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[@UnleashedOverclocking]

The voltage injection tool combined with the thermal cam is a really powerfull combination!

[@jeffreymullen3091]

Hard to believe that other repair shops can be so careless and sloppy with the work they do on your electronics. Makes you think twice about who you pick to fix your stuff

[@alreed2434]

Yeah as someone who worked in a repair shop yeah it really sucks fixing the other peoples mistakes or breaks. Especially when what they were screwing up wasen't the problem in the first place.

[@tonymontana897]

It's amatuer hour for those unfortunately

[@nazman8285]

It's the same with builders, you just don't know who's good. We use to go with reviews before but they are not reliable these days. Word of mouth is probably a good bet but I suppose it's still a gamble. 🤔

[@viktorchu2641]

This man goes straight to the point to fix the problem your videos are very interesting and not boring there are people who tell so many stories I don't want to hear making their videos boring

[@617Pimpin]

Best way to end my shift at work by watching you do great work as always.

[@simonmapondadaka330]

When you do the troubleshooting you make repairing look so easy. One thing I have learnt from all your repair videos you use your tools very efficiently and effectively. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@LSDale]

I have had success with a cheap lazer thermometer to find hot spots on electronics.

[@BryantAvant]

That would be tough

[@vujosbulatovic595]

Time consuming, but creative way!

[@LSDale]

It was very time consuming but it got me to the right area of the board in just a few minutes and I didnt have to spray alcohol all over it. Works fine in a pinch.

[@gastongl404]

if it's just to repair ur own laptop, it could be the perfect option if u don't own a Thermo camera while u already have a thermometer

[@LSDale]

@@gastongl404 Keep in mind the massive price difference between the two.

[@grahamstaddon9990]

So therapeutic watching your videos

[@marcotinnirello6010]

And now I want a thermal camera even more (i don’t even repair stuff - just feel like I need one!)

[@HARISELDOM235]

I know that feeling

[@Casperdroid5]

You probably don't.

[@ChrisSchubert1]

I wanted to get one to do some AC repairs. When I saw the pricetag of the handhelds I almost had a heart attack. Then I found the USB C FLIR One gen 3. For $250 and a download of an app, it worked pretty well.

[@blaskedryck]

Flir One Pro 😃

[@docfoot316]

You are certainly top man of finding faults and repair ,Well done and always a pleasure to watch you at work.

[@hendrikkokulinsky8531]

Its so great to see you getting really happy when you finaly fixed something. Keep on doing your fantastic work!

[@petersmith5199]

I was going to say the same thing. He becomes Mr Happy!

[@obrianfelix]

The right tools make the job easy

[@malc568]

I’m proper addicted to these sort of videos. :)

[@shuvhamdigitalacademy3228]

I really like the way you explain things. Being a non-technical person it's always different but you have made it simple. Thank you ❤️

[@downesg]

You can use a tone ohm meter to locate a short. If you know how to use it, it is a good tool. Not good for everyone - but it does the job.

[@renderingrocks]

You prove thermal cameras are worth their weight in gold! Thank you being a great humanitarian. We need more people like you!

[@MrPenguin098]

Those other shops need to learn, "Better than 🏭 Factory"

[@hugopires70]

Tools help to evolve. Another excellent repair, good job!

[@adetoroisaac2006]

I really enjoy this tutoria. Can you please show us how to get a short on the board without using voltage injector.

[@rogamingz206]

a great teacher as always. Godbless you sir.

[@varun_vidya]

I still cant believe repair shops just tell you to replace board right away without even looking into the issue

[@gianseven]

Most repair shops just replace parts without thinking about it, they always get money and it's easier to just buy from manufacturer and then charge the customer The ones who claim to repair just to charge a "inspection fee" are worst people than others who try to fix but stop at the first try

[@derickservina6187]

Thats a must have tool for short detection. Great video.

