Just did one and have a few critiques that made my job infinitely easier. 1. Prep both the new port and pads with low melt solder and flux, clean with isopropyl after. 2. Let the port fall out of the board upside down, that way you don't damage any pads. Cool vid!
If you do it right, you can swap the port within 30 seconds. In my video, the pads were already ripped so it didn't seem so quick But here's another video to reference on why hot swap, without any of the extra steps you mentioned, works so well www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRuhXqEE/
I just did that same technique, just kind of winged it, didn't really know what I was doing,just figured it'd work well though,I got good at doing those tiny little tips off ends. Good video, thank you.
I've had a lot of success using low melt solder to remove HDMI ports and you heat the ports up a lot less. Also getting it from the back is good too front or back works fine. The hot swap method doesn't seem terrible, the pins look soldered on well, I guess when I first started I would have pins fall off so I always try to use the most solder possible on pins because I don't want connections to break in the future so it's more of a pet peeve of mine now. Either way GOOD JOB JESSE!!!
Jesse you do great work and I love watching these videos. this method i have been doing for almost 7 years now but a personal suggestion from experience. i would not hold the heat gun under the board face up because this angle puts the hazardous ,acidic sometimes, flux fumes directly into the person working without proper ventilation and can cause all types of problems. you can still do the hot swap method with the heat gun facing down and will get the same desired effect. touch up the pins on the back and even sometimes a little bit on the legs and your ready to go!!
I feel like if there's danger from heating from the bottom due to any fumes, the same danger would be present from heating from the top. I generally don't put my face on the scope when heating from the bottom anyway. And I have a fume extractor. From my experience, heating from the top makes it easier to melt the plastic on the HDMI as well
This video was very helpful I now have the confidence to attempt to fix myself very informative just having the right tools and some practice will allow me to fix it if things doing this hot method seems like the best way in my opinion I have several kids that are hard on electronics so maybe I can make it a hobby as well Thank You !!!
Nice method Jesse, you could also prepare the port pins on all your hdmi ports when you buy them so they’re ready to go if you get any port repair jobs in. Great video as always.
I found it very difficult, with only a magnifier glass, to replace the 100 nF cap. Managed to do it by heating the HDMI contacts on pin 2 and 3 after tinning them and before replacing the HDMI connector. Thanks for the video.
Nice method, never considered heat from underneath, I do like using low melt solder (93°c melting point) to remove the old port, might give this one a go though 😄
Yes, Low Melt is super helpful. Although when doing it like this, you don't even have to do that. Saves so much time. Although i've never heard of 93C melting point solder. Do you have a link?
Great video, I don't have that much room on my microscope to hang boards off the desk and use the hot air station, while still being able to point the microscope at it. So I probably won't use this technique in my videos lol
Thanks for the help. Not new to soldering but new to hot air machines. This was a huge help esp your settings. Again thanks a lot I hope you keep busy doing this kind of work :)
Hello, thanks for the Video. I am a bit into soldering and a friend of mine wants me to repair a HDMI port on a Ps3 and I didn't know how to go about it. This was helpfull. Did you use low melt solder?
Great. Watch the videos on my channel to get a better idea of soldering. Consoles in general require a lot of heat. I may have used 183C solder. But honestly dont remember.
Is there a substitute I can use I don't have Flux and I don't know if I have the proper Sauder. I'm pretty nervous about doing the repair iv never done this before
Definitely going to take the hot swap advice. The tinning of the leads makes perfect sense before placing the port. I always worry that i will melt plastic in these types of components so this will help immensely. Thanks for the video and the tips. Any chance you could make a video of how long the tear down takes to get to that point on the board so i can accurately estimate costs for clients? If you already have a video on that then i apologize.
Most cleaning I do after work is with acetone. Jobs like this still have stubborn flux seeping out from under the port. I use a 50/50 blend of Tetrachloroethylene and N-Hexane for that. Known by the State of California to work.
