That’s why you have a thermal cam, saves a lot of time. Nice job as always
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Very true!
@TechTronics78 ай бұрын
Reballing the wifi chip with 2balls, without a stencil, you are Master.
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Just working with what I had on hand.
@glenndavis82558 ай бұрын
That is awesome! I have seven PS5 motherboards have shorts and I cannot find it. It’s driving me crazy. Your videos really help me a lot trying to figure it out. Thank you!!!
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Glad I could help!
@marinaq51038 ай бұрын
We are not watching a casual repair, we are watching a thrill story of resurrection ladies and gentlemen.
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@yoho2chn8 ай бұрын
I believe you have injected voltage into the ground side of the cap instead of the 3.3v side at 14:27 , otherwise you should find that short cap instantly without removing wifi module
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right! I did not even notice that!
@yoho2chn8 ай бұрын
@@ToltecMerc haha, I thought you would notice that after you removed the step-down ic but you moved on the hardest way
@ajaks76368 ай бұрын
Sorry for all your pain and suffering on this one. It's amazing how 1 tool can make all the difference. Great Repair and Video. Have a Great Move! Thank You.
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
It would have made life much easier. I need to stop working on consoles until after the move but I can't seem to help myself.
@ajaks76367 ай бұрын
@@ToltecMerc When it's fun, it's addictive.
@MasterJediSean8 ай бұрын
I'm glad you found your way out of of this rabbit hole, Having a Thermal Camera is an asset when troubleshooting shorted components. Well done my friend! I'm looking forward to your next fix video which may be a while, at least until you get unpacked and setup up a work bench. ttyl. Cheers!
@tony3595 ай бұрын
‘Never pack the thermal camera’ ;) How boring the world would be without capacitors… 😂
@ToltecMerc5 ай бұрын
Everything went into a box. I still have tools in a box somewhere. PS5 caps are a lot worse than PS4 caps.
@RustyRaindeerRepairs8 ай бұрын
And that is why I bought a mobile phone with thermal camera built in😅 Great video as always, interesting and educational. Thx!!
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
I am in the market for a new thermal camera myself.
@davidstrider20078 ай бұрын
Another great repair! Kudos sir!
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@n4_ku8 ай бұрын
Moving sucks. I hope we will see your new place in the next video.
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Yep. It will be late May before I am settled in my new place.
@roymarevelous29418 ай бұрын
Another great repair video! Always love watching your fault finding techniques. Can I ask what hot air station you're using?
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thanks! It's a Quick 861DW. I have the 120V version.
@jonathansandiford41378 ай бұрын
Nice one m8. Thought you would have used the millivolt trick you showed some videos back, to try detect the short. Thermal cams are indeed invaluable tools.
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
I didn't think about the milli-ohmmeter. I should dig that out.
@haakmeer8 ай бұрын
great repair again, and 10 K olmost there
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thank You! It's getting close. I'm looking forward to it!
@pjhb_microsoldering_portugal8 ай бұрын
Another great video 😊👍 Thanks for sharing your knolage. Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Greeting to you and I wish you success in your repairs as well!
@amin0318 ай бұрын
Amazing work as usual.
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed!
@2DSwagGod8 ай бұрын
Nice one again. btw what camera do you use for overhead shot?
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Mokose C100
@screen-protector8 ай бұрын
We had not long time ago EDM-020 with many faults. First of course F7002 blown, next A2 IC behind it was shining under thermal camera. Once removed, WiFi module started giving a heat. Once replaced with 0.76mm balls from a 2nd PS5, we had no sure, but one more fuse with 0603 cap 22uF or 47uF as well. Only by replacing all of it, the console went back to life. I did an explanation video, but not from repair. P.s: one Polish youtuber and SteveBe told that 0.76mm are fine. But that Polish guy on his superb microscope was showing the size of 0.96mm I think those balls for the WiFi.
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
I have used 0.76mm and also (2) 0.6mm balls on the WIFI. On this repair, I used two 0.55mm balls as my others were in storage. It worked just fine. Thanks for watching!
