$100 BROKEN PS5 From a Viewer - But Can I Fix It?!

[@Hazardx1]

this channel is such an amazing resource. taught me how to dissemble and clean my PS5 properly and now I can’t stop coming back for more

[@rudeq86]

You always make it look so easy😊 so happy that you create content that can help people out. Fixed my nephews ps4 today by replacing the disc drive. Was so happy when it worked 😅

[@BearTeam]

bcs He is choosing simple fix, issues

[@rudeq86]

@@BearTeam I disagree, you clearly have not seen many of Steves repair videos

[@an_ancient_gamer]

​@BearTeam you need to do some research before you post ridiculous comments

[@parknich081]

​@@BearTeamDo you know how many HDMI replacements he's done for example? Tell me one time youve successfully done that. It's not easy.

[@BearTeam]

@@parknich081 it is one of the easiest service. Compare with their skills: @WielkiElektronik or @DanielRakowiecki (he is MASTER).

[@jeffg9058]

After watching your videos I've used these methods to fix things I've ran across that were broken. I actually started fixing the forklift displays by taking one we had repaired by a company and found what display they used, then tracked it down on my own. $25 and a half hour of my time saves us a couple hundred dollars each!

[@taylorortego3521]

This is the way

[@hawkfeather6802]

I'm glad its working again! Someday I hope my soldering skills are good enough to fix a big console like this!

[@Alt_Aly]

I'm a new happy member. Your repairs are very satisfying :D

[@Tronicsfix]

Hi! Thanks for the support. So glad you’re enjoying these!

[@lbdjthethird1240]

First off, love that you were able to get 'er fixed up. Second....TOTALLY forgot about the ran over PS5 video. Bummed me out back then that it was not fixable but HEY, it made me LOL back then AND it came back in to play with this one. As always, great work, bud. 🤘

[@Tronicsfix]

I'm still bummed I couldn't get that one fixed.

[@Addingtothekingdom]

@@Tronicsfixcan I buy the 100 ps 5

[@guillermoestrada6007]

Love that t shirt, also thanks to you, i get encouraged to fix some of my electronics at home, the other day i swapped a micro usb and slapped a new battery on an old pair of beats headphones so far i got it right. 🎉

[@reshster]

im jealous, but can i fix it?

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

LoL you can do it , do motivate and study all KZbin repair experience guys more knowledgeable to ready start practice and you will get experience more faster...

[@htibidiri]

If you have the parts and can test it most probably you can, just be patient and read a lot 😊

[@josephshamon7824]

Everyone can as long as their motivated enough. I started to fix iPhones and PlayStations when I was 13-14 replacing basic things, psus, screens etc basically everything thats fairly easy.

[@Shhdhe525]

@@htibidiri yes we can do it at home but we need the required parts and equipment and there you go..

[@joeydyson2592]

Awesome now let me have it!! 😂😂 good work like always

[@Mir.Hammal.Baluch]

That is such a cool T-shirt. Thank you so much for taking out some time for us.

[@VinniStaglianno]

nice but how about a video going over the bad power supply? would love to see you take it apart and see if you can fix that.

[@Tronicsfix]

I might someday.

[@12345.......]

Have considered coloring the fan connector so it contrasts with the plug? Maybe it won't be torn off again in the future.

[@Tronicsfix]

On the 1215 model PS5 the connector on the board is black and the fan side is white. I don't think they necessarily did that to improve repairability but it's a great idea!

[@asmircar1]

I would color it red

[@Nova_Lalma]

@@asmircar1 I choose Barbie pink

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video TronicsFix🙂

[@GabruTechnology]

Bro I just wanted to say ur content thought me alot about fixing Playstation, and pc's. I used one of ur methods to fix my uncles ps4 just recently

[@James_D.]

Another great fix. 👍🏻

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@jesserheaume]

@4:08 looks like buffalo sauce

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@Torvic003]

I don’t even repair stuff but I find your video super entertaining.

[@josephday3636]

Dude. That is so cool. 100 bucks working. That’s impressive man.

[@UchihaDareNial]

for future video idea, maybe you can do a repair comparison between CFI-1000, CFI-1100 and CFI-1200 and make a video about it while reviewing which one is harder to repair overall

[@Tronicsfix]

I've thought about doing that. Might be a cool video

[@wraith-kw5sh]

little trick if the mounting pads are broken off you can use some solder wick cut to size and solder it to what's left of the pad

[@AlterRaigo]

Damn, this is like watching a good doctor finding out what is it that you really suffer of, instead of just giving you pills for the pain!