I just use regular nitrile exam gloves: amzn.to/3yVBBCd No, they're not heat resistant per se, but the thin layer of nitrile does add a very tiny fraction of heat protection. Enough to give you a heads up that you're being burned
by jumper what were you using? where can i buy it? why were you using it? i just started to learn to repair stuff and i need as much help i can get, thank you.
Hi 👋 . I'm fairly new to PS4\5 Repair. I lost a small cap just below the hdmi port on a ps5 replacement. I do not know it's value. It bridges two of the hdmi pins. Could you please advise. Will the video signal function without it and or where can I find out what it's capicatance value is? Thank you.
Jesse, help :) iPhone 7Plus, all works but no front cam. Flex and cam is OK. I checked diod mode values on Front Flex connector and all is about to correct value. Device fall from running car window.
I took my ps5 to do this but it seems like it doesn’t look as crisp it may be in my head so you know if the place I took it to used a cheap hdmi port can it effect resolution? I have a hdmi 2.1 tv and all the bells n whistles cables Ect
@@VCCBoardRepairs Hi Jesse, if you take a look on your video @ 5:50 you will see this diode over the HDMI on the left side. To the left of that diode there is a component which is connected to its anode. Do you have any details about this component? Thank you!
Oh yeah and I forgot to ask when you are jumping the pins say I'm going to jump every single one , you connect it to the spot above it but what about the ones in between I think there's three or four that are ground I think where do they get jumped to? Can I just scratch anywhere on the board to reveal copper and connect them to that since they don't have their own pin above it?
As a fellow technician, I have a couple of problems with this . 1. You should use low melt solder so you don't have to overheat the board. 2. If you're heating it from the bottom, in order to take it off, you should turn the board upside-down so the HDMI port will fall off by itself. (Les risk of ripping pads) 3. You need to wick off the old solder and clean up all the flux . Use fresh flux and solder the pads. 4. Clean up, use fresh flux, solder the pins, and place the HDMI port in its place. 5 . Then you can decide if you want to flow it or solder it pin by pin. I know technicians have their own way, but just heating it up and swapping it to a new one and skipping all the steps above is wrong. Hope this comment helps .
We've been skipping all your steps & have had 100% success rates with no warranty issues. I'm confident hot swap method is not an issue and we back it with a lifetime warranty.
Most likely not. It does take practice and experience to be able to handle a job like this. It may look easy on video, but once you have it in front of you, it can go very bad if you dont know how to handle it.
@@aaronnunez5466 If you have no experience soldering with a hot air station, yes, it will be difficult. Just keep in mind, most repair shops will charge you extra if the board has been worked on previously & is worse shape. My recommendation would be to practice on non-working boards, so you can see what the actual job entails
Does it matter what size jumper wire we use ? as long as it doesn't rub on anything around it? I got this one its 0.10 mm Chinese stuff or is that too thin ? It's almost like hair, it looks thicker in all the videos but I think that's just because it's under the microscope possibly??
The heating from the bottom hot swap is great until you bump the board accidentally and lose all the flowing parts. Also you are placing tremendous amount of heat on the board. Obviously you have replaced alot of ports as this is not a beginner move. I prefer to put the port in cold. Excellent job though!
Hot swap method is a great method for HDMI port replacements. It should be done by professionals who know how to solder. If you're a newbie, definitely requires practice first and training if possible. Any method is risky without proper technique or training.
Does the newest version of the PS5 have a different HDMI connector that launch edition? It looks different to me and I'm not sure if the HDMI connector is interchangeable. Thanks
wow so professional.wish you lived in my neighborhood!Recently contacted a local repair shop and they quoted this repair at $289. I hung up because I was so disgusted that PARASITES actually have the nerve to try and charge people this much.
