BENT Mario NINTENDO SWITCH with Blue Screen of Death! - Can I FIX it?

[@Mymatevince]

Spoiler Saver & Riddle Riddle - Jimmy looks at a painting in a museum and says “Brothers and sisters, I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?

[@western_gunner]

Uhh.. its Jimmy himself? Idk why Jimmy's pict in on museum though.

[@osjakie]

Jimmy's son is in the painting.

[@hamzasaheb8642]

Him, jimmy.

[@spamspace6878]

Jimmys nephew or son

[@sepgorut2492]

_Jimmeh!_

[@TheCod3r]

Fantastic stuff vince, and thanks for the mention too. So happy to see you've fixed your first BSOD, definitely looking forward to when you reball one 😀 Just a heads up, the BSOD is actually a communication issue between the CPU and RAM (hence why sometimes it will be the ram at fault). If the pressure test doesn't work it usually has a pulled trace on the bottom right side of the cpu, they're a pain in the jacksy lol. Keep it up, your repairs get better every day!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Cod3r, I will look at the 2nd one when the solder balls finally arrive from China. A nice RAM reball would be a good one to start off on, fingers crossed that might be what the 2nd one needs 👍👍👍

[@TheCod3r]

@@Mymatevince can't wait for that one. Ram would definitely be the best way to get into reballing becsuse of the size of the chips. It may have taken so long because of the nozzle being left on too, I tend to remove the nozzle for switches because it spreads the heat better 😁

[@Mymatevince]

@@TheCod3r I did think the nozzle didn't help. Also my hot air station isn't the best for the bigger chips. Next time if it is the same chip, I will try it without the nozzle to see if I can beat that time!🤣👍👍

[@TheCod3r]

@@Mymatevince haha you should do a little lap trial thing see if you can beat the time every time you do it 🤣

[@TechGorilla1987]

I learned a new British word here. Thanks!

[@HavingFunRepairs]

Your son's an excellent artist. All skills take time, but he's miles ahead of where I was at painting at his age.

[@Operational117]

I second this. He’s several leagues ahead of me, and I’m two and a half times his age!

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks HFR and Operational, he does appear to have a bit of natural ability with it. I just hope he sticks with it 👍👍👍

[@bruwin]

@@Mymatevince just encourage him. I didn't stick with art as a child because my father was extremely dismissive, and it was discouraging. A few kind words go a long way.

[@Matthew_MBG]

what time?

[@weegeenumberone2]

@@stpworld okay but did we ask

[@meganduric9898]

This is me and my daughter's favorite time together. Watching you problem solve and me explaining to her what all the components are (she's 2.5). Long time sub! Keep up the good work.

[@Mymatevince]

Nice one Megan, thank you so much 👍👍👍👍👍

[@beavis6363]

I thought I'd take a moment to give your son some recognition and offer some encouragement. He certainly has "the gift". I was happy to see he has started another dog painting. His approach to painting the fur is remarkable and I believe shows signs of greatness yet to come if he chooses to pursue it. Keep up the great work young man. People with artistic talent have a special and important place in society.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much Beavis👍👍

[@__Alo__]

Great fix! I mostly just wanted to come here to say that your sons paintings are amazing. The dogs look very realistic. I can't believe he's only 12! it looks like the work of an artist that has been honing their skill for a very long time.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much, I will of course pass on your kind words to him 👍👍👍👍

[@GadgetUK164]

Fantastic! The dogs are wonderful - Your son is a budding artist!!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Chris 👍👍👍

[@DarkRequiemFilms]

Compared to some of the other Switches you've fixed over these years, this one is in better condition than most. A very satisfying fix, well done Vince. 👍🏻 Also, your son's art is great, he is very talented.

[@solderjoint13]

I've been binge watching you repair videos. In this one I learned a new trick! Melting hot glue chunks with your hot air station! Love it🥳

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

What a nice looking switch. That colour is brilliant! Mr. Rossman answered a question about taking big cips of from macbooks. His answer was you do not need a board heater it is possible to do as good of a work if you pre heat it in the oven to 100 degrees and take the chip out right after, it is probably easyer to reflow a chip that way as well. Love you content!

