$220 for a BROKEN PS4 and Xbox One X - Good Deal or Unfixable?

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  • čas přidán 18. 11. 2021
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  • @Tronicsfix
    @Tronicsfix  Před 2 lety +59

    Thanks for watching my videos! I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
    Find all iFixit deals this season: www.ifixit.com/tronicsfix
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  • @NWEDC
    @NWEDC Před 2 lety +319

    It never ceases to amaze me what people will throw away. I am glad there are people like you finding new life in these consoles and electronics. Saving the planet one fix at a time.

    • @patprop74
      @patprop74 Před 2 lety +27

      You can't blame them, When one doesn't know better, they can't imagine things are fixable especially nowadays with the throwaway mentality that has been embedded in people's brains.

    • @feebsii7009
      @feebsii7009 Před 2 lety +26

      they didnt throw it away they sold it lol

    • @patprop74
      @patprop74 Před 2 lety +4

      @@feebsii7009 lol indeed

    • @StarionX
      @StarionX Před 2 lety +6

      @@patprop74 In many cases, the cost of repair is about the same or close to the cost of a new product. This is especially true with home theater products. So people don't want to waste the time and money on repairs when they can get a new one instead with better features.

    • @t0aster_b4th
      @t0aster_b4th Před 2 lety +1

      @@feebsii7009 I was gonna say the same, selling is far better than just tossing in the trash can. There's always someone put there willing and able to fix things instead of tossing a plethora of perfectly good components into a landfill somewhere :)

  • @SK-dq4ee
    @SK-dq4ee Před 2 lety +293

    Extremely interesting fix with the PS4! Never seen those very small and specific parts before on it and was so cool to see them get fixed, thanks again for an amazing video Steve!

  • @DeepThought420
    @DeepThought420 Před 2 lety +55

    That repair on the ps4 was awesome all that tear down just for 2 screws! You're a living legend! Thank you for saving the world 1 game system at a time!

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  Před 2 lety +10

      Thanks so much. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching

  • @sebastianmarquez3014
    @sebastianmarquez3014 Před 2 lety +53

    Man, you make that tiny work look easy. I'd bet I would have difficulty lining up all those tiny solders. Well done Steve!

  • @windowsxpprofessional
    @windowsxpprofessional Před 2 lety +95

    Not from the point of video but I'm always surprised while watching repairs from you, my mate Vince or even Northridge fix or cod3r
    The fact that surprises me is that how sometimes a single cap which might cost less than $1 can ruin whole thing (a laptop; a mother board, a console, a gpu- anything!)

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  Před 2 lety +27

      Yep, all it takes is that one little component sometimes.

    • @sirtimatbob
      @sirtimatbob Před 2 lety +8

      @@Tronicsfix it is too bad there is not enough focus on STEM in schools.
      Plenty of consumers could at least test capacitors and other basic tests before creating ewaste.
      Thanks for doing your part to teach the world. Your videos have given me tons of knowledge. You rock sir!

    • @awilliams1701
      @awilliams1701 Před 2 lety +4

      90's electronics I've seen SMD caps leak this nasty cap juice (smells like fish) and it can actually destroy the whole PCB. The most interesting one I've seen was a Mac II LC make a really strange whining noise. They replaced the caps and the noise went away, but they had to repair the board. There was cap juice all over the place. The board was getting coroded. I've seen another one with a Commodore Amiga that wouldn't turn on because of faulty caps. In more recent repairs I saw MattKC repair a $3 WII with a dark display. Only thing wrong with it was a single cap. Interestingly enough in spite of it being newer, there was still cap juice, it was still damaging the board. It shouldn't be as bad these days. 90's and 00's SMD caps were trash. The modern ones are a lot better. Through hole caps don't seem to have this problem as much.

  • @TahayariDan
    @TahayariDan Před 2 lety +49

    It's so satisfying watching you work and bring these console back to life. I can never get enough of your videos.

  • @JoeyDoesTech
    @JoeyDoesTech Před 2 lety +32

    Love seeing the profit at the end Steve 😁 Hard drive has caught me out and I think many other people too 😂😂 Great video 👍

  • @hisnakedness
    @hisnakedness Před 2 lety

    Loved that one Steve, best video in ages with that PS4 disc drive fix . Thanks

  • @jamesdriver0317
    @jamesdriver0317 Před 2 lety +9

    It sucks that people just throw stuff away instead of fixing it. I actually tried fixing my old iPhone 5 I got in 2019 when I was 13 and I bought a new screen and battery, the old screen was obliterated, and the battery was 9 years old at the time, this was in September 2021 when I tried to fix it, but unfortunately, the screen I bought was a cheap piece of junk that fried the iPhone. I use that experience to buy quality parts, not cheap aftermarket parts, because it can kill phones the way it did to my iPhone 5.
    RIP James’s iPhone 5 2012-2021

    • @ultraenergy313
      @ultraenergy313 Před 2 lety +1

      not so similar thing happened to me when i try to fix my android phone, i messed up the lcd screen, but i always learn and finally be able to fix my second android phone.

