@@markusafri2343 you can set a schedule for your upload. Like he can upload the video at Wednesday and it will be released to the public at Saturday if he want that.
So TMNT was completely rebranded in UK, with different box art, marketing, title screens, video games, merch, (and omg the opening song too!?) just because "ninja has a violent connotation"? that's bonkers! Stupid censorship board.
so you're pressing on the back and its making a connection -my thought its that behind the resin on thr blobchip, its pulled up some traces, perhaps this stuff shrinks very slowly with age, as it dries out or someithng?
Great effort Steve. I'm glad my shoddy repair attempt wasn't the worst thing that was wrong with it. Thanks for the shout out - Nancy and Agatha were delighted! 👍
This could be as simple as bad contacts on the screen, I wouldn't think the blob could be corroded as it's protected (sort of) from anything hitting the chip underneath. Great video as always Steve
I've had this issue before, they're designed so cheaply it can come down to actual pressure, even pressure as your finger kept doing. The LCD tends to have a strip of contacts held firmly down with a harder foam strip with an array of contacts along it, you'll have seen this with like a Game & Watch among others. Some version of this may be at play here, so some even firm pressure put down to where it's sending the signal to the LCD to display could likely clear this up. If it were the glop top, that shouldn't matter by pressure, it's dead or not, not varying degrees of sketchiness.
Based on the way you are pushing on it. It may be blob chip delamination. Or it could be the display. If it uses zebra strips, they could be bad, or the connections to the LCD.
Good shout Brandon, I did clean the board contacts but not the zebra strip. I still don't think it'll work as I did connect the speaker up (off camera) and no sound was coming out of it either. Worth a shot though, as I don't know if the speaker works or not! 👍
So glad you did T.U.R.T.L.E Power at the credits there! I still have the original movie soundtrack cassette tape from when I was a kid, it's my most prized possession
And tools are evolving as well. He’s gotten a wide selection of tips for his hot air rework station. I just wish he would experience the wonders of syringe applied solder paste a bit more.
LOL love your content. Thanks for filming and sharing. I sometimes skip your raps or karaoke segments, but the soundtrack tune from Ghostbusters 2... You actually did a great job with that! I comment about this because obviously the flawless electronics troubleshooting work in the rest of the video was great as usual.
Great not only am I deaf from the singing ...... now I'm blind from the drawing.......,kidding I guess do love your videos even though you leave us hanging in agonizing suspense
The music in this one really reminded me of Space Channel 5 on dreamcast! Great vid as always, if something doesn't rhyme with orange, you bloody well make it rhyme!
That was the joke in the song, because a lot of people say nothing rhyme with "orange", when in fact, it's possible to find rhymes that go with it ; ) th-cam.com/video/lPcR5RVXHMg/w-d-xo.html (if you don't like the music, go at the small interview part at the end of the video to see that "orange" has rhymes that work ; ) ).
@@StezStixFix Defeated. I'm running out of dumb/stupid names too. I'm of course not just a patreon to get the stupid names in, and I hope you've got a chuckle out of it too. Drew Peacock was probably my favourite. I really appreciate your videos, and it's inspired me to crack out the soldering station again, and fix some stuff. No more dumb/stupid names for a while, I'm off on holiday, so those are going on holiday too :)
Hey Steve. Just watched Mat Armstrong's new video where he's rebuilding a Lamborghini. His dashboard has some issues and it's basically one giant circuit board, it's looks pretty complicated but could be a great collaboration idea? Anyway, just a thought. Love your videos! Cheers.
Damn man, when we can expect your first album? That rapping of yours is getting better and better and I really enjoy it. TBH I hated it at first but now I like it. Anyway, great videos and I really enjoy watching your channel.
Heya Steve. I think you have the answer with the “finger on crystal” thing. I’d bet on the clock oscillator not working. Remember that the crystal is NOT the clock oscillator. It’s just part of it. I’d try removing the crystal and injecting a clock signal from something else to test the idea. Your options are an external signal generator, or a bodge wire (plus ground) from a donor game, or for a permanent fix a small single-component clock oscillator module. Just connect the signal to one of the crystal pads - one is output from the oscillator driver, and the other is clock input to the micro. You have a 50% chance of getting it right first time!
Great Video Steve! Pity it wasn't a successful repair, but still a great effort! I had the same on my Dyson fan video, where the main microcontroller had been blown due to the motor controller feeding power back into it when it blew. Unfortunately it seems we can't fix everything...
what is that funky tune you started playing while cleaning and soldering? I love it! Sad that you couldn't fix this one. Hope you figure it out for a revisit!
