Can I Fix This FLOODED Mt Dew Xbox? - Extended Version

[@scotthallgv]

In this case where its flooded I would just replace the complete insides, but I get youre making a video so you gotta do your thing. Cheers!

[@psteier]

Would recommend first to use some fresh or low melt solder on the holes. And about the solder wick - try to cut them in smaller pieces, so the heat will stay on them and they heat up faster. Because if you're using the whole package, the heat will go up the packaging and is not on point. A flat chisel soldering tip and a bit of flux on the solderwick will also help. Best is here also - if available - using a desoldering gun, or a good solder sucker...

[@Staren41]

I have a question regarding the solder wick: Apparently, one good way to use it without removing the tin on the tip of your iron (And thus potentially damaging it) would be to just melt the tin using the iron, and then applying the end of the wick to the blob only, limiting contact with the tip. What do you think of this ? I recently destroyed a Ts101 tip and I don't really know how. The thing is totally oxydized, I used brass whool / a sponge / tinned frequently and it lasted 4 months of very casual use. The last time it worked sort of well was before using the solder wick and now it won't even tin no matter how I clean it.

[@psteier]

Maybe a not so good quality tip? Or too much heat applied over a time? If the soldering tip is starting corroding and oxidizing a lot, it could also be fault of solder mixture and/or flux. Have you tried special soldering iron cleaning tools/materials beside the wool/sponge?

[@psteier]

For the first question: It's all about thermal tansfer. It's bigger there, where the soldering iron tip is near the solder on the PCB. So using the wick as a kind of extension of the tip would never get the same thermal heat transfer, as it's loosing temperature on distance...

[@Staren41]

@@psteier Thanks for your answer ! Maybe it was too hot for too long. I use it at around 350°C but the program in the iron stops heating whenever I'm not using it. I don't have any particular cleaning tool, I just use wool to clean when it's hot and sponge when it cooled down a bit to avoid thermal shocks

[@Staren41]

@@psteier I see, thanks for the explanation

[@Wormmworks]

For the port 1 theres likely corrosion if you lightly scrape it out from within the front with a toothpick and clean it out should pick up everytime. As for the samsung drive i have one with no read error that is nearly mint. But for yours with an error if you boil the belt temporarily till you can get a replacement should fix the stuck tray for the most part and then lightly wipe the lens with a microfiber and clean both magnet contacts very possible to be a good drive still, glad you got a read at the end ❤

[@GMCGUY-]

Hope you're feeling better Steve God bless you man.❤❤❤❤

[@besimple7175]

Really enjoy watching your videos, please keep it up.

[@serialtoon]

OMG I didn’t know there was a longer channel! I love watching your deep dives on fixings. This is perfect!!!

[@gabrielpowers766]

Would an ultrasonic board cleaner be a good thing?

[@Club_Michas]

Samsung's patented Stuck Tray Technology™ - perfecting the art of tray-jamming and slap-repairing since forever! Even their 4K Blu-ray players are in on the tradition!

[@310_Latchkey_kid]

Dude.... use the bigger Iron, don't waste time using the little one!!

[@Lazyman1975]

Thousands of points in caps only to be sold out when this promotion was happening we were right on top of it trying to get it ordered.

[@CountingCarp_uK]

Keep fighting hope you’re doing well ! My son beat Hopkins last year you can do it !

[@rustynail1194]

Love the colour of that. 😮

[@PAUL-1961.]

Get yourself some low melt solder,it will help to remove the old solder

[@knighthawk86855]

I don't know if you have already, but you should show us your airfiltering system, and if you have link to it, if you could share it.

[@sleepybunnynorbun1039]

Would a ultrasonic cleaner clean this kinda thing up quite well?

[@karlmansfield3537]

Did U find the problem the number one controller port in the end

[@stuartedwards2379]

Steve it just wasn't happening today with the soldering

[@tyronenelson9124]

What on earth was going on with that first capacitor??

[@communicate121]

Can someone explain why hot air wasn't used please

[@Lazyman1975]

Is this an old video resist another mountain dew Xbox

[@rciancia]

If you used a bigger solder tip, the removal would have been easier.

[@toycarin9044]

Good job, your nerve are steel

[@XboxXbox-gn4qs]

Why didn't he use the hot air to get the stuff out then sacked it up

[@Lazyman1975]

Change the capacitors as like ASMR to me I love it

[@Lazyman1975]

😊 I'm not scared of electricity I've been popped so many times. The 220 that knocked me on my butt one day hurt the worst.

[@djbillye4943]

Mountain dew flooded xbox.😂

[@ryanborg8450]

Get a hakko desoldering gun. Works great everytime

[@dijsktra]

Low melt solder pls....

[@MichaGazua]

Cara você tem que comprar um sugador de solda.

[@TruthWarriorB88]

Awesome.

[@PAUL-1961.]

Have to watch those caps do not like heat,they blow up

[@psteier]

only the electrolytic SMD ones... not the THT ones

[@spiderphone4430]

No offence but it's really weird that after all of these years of work and experience , you don't have a proper way to clean solder from a hole.

[@pizzalord3n]

Flooded in Mtn Dew

[@alainguilbault4268]

cool

[@tyronenelson9124]

You do realise that you are loosing heat by not snipping excess used solder wick.

[@SSWORKZ]

second lol

[@natethegreat3602]

I'd use a tiny drill bitt to get the capacitors through I'm not wasting time heating a million times

[@psteier]

no please not, you can damage the vias that way...

[@5c0u53]

Next time , a bigger tip + flood the old solder with new solder and then solder pump works every time. Those boards soak the heat too easily. Also snip the legs a little before install , no need to push the legs like that, just wastes time and effort for no good reason. The orange Tantalum cap C2R6 ? at 23:49 does not look healthy.