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Anders 👍👍👍

[@proesterchen]

Just when one thinks it simply incredible how far you've come in the past few years you pull a classic Vince on that poor speaker. Never change, mate, never change! 😀👍

[@Mymatevince]

😂👍👍👍

[@jusleobeats4239]

Your sons paintings are really good, i paint in my free time and being able to paint like your son takes a lot of time and skill!

[@chrisryan3445]

Nice fix Vince. One tip I picked up off @NorthridgeFix channel - he often uses a bit of metal shielding or a coin to protect nearby components when heating boards that take a while.

[@Mymatevince]

Yes, that is a good idea. Thank you 👍👍👍

[@wanjockey]

Great job Vince, I think you were right, maybe the larger tip for the hot air gun might have helped, also a scootch higher temp? Thanks for the videos.

[@typhdecker4099]

I missed you switch's repairs badly. Thanks!

[@luqmanmohd2737]

nice music during the reflow scene VINCE! It's like therapy 😂

[@boogy372]

I love watching you trying to fix Nintendo switch videos!!! Keep up the great work!! Wow those paintings are really good!! Way better than I can do lol!

[@TheDefpom]

Your son is pretty talented, those paintings look very good.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Scott 👍 👍👍👍

[@Gonk347]

This is the first video of yours I’ve watched, absolutely fantastic!!

[@watchmedraw4340]

I'm an artist and so is your son. That being said awesome work on recovering that bent switch mate!!

[@oddysee3030]

Wow, your son's paintings are honestly really good.

[@legatusaugustipropraetore3484]

Nice work. I am learning painting also and these pics look really good. With the shades and details.

[@davewright1212]

You definitely need to invest in a pre-heater for the bottom of the board when doing a reflow, dumping that much heat energy into the chip from the top to melt the solder underneath is always very risky

[@StezStixFix]

Ooh, what a lovely Switch, never seen one that colour before. Not sure if you've tried it, but i find aluminium tape an excellent alternative to kapton tape, it sticks down really well. (well, that's my experience with it... I'm sure I'll get some replies disagreeing 😁)

[@Mymatevince]

Cheers Steve, I haven't tried it but sounds promising as Kapton lifts as soon as it sees flux 😂👍👍

[@GGigabiteM]

I don't recommend aluminum tape because the adhesive makes a big mess. Aluminum foil works just the same, just takes a bit of shaping to get it to stick where you need it.

[@TampaTec]

Great video 👍 How many Nintendo switches do you have stocked up?

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Paul👍 Not that many!!! I have given some away and made a Switch Mini, Switch Virtual Boy etc. and broken many whilst attempting to fix them 😂👍👍👍

[@half-dusted]

@@Mymatevince Nintendo should be noting this down

[@SURGE101]

Your son a very talented artist, they really do look great. Great repair as well vince, I was so happy when it powered on. Great video, really enjoyed this one👍

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Micro 👍👍👍👍

[@DRJWHALE]

A my mate vince video to end the week! Cheers for the awesome content!!!!

[@LKBRICKS1993]

Great repair fun to watch. Your son's paintings look amazing.

[@chasefournier]

I had a switch with random BSOD. It ended up being liquid damage around the Max77812 That IC supply's voltage to the APU. For me applying pressure on boot didn't fix the issue, and for good reason. So if you ever come across a switch with BSOD and it's not bent or drop damage, check those MAX ICs :) Edit: you should change the Pl3USB anyway and see if you have docking. The quality of your videos are fantastic. Good job Vince! You deserve a good fix!!

[@Mymatevince]

Nice one Chase, thanks for sharing your info, I will keep this in mind when I am working on the 2nd one. Hope you are keeping well 👍👍👍👍

[@driverdis3488]

@@Mymatevince I would check the USB connecter and see if it looks damaged and change PI3USB out. As far as I am aware, the same video output off the Tegra SoC is fed to the screen while not docked and to the C port via the hdmi encoder and related chips when it is docked. I don’t think the SoC is at all to blame for the dock not working.

