Broken USB 3.0 Flash drive Data Recovery Tricky one

[@The_CKY]

IMPRESSIVE. It happened to me several times. Assuming that something is ok and looking for the failure EVERYWHERE else. And right when you think "it can't be that piece" you suddenly realise it is indeed that piece who's causing you so many problems. I really felt this video. Keep up the good work! ❤️

[@gilll47x]

Finally found a youtuber who is best in soldering ❤️❤️

[@algator55]

One of the best straight-up teachers of electronics I have seen yet .....thank you👍 and I have watched thousands of tutorial videos on electronics

[@jojo-jj]

Dude .. you are transfering all your secrete skill knowledge to everybody , you're so generous ...

[@goku445]

That's how we progress as a society. :)

[@masterofx32]

He has good soldering skills, but the approach he is taking is not perfect. The short was caused by himself and the repair was too time-consuming. You do only need to recover the data, you don‘t need to solder a proper port to it.

[@sopeng2919]

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[@sopeng2919]

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[@manojgiyanmanojgiyan7763]

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[@niteshkumarmaurya6601]

I thought no video would come today because every time the notification of the video used to come at 12:00 pm noon , but when Indian time came at 12:00 am tonight, I was very happy and I watched the whole video and liked it. Thank you

[@gamerelated3887]

Very good lessons learned here! Thank you for sharing your experiences. If only KZbin had been around when I was younger. I could have saved myself a lot of time by watching Alex. :)

[@Michigan_Tactical]

One of your jumpers contacted a pin on the connector. It was the wire soldered to D+. When you soldered the connector on, it made contact with ground via the connector pin (I think pin 6).

[@letsfixit1594]

The short was probably from the first bridge you made, 7:57 a big tail is hanging out next to the track or it shorted on the connector pins when you soldered it on top.

[@infernus6278]

Exactly and it was painfully obvious when he was preparing jumper wires

[@Exarhadsgfds]

12:00 It's not.

[@chadmonsalud5528]

look at 10:15

[@johanvkjr]

i absolutely love this mans video. i appreciate that it represents real world scenario. assuming the socket is compatible with the board is a natural thing to do however leaving in the video footage of this faulty assumption is NOT normal. in doing so he has given an amateur like me a sense of strength and confidence in my work. i am certainly going to watch more of this teachers content. thank you for your knowledge and straightforward instruction.

[@joshuakendall3965]

You’re awesome. You’ve inspired me to start my own business, so I thank you for the advice, excitement, and drive.

[@tsbeech]

Could be wrong but looked like a missing component on USB leg side on the right...maybe... Please keep up the great work. I'm learning so much from you. Thank you!

[@FijiLaw]

Very impressive, great knowledge and experience to determine that the socket was the actuall problem, many wouldn't have figured that out and given up blaming the I.C, BRAVO!

[@mehmetedex]

Saw the leg crossing over a very fine fresh layer of solder mask left thinking if this doesn't short it would be miracle.

[@marlenecastello8036]

You really know your stuff. I love your videos. I just want to say it's refreshing to watch a video with someone not so negative! U ROCK!!

[@ronstar7027]

You are the best. I thought the NY Apple guy was good, but I learn so much more from you because you teach, where the other guy shows off.

[@noveganpowers5604]

Aye! I love that feeling. At 20:50 "There's hope!"/ "Got you!!" It's the best

[@drbachler]

I think you forgot to cure the UV solder mask.

[@joesalgado]

You’re not just a good tech but a good salesman. You just sold me on the blade kit I will probably get one next time I order more flux.

[@theantipope4354]

That tip about resting the side of your hand on your bench to stop it from shaking while you do precision work is the exact same lesson I teach new tech's when I train them. :)

[@shuttleu]

Nothing wrong with the USB connector, he just shorted the data line to ground with his jumpier wire 🤦‍♂️

[@Aakash.kumar733]

I also think he should cover the lines

[@samshanker5753]

12:53 but where.....?

[@MrMubeenyou]

I think when you placed the usb connector jumpers underneath get shorted although connector should be fine. You should add solder mask and cured it first. My thought.!

[@RM-en9gk]

This men is a top graded electronic surgeon

[@TheCod3r]

Thumbs up before I watch, just because I can 😁 keep the good content coming 👌

[@SatisfyingEverything1]

pin 4's jumper point which is D+ was right under pin 5 which was ground . so actually when you solder the jack onto it, the solder actually creeps under the pin 4 and 5 and makes a bridge under it which your microscope couldn't see. please check my referrence at 21:38 . I have been doing micro soldering since 2004 and these kind of issues happen when you solder onto jumpers.

[@BertoldVdb]

Cool work. I never saw any USB sockets with a different pinout than this board used. Do you think it is possible the rework wire was shorting against the case of the connector?