  • @adaopavoni
    @adaopavoni Před 2 lety

    Awesome, as always, watching you repair skills. Wish I had those steady hands LOL.

  • @NigeUK007
    @NigeUK007 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing! Absolute genius with this, so good to watch. Be good to see some classic consoles like Sega Saturns.

  • @MilaNavi
    @MilaNavi Před 2 lety +1

    I loved this one! This was so interesting! I love how you have eagle eyes for those small pieces!!! Congratulations for these great fixes!

  • @railpao
    @railpao Před 2 lety +1

    I learned something about this type of disc drive, these little switch.
    Well thank you Steve, somehow, I feel confident in opening one to look around.
    I may find the inspiration I need to open my car's old radio.

  • @robertday5243
    @robertday5243 Před 2 lety

    Great video as always. Really fascinating can't wait for your next upload.

  • @captiancaveman8040
    @captiancaveman8040 Před 2 lety +2

    The Perfect Amount Of Thermal Paste. Love it!

  • @CraigUchiha
    @CraigUchiha Před 2 lety +2

    I've said it before and I'll say it again, thank you for making these videos they are very detailed and worth watching! You make it very interesting to watch 😁

  • @Low89jr
    @Low89jr Před 2 lety +3

    I’ve been having a blast buying used consoles, my favorite one and easiest was a white ps4 slim just like this video, picked it up on offer up as is with a broken disc drive, ended up finding Peter piper pizza tickets in the disc drive, easiest fix and flip I’ve had, you gave me that confidence boost to try and check out broken consoles and it’s a blast I must say, keep up the hard work

  • @oppideez2158
    @oppideez2158 Před 2 lety

    I don't kno most of the stuff you do to fix it, but I always enjoy watching your videos. It's really interesting to see you bring things back to life.

  • @korimack3456
    @korimack3456 Před 2 lety

    Great video these are the best when you fix more than one item ,won’t be long before you have 1 million subscribers you will have to do a million special ,best of luck to you Iv been watching you for years now and your videos get better each time

  • @SvennyMcG
    @SvennyMcG Před 2 lety +6

    Great saves! These consoles are still amazing and well-supported today so it's awesome to see them given a fresh breath of life 👍

  • @DankMilkGamerz
    @DankMilkGamerz Před 2 lety

    I honestly liked the more in depth video. It's was pretty cool watching you work. I really want to start doing this myself.

  • @gamingwarfare3749
    @gamingwarfare3749 Před 2 lety

    First time seen the ps4 disk drive switch issue great for learning thank you so much highly appreciated 💓

  • @virgildeklerk
    @virgildeklerk Před 2 lety +5

    Very nice fix again Steve, specially the problem of the disc was very interesting and i've never seen this problem before so was very nice to learn that. Next time checking/changing the hdd on the xbox first could save you a lot of time and money on the redriver chip but also very nicely done, love the micro soldering iron it really handy. Keep up the great fixes and video's. Also i heard thst Apple is giving scematics and parts to repair people now for iphone 11, 12 and 13 so looks like a big win for the right to repair. 🥳

  • @CamiloMorfa16
    @CamiloMorfa16 Před 2 lety

    That’s a new repair I’ve seen for the disc drive ! So cool

  • @giovanycatano8611
    @giovanycatano8611 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Steve, i enjoy so much your videos, grettings from Colombia, 🤘

  • @leol6406
    @leol6406 Před 2 lety

    I, for one, enjoyed your longer video. Thank you for that.

  • @kyorin6526
    @kyorin6526 Před 2 lety +15

    Love watching your videos, thank you for taking the time to make them and then share them with us. Would you not just fit an SSD into the One X these days though, customers would definitely thank you for it, it makes quite a difference.

    • @sirtimatbob
      @sirtimatbob Před 2 lety +5

      Could list it on eBay with an optional increased price if they want an SSD installed. That's honestly a good idea

  • @kram1277
    @kram1277 Před 2 lety

    I love your videos and they are surprisingly therapeutic. Keep making content and I will keep watching! Thanks again for the great videos!!

  • @techgirl517
    @techgirl517 Před 2 lety

    Your skills in soldering and stuff is amazing!

  • @shadowfrost44
    @shadowfrost44 Před 2 lety

    Love the breakdown on the profit. Good job again!!

  • @GeoChalk1981
    @GeoChalk1981 Před 2 lety

    YES! Please, longer videos!!