[@YommyRawr]

why do you not inject voltage near the problem area again, and check with thermal cam to pinpoint which component is issue ?

[@davidcameron7642]

Like viewing your repair videos, always learn new ways of repairing electronics. Am saving to open a repair shop. Great job as always keep it up. Love from Grenada.

[@thomasfretz9684]

Love watching you fix things

[@r11520]

Hello sir, your video is so helpful.. And the tools you are using are highly recommendable.. Thanks for sharing..God bless..I'll keep watching your uploads for more knowledge about repair.

[@noobtech2007]

Great Tutorial 👨‍💻 Hoping to see more educational electronics videos frol you!

[@richardhead8264]

_I enjoy watching Alex flex by fixing other shop's no-fixes!_ 💪🏼

[@PanterasPanteralandiaSinnerFTW]

I use to use a candle to find shorts on a board, would pass the candle over the parts and if the area was hot it would melt the candle. But this was way before micro parts lol yes i am old lol

[@montelcarlos143]

Thanks for sharing your technique sir.respect you sir the old timer can get creative when finding way to troubleshoot

[@PanterasPanteralandiaSinnerFTW]

@@montelcarlos143 where there's a will there's a way

[@bhoot1702]

I used melted wax as water proofing with plastic wrap once 😂

[@beogeek]

Love your work, and appreciate you sharing all your fixes! I do have one question though... I have the exact same camera and led light and I'm wondering how you get such a clear image? How do you not have the led glaring back into the scope and into the camera causing bad granular image?

[@chaitanyakulkarni21]

I have no idea how i end up here, but this sure is fun and educational

[@Druid4026]

great video i learn so much about your work everyday keep it up

[@2368rafa]

Un excelente trabajo, y magnificas herramientas. Saludos

[@godwinawakossa2277]

Thanks for the video... Tools make the job easier... Noted...

[@Asif-jd2km]

Everyone has their own ways to find short on the board just need couple of experience on working, if you have thermal camera and voltage injection then that's a plus point. Great work 👍

[@antonjansenvanrensburg4145]

hard to believe there is people complaining about who wins $50... great vid! i will def look into that supply you have, my bench supply only does 5A max.

[@gamingwarfare3749]

Job is easy with perfect tools

[@ayubtechke4294]

Thermal Cam and power supply are my big dream to own😊

[@brandonbajc2084]

It's awesome you can do these giveaways for your viewers!

[@najib_bin_cibai]

Thank you very much for sharing your specialised education video troubleshooting

[@will.iam0084]

The job is done, better than other like usual, i love what you've done in every fix, top markotop bro😁😁😁

[@danyfrumuzache7822]

THX. I learn a lot from your videos. Good luck!!!

[@Inti72600]

Nice video, your repairs are very interesting and educational to see when it comes to fixing computer components or other electrical components in general, Have a good day.

[@azlanarif]

I learn a lot from your videos

[@SwapnilV]

I use a bench power supply instead of a voltage injection tool. I limit the current to 1 amp and increase it gradually because once I started with 3amps and it burnt the track.

[@carlosgenoguin4489]

Shoutout from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@tommybizacibi5222]

With the right tools repairs seem to be easier, but experience counts.

[@iretromods2963]

Love that joyful laugh once you successfully repaired the device, I know the feeling.

[@samernaoum2637]

hi alex may i know where did you buy the LCR tester from ? please send us the link thank you

[@ssenyosdaviee1873]

Those are really expensive tools... a dream to all techies

[@ja.935g67]

You make this look so simple! The short is gone! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@sokphanithmao5523]

brother watching you fixing is my fun. i always happy with you when you "cmon look at this"

[@chebkimo1955]

man thermal camera is like life saving for electronic

[@sylvesteryaiuglig2470]

How would you differentiate between MOSFET and IC? Also how is the traces on the circuits layout? I'd like to know how to trace each components available.