Man, to be this knowledgeable and try so many things to fix it and still not get it going in the end....I think we can safely call this thing broken haha
By touching the plate from behind you put pressure and it seems to work a little. It seems that they are the contacts of the plate to the screen that do not make enough pressure. I have fixed many like this by simply putting a very thick folded paper that presses the plate against the screen.
Another amazing vid, thanks for sharing your skills and fun 😉😎 Quick question, what type of flux / grease are you using with the seringe when you solder?
If the watch crystal is in a Pierce oscillator circuit then it will need the two load capacitors to both be in working order. Check to see if any of the other ceramic capacitors have a leg connected to the crystal and replace them with the same values. The fact that something happens when your finger is touching the crystal is a clue - you are acting as a big, hairy capacitor, Steve!
2:35 is the worst soldering I've seen yet 😆Still, kudos to them for having a go and MORE IMPORTANTLY for having a go on a worthless device like this. The amount of times I see people destroy an Xbox Series X trying to replace an HDMI port with what I can only guess is a lighter is far too many!
My husband is an electronics technologist, and he reckons that when that cracked cap initially failed (he says it fell apart too easily for it to have been you that caused it), it created a surge that damaged the blob chip. Sad that you couldn’t fix it, but super fun to watch anyway! 😊
3v took out a blob chip that can take up to 5v? Theres no buck converters or anything that can surge as such.. problem is them blob chips are so cheaply made it probably just failed.. and seems to read the crystal completely wrong.. when he touches it the (earth?) noise is adjusting its clock speed.. it does seem to speed right up when earthed.. just my guess
I've seen similar before. Try a new or another zebra connector. It's the rubber strip from the PCB to the LCD. Light grey outers with a black(ish) core. The conductivity drops if they get over compressed, old or dry.
The fact that it "runs" if you bodge the crystal.. makes me think the cristal driver may be at fault.. but thats just a random guess.. might just be the blob
That's probably inducing voltage that is causing the LCD to turn on. Which makes me think something is floating. A broken trace. Perhaps somewhere around the crystal.
@@Bubu567 could be, could be.. would be funny if the rubber connector between lcd and board is the wrong way or damaged, although, that wouldn't nessesarly do any of that.
Yes, gives the impression that the crystal is not running, not sure whether those caps and resistor are in the crystal drive circuit (scope required to determine whether oscillating). Also, worth checking zebra strips and those buttons which seemed to be intermittent (dodgy pads or traces)
Not sure if this was already mentioned, but perhaps when you were applying pressure to the board you were completing the trace in the area...perhaps redoing the traces might help (with wire)?
the broken cap you replaced the first tme is the villan. Probably he blew out the blob chip blob with a high current. Seen it before. you can put this thing in the round filing cabinet aka bin
Looks like a classic Zebra strip issue. It's easy for corrosion, oils, or other kind of dirt to get on the contacts or the strip itself. I bet it'll work after a good clean and with even pressure all across the strip.
" bet it'll work after a good clean " That was the first thing he did though, and pushing on it did not make the game work, it just lit up random bits of the lcd.
Stupid Teenage Mutant not Ninja but Hero Turtles 2 thing.
how did u pin this 3 days ago
@@markusafri2343 you can set a schedule for your upload. Like he can upload the video at Wednesday and it will be released to the public at Saturday if he want that.
@@Macaaroni23 nice.
So TMNT was completely rebranded in UK, with different box art, marketing, title screens, video games, merch, (and omg the opening song too!?) just because "ninja has a violent connotation"? that's bonkers! Stupid censorship board.
so you're pressing on the back and its making a connection -my thought its that behind the resin on thr blobchip, its pulled up some traces, perhaps this stuff shrinks very slowly with age, as it dries out or someithng?
Great effort Steve. I'm glad my shoddy repair attempt wasn't the worst thing that was wrong with it. Thanks for the shout out - Nancy and Agatha were delighted! 👍
Thanks for the donation, it gave us all something to appreciate Steve's skills
That hand drawing is fantastic
This could be as simple as bad contacts on the screen, I wouldn't think the blob could be corroded as it's protected (sort of) from anything hitting the chip underneath. Great video as always Steve
Deffo dodgy gpu
I've had this issue before, they're designed so cheaply it can come down to actual pressure, even pressure as your finger kept doing. The LCD tends to have a strip of contacts held firmly down with a harder foam strip with an array of contacts along it, you'll have seen this with like a Game & Watch among others. Some version of this may be at play here, so some even firm pressure put down to where it's sending the signal to the LCD to display could likely clear this up. If it were the glop top, that shouldn't matter by pressure, it's dead or not, not varying degrees of sketchiness.
