  • @eldjoesther643
    @eldjoesther643 ปีที่แล้ว

    The genius teacher 🎉🎉.

  • @diyfixtool830
    @diyfixtool830 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good video, learned a lot of useful things

  • @JAngelaCarter
    @JAngelaCarter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rock-On. Thank You! Big help

  • @theothergameygamer
    @theothergameygamer หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice puzzle solution

  • @hypocrisyrules
    @hypocrisyrules 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, you are awesome!!!!

  • @adifirdaus8204
    @adifirdaus8204 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nice video, I learned from this

  • @AKhan-nu9mw
    @AKhan-nu9mw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanx you very much, Sir.

  • @walterwhite9094
    @walterwhite9094 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is not a gap between two solder points. This is an invisible calibrated capacitor.

  • @florinese78
    @florinese78 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video,,,if it's looking like a duck it is probably a duck,,,love that part

  • @laboratorioassembler
    @laboratorioassembler ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sorin :) i have "modded" every my multimeter ( also my car seat belts alarm ) to reduce the beep for live streaming :) just place a little bit of hot glue on the buzzers.

    • @laboratorioassembler
      @laboratorioassembler ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or can be a nice thing if sorin can create a circuit to "lower" the frequency of the beep .. or to control a small relay.. to drive a red lamp ( that can be nice on live streaming )

  • @markkay8117
    @markkay8117 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    :) Yes Sorin, Please remove all capacitors as a precautionary measure! :) . No capacitors, no problems! :)

  • @leetucker9938
    @leetucker9938 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is a nice laptop

  • @fusca14tube
    @fusca14tube ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hi Sorin! Awesome technique to discover the MOSFET type. Could you please make a video explaining this? Thanks!

    • @Arvidje
      @Arvidje ปีที่แล้ว +6

      look at the number a n-channel always has e even number at the end.. P-channel has uneven number..

    • @SiETechNotebookReparatur
      @SiETechNotebookReparatur ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Arvidje not always, but mostly... e.g. see MDU1513 :)

    • @charanebot6423
      @charanebot6423 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@SiETechNotebookReparaturThat's right. Not always, I also discovered that there are exceptions.

  • @GIT-COMMS
    @GIT-COMMS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @Sorin, please how were you able to test for channel N mosfet using the multimeter ? Nice work as always

  • @miroslavstevic2036
    @miroslavstevic2036 ปีที่แล้ว

    24:30 "I don't understand ... I am dodgy?". Guilty as charged!

  • @Electronics_Repair_NZ
    @Electronics_Repair_NZ ปีที่แล้ว

    very good

  • @abnhainn7944
    @abnhainn7944 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Supper Danke

  • @ronlevin2339
    @ronlevin2339 ปีที่แล้ว

    in MacBook's each model has a different chip variations and cannot be changed to another version

  • @CRSolarice
    @CRSolarice 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So that is a filtering capacitor? It looks like you left it off and didn't replace it? That leaves the job to the other capacitor? Or did you replace it after all? Just curious. Thanks....

  • @jcl7236
    @jcl7236 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hi, how do you place the mosfet at the right place N or P channel?for example in the video when you recover 1 mosfet, you turned the mosfet to put it in the right direction. do you have a foolproof tip?

  • @lovejoymakhaza5229
    @lovejoymakhaza5229 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi sir Sorin and everyone.
    can you please share, i am a beginner in repairing laptops, I am having a challenge in checking faults especially on laptops that uses type C chargers the voltages i find 4v 1v its kinda confusing to me. and on Vcore

  • @cowboy6591
    @cowboy6591 ปีที่แล้ว

    One bad part can trigger a gaggle of parts damage, however rare. That USB bus is notorious for problems. And who knows what consequences can be had by running it without that capacitor.

  • @5bobmorris634
    @5bobmorris634 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sorine please help me i want to further up myself in in repairing expecialy IC WORK AND HOW TO be able to find fault and solve complicated problemes

  • @Arvidje
    @Arvidje ปีที่แล้ว

    to found a n-channel mosfet easy, look at the number is always a even number at the end.. P-channel has uneven number..

  • @kashi658
    @kashi658 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice

  • @Bruk55sem
    @Bruk55sem 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sir thank you for your incredible vedios.
    But when you found a 0 volt on the output side of a mosfet you just short it but also at the same time when there is a shorted mosfet the laptop stop working.
    Why is it the solution for one laptop becomes a problem to the other? And what is the concept behind it?
    THANK YOU
    FROM ETHIOPIA, AFRICA

  • @pajdko8382
    @pajdko8382 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😂😂😂 do we need a capacitor nah nah 😂

  • @dannechita8577
    @dannechita8577 ปีที่แล้ว

    how you know if is a chanel n or chanel p mosfet?

  • @MadMatty72
    @MadMatty72 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ceramic capacitors fail a lot, on one of your own devices, would you ever replace a ceramic capacitor with another type that has a more favorable failure mode ?

  • @JakeJoao
    @JakeJoao ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorin the G. O. A. T.