[@botchedrepair1542]

@@driverdis3488 M92 can also cause BSOD.

[@logothaironsides2942]

Good work that man! Lovely doggy pics that man's son!

[@NORTH_HWD]

Your son is an amazing artist for being 12 years old those dogs are excellent

[@minxy6653]

i liked the real time edits, it shows what you go through and its really interesting

[@laufamilyfarm3868]

Thank you SO much for this tutorial!!!! It WORKED and our Switch is fixed!! I was about ready to give up and toss it... Easy and back to working!

[@moosesugar]

vince just a observation if the bend was in the middle is it possible that the connections on the video ic have lifted as well. try reflowing the video ic and see if it docks then

[@Mymatevince]

Thanks Jon, I visually checked it and also checked and tested the filters by it and it all looks good. Maybe a reflow would work though. I could always try a revisit further down the road if it keeps working longer term 👍👍👍

[@whollymindless]

Vince, the music choices are amazing.

[@senketsu8632]

i love your videos Vince truly i have learned a lot sir. I have saved so many more electronics thanks to the videos you make. Thank you, I cant wait for the next one

[@ExecutorQ3]

Haven't seen your vids for a while (too much life & work). It's nice to see you did not gave up on fixing stuff :) Congratz on the repair, guess you leveled up your cooking skill as well (even though you still made quite a mess :) ).

[@RestorationRelaxation]

I love watching you Brits fix things ❤️

[@GarthBeagle]

14:17 I'm like "NO VINCE! That's not the plan!" That pre-reflow anxiety always gets ya 🤣 BUT! Then at 23:43 he uses them anyway 😉 Cheers!

[@Mymatevince]

😂😂

[@nickhineline8958]

Vince if you want to take the next step with a proper reball, buy a stencil and 90X90 reball jig. There is a few traces on the outer edge, or perimeter of the APU that frequently tear and you can see the traces visibly to run jumpers

[@mleeriley3977]

Amazing video mate! Kudos! Love the dogs. They're gorgeous. Well done!

[@jezza82]

Loving the old mout Vince! I have one in my hand right now! The lime one is very nice indeed! Great summer drink

[@Mymatevince]

Great, I'm going try the kiwi and lime one next time even though cider is not my thing 👍👍👍

[@milwen]

I used this video as a guide and was able to successfully reflow my son’s Switch. Thanks!

[@MaxRager80]

You are no longer the Switch killer. You are the Switch savior. 😀

[@karlfell3768]

It's definitely time for you to upgrade your hot air system. You need something with higher thermal capacity. I have just upgraded a lot of my tools and the difference is night and day. Great video.

[@kriswillems5661]

I can see who your son got the patience and endurance from. Well done.

[@randomretroplays3123]

Hi vince👍, hope you doing well. Been watching your channel for years now and still love watching. Huge like 👍.

[@eathenalexander2836]

Miss the good old switch days lol what an amazing video Vince..great job and great fix

[@arsayu]

Congratulations on advanced repair.

[@williamduncan5679]

You're a man of many talents vince good on ya.❤❤

[@CannibalShadow]

The switch killer has returned! Haha only joking you're well above that in skill now doing really well.

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

What a discription 😀 love it!! Can not stop 🤣🤣🤣 about that rage switsh!!

[@Mymatevince]

😂👍

[@mjrdainbramage]

Loved the video! It's easy to see how much your skills have improved with time. And Ben's art is really good!

[@ruftime]

Cool stuff! That frame was initially bent at a more acute angle to attain that rested curve. That was when the chip was pulled off its pads😎

[@Mymatevince]

Oh yes, that makes sense. Cheers 👍👍👍

[@midlifelab]

Cool paintings, your son has some talent!