[@BASSGPLAYER89]

Have to disagree here. it's more like a doctor found organ that caused the problem and replaced that with a new one, instead of healing it

[@TheDeeGeeNL]

With such a fragile fan connector (after repair) i would personally snip the fan cable in half and add a connector in the middle, so the one on actual board can stay plugged in. That way when you need to clean it in the future you don't risk damaging it again.

[@enderlain385]

That's one of the better ideas.

[@woodiemarv]

Just super glue it, like he said, and it will be fine

[@zantar666]

Great video, Steve.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks 👍

[@mtshark7]

Nicely done Steve!

[@brooklyn5754]

Great repair you can make an extra $300 on it

[@jmward1984]

I've got a pair of surface headphones and I emailed them to purchase replacement ear cups and they said I can only send them in or pay for a new pair. THEY JUST TWIST ON! I'm so mad. I hope more companies get on board with the right to repair soon.

[@JzLyfe]

You can buy replacement ear cups online from other places that will fit. I think Amazon even sell them for gaming headsets.

[@Mr__V]

​@@JzLyfeyes.. you can buy most things, but if it's under warranty then parts should be offered. Blue yeti mics for example, they would rather just send you a new one and destroy the old ones cause they don't refurb them since Logitech took them over.

[@KeinoJamaicanKing]

I also do repairs I don't have a channel but I live in jamaica haven seen are touch a ps5 up to this day because here in jamaica they are so expensive and alot of people have the console and try not to get them damage but I would love to get a broken ps5 to try and fix it so if anyone have a broken ps5 please if I can buy it to try and repair it also are if it can be send to me here in jamaica I would really appreciate it, I learn alot from watching these videos he is pretty good on repairing stuff

[@thomastartu9597]

That is a great deal. I think a used PS5 goes for a few hundred dollars depending on the model year, because it has changed slightly each year since 2020.

[@grantrule6593]

Great Video Steve

[@CasualGamerPlays]

WOW! That was amazing! Do you take on apprentices? I would love to learn how to do this stuff, i've repaired some XBOX 360's and PS3's back in the day but, i would love to learn more on the things you've done today. Thanks for the video

[@offspringfan89]

The short 1-year warranty of consoles is one of the main reasons that drive me away from them and made me prefer self-built desktop PCs for gaming, where most parts have at least 3-year warranties. Seriously, one year warranty is BS for any electronics product which has thousands of parts that can (and will) fail. Anyway, sorry for the rant and congratulations on another successful fix, that repair was quite a deal even you take labour costs in account.

[@prusakj1425]

I believe my brother screwed in the wrong length screws around the fan and is now missing screws to boot. Always watch videos thoroughly without skipping all over.

[@richardpauly1635]

In December my 2 year warranty is over i hope i have no problems

[@paultasker7788]

Fan connector is very flimsy on PS. Tried to fit a new fan in my ps4 and connector pulled off the board. Its incredibly fiddly to fix and was already after a ps5 so bought that. Now have various ps4 parts to sell including MB lacking a fan connector and working psu

[@Mr_Brainz]

How I know I watch too much TronicsFix - I was putting on sun screen today. Had a long white line of it down my leg and in my head I went PPPNNNEE NNEE NEEEEEERRRR PERFECT AMOUNT OF THERMAL PASTE

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@awilliams1701]

Last weekend I fixed my high temperature filament dryer. I took it apart, and it looked like the connectors were just loose, but I removed the PSU, checked for shorts. Everything was fine. I plugged it in and it worked. So yeah just loose connectors.

[@Tronicsfix]

That's awesome! Love easy fixes.

[@awilliams1701]

@@Tronicsfix I was hoping to pull out my iron. lol

[@blakekelley8112]

I hope you're having a great day! Excellent work as usual, I hope I can get to your level one day, you make it look so easy lmao

[@bryans8656]

Love the new t-shirt!

[@Decrypt-Kryptonian]

Hes a Doctor for Video Game and this is very Acceptable Repairing Frankenstein is .....Unexplainable I appreciate you saving Family Member that is being sold on Ebay Video Game Console I Considered a Family member

[@don-jay4763]

This Man Is A Genius 😊

[@phillyretrokid]

life is troubleshooting. love the videos.