  • @svetlanavlasova2061
    @svetlanavlasova2061 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two days ago I repaired "hydroponic garden" which did not work. On power supply connector there was sparks.
    Power supply board of the unit had 2 PWM DC-DC convertors and one chip to control AC pump.
    To make the story short a DC-DC converter responsible for LED light had a capacitor with impedance of 10 Ohms (it was a tricky one as I did not had power supply without protection). Once the capacitor was replaced the unit came to life.

  • @CraZyButRich
    @CraZyButRich ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow way better when u r in the mood 😂

  • @djtongi
    @djtongi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the Karma of the not-replaced capacitors will follow you forever!

  • @abderrahmanebourou9471
    @abderrahmanebourou9471 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you have laptop maintenance course?

  • @riyatnoyatno7680
    @riyatnoyatno7680 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr you must try change resistor very smal

  • @carlosgohn8659
    @carlosgohn8659 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorin scissorhands

  • @riyatnoyatno7680
    @riyatnoyatno7680 ปีที่แล้ว

    I try but this work/easy

  • @muharrembaskaya7125
    @muharrembaskaya7125 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What would happen if you shorted broken mosfet ( drain and source) instead of replacing it with a new one ?

  • @klebessantos6727
    @klebessantos6727 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    muito bom

  • @ricks3754
    @ricks3754 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    indeed it was a duck haha
    nice video!

  • @feldwebel7734
    @feldwebel7734 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tonight's Episode: "Karma Of The Capacitors"....................

  • @leetucker9938
    @leetucker9938 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    please publish list of these repair shops so i can avoid them

  • @ngwanindi
    @ngwanindi ปีที่แล้ว

    I worked on a laptop today and the power button had 19v when you press it goes to zero. What could be happening here?

  • @rafaelgorospe1484
    @rafaelgorospe1484 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a laptop every 30 minutes turns off what will be the reason why it happen, can you show something like my problem

  • @Rodox2k10
    @Rodox2k10 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good video, Sir. I got a question though.
    Since there was no indicator arrow printed on the board, how did you know the proper orientation of the mosfet?

  • @BrozFix
    @BrozFix ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that "black karma" prank video got payback time :D

  • @gsmzed2479
    @gsmzed2479 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have Hp 350 G2- 19v is OK and 3.3 v, now the issue is it used to power on only when there is a battery, without a battery no matter how hard you press the power button 🔳 it can't power, after that, it started charging itself,and it powers on itself the moment you insert a batrrey and a charger. Now it's no longer powering on. Any help?

  • @roadrunner5772
    @roadrunner5772 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    du bist ein Fuchs Sorin

  • @zamrigm229
    @zamrigm229 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how much this case

  • @mariaivascu3972
    @mariaivascu3972 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ati putea face stand up tehnic ?!

  • @mouncleispronameAchrafyemlahi
    @mouncleispronameAchrafyemlahi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cool

  • @user.fedorman
    @user.fedorman ปีที่แล้ว

    Part 2: when you replace the shorted capacitor 😂

  • @bogdanmustata5310
    @bogdanmustata5310 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mi-a plăcut foarte mult episodul ăsta. Exact ca un film ..cu mult suspans. Noroc de la Iași.

  • @Popeyes66
    @Popeyes66 ปีที่แล้ว

    Evil Genius stikes again !

  • @aliemlek
    @aliemlek 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👌👌👍👍

  • @secaymal
    @secaymal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we have picture should be on a shirt

  • @petervoros8221
    @petervoros8221 ปีที่แล้ว

    So it was a duck!😂

  • @GlishaSo
    @GlishaSo ปีที่แล้ว

    maybe battery got empty fast until you assembled everything : edit i think its actualy not charging battery if its too low and it gone too low for just that few seconds which you charge it. looks like its problem with charging battery :O or maybe battery is dead. this is all comments in watching video not to the end just commentating :) hehe

  • @videomaker811
    @videomaker811 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Some flux maybe can help to remove that mosfet.😂

  • @ChrisPavlides
    @ChrisPavlides ปีที่แล้ว

    When you're putting a board back in a situation like this as a technician, there are 2 options.
    Even you are confident or you are out of ideas if stills doesn't work, which would be the issue. :P
    Everytime im saying that "Im confident" there is something on the back of my mind that keeps telling me that something should go wrong.

  • @stevojhj9801
    @stevojhj9801 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job :D

  • @florinese78
    @florinese78 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    No capacitor no short😂😂😂😂 great

  • @rangasibarbar8019
    @rangasibarbar8019 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi sir, I'm new on ur channel. I'm curious if u ground ur self before touching these components or not especially when touching motherboard or any sensitive hardwares

  • @MrDinakdakan
    @MrDinakdakan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    50/50 with local repairshop, why they get 50% you supply parts and labor and experience 😢

  • @GregorydavidMck
    @GregorydavidMck 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have an old HP Pavilion gSeries laptop. How would I separate the charging circuit from the mother board so I can charge the battery pack for use in another project?