In most cases, running a jumper wire is better. If you want the soldering lugs, you can buy them here: www.injuredgadgets.com/wylie-soldering-repair-spot-welding-piece-patch-solder-lugs/?acc=3d2d53e5abcd70e24cc444935b88e6ac21
Could be a few reasons. 1. Bad solder work by the repair shop, causing the port to fail easily 2. Low quality replacement port. 3. Or you keep damaging it by unplugging & replugging it and not lining up the cable when doing so
@@VCCBoardRepairs my friend sent you a text regarding a repair. It's his ps5 that intermittently loses the video signal. He's able to play for a little at a time until the screen goes black. The HDMI cable is quite hot to the touch at the ps5 port. Thank you.
The fact that 2 year old or less systems are having this many fucking problems and Sony is just making us either try to do it ourselves or go spend $200+ to get it fixed is asinine. I will not own another sony product after the trash ass ps5
from my experience, most of the devices that come into my shop, are damaged HDMI ports. this is from physical damage caused by the user. so you can't really blame Sony for that.
Just did one and have a few critiques that made my job infinitely easier.
1. Prep both the new port and pads with low melt solder and flux, clean with isopropyl after.
2. Let the port fall out of the board upside down, that way you don't damage any pads.
Cool vid!
If you do it right, you can swap the port within 30 seconds. In my video, the pads were already ripped so it didn't seem so quick
But here's another video to reference on why hot swap, without any of the extra steps you mentioned, works so well
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRuhXqEE/
I don’t understand.. wouldn’t iso alcohol just remove the flux?
I just did that same technique, just kind of winged it, didn't really know what I was doing,just figured it'd work well though,I got good at doing those tiny little tips off ends. Good video, thank you.
I've had a lot of success using low melt solder to remove HDMI ports and you heat the ports up a lot less. Also getting it from the back is good too front or back works fine. The hot swap method doesn't seem terrible, the pins look soldered on well, I guess when I first started I would have pins fall off so I always try to use the most solder possible on pins because I don't want connections to break in the future so it's more of a pet peeve of mine now. Either way GOOD JOB JESSE!!!
Thank you!
Always fun to see other people's approaches. Good stuff Mr. Cruz!
Appreciate it, man!
Jesse you do great work and I love watching these videos. this method i have been doing for almost 7 years now but a personal suggestion from experience. i would not hold the heat gun under the board face up because this angle puts the hazardous ,acidic sometimes, flux fumes directly into the person working without proper ventilation and can cause all types of problems. you can still do the hot swap method with the heat gun facing down and will get the same desired effect. touch up the pins on the back and even sometimes a little bit on the legs and your ready to go!!
I feel like if there's danger from heating from the bottom due to any fumes, the same danger would be present from heating from the top.
I generally don't put my face on the scope when heating from the bottom anyway. And I have a fume extractor.
From my experience, heating from the top makes it easier to melt the plastic on the HDMI as well
This video was very helpful I now have the confidence to attempt to fix myself very informative just having the right tools and some practice will allow me to fix it if things doing this hot method seems like the best way in my opinion I have several kids that are hard on electronics so maybe I can make it a hobby as well Thank You !!!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice method Jesse, you could also prepare the port pins on all your hdmi ports when you buy them so they’re ready to go if you get any port repair jobs in. Great video as always.
Thank you! That's a good idea if you have free time 😅
I found it very difficult, with only a magnifier glass, to replace the 100 nF cap. Managed to do it by heating the HDMI contacts on pin 2 and 3 after tinning them and before replacing the HDMI connector. Thanks for the video.
Oh wow. That's amazing
Just did one on my kitchen counter using a hercules heat gun on 850f @ 4/5 speed. Thank you sir.
Nice method, never considered heat from underneath, I do like using low melt solder (93°c melting point) to remove the old port, might give this one a go though 😄
Yes, Low Melt is super helpful. Although when doing it like this, you don't even have to do that. Saves so much time.
Although i've never heard of 93C melting point solder. Do you have a link?
@@VCCBoardRepairs it was from RS components, Chipquik SMD4.5NL 👌 fun stuff to play with 😂
I've used this underneath method for years. Louis showed us this like 10 years ago. LOL But I usually only do this to harvest donors.
