#127

[@elprof101]

that's the best 46 minutes repair of a ps5 i ever seen in a while. at the start I was thinking they butchered this ps5 and it can't be saved.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it. It was a little long but the repair was also long. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

[@Discretesignals]

That was one heck of a challenge and you won! Yes, you did "reach the end of the trail" on that.

[@ToltecMerc]

It was a challenge. I almost gave up but I got lucky and spotted the damage! Thanks for stopping by!

[@bradleyxdebruin]

One of my favorite KZbinrs to watch on repairs keep them coming 🙌🙌

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! I will try my best!

[@Foxx_69]

Wow that was a rabbit hole! Glad you were ablr yo get through it!!

[@ToltecMerc]

It was probably beyond economic repair but I never studied economics so I just had to fix it. Thanks for stopping by!

[@RocketRenton]

One of the most neglected I've seen you taken on so far, awesome video as always.

[@ToltecMerc]

It was in bad shape. I seem to get those a lot. Thanks for the visit!

[@Nelsonasdf]

I've learned soo much from just this Ps5 repair. Thank you soo much ToltecMerc for providing educational content like this!

[@ToltecMerc]

That's nice to hear! I like to hear that people enjoy the kind of content that I make!

[@grzegorzwozniak837]

Fantastic job 😮 wow

[@ToltecMerc]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed!

[@computerbooter1566]

That was awesome bro!!!

[@ToltecMerc]

Thanks Booter! I hope it wasn't too long!

[@daviddoan8076]

Wow! The poor PS5 was butchered and you revived back to running state. Excellent job on the repair!!

[@ToltecMerc]

@@daviddoan8076 thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it!

[@n4_ku]

I love challenging repairs, and I'm happy you didn't try to make the video too short.

[@ToltecMerc]

I too love a challenge but I do hope the video wasn't too long. Sometimes it takes a long time to fix something. I'm very grateful I have the time to spend on them. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@n4_ku]

@@ToltecMerc What did you use to flaten the wire at 11:10?

[@bfaraujo2010]

great video friend! I loved the way you soldered the HDMI connector to the board, I always had difficulty soldering the connector anchor points, thanks to your video now I know how to do it! thanks!

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! That was the "drop in" method. I don't always do it that way but on the PS5 it helps to avoid losing the capacitor near the port.

[@DrCryogenic]

Poor thing! And you revived it. Great job. The power of visual inspection indeed!

[@ToltecMerc]

Very true! If a board has been previously handled, it definitely needs close inspection. I got lucky!

[@BMANZZS]

AWESOME repair! What a professional job.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thanks so much!

[@ju2705s]

Can't believe in which bad conditions the PS5 was..really nice Job.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you so much!

[@tommorgan7043]

I admire your patience and persistence. Have a merry Christmas.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! You as well and a happy new year!

[@winlose3073]

what a horrible device and what a terrific repair, I love this work!

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed! Please come back for more!

[@winlose3073]

​@@ToltecMerc Thank you Sir! I always like the posts on this channel and this channel is one of my favorite channels because it it really provides a professional way of doing repairs.🤝

[@lwcyan88]

I really love the way you repair those things.Congratulation and keep it going.😊😊

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you, I will!

[@damned2000]

Perfect investigation, great repair and new life for this piece of crap! Your work is awesome! ❤

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you very much! It does feel good to bring them back from being trash. Thanks for watching!

[@diecrafter1986]

My new favourite repair video on youtube.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed! Come on back for more very soon!

[@carlosgarciaoropeza5480]

A "butcher" or a coroner's apprentice (forensic) got hold of this PS5 before... luckily it fell into the hands of a "miraculous" engineer... excellent job; exhausting but with a happy (successful) ending. A sincere congratulations. Thank you very much for sharing. All the best.

[@ToltecMerc]

It was indeed butchered. It happens way too often that a console is butchered and then sold as "no power".

[@on2wheels504]

As they say, every day is a learning day. Great repair as always.

[@ToltecMerc]

Learning is fun! Thanks for stopping by!

[@101SynTec]

Some people think they can fix these without any experience, nice work on the repair!

[@John-oo9xu]

That Aaaah sigh at 2.28 summs it all up😂 gonna be an interesting vid to watch at Christmas eve. Happy holidays friend. Excellent job with that rabbit hole.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! Fortunately, we found the end of the rabbit hole! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

[@lestermoreno9437]

Another masterpiece of video delivered by the great ToltecMerc. I would like to get one day all your knowledge about this electronic devices.

[@ToltecMerc]

You're too kind! I'm still learning! Thanks for the visit!

[@DanzilF]

Amazing content, as always. Professional, good presentation, and great at explaining what's happening. In fact, I never miss one :) It's unfair if anyone sold this as "no power". I've seen other content creators opening disputes when this happened (if purchased on eBay that is).