[@captainkeyboard1007]

This video was a fine show. I am pleased to learn how flash drives work. I switched from digital video discs (DVDs) to a 3.0 flash drive. So far, I have encountered a storage problem with my data.

[@succuvamp_anna]

As someone who use to work in a repair shop, seeing you solder is like ASMR for my eyes lol

[@thattechguy9490]

For real man

[@RajarataSahodaraHaula]

thank you so much...respect and thumbs up from Sri Lanka. far away from your country sir...this is very useful channel

[@wizer12]

Socket? Maybe short circ. on pins with New cables-pads. Look 11:46 and later

[@josuedanielmartinezsanchez4540]

what do you mean?

[@lxuis419]

@@josuedanielmartinezsanchez4540 idk

[@kaloy066]

ohh the wire was shorting there with another pin

[@lakmalsiriwardhana]

Yeah wire short with other pins

[@KaKi_AutoDiag]

Great, u see it well. Yess there is a short on pins with new cables.

[@blugoose86]

I think to myself, "why oh why can't these connections be standardized"? My personal favorite is the "center post Neg" power port. Great vids Alax, I'm learning a lot. Thank you

[@RogerBaker-i1v]

This knowledge you cannot bey but with people like you we can learn techniques that help us all be better at doing what we do 🙏

[@ACOnetwork]

The excitement 😄 for the blade, cool 😁👍

[@kishordesai6813]

Sir, I have seen your all videos and I like the way u works projects. Lots of love from india.

[@griparian]

I strayed on to your site by accident Alex,.... now I can't stop watching...lol It has HIGHS... It has LOWS....It has DRAMA...It has PHILOSOPHY....It has HUMOUR.... It has EDUCATION....It has REAL-WORLD INSIGHTS....It has SKILL...It has ARTISTRY.... but you could have left out the bit about your wife changing nappies... I was eating my dinner... lol

[@sharfazhameed6382]

Super power is myth but ur super knowledge n experience is real. Thx for all the knowledge n experience shared

[@TheGuillemBA]

It's amazing and hypnotic. It's the first time I saw your videos, of course now I'm subscribed for more. Thanks for making it as satisfying training.

[@bidhanroy308]

That's amazing 😍 video. I gathered lot of knowledge from this video. Thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge with us.

[@NorthridgeFix]

Thanks brother

[@chuckkie9159]

Hi... based on this experience, what would you do first to not make this a waste of your time.. maybe check for shorts first before soldering?

[@muhammadayub2909]

I think the short was coming from jumper wire number 4 that touching pin number 5 of usb port.

[@ManeSays]

Where's Part II? Lots of love from Nepal!

[@sdmobitech4376]

Got very usefull tip regarding shake .thanks brother we learn a lot watching your videos

[@GomesTugaPT]

i'm with you on that "wow it was the connector that the costumer sent to me" wow

[@ovalwingnut]

Hear you. Although (time & energy willing) I would want to take a closer look at that suspect connector. Unless it's common knowledge that such cross wiring exists in some spec? Should be easy to spot the cockup (UK saying, honest!). Thoughts? Cheers SoCalif🇺🇸

[@vjvj3576]

Impressive video. Plot twists and ending with a cliffhanger. Can’t ask for better entertainment

[@Simracejourney]

I can not reccomend low melt solder enough that stuff is awesome I can't work without it now

[@NorthridgeFix]

100% agree

[@hadjsaidahmed3144]

Very good job 👏 we are waiting for part 2 🤓😊

[@AtaBoraBasar]

The true surgeon of the electronics world.

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌️✌️✌️ Excellent knowledge of electronics... Keep it up 👍👍👍

[@bsocmtomsdcs815]

Hmmm, do ya reckon he likes that knife and blade??? 😂🤣😆

[@gapadad2]

At 13:56 you can see that the transistor component that there is a Solder blob shorting the component closest to the big yellow capacitor. After he removed the usb connector the short was gone and so was the solder blob.

[@returntothetruth1469]

Sir I love Hard Working People like you, Keep it Up, Lots of Respect From Pakistan.

[@jasperlongman7668]

4:15 missing component on the right side ?

[@nilomyki]

Possible.

[@paulzac5481]

I think you are correct. You have good eyes

[@jonathansanchez6952]

Could be but they also look like test pads possibly

[@radius.indrawan]

good catch. yes, it looks like there was a component on it before.

[@KeyserSolsi]

Second pad wire should have been pointing opposite direction then soldered...

[@tmaster21]

NOW i want that blade!!!! :p nice work esplaining and sharing knowledge. are you working throught the camera and screen ? that dont cause some delay? i'm looking for a good microscope stereo w/camera because they say work through camera only ,cause delay and more dificult to work. do you confirm? About the short... normally i just wire the 4 wires from a standart usb cable (from an old mouse or printer cable,cutted) and solder there just for recover data. maybe you short any pad with this wires longer than the tracks itself.... to small thing to know ..