This is a great method for harvesting components and FPCs!
Great video, I don't have that much room on my microscope to hang boards off the desk and use the hot air station, while still being able to point the microscope at it. So I probably won't use this technique in my videos lol
I had to move my scope around to allow it to reach off the edge. Trust me, make it happen & you'll find it's worth it!
@@VCCBoardRepairs mine is bolted to the wall :) it's high enough that I can do it directly on the desk if I use angled nozzles
Thanks for the help. Not new to soldering but new to hot air machines. This was a huge help esp your settings. Again thanks a lot I hope you keep busy doing this kind of work :)
I really appreciate your support. Thank you so much
It is an very interesting soldering method. Thanks for share it
Glad you liked it
Switched to it recently for better feed through.
Awesome!
Hello, thanks for the Video. I am a bit into soldering and a friend of mine wants me to repair a HDMI port on a Ps3 and I didn't know how to go about it.
This was helpfull.
Did you use low melt solder?
Great. Watch the videos on my channel to get a better idea of soldering. Consoles in general require a lot of heat.
I may have used 183C solder. But honestly dont remember.
Rubbing alcohol can be used to clean off the flux
Sure can!
Is there a substitute I can use I don't have Flux and I don't know if I have the proper Sauder. I'm pretty nervous about doing the repair iv never done this before
Great tip and I completely agree.
EXCELLENT WORK YOUR ARE ALWAYS A HEAD FIRST I LOVE YOUR WORK
Thank you so much 😀
Definitely going to take the hot swap advice. The tinning of the leads makes perfect sense before placing the port. I always worry that i will melt plastic in these types of components so this will help immensely. Thanks for the video and the tips. Any chance you could make a video of how long the tear down takes to get to that point on the board so i can accurately estimate costs for clients? If you already have a video on that then i apologize.
I have a video already on my channel
I agree with the tiny terminals tinning is a must to get a precise solid solder connection
Great instructional video!
Glad it was helpful!
Been doing this for years I figured this method out like 12 years ago lol
oh awesome!
Great job bro I'm trying to practice more so I can get that good
nice touch - will be trying this.
Awesome. Let us know how it goes!
Good method even takes little long
Thank you!
Most cleaning I do after work is with acetone. Jobs like this still have stubborn flux seeping out from under the port. I use a 50/50 blend of Tetrachloroethylene and N-Hexane for that. Known by the State of California to work.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for video I just broke my ps5 hdmi port
Thank u for your informative video really appreciate it.
Glad it was helpful!
Really good quality video!
Appreciate it, man!
Hey Jessie, what kind of gloves are you wearing? Do they resist heat? Thanks for the cool videos
I just use regular nitrile exam gloves: amzn.to/3yVBBCd
No, they're not heat resistant per se, but the thin layer of nitrile does add a very tiny fraction of heat protection. Enough to give you a heads up that you're being burned
Wow! Thats a lot of heat! Those grounding traces must be a mile thick.
yes for sure.
by jumper what were you using? where can i buy it? why were you using it? i just started to learn to repair stuff and i need as much help i can get, thank you.
This is the jumper wire i used: amzn.to/3QlWz51
I had to rebuild the broken trace.
How much do you charge to do this? If I was to send my ps5 in? Also great video!
Thanks for watching! You can message me for a quote: www.vccboardrepairs.com/me
Hi 👋 . I'm fairly new to PS4\5 Repair. I lost a small cap just below the hdmi port on a ps5 replacement. I do not know it's value. It bridges two of the hdmi pins. Could you please advise. Will the video signal function without it and or where can I find out what it's capicatance value is? Thank you.
Check the video description. I linked to the cap that goes next to the pins of the HDMI port.
Jesse, help :) iPhone 7Plus, all works but no front cam. Flex and cam is OK. I checked diod mode values on Front Flex connector and all is about to correct value. Device fall from running car window.
Great question to post in my group
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@@VCCBoardRepairs Ok, Would you let me in? :)
Nice work!