[@ToltecMerc]

It happens. People lie or sometimes just don't know what to call an issue. I'm glad you enjoyed. More of the same type content to come!

[@Swatts112]

The smartest repair man alive!😊

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you very much!

[@freistedts]

Amazing how you fix and track down someone else's "work". Nice repair and Merry Christmas!

[@ToltecMerc]

It's the danger of buying broken items on eBay. People lie all the time, unfortunately. Such is life. At least I got a win in the end! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@joseramos3076]

Definititly you're the best sr!! Congrats, amazing job.

[@ToltecMerc]

Wow! Thanks so much! I'm so glad people enjoy this type of content!

[@ajaks7636]

You saved someone else's donor board. Great Repair and Video! Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays!! Whichever you prefer. Thank You.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well! Hopefully, we will continue to do more of the same in the new year!

[@michaelpickett6952]

At this point we shall refer to the person that did this as the Butcher of toltech bay!!!

[@ToltecMerc]

Whoever did it needs to go back to the job at the garage.

[@davidstrider2007]

Always a pleasure to watch your highly skilled talents. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work sir. Hope you have a wonderful New Year!

[@ToltecMerc]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed! Happy New Year to you as well!

[@pcbsolder]

How the hell do you get the wire so flat as a pad, I've been trying that for months. Great Job.

[@EgonSorensen]

Try do a search for (some of) these (yes, it's also available as a pre-made product): Soldering Lugs Solder Piece Rework Pad Welding Point Repair for Phones IC Pad Touch BGA PCB Fingerprint Welding Plates - premade pads with, and without, a small wire to solder onto - makes things a LOT easier... ok, sometimes ;ø)

[@ToltecMerc]

I made a brief video to demonstrate here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHeQYZ6fqsuCmMU

[@Johnsondidit]

Excellent work and great video

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you very much!

[@ikeabuchi1]

Excellent repair yet again 🎉

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you very much! These comments encourage me to make more!

[@Console_Tech]

Another good one, poor ps5 so much suffering. That was a tough repair!

[@ToltecMerc]

It was a rather tough one. I got lucky finding those missing parts. Luck does play a role!

[@Console_Tech]

@@ToltecMerc indeed

[@microgamingrepairs1981]

Clearly whoever owned this unit was told by their 'engineer friend' that they could fix this.

[@ToltecMerc]

Yeah, someone had a "friend" who could do it cheaper.

[@brianwatson1965]

Merry Christmas mr T, great repair!!

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank You! Merry Christmas to you as well and a Happy New Year!

[@phynx-victumterra652]

Very nice repair, quite the interesting one

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! It was a little different!

[@riparaggi]

you're on another level, very informative video as always. Thanks!

[@ToltecMerc]

That's very kind of you! I'm glad you enjoyed! Happy New Year!

[@griff_the_one]

Great repair 👍 Im amazed 😊

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you very much! I'm happy you enjoyed!

[@kikihobbyrepair]

Again an amazing fix.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you. Amazing fixes are our specialty here! And ordinary ones.

[@Samsemillya]

That was some hell of a repair, good job

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you so much! It was a time consuming one.

[@Trucam2020]

Thanks a lot for sharing

[@ToltecMerc]

My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed! Hopefully, more to come soon.

[@nalindisanayaka6220]

Great work .

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you!

[@Andreas_Straub]

Heating up the Southbridge and then cooling it down very fast may create micro cracks in the package affecting long term reliability!

[@ToltecMerc]

True. It is possible. I was trying to only heat it slightly, just enough to loosen the flux underneath.

[@martinnash007]

Wow, what an awsome repair. Another wow for what a "dogs dinner" of a console that was! Some sellers have no scruples when it comes to selling on faulty consoles. How much did you pay for that just out of interest? Hope you have a great Christmas and I look forward to some more excellent repairs in the near future.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you so much! I plan on continuing into the new year. It looks like I paid about $240 for this one.

[@MasterJediSean]

Nice fix! once again. I wanted mention that you can solder a digital edition bios chip on the disc version and it will work as a digital version. It's best to install the OS via a usb flash drive. This can be useful if you have a ps5 with the incorrect disc drive. just thought I'd let you know. Cheers!

[@ToltecMerc]

Yep. I have done this also. It seemed to work just fine. I removed the blu-ray connectors as well.

[@mart43]

I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos! I'm quite intrigued by the tools you use. Would you consider creating a setup/tools video to give us a closer look? Merry Christmas, by the way! 🎄

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! I will give that some thought!

[@haakmeer]

great repair again on a ripped board, your great

[@ToltecMerc]

It is fun bringing things back from the dead. It just never gets old. Thanks for watching!