[@netpackonlinesolutions3254]

Thanks for the explanation on the voltage injection tool 😊

[@ADOULA05]

great video alex thanks alot bro . your content is so enjoyable to watch.

[@aquibahmed8525]

Love from India 🇮🇳👍👍👍👍✌

[@vinitsingh8962]

Great video man. Really appreciate your work and content.👍👍

[@JoshuaG]

Cant believe that one small capacitor is keeping the laptop from booting up 😳

[@jongant]

All the angry pixies were disappearing into a black hole :(

[@somethingaboutachainsawgam8137]

What brand and model multimeter do you use? I haven't notice you mention it yet. I've watched a lot of your videos, not all yet but a lot.

[@AlejandroRamirez_HN]

I have the same question, by the looks, it appears to be a Fluke 8X series, so could be any of them as layout is pretty similar. I own 2 flukes and they are superb multimeters.

[@RahulKapoorokb]

Nice information many Thanks from india

[@pedroaltieri3692]

Another great video My friend thanks for the lesson.

[@marcog2737]

I like when you end with a smile on your face

[@gregedugonzales1344]

Great video, I keep on learning.

[@ekiki9141]

Why would you kill a lab power supply with setted current limit? This is what a psu is made for 😀

[@justinspiredfallout]

I thought the same but then I searched for the VI tool and their website was the first to pop up on Google, selling the tool. Can't fault him for promoting the product he sells. I'd do the same. :)

[@claytonmorgan8625]

Thanks for teaching us how to effectively troubleshoot shorts.

[@phillipsvanderwesthuizen800]

With the volume of work you do, that IR camera and injection tool has paid themselves very quickly. Excellent diagnostic tools. With a better than factory user.

[@НемањаСтарчевић]

Great thing is that you enjoy every time when laptop gives picture on screen! Keep it up bro !

[@Omar-eh2dr]

You forgot to say "Better than Factory" 😉

[@a.z.7193]

For me is not needed to replace a bypass capacitor, I will never complain 😁 This is a classic fault normally easy to fix

[@alcasey3551]

That was not an obvious one to figure out! 👏👌👍✔😃

[@guia9967]

Nice job, really need a thermal cam !

[@robevenegas]

Great video, i need a thermal camera..

[@alicard2236]

I am amazed how easy looks like whenever you repair things. I have lust to learn everything what you are doing in these videos. You explain detailed way things which is good for educate the newbies such as me. Thank you for these videos. 👍

[@chifundokolombo129]

Greetings to big boss from Malawi

[@Dmiliunas]

I'm wondering how come u not scared injecting 1.5v if there is open line to a cpu 1.5v can cause it some damage. I always start with 1v and it is enough to heat small caps and small ic s.

[@Dmiliunas]

Any bench power supply can change voltage while injecting. Not that hard.

[@Dmiliunas]

@@gblargg hmm. Tricky. To many variables. Better would be to controle it yourself.

[@liulbelachew351]

Thanks to teach us how to find a Shorts

[@alialansarah1086]

clean work friend....really that's great, waiting you every time and saw all your works for many...go ahead

[@thamerdz]

It's really really hard to have this tools in my country. We hope we learn another stuff from and for sure thank you.🤷‍♂️

[@brettwatty101]

One cheap alternative to thermal camera is the cheap knockoff Amtech flux that smokes really badly. I once found a shorted dead component by mistake as it was smoking from the flux residue.

[@nelson1667]

Love your videos. Can’t wait to have enough money to get tools and do what you do again. I miss it. Everyone has a negative opinion about something. You handle it great. Good luck with all those video cards

[@darcell_pcbiomed5135]

what tools you use in capacitor checking sir is that capacitance tester?