[@R0gue3775]

I love seeing how you get various consoles to work again, this has motivated me to try and repair not only my stuff but also my friends stuff, with Joy Cons do you know what could cause a joy con to not work whilst detached from the switch? I had this problem but i have no idea how to fix it, thanks!

[@RascalCatify]

Glad I am seeing your content again. A couple of weeks ago I noticed I hadn't seen anything from your channel in quite some time. Upon visiting, I noticed I had been unsubscribed!

[@Tronicsfix]

Well thanks for coming and seeking out my videos!

[@webdesigner18]

Too bad he can't use the old bob the builder line, can we fix it? Yes we can! Really, cool video, I've been learning a lot watching these.

[@davidtaylor8036]

Awesome job keep up good work

[@TheGentleCreepers]

for 100$?! That's a steal!!!!

[@Tronicsfix]

Agreed

[@slickrx6908]

He could use an alcohol q tip to gather the liquid metal from the sponge all into a ball. Then spread out the LM with that black q tip. No need to add more.

[@Tronicsfix]

I've think that adding more might help prevent oxidation to some extent

[@JeepmansOffroad]

Great video's Have helped me repair my consoles...

[@mrnapolean1]

With each PS5 video you do you give me more and more confidance to open mine up to double check the Liquid metal to make sure Its not Oxidized.

[@Tronicsfix]

So glad to hear that. You can do it, just go slow and be careful.

[@gaborszabo7765]

No need anything like that. So dom't brake your system. Wonder why everybody wants to reapair an already good system 🤣😂

[@mrnapolean1]

@@gaborszabo7765 I'd much rather do a preventative maintenance to it versus waiting for it to break and then find out it can't be fixed because the APU and the SSD storage are married to each other from what I've learned.

[@travislagerwerf4174]

​@@mrnapolean1liquid metal leaking has only been reported in systems that have been previously opened or tampered with, if it's not broken don't try to fix it?

[@mrnapolean1]

@@travislagerwerf4174 because I don't want to dry spot on my APU. A dry spot on the APU will reduce its lifespan and increase its chances of failure. It's like running your computer with little to no thermal paste on the CPU. Will it work? Yes, well at last no.

[@jwbrins]

I was talking to my wife about your videos and she said oh the "Thermal paste guy" not remembering your name. So we have a new merch idea for you. A superhero thermal paste guy shirt.

[@AsaTheEvilOne]

I would of held done the fan connector with a flat head myself while wiggling it out with pliers. Another great video

[@mustafajaralla9845]

Great work Steve is it now for sell? 😅

[@deathcube2006]

That fan connector on the ps5 is pretty weak, I ripped mine first time i opened to clean and was extremely gently about it. Managed to fix it and superglued it and it's very sturdy now

[@TheCod3r]

That liquid metal is a telltale sign that the console has been sat vertically. People never learn lol

[@marleensrain]

both of mine have been fine since launch 🤷‍♂️

[@mykalimba]

"People never learn lol". 99.9% of Sony's own advertising for the PS5 shows the unit in the vertical orientation. How is the average consumer supposed to "learn" anything when that is what Sony shows them?

[@TheCod3r]

@@mykalimba because there's a stack of evidence pointing to the fact that liquid metal and vertical PS5s don't go well together.

[@mykalimba]

@@TheCod3r Ok, fine, but you didn't answer the question: How do you expect the _average_ PS5 consumer to know that PS5 + vertical doesn't go well together when Sony shows it in that configuration 99% of the time? You drop an "lol" in your comment as if _everyone_ should know some small nugget of information that one can find on the internet if they search for it, but the typical PS5 purchaser is not searching for that.

[@die_hertz]

My two ps5s are absolutely okay with vertical orientation for over two years now

[@robertpage2023]

Did that "run over" PS5 have an organ donor card? Good to know that all those useable still good parts are getting a new life. Seeing the liquid metal in a blob that was off to one side sure looks like the past owner had the device in the upright position. Being that the word is out about PS5's having liquid metal issues leaking onto the mother board when left in the vertical position, I'd keep it in the horizontal side as much as possible. Good Show!!