[@jengen3624]

wow thats a nice repair there 💪💪💪

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed! It was a fun fix for me as well!

[@mm0077]

Good job and hallelujah it is the right BD. If it was not then convert to digital? Good learning from this re those essential resistance.

[@ToltecMerc]

I was lucky it was a matching BD board. Yes, it could be converted to digital but then I would need to find another case to put it in.

[@brandonkick]

Hello! Thank you for the videos! As a fellow tinkerer, former arcade repair tech and nerd in general I love this kind of stuff. I've done a fair bit of retro game console repair / modding... did some of the HDMI mod kits for PS1 and N64 and so on. These videos are so cool, and a great source of information. I am actually in the middle of my own very first PS5 repair! In doing that however, I seemed to have damaged the flat flex connector socket for the front USB ports on the console. I was super gentle with it, but the cable just didn't seem to want to seat. Looks like the ports goofed up now (socket on the motherboard, that recives that wide flat flex). Any idea of where I might be able to source another socket? I'm torn between even messing with it though. The ports on the back will charge and sync a controller just fine. Not sure if theres any reason to even repair it, but if I can... I'd like too. Any recommendations on a beginners scope for doing HDMI port repair? Ive done micro usb port replacements before. And I've soldered quad flat packs with 0.5mm leg pitch before without. Both without magnification. For this HDMI port, I'm feeling like I should have/use a scope. I think as long as I use some low melt solder, and pick up a reasonable microscope, I should be able to do it. I do have a quick 957dw hot air station too.

[@ToltecMerc]

You would need to source that connector from a donor I'm afraid. The cable is what usually gets easily damaged. The contacts get folder over at the end and break. There are several inexpensive microscopes available from Adonstar. That's what I started out with. The only issues are the small amount of work space underneath and it's not easy getting use to working while looking at the monitor instead of where your hands are.

[@brandonkick]

@@ToltecMerc I appreciate the reply. I managed to successfully swap out that HDMI port with just my $30 USB microscope. I have the quick 957DW hot air station, which says it'll go as high as 450C. Using low melt it wasn't too hard to get the original port off. It did seem to take longer than I thought it should, but I feel like the ground legs don't just come out so easily and that the pins on the top were probably safely wetted but I felt resistance because of the anchor legs and was afraid I'd rip a pad. But even with the nozzle off and the temp set to 430, I couldn't flow the new HDMI port back into place. I had to fully clean out the ground leg holes with desoldering braid and low melt solder, then clean the area, tin the pads with fresh 70/30 rosin core, put the port down, solder the ground / anchor legs down and then one by one solder the each leg carefully. Managed not to knock off that filter cap, but it did take me a few min to get every single leg to be good and solid. I verified each pin was solid with my tweezers before moving on. I've decided just to live with the front USB ports inoperable. I'd have to spend $20 on that front USB module just to steal the connector off of it, plus another $10+ for a new cable. The back USB ports work just fine. So I use those. Debating, but I might just spend the $250 for the amscope binocular style setup. Probably overkill for my needs. I guess I could always subsidize it by doing a handful of HDMI repairs for people locally.

[@trv007]

Had repair shop replace the wifi module chip & now it wont power on, just #1 beep but no power. They took off wifi module n still same result. I'm thinking something on 3.3v rail that's blown or shorted

[@ToltecMerc]

Could be a problem on the 3.3V or 1.8V. Another possibility is that they knocked off a component elsewhere on the board.

[@trv007]

Also something I forgot to mention, they had the power supply connected to the motherboard when they took off the wifi chip, guess they didn't want to deal with the liquid metal. Do u think that had something to do with ps5 not powering on

[@muratrisvan]

Thanx master ❤️🇹🇷

[@ToltecMerc]

You are very welcome! Thanks for the visit!

[@argee99]

"That's a war crime here" - I'm gonna steal that one. Thanks...

[@ToltecMerc]

Do it! You're welcome!

[@김미애-w1w3l]

Hello, question: Which storage IC is short-circuited in the two 13-pin capacitors in the DA9801 around the SSD?

[@ToltecMerc]

I believe that voltage is going to all the storage ICs. You may need to inject 1V and see what gets hot.

[@김미애-w1w3l]

4:27

[@Magsyboy]

Someones scrap is another mans treasure

[@ToltecMerc]

Very true and that makes the fix that much sweeter! Thanks for watching!

[@lubinrobles9078]

I really like your videos, I would like to know where do you buy all these out of service PS5s and where do you sell them?

[@ToltecMerc]

I buy and sell on eBay. You do have to choose wisely however.

[@lubinrobles9078]

@@ToltecMerc what is your name on ebay ?