The fun starts at 0:00
😂
The format, method, and pacing of your content is perfect. Please don't change a thing.
Maybe let him change his underwear tho.
@@franksmith7271 Fair.
That's a fantastic likeness of you. Really well done!
Based on the way you are pushing on it. It may be blob chip delamination. Or it could be the display. If it uses zebra strips, they could be bad, or the connections to the LCD.
Do you think it is fixable?
I'm an old man with lots of experience with broken things. I think that's broken as well!
An expert has spoken! (LOL).
A StezStix Fix on a saturday, "Nice".
Stupid saturday :D
Love the funky music a third of the way in as you were applying new solder and cleaning it.
Niiiice!
Saturdays are so much better with a StezStix Fix video!!
This dude makes me smile always when i watch his videos.😂
Can you clean the screen contacts? Especially if it's the zebra strip type. You were pushing on the crystal that looked to be right behind the screen
Second that!
What about the audio also not working?
@@Vibropollo speaker wasnt connected
Good shout Brandon, I did clean the board contacts but not the zebra strip. I still don't think it'll work as I did connect the speaker up (off camera) and no sound was coming out of it either. Worth a shot though, as I don't know if the speaker works or not! 👍
This!
So glad you did T.U.R.T.L.E Power at the credits there!
I still have the original movie soundtrack cassette tape from when I was a kid, it's my most prized possession
😮👍 amazing to hear Zig and Zag getting a mention, spent many an hour watching their show 😁
Well, you went all out to fix this for the children. Hats off for that. That was a thorough attempt. Cheers Steve!!!
6:14 "...look, they've even got my ugly neck warts..."
It's called a head, Steve.
Oh my god, I forgot that I had that toy until I saw your thumbnail. That's awesome. Thanks for the memory. Love the channel.
Nice traces reconstruction job. 👍
I just found your channel, and boy am i glad i did! thx for the video Steve!
Just when I thought the videos couldn't get any better, you;ve only gone an rapped T.U.R.T.L.E Power!
10:18 I don't think... Classic.... I have said that many times. Enjoyed the video. thanks for sharing
you sir are a genius, forget the wiring etc. The Funky Music and Raps with Video just works. Amazing 👍✌
That's nuts that you are almost to 100K. Love this channel.
Is it just me or has the wiring skills improved significantly? Also much better amount of solder mask than in the past lol
Yes, totally, but not as much as his rapping skills.
@@sthiy Perfect amount..
@@LeeFiero I know an addict when I see one.
And tools are evolving as well. He’s gotten a wide selection of tips for his hot air rework station. I just wish he would experience the wonders of syringe applied solder paste a bit more.
@@hugegamer5988 'solder paste' what
lol oh damn, neck warts and everything, good stuff, I admire your attention to such detail when fixing stuff
LOL love your content. Thanks for filming and sharing. I sometimes skip your raps or karaoke segments, but the soundtrack tune from Ghostbusters 2... You actually did a great job with that! I comment about this because obviously the flawless electronics troubleshooting work in the rest of the video was great as usual.
Is that a short at 4:12. I really look forward to you video's every week, they keep getting better.
I love seeing thing I haven’t in a long time, I know I had that exact game. I can remember the feel of it in my hands and the buttons.
I fix same model yesterday with same problem, finally is the cristal oscillator. New one and working again
You checked all the positives but not the negatives by touching the Cristal you are shorting to ground so that could be the problem
That drawing was amazing!!!
Great not only am I deaf from the singing ...... now I'm blind from the drawing.......,kidding I guess do love your videos even though you leave us hanging in agonizing suspense
7:42 Moultim-itter - straight out of Mr. Heck's toolbox of alternative pronunciations.
hello sir, sorry for the noob question. may i know what is the material name for the green liquid you used to cover the wire at minutes 7:24?
The music in this one really reminded me of Space Channel 5 on dreamcast! Great vid as always, if something doesn't rhyme with orange, you bloody well make it rhyme!
😂 loads of rhymes for orange!