[@TheDrumhead54]

You make it look easy to fix. I got my nephew’s PS5 that was thrown down to the floor by his girlfriend. It was clean inside but cosmetically damaged. So I replaced the Power supply, and the I/O port. It powers on fan runs but I get no video. Don’t know what else to do at this point!

[@eliv.1033]

Congrats 👏 u deserve a easy one now & then..😁

[@Tronicsfix]

I love easy ones!

[@Dansmith-zv1rm]

Damm bro good video❤❤watching to make me feel better cuz i have no ps5...😅😅

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

Good job Steve

[@MrHarpo0012]

PS5 is cool wish there was one for at least $150 + 12.99 tax but it’s fine I might just buy a controller for it and I only have an xbox series s and Nintendo Wii

[@tasoma]

I was playing something on my PS5 and heard the beeps, and i thought it was my PS5 😂

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, sorry about that.

[@zpac17]

love your videos

[@jairocorrales7370]

And this is why consumer should be kept the right to fix their bought products. And easily accessible to do so.

[@mraltoid19]

How do you feel about just cutting the cable about halfway and putting in your own female/male end on the cable, to make worrying about the pins on the motherboard not be a problem.

[@bojang7222]

You fix a lot of broken stuff I’ve been watching your videos

[@lacucaracha111111]

The issue rate on PS5s is insane.

[@xphiles2345]

Broken fan connector that's it man i'd buy that even though I have no interest in APS 5 or any new console for that matter. That's an easy fix

[@crosswalkX]

Can you TronicsFix make a youtube video and do a video, "What happens if you remove the CMOS battery from the PS5"? I can't find any videos about the PS5 CMOS battery removal and I want to see the impact it has on the Playstation 5 software and hardware.

[@pradap2298]

5:51 got me every time,back to his life

[@hawkamster3057]

F

[@davidkleinman4920]

Here is a video idea for you. Apple has switched to usb c and there are lots of us with lightning accessories that are going to become obsolete(I’m mostly concerned with the backbone one PlayStation edition) if there is a way to convert any of them to a usb c I would love to know how. You are amazing!

[@ronalddavis]

bought a sylvania cheapo vcr/dvd combo not 30 minutes ago. got it home and vhs tape wouldnt go in. had a toy matchbook car inside. guy at work said his daughter wanted to imitate daddy using the vcr. shoved a pop tart in it.

[@Mxtt_Hxll]

Bad power supplies are the absolute bane of console functionality. The amount of them I’ve replaced to fix older consoles is stupid.

[@TheSegacampGamerandWerecamp]

Could you Fix a Nintendo Wii? I have a Predicament where the Ejector Mechanism is Defective and doesn't Insert Properly at 1st I thought it was the Laser.....

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

Nice one!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@adiposerex5150]

Nice work.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

The reason for the couple restarts is sometimes post testing but here in this senero is keeps restarting

[@12345.......]

Very generous Brandon. Was the ps5 stored horizontal or vertical? I'm guessing it was someone else who tore off the fan connector with as ofter as Steve points out the proper way to unplug the connector.

[@Tronicsfix]

Seems like this shouldn't happen as much with as much as I say to be careful but it still happens a lot.

[@kobe5rings]

This video come out now but the comments are 18hours ago... Did it release before to subscribers ?

[@KingJohnMichael]

The position of the console dosent matter It matters more if and how long the console is used.

[@12345.......]

@@KingJohnMichael prove it. Why do you think I'm attempting to collect data?

[@martinhowell8586]

Thank you for showing me how to fix drift stick on the ps4 and ps5 controller's

[@chadcook2791]

Yes Steve I have a laptop that I accidentally broke the battery connector on

[@GabrielSanchez-ei8tl]

I'm sure this has been ask before but do you have a shop/place we can send something to get fix?? Thank you! Keep up the great work!

[@IAmTheRealHost]

I dunno if you’re gonna see this after a year, but when you put it back did you use any solder?

[@VideoGameRestoration]

Is it worth it to tear the power supply apart and try to fi d the issue??

[@Tronicsfix]

Idk if it’s “worth it”. It’s certainly easier to just buy a new one but also a lot less interesting. I might have to do a power supply repair video at some point.

[@GabenRayyyy]

I just recently got a free ps5 which was owned by smokers smh... they used it as an ashtray and it smelled bad. But it kept shutting off saying it was overheated the big problem was that the liquid thermal paste was all dry, so I put new paste and it works like brand new!!!!!! Saved my self lots of money

[@BASSGPLAYER89]

Would be interesting to see how you are trying to fix the power supply

[@Dumbeez.]