I took my ps5 to do this but it seems like it doesn’t look as crisp it may be in my head so you know if the place I took it to used a cheap hdmi port can it effect resolution? I have a hdmi 2.1 tv and all the bells n whistles cables Ect
100th comment 🎉 amazing video. Nice job buddy.
Thank you!
Hey I seen your video where do you buy a PS five jumper . Are you technology little bit late?
Hi, what about the diode, is it BAS316? Do you have any information about the component which connected to the anode of the diode. Thanks in advance
I'm not sure which diode is that? Is it the one nearest to the HDMI port? If so, you can use any iPad backlight diode.
@@VCCBoardRepairs Hi Jesse, if you take a look on your video @ 5:50 you will see this diode over the HDMI on the left side. To the left of that diode there is a component which is connected to its anode. Do you have any details about this component? Thank you!
Oh yeah and I forgot to ask when you are jumping the pins say I'm going to jump every single one , you connect it to the spot above it but what about the ones in between I think there's three or four that are ground I think where do they get jumped to? Can I just scratch anywhere on the board to reveal copper and connect them to that since they don't have their own pin above it?
the ground pins can generally be skipped. but if you want to jump them, jump them to anything that is ground.
As a fellow technician, I have a couple of problems with this .
1. You should use low melt solder so you don't have to overheat the board.
2. If you're heating it from the bottom, in order to take it off, you should turn the board upside-down so the HDMI port will fall off by itself. (Les risk of ripping pads)
3. You need to wick off the old solder and clean up all the flux . Use fresh flux and solder the pads.
4. Clean up, use fresh flux, solder the pins, and place the HDMI port in its place.
5 . Then you can decide if you want to flow it or solder it pin by pin.
I know technicians have their own way, but just heating it up and swapping it to a new one and skipping all the steps above is wrong.
Hope this comment helps .
We've been skipping all your steps & have had 100% success rates with no warranty issues.
I'm confident hot swap method is not an issue and we back it with a lifetime warranty.
I’ve never soldered before, if i go and buy a kit and dont have a microscope do you think i can do it with no experience
Most likely not. It does take practice and experience to be able to handle a job like this.
It may look easy on video, but once you have it in front of you, it can go very bad if you dont know how to handle it.
@@VCCBoardRepairs is it really that hard? I’m pretty good at using my hands and it’s my only option unless I want to pay $300
@@aaronnunez5466 If you have no experience soldering with a hot air station, yes, it will be difficult.
Just keep in mind, most repair shops will charge you extra if the board has been worked on previously & is worse shape.
My recommendation would be to practice on non-working boards, so you can see what the actual job entails
Does it matter what size jumper wire we use ? as long as it doesn't rub on anything around it? I got this one its 0.10 mm Chinese stuff or is that too thin ? It's almost like hair, it looks thicker in all the videos but I think that's just because it's under the microscope possibly??
It doesn't matter
The heating from the bottom hot swap is great until you bump the board accidentally and lose all the flowing parts. Also you are placing tremendous amount of heat on the board. Obviously you have replaced alot of ports as this is not a beginner move. I prefer to put the port in cold. Excellent job though!
Hot swap method is a great method for HDMI port replacements. It should be done by professionals who know how to solder.
If you're a newbie, definitely requires practice first and training if possible.
Any method is risky without proper technique or training.
XP. A
Does the newest version of the PS5 have a different HDMI connector that launch edition? It looks different to me and I'm not sure if the HDMI connector is interchangeable. Thanks
Yes it's all the same.
How do you keep the components directly beneath the port on the opposite side from falling off with that heat? What temps are you running as well?
Surface tension keeps them in place.
Temps are shown in the video.
Thanks!
Thank you so much!
wow so professional.wish you lived in my neighborhood!Recently contacted a local repair shop and they quoted this repair at $289. I hung up because I was so disgusted that PARASITES actually have the nerve to try and charge people this much.