[@ashhadgull4905]

Nice video,Can you make tutorial videos series for example a series on how you can recover Data from all types of device like pc , mac , android and iphone.

[@ChristopherJones16]

Is there steps to take to test a a usb stick board with a multimeter if it doesn’t get recognized by the PC? My Linux system doesn’t even see it being plugged in. I took the case off and saw a tiny led on the end of the stick that lights up when it gets plugged in so that circuit works. Would love to use this stick as a learning piece to see if I can repair the stick. It’s my brothers and he has photos on it that he wants. It’s an old stick. I don’t see any bad solder joints or pads. No burnt marks on any of the tiny surface mounted resistors or caps.

[@MIsam-fv9kb]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge , BTW how many years you have been working in repairing?

[@Tthug_93]

Just wow ❤️❤️🔥🔥 The only one who shows all the secrets Thank you brother 😊

[@plutoniumshore]

Why do some traces have squiggles and fancy loops? Wouldn't it be more efficient to have a direct path from A to B?

[@DefconUnicorn]

I would suggest for this type of repair you have a USB breakout cable and breadboard. You can just solder wires to the headers and connect them to a breadboard which as a USB header on. You can keep reusing this. After all you never gonna hand the flash drive back and say sure just keep using it. It always as case of grab the files and the client can buy a new flash drive to copy them on to.

[@quickfixelectronics6928]

Salaam ! you are so good at what you do ,you make every thing look so simple just love it ,It would really be nice if you consider TV repair

[@donalddavis581]

you make it look so easy! NOTHING better than experience!

[@stefanlechner]

Nice video...love those long videos and repair on stuff like a thumbdrive. That was really tricky, but we all learned something about this. I never knew that there are usb sockets with different pin-outs. Thought they have all the same pinouts like usb3.0 = usb3.0...but now, we all learned something. Perfect video. 👍👌 I have an idea for your video on soldertips, maybe you could explain why your tips always look so clean. Is it cause you are using a copper-wire- leaner? Do you leave a small spot of solder on the tip when you turn off the station?

[@HAGmbHkeG]

maybe the socket is one that's supposed be mounted on the underside of the board so it has a mirrored pinout and it would be correct if viewed from the bottom? would have loved to see a quick comparison with the meter in diode mode. and yes, leave your tip covered with solder when turning off/letting it cool down to prevent oxidisation (tip not being shiny anymore).

[@elhatillanodigital5011]

Another question, is that Flux greasy ? It looks as it is based on petrolatum, (Vaseline). I have problems finding that tipe of Flux here in Venezuela so I am doing mine using alcohol and rosin, it works very nicely but it's not the consistency of the one you are using so I am thinking in trying mixing rosin, alcohol and petrolatum to get the consistancy I am looking for.

[@maazahmad1631]

You are amazing and explaining each step. Pls we want to see the multimeter value during testing electronic devices, just want to know how it is short and what's their value shown on multimeter. Thank you

[@mikex691]

Just found your channel. You are an excellent instructor !!

[@SupremeRepairs]

ಅದ್ಭುತವಾದ ಸುಂದರವಾದ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ❤️😍 amazing and beautiful video ❤️😍🌹🙏

[@repairelectronics8198]

Professional i respect your job.. thank you

[@themaster3211234]

Hi! Just a heads up. When searching for your website on Google, underneath the "SHOP" link, there's a spelling mistake. You put "Lowes" instead of "Lowest". Great video!

[@ArifKhan-vd1fx]

My brother ur hardworking (masha-allah)❤️love from india

[@drulli1]

It looks your D+jumper wire shorts to GND on the 5th pad, when the connector is soldered on. The connector on sheets them. 🤔

[@mr.z9476]

Bro your work very nice,I like your work,I am working industrial electronics ,

[@TeeJay10664]

New to your channel as a subscriber...still dabble in electronic repairs. Do you have the make/model of the scapel/knife you are using in the video.

[@manISnoGOD]

This guy is a master ,love watching him fixing devices great work what's the brand of the tools WILL be Waiting for reply have a good day

[@hoxha34]

very good video. i like how you troubleshoot. May I ask what flux and wick do you prefer to use. the flux seems to flow nicely.

[@NorthridgeFix]

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[@Hadadoh]

Nice work. I hope one day to be able to solder like you.

[@3dbaybay14]

Question: Did you cure the UV Solder Mask on the new pad leads? I saw it applied, but not cured. I noticed the mask on the pin (11:46) in the video (not the blue plastic). Thanks for the video. It was Great. Keep up the good work.

[@itsmarc4279]

maybe the port have problem. i think the jumper wire have contact with port shield (ground) i use very thin magnetic wire just to avoid contact

[@chuckkie9159]

Watched your video again, and i think the terminal legs of the new usb are too long far back touching other circuit underneath the usb making the short..