  • @Marve_4427
    @Marve_4427 Před 2 lety

    Super clear videos,high quality audio,skilled repairs man😁,best editing....man i love your videos keep it up sir👍

  • @johnathanscalfani1707
    @johnathanscalfani1707 Před 2 lety +6

    Great video like always. I did want to say though be careful with the profit section. You don't factor in ebay fees and shipping. So unless you deal locally in cash the profit is more like $25 on the xbox which your time is worth way more than that.

  • @zantar666
    @zantar666 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant video.. Really enjoyed this one.

  • @Amz19871
    @Amz19871 Před 2 lety

    Great work as always 👍🏻

  • @TimeQuxxn
    @TimeQuxxn Před 2 lety +1

    I'd love to see you do some work with Louis Rossman regarding right to repair. Love your video :)

  • @macduggi
    @macduggi Před 2 lety

    Great work man 👍🏼

  • @josephmi9835
    @josephmi9835 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey man, I love your videos. What's your opinion on Apple's new self-service repair program?

  • @patrickp5645
    @patrickp5645 Před 2 lety

    Never amazed me how you fixed broken console. Thanks for the insight.

  • @benjaminorlandomejiahernan4847

    Never gets old, amazing!

  • @joshuabaker784
    @joshuabaker784 Před 2 lety

    That was very interesting, thank you sir.

  • @bunnylove273
    @bunnylove273 Před 2 lety

    hey bud thanks for a great vid and the ifix it link too

  • @Bob_CatEST
    @Bob_CatEST Před 2 lety

    close to 1mil subs steve , got myself ridge thanks to you btw!

  • @jpansamerica
    @jpansamerica Před 2 lety

    really neat to see those switches, they havent come up before in what ive watched and cd drive repair is scary at first glance

  • @flashchrome
    @flashchrome Před 2 lety

    Another great video.. This may have been asked a thousand times but what temperature do you usually use on your air unit? I find that mine is always too hot or not hot enough.

  • @niji19
    @niji19 Před 2 lety +1

    I really liked the little section at the end in which you explained the cost and profits. Are the parts to fix it included the buy price?

  • @HD-wf3bp
    @HD-wf3bp Před 2 lety +1

    Been learning alot on the channel! Thanks! :)

  • @pillycay7611
    @pillycay7611 Před 2 lety

    Nice work, I'll love to have some broken ps4 to practice my repair skill, love u mehn

  • @michaelcasey5983
    @michaelcasey5983 Před 2 lety

    I love u're Content and u're calmness😊

  • @BlutigerFuchs
    @BlutigerFuchs Před 2 lety

    Great video Steve, are there any upcoming smartphone repair videos in the making, maybe for the Xiaomi or OnePlus brands?

  • @M9_Prime
    @M9_Prime Před 2 lety

    15-20 mins is my sweet spot for video length… short videos okay sometimes but this video is like your application of thermal paste, the perfect amount.

  • @DrRespectful
    @DrRespectful Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the content bro.

  • @robbebobbe1
    @robbebobbe1 Před 2 lety

    Very good fix on the PS4 little switches, nice to see fix on the specific parts and not just replacing the whole thing!

  • @jesuscabrera3466
    @jesuscabrera3466 Před 2 lety

    I love this videos, I have a question tho, what's the liquid you with the syringe to weld the circuits?

  • @worldsboss
    @worldsboss Před 2 lety +3

    This guy never begs for likes or subscriptions, he lets his videos speak for themselves. More people should do this imo

  • @rustyg.7143
    @rustyg.7143 Před 2 lety

    Nice job, i Love your content. Do u have a store to buy any of these consoles?

  • @eathenalexander2836
    @eathenalexander2836 Před 2 lety

    Never saw that trick before …great fix tronics

  • @dillonpospichal7718
    @dillonpospichal7718 Před 2 lety

    You are really good at what you do keep up the good work.

  • @ranjeet090
    @ranjeet090 Před 2 lety

    I don't have any console with me but I am obsessed with your repairing technique and cool videos. Lots of love from India.

  • @ImRizm
    @ImRizm Před 2 lety +1

    I do like this video. Usually it’s just repetitive stuff with the same things broken but this one was interesting to watch. 💪🏼

  • @johnkennedy1993
    @johnkennedy1993 Před 2 lety +1

    I like the videos of this guy, I like a lot eletronic and I enjoy how he fixes broken devices and give them a new life.

  • @gamingwithsaad4951
    @gamingwithsaad4951 Před 2 lety

    Hope 1 million subscribes due to your hardwork and effort 👌

  • @mtshark7
    @mtshark7 Před 2 lety

    Nicely done Steve!😀

  • @38911bytefree
    @38911bytefree Před 2 lety

    Nice vid man.

  • @giantheman16
    @giantheman16 Před 2 lety

    the fixing beast .. back at it again .. watching you compute the profits makes me feel like i gained profits as well .. GJ steve!