@screen-protector8 ай бұрын
@@ToltecMerc Thank you for a prompt reply. No harm in watching, always a pleasure, but it's a shame that sometimes I have to skip to watch it. I'd need 2nd life to have enough time for watching though :D.
@hh-vq3cz8 ай бұрын
Thank you for your informative videos. Would you try microscope from the first the videos, so, we can see better which locations are tested.
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
I will try to show the microscope when probing. Thanks for watching!
@CarlosGarcia-d3e8 ай бұрын
I enjoyed it all the way. It was very fun* and educational at the same time. Thank you very much for sharing. Device solved. All the best. (*) PS: (10:05 - 10:07) So, the "guilty" component should be shown by raising his hand as in a classroom roll call? lol ... Well, how can you not agree with that? Sir: Please transport carefully, that is, your person first, in your own car, and then the other, that is, take your time because we want you back.
@mohindersembi76478 ай бұрын
Wow 👌 excellent 👏 excellent 👏 it's amazing how you do it 😊 master of the master 🙌 😻😻😻💪
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@stetofix8 ай бұрын
Nice fix. I would have soldered the wire for the injection on the other side of the cap. :)
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
I like to test ground thoroughly.😁
@lestermoreno94377 ай бұрын
I have the same issue but board 020 in the 1.80 V rail. my mistake was I use a new thermal cam that didnot work well as my other one instead of double check with both, I confident 100% in my new one, big mistake. that show me the WIFI IC I removed it cause it was getting hot but it wasnt the culprit it was a big cap in the 1.8V nearby the SB and that line is under 200ohms and my meter show me short too in continuity mode another mistake cause was a bad reading cause was hot yet. what solder ball do you use for that WIFI IC?
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
I used two 0.55mm. Sometimes I use 1 0.76mm or two 0.60mm.
@Alpochino-service3 ай бұрын
Awesome Master!👍
@argee998 ай бұрын
Loved it. Thanks...
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Great! You are quite welcome!
@Samsemillya8 ай бұрын
I’m always wondering why specifically the same caps fail, aren’t those caps just filtering caps? Why would they fail?
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
I think they used some low quality ceramic caps. It could just be a bad batch but it happens so often. I wonder if they will change suppliers after so many failures. Probably not. Sony wants to make these as cheaply as possible.
@Can3Fix8 ай бұрын
It would be easier with a thermal camera, but...well done! 😎👌👍🏻
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
Very true. Mine is in storage. I need to look for a newer/better one.
@Can3Fix8 ай бұрын
@@ToltecMerc I'm looking at my first one and I think it will be InfiRay P2 Pro, just wondering which version IOS or Android.
@Console_Tech8 ай бұрын
Another great repair, why using 2 balls instead of one.
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
I normally use 1 x 0.76mm balls or 2 x 0.60mm balls. My other solder balls were in storage. I used 2 x 0.55mm because I had them on hand.
@Console_Tech8 ай бұрын
Oh that's why 😊
@Earthling2474 ай бұрын
Watching you do needless things after needless things was an odd experience. I was wondering if you had done this work before. Now I learned not every repair tech has the same approach. Some times 3 right turns equal a left turn.
@rfr6537 ай бұрын
Good job mate 👍
@amirb7158 ай бұрын
had you injected the voltage to the correct point (instead of injecting it to the grounded point) you could have detected the heated cap early on
@ToltecMerc8 ай бұрын
Absolutely correct! Someone already pointed that out. My mistake!
@carlosgohn86594 ай бұрын
Hi master, this board is edm-030 I have the same behavior and I check the same output converter I get a short. This output go to the wifi module???
@lsouissi8 ай бұрын
Nice job
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@hsp13168 ай бұрын
I think the ps4 have a lot less caps shorting out than these ps5; or maybe I'm wrong.
@ToltecMerc7 ай бұрын
True. Shorted caps were very rare on the PS4. I feel like the PS5 is using a lot of lower quality components including RAM.
@JayDaLion6 ай бұрын
If only i could send my ps5 to you😢😢😢
@JayDaLion6 ай бұрын
Sony said they can’t fix it because it is not a US or Canada model and When i look up the sku it’s not on the list CFI-1000A