[@sanojechannel9797]

"Amazing! the job is done!"......luckily no "Hroshima"😁😁👍👍

[@0SD0]

Dear @NorthridgeFix . First Very good video. Thanks you for your chanel I have a issue I do a mistake with Watercooling and a componnent blowup Should i replace a cracked SMD inductance type 0520 R0 on a nvidia 3080 If the cards work normally . Regards Steve

[@bolajiolalekanabdulazeez677]

I like ur video.. you simplified troubleshooting problem with the help of modern gadget.. thanks so much...

[@mtxx80]

You are a fixing machine 😉 I'm learning a lot from your videos, thank you. Keep up the great work 👍

[@Adam-xb5vt]

What i think ? ..... Amazing work like everyday , Watching you from algeria and i learnt alot watching your videos bro , Especially how to solder and use different solder tips and where to ise specific ones.... Respect bro, wish you success . Greeting from algeria ✋😊

[@SPEXWISE]

I'm learning so much from Northridge fix videos. Thanks Alex

[@harryohanson]

Wow! Power injection tool and thermal camera!! Gonna be saving for that set up for sure!! Thank you!!

[@totikes]

One Question friend ¿Which is the difference between the Power Supply Short Injection / Detector with Voltage and Current Control and the Mechanic Short Detector? ¿Which is best ? or ¿Which one do you use often? Thanks anticipated for answering me. God bless you.

[@bestbuildpc]

Why QUALITY caps are not anymore present. IT LOOKS like those caps are getting out of the picture very easy.

[@chethankiran5478]

🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳You are my teacher in soldering ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jeznermediamagic]

satisfying repair!

[@mouraddz4991]

يمكننا استعمال ورق الفاكس بوضعه فوق لوح pcb و سيلتقط الحرارة و يعلم بالاسود على منطقة الحرارة.

[@ghislainriou9560]

Good day Alex. Question why did you use another meter to check the value of the capacitor when you have the fluke 87V? Won't it give the reading? Thank you for a great video again have a bless day. ;) Looking forward to your reply.

[@johny1220]

Was waiting for an upload, funny enough, a Dell Inspiron 1545 was my first ever laptop lol 😄

[@mikeanderson1994]

The 1545 is the bestst model ever made in my eyes

[@edwardfranklin18]

Luckily I have an old CAT S60 Smartphone with a Thermal Camera for checking hot spots.

[@congtuocsaohom]

I am also an amateur repair gnuowif. I fixed a Dell 5579 laptop similar to the one you just fixed. It's my wife's laptop and I fixed it yesterday. It's short-circuited with the mosfet shorted and 1 capacitor shorted. Unfortunately, the problem burned the board at the Mosfet position and punctured a hole in the board. But I carefully wired each circuit and used a grinder to work out the burned part. It took 2 hours to repair that laptop but it was really fun. And more importantly, I have successfully fixed it. I don't have a thermal camera like yours so locating the short circuit is quite difficult but that's ok.

[@mohammednabil9792]

That was a good repair, awesome indeed

[@A.n.o.n.y.m.o.u.s_Creator]

Bypass caps may have diff values even when the same size, for example in my last audio circuit I used 100uF 10uF 0.47uF. But as you mention in nearly every cap replacemeng vid, if you use 10uF + 10uF and 0.47uF that device will still work, maybe not that "precise" but it will and that is all what people want.

[@mohsentabouna6401]

I use boardview software all the time and it states the Capacitance of every component. I worked on 50 or so models and all have the same capacitance when caps are soldered in banks. why you may ask? well it's manufacturing procedure, it's easier for the manufacturer to use the same caps so the board takes less time to manufacture, of course this is only viable in capacitor banks ( caps in parallel with same size ) now why is it that audio equipment can be different ? well filtering is very precise in audio equipment thus capacitance needs to be precise as well, often the capacitance needed is no even available so they put different cap values to creat an equivalent precise capacitance ** Capacitance is calculated opposite of resistance, meaning ; values are added when in // and inversly added when in series

[@nightstah]

Love the content, keep up the good work. The days you don't post content, I'm bummed (but I get it, you gotta balance family, life, and work).