[@Steve_be]

nice find mate

[@ToltecMerc]

Thanks so much Steve!

[@김미애-w1w3l]

Hello, I have a question about Nintendo Switch. on The Nintendo log appears, and after a while, an orange screen appears. I have one more question. I know that if I remove the Wi-Fi IC, Nintendo runs normally. However, if I remove Wi-Fi and turn it on for the product, the Nintendo log appears and an orange screen appears.

[@arinkuiper2243]

How would someone get in touch with you for repairs on a unit?

[@ToltecMerc]

I'm sorry but I don't really do customer repairs. It's just a hobby for me.

[@ivanovivan9021]

Perfect! Greetings from Russia.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you very much! Greetings to you from the USA!

[@mammam6472]

Happy new year.

[@ToltecMerc]

Happy New Year to you as well!

[@TimSherman401]

Do you offer mail in repairs for PS5 no video?

[@ToltecMerc]

No. I normally only work on my own consoles which I buy to repair and resale.

[@TimSherman401]

@@ToltecMerc I’m about to sell you mine broken one, you’ll fix it, then buy it back from you 🤣

[@TOMelectronicsfix]

very good work

[@ToltecMerc]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it!

[@김미애-w1w3l]

Hello, when I press the power button on pins 12 to 15 of ic AF010X47, does 5V occur? If 5V does not occur, which part is it?

[@HectorDC02]

there is a process to convert a PS5 disk edition to a digital one, you have to make some work on the BIOS chip, that is just in case the disk drive is broken or not the original one, greetings froom Costa Rica and thanks a lot for share.

[@ToltecMerc]

Yes. I have done this conversion before. Luckily, I did not need to this time!

[@OTuit]

Must have been someone's test board.

[@ToltecMerc]

Whoever it was, I hope they are not working on boards for customers.

[@CrazyMan_Engineer]

This is an interesting one.

[@ToltecMerc]

It was in a bad state. I seem to get those for some reason. I guess I'm getting what I pay for. Junk.

[@QsTechService1]

Whoever worked on that thing before Needs to be fired ...

[@ToltecMerc]

I don't think this was done by a legitimate tech. I feel like this was a buddy with a hot air station and a cheap soldering iron. I hope so anyway.

[@reliablerusty7039]

Wow! Nice work, I am going to go on the belief that this was someone else's first attempt to fix some thing... bolstered by a KZbin U education. Everyone starts some where. Although my first repair was not a PS5 tiered cost I am certain my fathers apprehension was the same as the previous owners. I hope the "Tech in Training" is a viewer of yours and just learned as much as all the rest of us did! Perhaps you could start a sub channel where all us lesser techno types could send you our "Beyond My Skill-set" type boards. I was even more impress how you went at it "Blind" with no real idea of the awaiting issues. That too could be a factor for your sub channel... we won't send you a note/description of what is wrong with the device. LOL I am dying up here laughing at my own humor. Sorry! BTW, Happy Holidays to you and yours. Thank you for providing me with entertainment and an education. You have no clue how much it has helped me! Take care.

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed and found it helpful. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

[@parttimegamer5938]

sweet fix that one

[@ToltecMerc]

It was sweet! I enjoy those as long as it pays off in the end!

[@a.a.2677]

Hard one...I wonder how many hours of your time it took to get it in the right working order :) (too many probably ) 🙃

[@ToltecMerc]

I think it took me one day. At least it worked in the end so it was worth it! Thanks for watching!

[@МолчаливыйБоб-к8е]

never give up)

[@ToltecMerc]

I try not to give up. Luckily I can spend as much time as I want on a repair. Thanks for the visit!

[@МолчаливыйБоб-к8е]

interesting how much time did you spend on this one?)@@ToltecMerc

[@ToltecMerc]

@@МолчаливыйБоб-к8е I believe it was one day.

[@highroyds]

2024… I see over 10k subscribers 😉

[@ToltecMerc]

Oooh! That would be sweet! I could retire and just make videos!

[@highroyds]

@@ToltecMerc should really have over 100k with the content you publish 😉

[@matthewbain2408]

thats just depraved???

[@zenos9302]

"a no power ps5" = powerless, robbed of components ps5. Some people..

[@ToltecMerc]

"No power" can mean anything, apparently.

[@islamguenaya7614]

🇩🇿🙏

[@ToltecMerc]

Thank you!

[@RedDefender77]

Why do you refer to a ps5 console as a "she"?

[@zenos9302]

My ps5 and sbox sx are she's too. Thats what men have as devices :)

[@ToltecMerc]

I'm not sure why. Just a habit I suppose.

[@mohindersembi7647]

Wow well done 👏 ✔ master's of the master's guro electronics engineer 👏 👍 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@ToltecMerc]

Wow, thanks!