My Solder Mask UV Light BROKE! | Can I FIX It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- I use this thing all the time, but it's stopped working. I don't remember dropping it! 😬
It's the catchily-named QianLi Intelligent UV Light Curing Lamp, and there's definitely no UV light coming out of it!
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Let's have a look and let's try and fix it!
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. Solder. Mask. Curing. Device. Thing.
impressive fix
(circle of life)
Don’t shine that uv touch in my face mate, I’ve just lost a pint of blood
not sure but it looks like there was an empty spot just right of the Y1 for a 202? I wonder if that's intentional?
I kept wondering how you were going to solder mask the exposed track/wire on a soldering mask curer? Mirror contraption? 😂
Since these are filmed under a microscope I tend to lose the sense of scale for the components you work with. I'm always really impressed when you fix stuff but seeing just how tiny that transistor was makes it even more impressive!
When he puts his finger on the circuit board... XD
There is no way you're able to fix it without a microscope and a micro soldering tip.
I feel the exact way.
@@goku445diode gone wild does this stuff with half an ounce of rosin and his grandpa's soldering gun.
Just in case you were wondering, these 2 digit 7 segment displays are simply light emitting diodes tied together with a common anode and separate cathodes. Each segment lights up when a current flows from the common anode to it's individual cathode.
Each digit has one anode so in your case, more than likely that anode was on the same power rail as that transistor. When it exploded, it knocked out two things in one go. The positive supply to the first digit of the display and also the UV LED too.
Some segment displays work the opposite way around...with only one common cathode and separate anodes. (Just to confuse us all!)
Beer and watching Steve fix a uv light on a saturday evening, weekend highlight for sure.
Really is full circle when you fix the things that fix things. Well done!
Would be ironic if it needed a solder mask
@@tehedx thought thé same 😂😂😂
@@tehedx No lie, as soon as I saw him use the wire I went, "Wait..."
@@GameRaveTV 😂😂😂😂😂
I watch 3dbotmaker and lockpicking lawyer. But your videos are the best. The tunes, the electronics, the humour, and youre so down to earth.
Keep it up mate
Hopefully you don't need any solder mask for this repair
lol, came here for this comment. i knew i wasn't the only one thinking it
out in the sun!
@@goku445 He lives in England, us Brits barely know what the Sun is
I always forget he raps too. Its such a funny surprise. Total legend
🎉🎉 Weeks after weeks, always great content, well done Sir!
Thanks M! Much appreciated 👍
Why do your hands often look like you run an underground cat fighting league.
Maybe he has a cat or ten
WHAT IS THE FIRST RULE OF CATFIGHT CLUB.?
@@cerinicholls6143 Meow...
Kill jery
Maybe because he is 😜
I only discovered your channel recently, but just want to say thanks for all the videos 😂 entertaining and informative, as they say!
Countdown soundtrack!!! 😂😂😂
Came here to comment that this gave me whiplash and my wife and I both busted out laughing when the countdown bit played
Really nice fix. As the channel grows so has the intricacy and neatness of the fixes. Very enjoyable.
This was very meta. Repairing the tools you use to do repairs.
Great use of the Countdown music! 😆
Hadn't heard Circle of Life in ages. This morning, my daughter starts listening to it. I go upstairs and start watching this video to get some respite. And then BOOM, here it is again. I'm so confused.
Synchronicity!
Hopefully you don't need to put any solder mask on the solder mask curer 😬
Maybe it's time to acknowledge evolution - from Cpt. Botch to Dr. Fix and from Nice to Boom. 👏👏
Ahhh Steve, this is my favorite gadget that you use in your fixes - so glad you were able to get it working again!!!! Great *solid* fix as always. P.S. also thank you for showing us how really tiny these components are - under the microscope they look normal but its only when you show us the reality does one appreciate the effort involved!! 😀😀
Thanks Greg, yeah those components always look so big under the microscope! 😬
@@StezStixFix That's what you tell all the girls
@@relax142Man soll nicht von sich auf andere schließen. Wäre dir angeraten.
@@StezStixFix cut your fingernails!
@@StezStixFix That is what she said.
STEZSTIX FIX!!!!!!!!!!
Well done, Steve! Good thing you didn't need solder mask to fix it...