  • @Stray161
    @Stray161 Před 2 lety

    Great vidéo a gain, Relay enjoy this one for no réa son except the repairs

  • @terminatort2t800
    @terminatort2t800 Před 2 lety

    Awesome videos! Get this man to 1 million subs!!!

  • @deltonviera2051
    @deltonviera2051 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video thanks😃

  • @kikihobbyrepair
    @kikihobbyrepair Před 2 lety

    Again 2 nice fixes Steve! 👍

  • @etiennevanharen3893
    @etiennevanharen3893 Před 2 lety

    Great stuff as always Steve. Man these drive switches look flimsy.

  • @MrCZRC
    @MrCZRC Před 2 lety

    Good video as always buddy

  • @todormiroleskov8663
    @todormiroleskov8663 Před 2 lety +1

    I am from Bulgaria and almost always you post new video when my working week is over. Wanted to mention that is is a nice way to start my weekend. Keep up the great work :)

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  Před 2 lety

      Glad to hear from you. Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!

  • @sinamos3945
    @sinamos3945 Před 2 lety

    Great work!

  • @yashkeswani6948
    @yashkeswani6948 Před 2 lety

    Very informative videos
    Learning many things...
    Lots of love from india

  • @RicolaMint
    @RicolaMint Před 2 lety +1

    First time that we have that much of informations. Good vid

  • @jpaulobiem
    @jpaulobiem Před 2 lety

    Way to go! Amazing job!

  • @charliegraham819
    @charliegraham819 Před 2 lety

    have to say lv ur vids my man you are amazing the tings u can do if i ever need my ps5 sorted il be gettin in touch and il sort you out for your time only thing havent joined ur channel but if have to no bother keep up the great work buddy best ragards charlie norther ireland :)

  • @jorgefernandez5601
    @jorgefernandez5601 Před 2 lety

    As always, very good video!

  • @mukeshgoolcharan6121
    @mukeshgoolcharan6121 Před 2 lety

    Good stuff man

  • @xxKuroiSasuke
    @xxKuroiSasuke Před 2 lety

    Almost 1M, you can do it!

  • @dh123ize
    @dh123ize Před 2 lety

    Love it love The longer videos

  • @TheSk1tz
    @TheSk1tz Před 2 lety

    I had a dead disc drive. Opened it up and moved the optical lense into the default position manually with my hand. It worked without a problem since.

  • @Angelwolf97
    @Angelwolf97 Před 2 lety +4

    I kind of miss the controllers repair videos. But I still enjoy consoles repair ones, they're nice. Love your videos.

    • @Tronicsfix
      @Tronicsfix  Před 2 lety +3

      I'll do more of those at some point.

    • @shanez1215
      @shanez1215 Před 2 lety

      I assume controllers are tougher since they're so tightly integrated and cheap that there isn't much profit in each one relative to time, so he has to do a boatload of them at once.

  • @Dabbin_ON_Em_90s
    @Dabbin_ON_Em_90s Před 2 lety

    Also would love to hook him up for something from you my dude you my favorite electronics fix guy

  • @leandrodiasteixeira8392

    Man i love your videos! I have a question about x box. My xbox one turns on by itself readonly. What usually causes this issue?

  • @bludra23
    @bludra23 Před 2 lety

    Hello I was just curious on the flux you use. I've used rosin flux forever and I like how the stuff your using flows etc .

  • @gfj172012
    @gfj172012 Před 2 lety +1

    Keep up the great work man!

  • @Diceacious
    @Diceacious Před 2 lety

    Great video. What would you suggest for people who want to get into repairing consoles and other electronics?

  • @braydonfoote8311
    @braydonfoote8311 Před 2 lety +1

    Loving all the content brother

  • @shuggiemcg1
    @shuggiemcg1 Před 2 lety +1

    great video, you also have to take into consideration Ebay and paypal fees

  • @phichau90
    @phichau90 Před 2 lety

    Please do more on the price at the end coz i was very curious

  • @MrDr4Hire650
    @MrDr4Hire650 Před 2 lety +2

    Could you do a video on apples news about the DIY repairs they announced?

  • @mwpahl38
    @mwpahl38 Před 2 lety +1

    Precise and systematic, thank you.

  • @seguramlk
    @seguramlk Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing my friend.

  • @bjorn69
    @bjorn69 Před 2 lety +1

    steve do you know if you can buy a metal plate thats on top of the power suply somewhere. i mean the plate on 6:20

  • @limpfinger12
    @limpfinger12 Před 2 lety +3

    So what do you do with the redriver? Do you put the old one back in to see if it was bad after replacing the hard drive?

  • @ellensburgamplifier
    @ellensburgamplifier Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent Steve! Stay safe

  • @StarlightStream
    @StarlightStream Před 2 lety

    I really like the profit calculation.

  • @LouisPeppie
    @LouisPeppie Před 2 lety

    Really like the resale price working out.