[@robertoneill1979]

Nice fix, fun riddle, lovely paintings 🤩

[@gbmruk123]

so glad to be part of patreon :D

[@mikesdailygaming]

Thank you for doing these videos! You've helped me greatly in my electronics repair journey. I did have a question if you don't mind, what do you use for your camera setup for the really micro soldering? I think I remember you mentioning in a video once but I cannot remember. Thanks again mate 😊

[@lucassacramentoedu877]

Service very well done, do you have a photo of the position to align the chip?

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

That speaker connector played games with you. But nice fix. It works not docked, but still a great result.

[@weekal5515]

Nice partial fix mate, I would recommend getting a pre heater for your rework stuff because the apu is quite big and no matter how good your Heat Gun is it wouldn't be able to Heat the whole thing without the Cooper spreading the heat

[@tumbles8350]

wow, I thought you were going to say you are doing those dog paintings, very well done to the lad

[@jesuslovesyou5819]

Hey Vince, I checked out the listing and man the description was insane, they take fraud very seriously!!!!

[@Zorgot.]

Wow those paintings look so good!! I can't ever hope to try to make something look that good lmao

[@squallneko5004]

Great job you are a inspiration to me and the entire community. Keep on fixing..

[@thisunknownusername]

4:27 I like how he suddently just goes "N O WATER DAMAGE Y I P P I E ! !" After seeing the water damage indication sticker lol

[@MadManMcGirt]

Well done. You seem to be mastering the switch :-)

[@GarthBeagle]

39:11 Please tell your son he's doing great, keep at it 👍 🎨

[@Mymatevince]

Will do, thanks Garth 👍

[@BigRheno]

I still question the hot glue on the speaker wire. Couldn’t you have used a guard?

[@Broly12525]

YESS I LOVE WHEN U FIX SWITCHES

[@ShinryuZensen]

So, you basically made a big Switch Mini out of a bent Switch. I guess it's an acceptable result worth of call it a success. Good job, Vince :)

[@adamon2s572]

also ive dealt with a few switches that wouldnt dock and they werent bent i believe it was a usb c port issue on a few of them and even had a few docks with usb c issues as well.. so could be worth looking into if your interested

[@AnonymousRepair]

Nice one👍👍👍👍👍, I was worried about all the heat, luckly the APU did not popcorn

[@Mymatevince]

I was very lucky, I was sure the chip was going to be cooked. It is still working now but for how long I don't know. Cheers AR 👍👍👍

[@PichDextro]

For a 12 year old your son is an incredible artist. I'm 24 now and wasn't nearly as good at his age.

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

It's always satisfying when a repair goes right! Regarding the APU's solder balls (heh balls) you COULD source a whole new Switch main board with working APU and put it in, but I know you don't want that easy a solution... lol Great stuff as always though! Keep em coming!

[@MoTheBlackCat]

Lucky Vince got away with a first time cpu reflow! Ladies and gents this wasn't staged dat man is loved by the gods of electronics! Cheers!

[@jenetikitty]

I"m late but-- right now, every painting is a good painting. Even if it's bad. Every painting is a step on a journey. Every failure is a chance to learn. Every risk a chance to grow. There are no good paintings or bad paintings. Just progress :)

[@MikeeVee]

I wonder if you can get that cider here in the states.

[@r.f.s.8766]

A very good tip I got was to increase the chance of a successful re-flow. Just put a bit of flux on one side of a big chip like a cpu or apu and tilt the board up, then heat just the flux until it melds and it will run under the chip just by gravity. Once it comes out on the bottom along the complete length of the chip you know that every solder ball got some flux. This way you use less flux and do not have to clean connectors and stuff. Then you put it back down and heat it up gently. This way your chances are still shit but a little bit better ;D....

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

The paintings look great. Certainly should feel proud of himself.