I'm glad the timer works but I still didn't get the conundrum in time... 😂
Haircut looking fresh Steve
Playing at the top of your intelligence. A treat, thank you.
Awesome fix Capt'n!
Thanks Chris! 😍
Enjoyed the vid, as always, thank you greatly for your solid content. Did you get the Bosch screwdriver-thingy from amazon? :)
😁 Thanks Roman! No, I haven't had one of those. 🤔 Did you buy it from the Wishlist!? I'll message you on Patreon...
And "Summertime" style parody in one video! I am done!
I'd forgotten that disassembly song.
Nice.
ah yes. and now it is the time that he starts fixing his old things. im here for it Stez
Your flow is so good, l love the VOS Patreon time 😘
Well done on the repair,it looked a bit tricky,looking smart with your short back and sides haircut.💯✌🏻
From now on i will only address you by your (semi) Official Title: Amazing Steve. This was world class. 99.99999% of the world population would have binned this item. No doubt. You, Amazing Steve, fixed it!!! You deserve way more than you will ever get...👍
Steve love the videos ,please do a video, if you haven't done one, on the settings for the multimeter and how it works ie where you put your probes on boards and the various settings on the thing for all of us who have one but don't understand the hows and whys of it. solder skills to to die for thanks mate
Steve, I stopped watching another video when I saw the notification for this video! Great video mate! Glad you got it working. Please ask VOS to keep up with the great music
Wow, i am overwelmed by the rhymes this time Steve! I never skip a song and i'm proud of it
Great guide. I just used it to open a brand new device to solder in a lipo since it came without it 😂
Hey Steve! you should put some conformal coating on that little bit of wire, you know? put the conformal coating on then get your UV.......OH!
OMG that rhymes for this is amazing.
I like the "summertime" haircut. 😊
The song this week is an absolute banger!!!!
That synth tune is a real banger!
Loved the smooth groove VoS
this was a real Bill and Ted moment. you left a note for your past self to purchase the exact component you needed. and when you checked, yes you had indeed completed the loop.
It's incredible the size of those components
I love to see that you swim against the tide of this throwaway society and bring even cheap things back to life with little money, persistence and brain power.
Amazing lyrics and remix for Summertime 😊
Average American chiming back in -- your Americanized version of "continuity" is spot on. Nobody (that I'm aware of...) says "multimeter" like that, though. We pronounce it the same. In spite of that, I still found it hilarious and even appropriate. carry on :)
MulTIMuhter is Canadian
When many components fail, they get very hot as part of the process. This heat degrades surrounding material and generates gas. Gas generation in a confined space is how guns and internal combustion engines work. It’s also how you explode components and send pieces flying.
count down tune lets gooooooooooooooo
Nice job....love your haircut! You should try a flattop, you'd look great
Props to the makers of this lamp to mess up the design of such a primitive device.
A chip off the old block.. Y1 did it blow..no one knows. ;) Nice fix
😁 thanks Ron!
Crazy soldery thingy great video
Probably 1 of the seven segment displays and the UV light were on their own power rail. I can only assume it's so the UV light doesn't sag the main chip's voltage enough to make it malfunction.
Steve: YOLO
Dave: Deep PCB analysis
Love the Countdown-jingle! 😄
Like the Red Dwarf reference 😂
Chameleonic life forms No Thanks!
Another Tech device fixed by your good self Steve 👍
Great fix. Luckily you didn't need to use solder mask for the fix.
Steve , it’s been a real pleasure watching your skill set advance. You’ve come such a long way in such a short time ! Great fix and always entertaining to watch you work and the commentary is just the tits ! Lol😂
Well done Steve you are a legend 👍👏👏😊
That’s wild you actually had that transistor on hand lol
That song is going to be stuck in my head all day now..... thanks....
Hair cut looking fresh mate
loved the countdown music
Well done!
That's a cute lil device.
All I use is this UV "flashlight" (torch?) that is for highlighting car A/C coolant leaks. It comes with the pretty yellow glasses. Very stylish! LOL
It's bulky and bright and is just the UV LED panel with 4 batteries inside. Very basic. But hey, it works.
But I do like that lil device you have.
Riveting. A real page-turner. Nailbiting suspense. Good music.
