Dell 15r No Power, Charger Turns Off - LFC

Board repair time! Spoilers down below. Sorry about the clipping audio again, mic has been adjusted for future videos!
Shorted capacitor on Battery Charger, found with power injection and replaced.
Funnily enough, I worked on this model of motherboard four years ago when I first started learning board repair (LFC#112), and it was exactly the same capacitor. Back then, I found it through trial and error, this time, I've got the equipment and knowledge to pinpoint the fault.
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[@kunedroid3446]

Mate, don't be afraid of making long videos like this one.. the amount of information per minute you share is unbelievable... Just the "V, I, A" clarification is something I (not native english speaker) have been struggling to understand since forever (not sure why it's not pronounced via). Amazing stuff! Keep up the good work, cheers!

[@escapetime161803]

Maybe you already know this but you didn't make a point of it. For those not old enough to remember, the meaning of "B Plus" comes from the era when electronics used thermionic valves, which have cathodes that need heating to emit electrons. Circuitry would require two batteries, the "A" battery to power the heaters or filaments in the valves (usually a lead/acid accumulator like one or more of the cells in a modern car battery) and the "B" battery to provide the HT or High Tension supply (typically 120V or more) that would power the main circuitry and do the actual amplifying. Even after the advent of transistors which don't have heaters and so don't require an "A" battery, the main power supply is still often called the "B" supply. It's history, or tradition, or something.

[@ExtremeBogom]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@Adamant_IT]

Interesting!

[@devonwilson5776]

Greetings. Interesting. I have studied electronics. However, I honestly didn't know that. I came into electronics when vacuum tubes were almost completely phased out. I did not have anything to do with with vacuum equipment. It was always B+ and or VCC for me. Thanks for sharing. That information does not help in fixing anything, but it helps for conversation.

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

I am glad i found your channel mr Graham, you are such a cool dude who really wants people to learn, which is awesome! I love to fix stuff, and i am happy that you are a good teacher! Never stop doing this! Stay safe Mr!

[@jamesmuking]

Just gonna leave a comment, fixed my dead laptop thanks to this tutorial. Could imagine going to a service center and they'll call it a dead motherboard and have me replacement. Worth a burnt finger for this, hail the touchy feely method

[@elsenorvananas]

You are like a regular laptop Louis Rossmann with cheaper tools, great job mate.

[@Hr.K]

Thank god you know how to explain stuff like I'm 5 yo. I feel like I'm learning soo much stuff every minute of your videos, and I like your methodical approach of error finding. Please keep it up :)

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This is one of those rare KZbin channels where I go back and rewatch old videos just for the fun of it.

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this is why i subscribe to your channel. i bet you can fix this laptop less than 20minutes.... but you took the time to explain to us what your actually doing and how you go on about it. very nice job👍🏻

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[@ThePopolou]

I too was wondering why it booted but then remembered that it was the onboard 32GB ssd that was a feature of the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) designed for the times. When the RST drivers were installed, it'd use the onboard ssd as a cache. In this case, it seemed to have stored the boot manager. It likely then crashed on handover to the OS.

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I have a Lenovo laptop with the same problem.. after seeing your video tried to fix the laptop...on the second attempt i fixed the laptop...the way you teach is amazing...Thank you..

[@shanesdiy]

Awesome! Thanks for taking the time for a thorough explanation and going through the logic as well as showing it on the diagram. One more option to find hot spots that I like is the upside down can of compressed air to put a layer of frost on the suspected parts. Apply a bit of current and the frost melts off.

[@ricardoferreira2811]

This video is pure gold, particularly 08:00: multimeter on Gnd and the current sense resistor "We've got a short in B+ or main power rail, which tends to be fixable. (...) Resistance is 0 ohms which means a dead short circuit; 1 or 3 ohms would mean via the PCH, or the CPU, or the GPU."

[@AMCTechRepairs]

Great video! Thanks for all the detail, I'm really learning a lot from watching you!

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Well done repair video. I'm very impressed with your style of teaching, and methodical diagnostics. I'll be back for more videos.

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I give lectures as part of my job and I have to commend you on your teaching skills. Outstanding.

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Been very educational watching your videos. You do a great job of explaining your every move through the evaluation process. I am in the beginning phases of tackling several non-functioning laptop motherboards. Thanks for a great channel.

[@wandersonpereira9884]

Props on the video. I've already fixed my Dell Inspiron 15r SE 7520 with the help of your previous videos. Thanks!