That was the joke in the song, because a lot of people say nothing rhyme with "orange", when in fact, it's possible to find rhymes that go with it ; )
th-cam.com/video/lPcR5RVXHMg/w-d-xo.html (if you don't like the music, go at the small interview part at the end of the video to see that "orange" has rhymes that work ; ) ).
@@StezStixFix Defeated. I'm running out of dumb/stupid names too. I'm of course not just a patreon to get the stupid names in, and I hope you've got a chuckle out of it too. Drew Peacock was probably my favourite.
I really appreciate your videos, and it's inspired me to crack out the soldering station again, and fix some stuff.
No more dumb/stupid names for a while, I'm off on holiday, so those are going on holiday too :)
Wow Steve. Great fix. My favorite part was where you didn't try to sling your own merch for half the video.
Oh wow I had that game when it came out, I was big into TMNT at that time, I remember it but had forgot until just seeing it here.
I loved this game as a kid so many great memories.
That’s a nice self portrait sir
Oh damn, someone on the schoolbus definitely had that, brings up some serious nostalgia
Lmao, glad you got the drawing 😂 great vid btw 🥳
hell yeah i had one them bad boys as a child. great video pal. many thanks
Wow I totally forgot about that kind of games. i got that one when I was a kid.
Could be the display, if you push it turns on... Maybe is something lose around there.
I had that as a child. So great to see a toy from my past.
The soundtrack was particularly good this episode.
Thank you very much for all the entertainment Steve. Karoline x
Keep doing what your doing Steve, I love watching your vids, you are a great guy funny.
Hey Steve. Just watched Mat Armstrong's new video where he's rebuilding a Lamborghini. His dashboard has some issues and it's basically one giant circuit board, it's looks pretty complicated but could be a great collaboration idea? Anyway, just a thought. Love your videos! Cheers.
Great video.. and what an amazing job you did with that jump wire. Top class 👏
Damn man, when we can expect your first album? That rapping of yours is getting better and better and I really enjoy it. TBH I hated it at first but now I like it.
Anyway, great videos and I really enjoy watching your channel.
Love it when Steve gets the funk out!
Heya Steve. I think you have the answer with the “finger on crystal” thing. I’d bet on the clock oscillator not working. Remember that the crystal is NOT the clock oscillator. It’s just part of it. I’d try removing the crystal and injecting a clock signal from something else to test the idea. Your options are an external signal generator, or a bodge wire (plus ground) from a donor game, or for a permanent fix a small single-component clock oscillator module. Just connect the signal to one of the crystal pads - one is output from the oscillator driver, and the other is clock input to the micro. You have a 50% chance of getting it right first time!
@@SkidrowTheThird here let me translate...he said "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow"
Where is he going to get 1.1 gigawatts though?
@@EmergencyChannel 🤣
@@jaketzi8816 more whovian
@@EmergencyChannel just want to say, your username sounds like a great name for a band.
Great video either way it goes down. Cheers Steve. 👍
Omg I had this as a child I loved it made my Christmas
I had one of these when I was younger! I’m sure I had another one with another game too.. maybe Top Gun?
hand drawn Colonel Sanders, great.
I had that unit as a kid. Loved that thing but I eventually took it apart and then accidentally broke it.
Great Video Steve! Pity it wasn't a successful repair, but still a great effort! I had the same on my Dyson fan video, where the main microcontroller had been blown due to the motor controller feeding power back into it when it blew. Unfortunately it seems we can't fix everything...
Must be something to do with the contacts on the screen as you get something when there's pressure on the crystal
Nice tune whilst reflow
that hand drawing is spectacular
Zebra strip on the LCD side?
Maybe you applied pressure to the LCD and the crystal was a red herring?
what is that funky tune you started playing while cleaning and soldering? I love it! Sad that you couldn't fix this one. Hope you figure it out for a revisit!
Mama Funk by spring gang
The sudden stop of the music when the cap broke literally broke me.
Good job fixing the Turtles electronic handheld there Steve - nice 1 👍
Did you check the zebra connectors for the screen ? Maybe they need a clean or replacing
i love the music during the fix
Man, to be this knowledgeable and try so many things to fix it and still not get it going in the end....I think we can safely call this thing broken haha
It might help to figure out the connection points for the speaker since right now your only indicator that it's doing anything is the display.