[@GinandTronics]

Excellent video as always Vince, I was happy to see this video this morning. bravo on your reflow. I mentioned in your Mac video, I had a switch lite(water damaged) but I got it working fine in sleep and on. but the fan would go at full speed when off. Well I finally had the courage yesterday to reflow the apu (no nozzle) and the switch is working fine now. so something to look into, with your mac. did you check the usb c port in diode mode for readings on the pins? even with no reading on the data plus and minus in the port from the CPU. the switch still docks. it just doesn't enter rcm or let you connect to a computer. I'm wondering if the port has become bent with the flexing cheers, and keep it up.

[@Someperson1522]

This really helped there’s no blue screen of death on my brothers switch, thanks to you too because I came back from a trip to the screen, with a new game for him too lol

[@marcioandre83]

Nice repair Vince looks like a result of bad storage, maybe someone keep it in the back pocket or carried on a backpack and apply a light pressure. I remember seeing something similar with smartphones specially with teenagers.. back pockets and leaving their equipment on it while try to seat. You would see crack displays, bent cases and in some cases some functions of the buttons.

[@Humid9590]

Thankyou so much I had this problem and I just pushed down really hard on the back of the switch roughly where the CPU is and it works now! (edit) NVM IT CRASHED RANDOMLY AND NOW IT'S BACK TO SQUARE 1

[@woodysgeekchannel2204]

outstanding paintings!!!

[@colin1729]

When heating up the top of a chip, why not get a heat detection gun (like infra red) which gives out temp while you heating the chip. This way, rather than guessing you at a temp to melt the solder you have more confidence. Just a thought

[@kennethbarker852]

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth👍

[@kkeller20]

I was watching a Louis Rossmann video, he was repairing a laptop, and suggested putting the board in your oven to heat up the entire board then you do not need as much heat to the part you want to work with as the board is pre-heated. Apparently they make board heaters for it but suggested the oven if you do not have one. I do not remember what temp he said to get it to. Maybe worth checking in to when working with CPUs.

[@GetRefurbed]

Fantastic Job as always Vince! Do I spy a Grey puppy? 👌😁😊😍

[@Mymatevince]

Hahaha, you do Wayne. He is working on it right now as I type and it is starting to come together nicely!!!!!! I had my doubts on this one but I think I was wrong!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@GetRefurbed]

@@Mymatevince awesome! Keep it up Ben! Looking forward to the finished product Vince! Did you also say you got blue joycons with that mario Switch? Mine are red so not sure which ones are meant to be with it 😂

[@Mymatevince]

@@GetRefurbed Cheers Wayne. I got it wrong, they should be red with the Mario edition so yours is correct...blue would look better though🤣👍

[@GetRefurbed]

@@Mymatevince Red joycons FTW! 😂 They are lovely though. The only limited edition one I wanted and I paid enough for it! You got a good deal and it was awesome to see it live again!

[@BowsettesFury]

A real talent love the paintings 👍

[@MrStereoify]

Oooh this is gonna be good. Crossing fingers for a cool fix. Cheers!

[@MrStereoify]

Well, it wasn't a "cool" fix since a lot of heat was involved. A nice success anyway. Good job Vince, getting better every day. Crack on!

[@Mymatevince]

It took forever...the whole room was warm 😂😂👍

[@kikihobbyrepair]

Thats again a nice save Vince 😉

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Kiki, I got lucky with this considering how long the heat was on the chip for🔥

[@kikihobbyrepair]

@@Mymatevince yes, definitely. To be honest I was really surprised that it still worked after more than 8 minutes of heating🙂. These Switch SoCs are extremely sensitive.

[@aixtoukiable]

Superbe vidéo , c'est quoi comme produit dans le seringue ? Merci

[@IhorPushkar]

Hey, what temperature did you use for your heat gun ?

[@melissaash5264]

What is that power adapter you are using? Thanks so much.

[@Burn377]

Pretty solid result!

[@catherinemorgan2741]

The great Vince is back

[@RetroMods]

Superb!..and love that song by Solar sun at the end

[@CYPH3RsD0M41N]

I've seen people place their bent Switches under stacks of books and even heavy weights to straighten them out.

[@catcam]

Great win again !!! Thanks !