Broken USB 3.0 Flash drive Data Recovery Tricky one

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! ❤️

[@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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[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@RM-en9gk]

This men is a top graded electronic surgeon

[@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).

[@TheCod3r]

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

[@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

[@drbachler]

I think you forgot to cure the UV solder mask.

[@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. :)

[@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. :)

[@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.

[@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.....?

[@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🇺🇸

[@noveganpowers5604]

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

[@joshuakendall3965]

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

[@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.

[@Simracejourney]

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

[@NorthridgeFix]

100% agree

[@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.

[@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.!

[@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

[@ACOnetwork]

The excitement 😄 for the blade, cool 😁👍

[@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.

[@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.

[@vjvj3576]

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

[@drgnhilord6900]

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

[@kishordesai6813]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@Tthug_93]

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

[@ManeSays]

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

[@hadjsaidahmed3144]

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

[@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 🙏

[@returntothetruth1469]

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

[@AtaBoraBasar]

The true surgeon of the electronics world.

[@Muskers92]

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

[@AdamKyleAnderson]

Persistance pays. So many people would have given up and and said the controller was the issue and issued a no fix.

[@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).

[@sharfazhameed6382]

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

[@ArifKhan-vd1fx]

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

[@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.

[@muhammadayub2909]

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

[@bidhanroy308]

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

[@NorthridgeFix]

Thanks brother

[@dougtaylor7724]

He could not wait to end this video so he could cut up his meat at dinner with the all purpose knife.

[@NorthridgeFix]

100%

[@RajarataSahodaraHaula]

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

[@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.

[@enigmaticmf]

The trick to not puking when smelling that is to simply not breathe from the nose the entire time, well before you ever get near the vicinity of it. Even though it may take a while of getting over the urge to smell it for a split-second "just to smell how stinky it is". Eventually you come to realize it really IS always going to be stinky - then you stop attempting to find out just how much each time. =) *Source: I have a dog that's trained to go in the walk-in shower, and do it every day I'm not able to walk her. 👍

[@akaabhinavraj]

Most satisfying channel of KZbin

[@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!

[@ovalwingnut]

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

[@ctecrwp]

I was having a walk in backyard while u were cutting wires and I literally stopped when u going to cut wires, nice blade it is BUT not a happy ending thumbs up anyways 👍

[@donalddavis581]

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

[@KeyserSolsi]

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

[@nokou8114]

one thing is he loves his blade.

[@Lightning2011]

It's like it's his best friend in the shop!

[@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

[@HazeAnderson]

Best of luck I hope you fix it!

[@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

[@suryavanshib]

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

[@bsocmtomsdcs815]

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

[@hyuseinyashar9137]

It is so satisfying to watch your work...

[@ЯСуперСтар]

In my opinion it's not a tricky one in data recovering. It's not even a data recovering However, i like it

[@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.

[@orehldmanguz7013]

"the part of the repair is the part of the problem" honestly, i didn't have thought of that until i watched the end of this video...

[@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.

[@spex357]

I think that blade is a concave 5192 and it's my favourite blade.

[@repairelectronics8198]

Professional i respect your job.. thank you

[@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..

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@silentDMX]

The pause before getting up to help the customer

[@ayoubbekhouch6039]

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

[@MIsam-fv9kb]

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

[@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

[@OEFarredondo]

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

[@aneespi4684]

Your works are simply AWESOME

[@brucesmith9846]

That line I don't wipe my kids butts kills me every time

[@Lightning2011]

Same man 😂😂😂

[@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?

[@robert5861]

Very good job with a lot of patience and knowledge. But the other one who was already trying to solder also thought that he ruined the chip. This is what soldering looks like at first glance.😨😨😨😨

[@sdmobitech4376]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@the_grand_tourer]

Wow ... Steady precision, I guess you're not a coffee drinker!

[@dhanrajsoni3848]

We are exited post a 2nd part as soon as possible

[@sherlock2295]

Excellent advise, Excellent video.

[@Hadadoh]

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

[@DrTune]

If the USB3 connector came off, you can just boot it as a USB2 drive with four wires onto the PCB (power and the USB 2 data pair), no need to clean/reconnect the superspeed lines or put the connector back on.

[@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. 🤔

[@JJgomez333]

Awesome work!! Straight up genius.

[@mikex691]

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

[@zTerrordactyl]

I love my scalpel set also, so much utility.

[@the_socompsp]

you bridged two pins together, the board was missing solder mask between two of the pins.

[@orange11squares]

indeed, the usb connector is universal, it is impossible to the connector, since it was new.

[@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.