Dirty LCD screen contacts not touching the board properly? BTW
that funky jazz music you used was very Paul Hardcastle (19 Album) inspired. 😎👍
Always, ALWAYS nice to see you and your awesome videos, Steve :)
Seriously good drawing there...
for sure its the contacts from the board to the screen
Had to go and check my Garfield game. Same shape and shape but orange and features a large tabby cat. Still working despite its great age, lol.
I don't know about the Konami hand held games, but if anyone has a Tiger electronics game that has a bad crystal, the one they use is 32.768KHZ.
@stezStix Fix? How do you clean off the flux in these videos. I've used a paintbrush with Isopropyl but it just makes everything really sticky :(
Love your works
By touching the plate from behind you put pressure and it seems to work a little. It seems that they are the contacts of the plate to the screen that do not make enough pressure. I have fixed many like this by simply putting a very thick folded paper that presses the plate against the screen.
Another amazing vid, thanks for sharing your skills and fun 😉😎
Quick question, what type of flux / grease are you using with the seringe when you solder?
If the watch crystal is in a Pierce oscillator circuit then it will need the two load capacitors to both be in working order. Check to see if any of the other ceramic capacitors have a leg connected to the crystal and replace them with the same values. The fact that something happens when your finger is touching the crystal is a clue - you are acting as a big, hairy capacitor, Steve!
2:35 is the worst soldering I've seen yet 😆Still, kudos to them for having a go and MORE IMPORTANTLY for having a go on a worthless device like this. The amount of times I see people destroy an Xbox Series X trying to replace an HDMI port with what I can only guess is a lighter is far too many!
My husband is an electronics technologist, and he reckons that when that cracked cap initially failed (he says it fell apart too easily for it to have been you that caused it), it created a surge that damaged the blob chip. Sad that you couldn’t fix it, but super fun to watch anyway! 😊
3v took out a blob chip that can take up to 5v? Theres no buck converters or anything that can surge as such.. problem is them blob chips are so cheaply made it probably just failed.. and seems to read the crystal completely wrong.. when he touches it the (earth?) noise is adjusting its clock speed.. it does seem to speed right up when earthed.. just my guess
tell your huisband its time to sleep
@@lucianofz788 No need to be rude. We can all have polite and constructive discussion.
@@vladimirpopoviclipovac9689 no one beeing rude
Your husband knows absolutely nothing about electronics.
DUUUUDEEEEE!!!!! its those rubber contacts that make the screen work!!!!
wondering if he'll follow up on this. Learning a lot from these videos .
I've seen similar before. Try a new or another zebra connector. It's the rubber strip from the PCB to the LCD. Light grey outers with a black(ish) core. The conductivity drops if they get over compressed, old or dry.
The fact that it "runs" if you bodge the crystal.. makes me think the cristal driver may be at fault.. but thats just a random guess.. might just be the blob
That's probably inducing voltage that is causing the LCD to turn on. Which makes me think something is floating. A broken trace. Perhaps somewhere around the crystal.
@@Bubu567 could be, could be.. would be funny if the rubber connector between lcd and board is the wrong way or damaged, although, that wouldn't nessesarly do any of that.
Yes, gives the impression that the crystal is not running, not sure whether those caps and resistor are in the crystal drive circuit (scope required to determine whether oscillating). Also, worth checking zebra strips and those buttons which seemed to be intermittent (dodgy pads or traces)
Not sure if this was already mentioned, but perhaps when you were applying pressure to the board you were completing the trace in the area...perhaps redoing the traces might help (with wire)?
Did you try connecting the speaker back up? That way you could tell if the game was still running but the screen wasn't working?
The soldering montage was great! I think you will become the "Guy Ritchie of repair videos"!
;-)
What do you use to clean the PCB with? I dont see that on the items list.
the broken cap you replaced the first tme is the villan. Probably he blew out the blob chip blob with a high current. Seen it before. you can put this thing in the round filing cabinet aka bin
I had one of those when I was a kid and it only just came back to me when I saw it on this video.
Love your videos, Steve 👍👍
The funkiest of funk soldering music. 👍
Looks like a classic Zebra strip issue. It's easy for corrosion, oils, or other kind of dirt to get on the contacts or the strip itself. I bet it'll work after a good clean and with even pressure all across the strip.
" bet it'll work after a good clean "
That was the first thing he did though, and pushing on it did not make the game work, it just lit up random bits of the lcd.
Just need to ask about the mugshot you got - it wasn't sourced from the police, was it?
😂 very possibly