[@hichamelaouni7712]

thank you so much for this video... I have some fun for watched that and I like make staff like this all time ...sometimes I work many hours in that ...again thank you so much...this is first time for me watching you 😄🤗🤗

[@SHTFFuel]

Hello...good work sir.Yes data recovery may tricky to recover.I ever restore thumb drive brand kingston 8GB and not able recover data cause by memory itself damage...most common fault is memory.except changed memory ic module and reprogram it and thumb drive can use like new one.

[@OEFarredondo]

Thank you brother. Your hard work is a great teacher for me and many others

[@akaabhinavraj]

Most satisfying channel of KZbin

[@DSD-u2m]

Please make such more videos. Your video is very helpful.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙏🙏🙏

[@aneespi4684]

Your works are simply AWESOME

[@Muskers92]

My hands shake like Marty McFly and he's stable as a boulder

[@elhatillanodigital5011]

Hi, just two questions, what Flux brand are you using, I like the way it flows on the circuit, and have you ever tried using the stained glass copper foil for replacing pads or traces, I have been lately also dealing with broken traces and pads and really like your videos as everyday one can learn something new. My wife and I used to create stained glass windows using copper foil (I also made them using lead as it was made in the past) and remembered in the instructions it said the glue in the back was heat activated and thats why it stuck tightly to the glass, I still have some packs and will try to give it a try. Regards from Venezuela

[@FrancoCoccini]

can you please post a link to that stained glass copper foil? Thanks

[@elhatillanodigital5011]

@@FrancoCoccini I don't have a link but every stained glass shop should carry it, the best is made by Venture tape and it is called Master foil. Try to search in Amazon for stained glass copper foil and you should find it, I have been thinking in making some circuits in glass just for fun. I buy it locally.

[@FrancoCoccini]

El Hatillano Digital thanks!

[@SpiderCollector000]

Just about any high quality flux will do the trick.. It also has a lot to do with the application, which is why I prefer using my plunger with an angled needle. Quality of the product is a big thing. I have an old tub of flux that is some of the cheapest shit available that came from Radio Shack years ago, and its almost like a paste and when it melts it gets all over the damn place, even well beyond the area you are trying to repair.

[@patchcomputers]

Im new to soldering and really loving micro electronics. My understanding was that you never add solder direct to the iron tip like you do but heat the part and add the solder to that? Amazing videos and you gained a subscriber! Thanks for the videos! Merry Christmas

[@krisnrg]

If you’re using flux core solder only. You should do what you mentioned. But I’d you apply flux separately there is some lateral to add solder to the iron and apply it. Watch some micro solder videos you can apply solder to the iron and just drag it across all pins. With enough flux it works fine

[@hyuseinyashar9137]

It is so satisfying to watch your work...

[@ovalwingnut]

The "Silicon Whisper"... 👍😎 P.S. Now my GF likes "your NEW tool" instead of my "OLD tool". Not happy @all Cheers from SoCalif🇺🇸

[@ayoubbekhouch6039]

Good job , we learn a lot of things from u sir And yes finally i found good KZbinr👍👍👍

[@serkandemirhanofficial]

So is there a part 2 ? There is no link in the description !

[@moseenas7978]

Videos or top level. But multiple ads.

[@HazeAnderson]

Best of luck I hope you fix it!

[@jeffordjameslogrono7070]

Thank you so much sir im always learning useful techniques in your videos

[@JJgomez333]

Awesome work!! Straight up genius.

[@hinny2005]

Why do I want to buy a blade all of a sudden when I don’t need one ;)

[@strangedude9008]

maybe you're a surgeon in your previous life

[@thialbuquerque]

That's why digital influencer are given so many products haha not that that's the case now, but it could be

[@markharrisllb]

I really struggle tinning thin wires in situ, I use flux and plenty of it but I have great difficulty getting the solder to leave the iron. You can buy little practice SMD boards for about £3, you can even get LEDs to light up.

[@drgnhilord6900]

Whoever sent that in definitely attempted to repair it.. js

[@Audix-19]

I enjoy watching your videos, I'm learning myself and I'm actually doing a laptop A/C jack replacement today. My question is, what are the chances that some components were damaged under that much heat on the flash drive? I guess what I'm really asking is how much heat can these tiny electronics take in general before they die?

[@HAGmbHkeG]

most components will have a section on max soldering conditions in their datasheet that will tell you what they're guaranteed to withstand by the manufacturer. I don't know if they're just covering their asses (probably?) and their components can i.e. take the heat for 5 times as long in 99% of the time though, no experience with that.

[@dannyboy643ify]

Use a sawing motion when cutting off small pieces it helps a lot

[@ElectronicsCuriosities]

How do you know the value of smd capacitor on board without schematic?