If you're in the USA, send me a message for a quote: www.vccboardrepairs.com/contact-us
We can beat their price :)
@@VCCBoardRepairs im in canada bro,thanks anyways
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It works without the capacitor near the hdmi ?
Technically yes, but it does look to be important, so i always replace.
I like to pre tin my trace jumpers.
Sweet!
Has someone asked yet where you got the heat gun?
From here
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What's the temperature of your heat gun?
If you want the video, I say what temperature to use.
Where can we get replacement pads?
In most cases, running a jumper wire is better. If you want the soldering lugs, you can buy them here: www.injuredgadgets.com/wylie-soldering-repair-spot-welding-piece-patch-solder-lugs/?acc=3d2d53e5abcd70e24cc444935b88e6ac21
I do hot swap all the time
This is the way!
What soldering wire do you recommend?
Kester. I have it listed on my site
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If the HDMI is undamaged do you still replace it or just re-tin the solder to fix the no signal issue?
You have to replace it, as the HDMI port is likely internally damaged.
Do you know what component that's under the hdmi. It's a small black component.
i think you're referring to the diode.
Hey boss, i took apart my Ps5 to find out this is exactly my problem, how do i get in touch with you to send you my board to get fixed?
Great. Send me a message for a quote: www.vccboardrepairs.com/contact-us
So what stops it from breaking again? This is my third time replacing the port and it replaced by a well know electronic repair tech.
Could be a few reasons. 1. Bad solder work by the repair shop, causing the port to fail easily
2. Low quality replacement port.
3. Or you keep damaging it by unplugging & replugging it and not lining up the cable when doing so
@@VCCBoardRepairs so is there a such thing as a reinforced hdmi port?
the work u did are sure after installing the machine back it work?? sometimes you guys are not real to be honest
i saw brown part of in the hdmi cos it was forced to be taken out and one leg wont sit to get contact
Yes it worked. We are a real business and repair these on a regular basis.
What is the green liquid he used?
UV Mask
does it mather wich side the cap is installed?
Like the orientation? not for these types of caps
Which scope is that please?
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@@VCCBoardRepairs Thank you. Looks the same as the Amscope SM-4TPZ
Can we use the thermal paste in APU in PS5?
No liquid metal only
@@Nectronixx do you k ow what type and where can buy on it?
I haven't tried this but it has really good reviews: amzn.to/3nS6geL
I was unable to contact you for a ps5 hdmi repair inquiry as you site is flagging as containing maleware. Is there another means to contact?
Oh wow. I'll get that fixed.
You can text me directly
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@@VCCBoardRepairs my friend sent you a text regarding a repair. It's his ps5 that intermittently loses the video signal. He's able to play for a little at a time until the screen goes black. The HDMI cable is quite hot to the touch at the ps5 port. Thank you.
Bro what kind of flux do you use, the name if not difficult?
Amtech 559 www.vccboardrepairs.com/gear
Do you use this mode ?
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What's the little part for??? a local shop replace my HDMI. And didn't put that part back !!!😬😬
What little part? The capacitor?
@@VCCBoardRepairs i think it is tiny part stock in the twizzers
Looks to hard for me. Wish i knew a trusted place near me to do this
If you're in the USA, we can help! Send me a message for a mail in repair quote: www.vccboardrepairs.com/contact-us
made that job harder should of cleaned the board after removal fixed the pad then re-attached the new port ...........
Good point
Can you fix mine
If you're in the USA, then yes!
Yep… sending it to the tech store 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
We'd be happy to help as well. You can request a quote at our website: www.vccboardrepairs.com/contact-us
The fact that 2 year old or less systems are having this many fucking problems and Sony is just making us either try to do it ourselves or go spend $200+ to get it fixed is asinine. I will not own another sony product after the trash ass ps5
from my experience, most of the devices that come into my shop, are damaged HDMI ports.
this is from physical damage caused by the user. so you can't really blame Sony for that.
Not a good Technician bro you loss both capister
I agree. Going to close down my shop. Thanks for letting me know.
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