  • @mm0077
    @mm0077 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorin thank you for sharing and what is that screw doing on your microscope at 35:14 LOL

  • @vincentrigby5611
    @vincentrigby5611 ปีที่แล้ว

    HELLO why do you not replace the capasitor? .Great fix

    • @PanjiHitam100
      @PanjiHitam100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its just filter capacitor. Motherboard got more than one

  • @yodaco
    @yodaco ปีที่แล้ว

    When you get the intermittent situation like this is almost always a failing MOSFET

  • @dombarton2483
    @dombarton2483 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very nice video Sorin.. just a little english lesson. In english we dont say...."what did i told you" we say what did i TELL YOU! That is the correct way of saying it.

    • @dogosrobi
      @dogosrobi ปีที่แล้ว

      Although you are indeed correct, could you please elaborate on to what extent are you able to hold a conversation in anything rather than your own native language?

    • @dombarton2483
      @dombarton2483 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@dogosrobi English is my native language, but can speak fluent German. So that answers your question. Sorin has taught us many things, so teaching him something is the least we can do. The interrogative sentence is often incorrectly stated by Sorin. I hope he has learnt something today. I try to learn something new everyday as i believe it enriches ones life, so hopefully Sorin feels the same way.

    • @easierrogue
      @easierrogue ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please do not try to change the way he talks english, it is part of the experience 😉

    • @dombarton2483
      @dombarton2483 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@easierrogue Learning what is correct is the experience.

    • @mm0077
      @mm0077 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I followed him for years and that is his unique style and identity and I enjoy that very much. I wanted to tell him too but have refrained for many years.

  • @teslasapple
    @teslasapple ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh Sorin, you soooo dodgy he he 😅 👍

  • @addehashi
    @addehashi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    no capacitor no shorted capacitor hahaha

  • @stadug
    @stadug ปีที่แล้ว +2

    17:33 the battery started charging without a charger with 1A!

    • @stadug
      @stadug ปีที่แล้ว

      Ooo, I commented at the time, I see you realized it later, my mistake.

  • @mineua
    @mineua ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you in any way when I asked about the Mouser. After all, the repair did not work out, so there was no payment for it at all. That repair needed a unique part, isn't the client willing to pay more and get a working laptop back, or save money and get nothing?

  • @humamalrawi1276
    @humamalrawi1276 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Job done how matter it's , they don't understand.

  • @MarcoPolo-zv1ft
    @MarcoPolo-zv1ft ปีที่แล้ว

    @29:44 the chip also on LCSC 8$ they sell original chips

  • @Androx74
    @Androx74 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NIce video, in the last minutes it remember me that job where that two laptop had the first mosfet shorted and the second one was working fine, remember the laptop start for a few second than is shut itself down, :D

  • @yakupeski9978
    @yakupeski9978 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @ king

  • @jozsiolah1435
    @jozsiolah1435 ปีที่แล้ว

    Satellites and drones can examine the thermal status of a laptop, and some online free tricks can fully repair a bad, but still working laptop. One is the intelligence updates if Security Essentials , that is harder to install. The other offline solution is by discharging 10x in Windows, and discharging once in Bios. By repeating this more times, the laptop will become healthy and cool. For the first 5 rounds, you may experience nothing, because this solution is locked. Mine is just 2.1 Ghz, and at 1 Ghz it is a powerful pc at 50% cpu speed, and 333 mhz ram speed. The battery calibrates to 1 h 9 min . At performance mode, fsx is beautiful, nice landings, accurate manouvers, just like in real life, but the battery is calibrated to 35 min. All the new features were unlocked as I wrote it above. When a laptop is bought, about 20 elite features are locked in the battery’s eprom, and it needs a factory default battery to unlock these features. The default service battery management overwrites the elite features with a server, the software has to be deleted. It is a “curse” for laptops.

    • @dogosrobi
      @dogosrobi ปีที่แล้ว

      Hogy a miafasz?

  • @patriciaoudart1508
    @patriciaoudart1508 ปีที่แล้ว

    🙏🧡💚with my tablet if I let it two weeks without charging and using it, the battery is not coming on, need a second power supply to directly feed the battery. For my the use of such current means that google tabs are never off but as you always let it open this exposes the security about the ÙSB power supply.

  • @noamsapir2366
    @noamsapir2366 ปีที่แล้ว

    40 pound for repair job? OMG I paid 450$ to repair my razer laptop. 😫

    • @xRepoUKx
      @xRepoUKx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      IIRR the charge was £80 & he got 50% of that; so £40 to Sorin & £40 to the shop the laptop came from.

  • @jaimeortega4940
    @jaimeortega4940 ปีที่แล้ว

    So if the power supply "shuts off" then how do you recharge your battery?

  • @alirezanzdy
    @alirezanzdy ปีที่แล้ว

    🤣🤣

  • @michaeljaydasoc9805
    @michaeljaydasoc9805 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This one is fun😹

  • @Martin-ot7xj
    @Martin-ot7xj ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi sorin , please make a tutorial video about how to know and find and Diagnose Channel N OR P on mosfet . thnx