-Jeb Boffworthy, Rolling Stone
Nice fix
If I had to guess that transistor is getting hotter than it is designed to due to a design issue. Maybe replace with a higher rated part or add a heatsink if it fails again. It might have been good to see how hot it gets using a thermal camera?
Summer summer... er... VOS tiiiiiiiime.... LOVE IT!
Same happens with out 3D printers the screen and parts can only take so many hours of UV light before they start to disintegrate and need replacing!. 10.000hrs the manufacturers standard but you could get a weak one that'll last 6 hrs and completely fail just your luck on what spectrum or something the system is there's something that's different in every one that is on the low end or higher end or some thing can't really remember what it is but you get a lower one it'll fail fast! The mono screens in our expensive printers don't last forever unfortunately and need replacing as get cooked to brittleness the components
I love fixing things that are said to be unfixable. Its like winning against "the man" lol.
9:47 Let's go for that. Y not? xD Love the sense of humour
maybe that chip was blown away by your improvement in soldering in the time you owned it 😂 nice one steve
Be aware that UV light is pretty damaging to your naked eyes, so don't shine it too much directly towards your face. I'm actually surprised there's not a proximity sensor on that thing to ensure you're using it against a close surface only. Then my first guess would have been a safety sensor fault more than a lamp/Led fault...
In fact, that LED is most likely at 405-450 nm (violet color), which is called "near UV", and is absolutely harmless to the human body, not to mention the dose received in a couple of minutes of use. UV-A, UV-B and UV-C lamps and LEDs (400 nm and shorter), which emit a beautiful blue light, are dangerous for human health, and it is best to minimize exposure time.
@@mineua Thanks for the clarification!
good fix steve
When Steve runs out of things to fix, he starts breaking his own stuff😂
I have exactly the same device. I love it. Thanks for sharing the repair
As a back up you may as well order yourself a UV cob or lamp of decent strength of course ( not those little LEDs) and make up a UV light box.
I made one, didn't bother with a timer - just operate it manually.
Should I get this light or aixun? Also, why so many western repair guys keep on insisting on using isopropil to clean stuff? I used to use it, but then I noticed things come back, so I don't use it anymore. Problem is that it has water in it, and after alcohol evaporated, you got water and corossion. I use either flux off or benzine C2-80/120.
For any newcommers: VOS = Voice over Steve
When the timer comes on it sends the power to the light so when it counts to zero the light goes out. Hence when counter doesn’t work nor does light
You are hilarious my friend. Never change !!🤣
Another SOLID job, done well! Thanks for sharing!
So good
Out of curiosity I went and looked at my UV lamp that stopped working and sure enough it was also the same burnt up component, labeled J3Y. Looks like they just die with heat produced from the UV leds because I happen to know mine died from being on top of a cure job too long. Mine activates with an infrared sensor detecting something under it and I walked away after activating it forgetting about it for over an hour.
So, going to fix it now? :)
@@Bigrignohio I was more just reassuring Steve that it’s probably a common issue. I’ve suspected it was that the moment I opened it when it broke because it was the only spot on the PCB that was brown lol I opted to just replace it back then because I can pay a few dollars for the components or I can spend my 40% off coupon at Michaels for one of their UV lamps haha. I probably will actually fix it as a spare now knowing I likely have a donor board lying around somewhere with that component :P
Solid video Steve!!
Nice haircut Steve
Better than Ant and Dec for Saturday night entertainment!
Killed it with the Circle Of Life ..... Sorry i mean u Killed the Song ... Lol .. Great video as always steve never fails to make me laugh
I asked in a previous vid, so excuse the repeat question. Which microscope do you use? Mine has mosquito noise on the screen - not as clear as yours (mine was the cheapest I could get, mind). Love everything about your channel. Learning lots.
LOL you mad man. You actually did it. From a joke to an outro song
"Good job past Steve". Your one liners kill me.
Hmmm excellent work. I thought it would have worked for 9 seconds though. How long you been using it?
Excellent fix Steve nice save 😊
Solid work!
Would have been great to have seen some solder mask applied over that wire, cured with this device, using mirrors.
Like the new hair, can we have a full version of Circle of Life please and well done on the fixing.
Get in!! Go Wrexham!!!!!
Isnt there a capasitor missing just to the right of the chip you replased? Theres an odd space there next to the 202 one...?!?