[@memorywarrior8752]

The quality of your videos continues to improve. This is a very good video for the standard shorted cap fix, well explained and short enough (in time) to be digestible. Well done.

[@ajnstajn100]

the detail you go into makes you my fav repair guy to watch along with Rossman. Huge respect dude keep it up

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Abdolutelt brilliant,faultfinding demo,graham,superbly clear,concise,methodical,and superb videoing,superb sir,very well done.,please keep up the exellent videis sur.

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glad i found your channel mr Graham, you are such a cool dude who really wants people to learn making long videos like this one is actually very helpful for us here. ones again thank you.

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Thank you so much! Really grateful for this video and the time you took to explain. Much appreciated!

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Another excellent tutorial video, methodical and each step explained clearly and easy to understand learnt so much from this and your other videos, keep up the good work

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You really good , and a good teacher in same time !!! Top man!!

[@robertsneddon731]

It might be worth your time to make up a custom set of voltage-injection cables for diagnostics. The end of the ground wire would be a ring terminal which can be bolted on to a ground hole on the board with a nut and bolt rather than having to solder the wire on to the PCB and then desolder it later and clean it up once you start reassembling the machine. I have used a thermocouple probe connected to a digital thermometer to identify hot components in crowded PCBs in the past, it saves on burned fingers and it's less messy than alcohol or other workarounds. Some quite low-cost multimeters accept K-type thermocouples (the yellow two-pin connectors) and will do temperature measurements but the individual thermometers are cheap enough from the Usual Suspects (I think mine cost me less than a tenner including a thermocouple).

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I think they way you talk through every step, explaining as you go like it's the first video you ever made, is actually very useful. It might be seen as being regurgitating information already known (from other videos), but the repetition is actually useful for banking the information in to memory. Well done on your channel, you're doing a really great job.

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Just fantastic. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and the step by step approach to fault diagnosis. Very generous use of your time. Have a great Christmas break..

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Nice video man, a lot of details and explained down to the root of the issue.

[@facelessvaper]

I like the reasoning behind a longer than normal vid, maybe a "teaching" series. Tbf I just enjoy the content for entertainment with occasional pearls of wisdom & maybe as in videos before, a shorter version of the same vid. I do however, appreciate that this idea would take up a lot of extra time and energy. That thermal imager is a god send.

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getting above and beyond explaining things, kudos man!

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With explanations like these, i think i might try to repair a samsung laptop that is in the corner, doesn't charge or power up, already tried to find schematincs and was not able to, so with this kind of detailed videos i think will be easier to find the problem and understand how it works. Keep up with the good work

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I watch your all vids, Love it Brother. Nice Description and approach. Understandable.

[@Ed31003]

i was able to really understand the search for the bad part and the repair -- THANK YOU Graham

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This is a very informational video. Thanks for the effort!

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[@gordonroberts4696]

Very nice repair. I've watched several of your videos and they are excellent!. Thanks

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thank you Adam! for sharing your time and knowledge! big LIKE!

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Great video thanks for all the great content you put out.

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[@lemagreengreen]

This is an exceptional video for learning the basics, really well done. Thank you.

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Thanks Adam! very good demonstration and teaching is so good for newbies.

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RIP to that Samsung HDD used as soldering desk! thx for the vid

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[@shooter3267]

Really enjoyed the schematic explanation, more please :)

[@4to6months]

When you said 'maximum airflow' I was hoping you'd say maximum effort 🤣 new to your channel mate very good stuff 👍 I'm gonna be building my very first pc soon 😬 I've always got the parts and asked somebody else to build for me because of how expensive parts are you know! I've left it pretty late in life to have a go at 36 😅

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I, for 1, just want to say thnx and keep up the great content!! You've got me looking into starting an electronics business!! Lol. It all just looks soooo interesting and rewarding!!

[@servisparkza1416]

Very nice explained,the cap is cracked as you mentioned...Thank you for another nice video!

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Very informative and clear. Please do more videos like this. God bless

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Graham, excellent video!

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[@tonymontana897]

I have a Dell Latitude E5450 with the same issue. I'd love to be able to fault find it as you have done, but I don't have the time just yet. I'll keep it on the back burner for now as I've yet to purchase a hot air station and some spare SMD components. Thanks for a very excellent and methodical tutorial.

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Nicely repaired.

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