Hey, my ps5 won’t turn on, I’m guessing because of a thunderstorm recently. Any recommendations? I will get a new power cord soon but I wanna see if I can do anything before.

[@marcyd2007]

Oh wow, that looks like waaaaay too much liquid metal to me. If anything, some needed to be removed. it certainly all needed to be cleaned up around the edges of the chip. I'm glad it's working for you. I can't help but think that at some point it's going to nudged over or just move a tiny little bit in the wrong direction and some that river of liquid metal is going to go some where else that it shouldn't be. I think you cut some corners on this one, I'm not roasting you, i'm not judging you, I like most of your fixes, I'm just being honest. Everyone has their own way I guess. Always good to save another one though 🙂

[@Tronicsfix]

The liquid metal on these is held in place by the foam seal. That seal works really well and hold it in place nicely with the exception of severe drops. I like to add extra to help keep it from oxidizing as fast.

[@TARAROAD]

Sweet great job

[@thefurrydoc]

you may be able to fix the power supply. it looks like a capacitor may have blown. if you waited about 10 minutes and restarted the console. it should repeat the same problem. if it does, its the capacitor. easy fix there.

[@DrSuperHater]

would love to see you one day get one of those device that can reball those apu

[@Mr.Scribbler]

Can't help to notice a lot of them have that same problem power supply issues

[@marcpalmer5393]

Hi Steve can you do a video to show if the dust catcher holes being vacuumed actually works please

[@kells-v2p]

Which ps 5 is better to purchase? The all digital edition or the one with CD launcher??? Looking to purchase one...

[@jadepaulsagaral180]

there is a thermal pads besides apu thats applied by the who opened it before you.

[@HappyHardcore86]

My first ps5 i bought was for 100$. Long story short, dude sold me a ps2, said he had a working ps5 for 150$. Asked for proof and he sent me gameplay of a ps4 game so he lied... I played dumb and offered 100$ in person. Turns out it didnt work. Was in safe mode with everthing was grayed out. There was a trick on reddit to fix the safe mode problem, i rebuilded the database and the ps5 stil works til this day 😎. Btw this was on facebook marketplace locally.

[@odinplays8363]

You should try to repair a launch version of the PS3. Those seem the most difficult to fix.

[@jonathanshaw7355]

I didn’t know you could coat with franks red hot.

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha!

[@Jash_Taylor]

Hey tronic I’m wanting to get into soldering but I’m not sure on what brand I should go with and what supplies I’ll need to get started for a beginner

[@ExtrmeKiwi8]

My ps5 has been randomly shutting off while playing strictly ps5 games. PS4 games are fine I can watch KZbin all day and nothing but play a ps5 game and 15 minutes to an hour it turns off. I’ve cleaned the fan and the heat syncs, I’ve changed power cords, changed outlets. Nothing works

[@mahihkan3592]

I dontnknow if I'd buy this personally though seems faulty as is even with your fix. That sucks how was it after the power supply ?

[@nobodyuknow4911]

Could the liquid metal be replaced with a more stable thermal grease like Kryonaut? I can't imagine the performance would be that radically different given the die size of the APU.

[@dennishartinger3213]

No. Basically any normal thermal pastes will cause overheating as it wont keep the cpu cool enough. (Someone made a video on it.)

[@Tronicsfix]

The performance is actually that radically different. Look up the ratings of each.

[@nobodyuknow4911]

@@dennishartinger3213 Oh, cool... Would you happen to have a link? I'm curious what the results were, and am disappointed in Sony for making it so inefficient to cool.

[@WantBadtime]

​@@nobodyuknow4911Tronicsfix made a comparison video a while back with different types of thermal paste and liquid metal on a launch PS5.

[@darylsonnier658]

@@nobodyuknow4911These modern consoles are essentially PCs. The APU in the PS5 is an AMD CPU + GPU (RDNA2) rolled into one big chip. The only way that they would've been able to properly cool that thing without the liquid metal is a significantly larger device with cooling akin to what you'd find in a full blown PC. In order to keep it console sized, they had to go with liquid metal to provide enough heat transfer for their cooling system.

[@txlv]

I paused my repair to be here