He Tried to Fix His ROG Ally X But Made it Worse! Let's Fix It!

He Tried to Fix His ROG Ally X But Made it Worse! Let's Fix It! I paid $300 for this ROG Ally X from a viewer who tried to fix a stuck volume button but ended up breaking the battery connector in the process.
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[@kennymcintyre4791]

My lab teacher use to tell me "have you notice everytime you take something apart and put it back together, your always left with a few parts your not sure where its going. If you take it apart and put it back so many times you'll end up with enough parts to built two of them" 😂

[@Tronicsfix]

That’s hilarious!

[@Dtr146]

@@Tronicsfix what is that wire pin that you are using to distribute the enameled wire?

[@MikeB_UK]

I'd go look for a new lab teacher 🤣

[@MikeB_UK]

@@Dtr146 A dental pick

[@Dtr146]

​@@MikeB_UK 10:09 that is not a dental pick. That is some kind of dispenser.

[@DarkMike12345.]

Glade u got ur hair back brother and u fought cancer so happy for that

[@AzuraeLyonheart]

Agreed. Also, you* your*

[@orlaaando1]

Yep! He fix that too! im also happy he is okay :D

[@Moa_Smug]

​@@AzuraeLyonheart U and Ur are shortened terms for You and Your. Commonly used in social media like discord and in games.

[@nervyodds3937]

I know nothing about repairing electronics and watch you constantly. It fascinates me that people like you exist. Keep up the good work! Have a great weekend.

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

He is from a lost tribe. But people like him do exist.

[@farizakmal3393]

Man I wish I have enough knowledge to fix all electronics as he does.

[@joemorganti895]

@@farizakmal3393 it's all about trial and error man. Just take something apart, keep track of where your screws go and, if you need it, KZbin will probably have someone that can walk you step by step on how to reassemble it. Also ifixit will have instructions on how to disassemble and reassemble items.

[@danielhulan3058]

I know right! I'm just now dabbling in switch repairs and reselling. I have no experience whatsoever and am a mental health professional by trade. So, fingers crossed I won't just waste a bunch of money lol.

[@Auroniar.]

@@farizakmal3393 well, it's prett easy these days with more youtube guides than actual people reparing stuff. if it's hardware it's "easier" to repair something than a softwareproblem. BUT finding the hardwareproblem isn't easy. start somewhere easy, learn and repeat.

[@D.IronsWorld]

It's just a perfect amount of thermal paste, that's all. Steve have lot of experience but even he can't or won't fix many things (to damaged or to complicated). He sticks to things he's comfortable with, and that's fine. Sometimes he struggle with consoles cases, but it's a learning experience and we all have something to watch. Win-Win.

[@scottlarson1548]

I wish I had the *patience* to fix some of these things. I'd take one look at those torn pads and say, "Hell, no! Not worth it!"

[@Yabbadabba54321]

Glad to see you are doing well with your treatments and health… my father was just diagnosed with the same thing you were so hoping for a similar outcome.. he starts chemo next week

[@Brammage]

When you first plugged it in I was thinking "I wonder if the charging delay is going to make him worry..." It did!

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, I'm pretty new to actually using these things. I've fixed a number of them but haven't actually used them much.

[@chrisstoddard7251]

Over this past year, I was diagnosed with stage 3 H lymphoma and have been stuck at home. My last dose was on new years and have been slowly recovering. To keep myself busy I have been watching your videos at home. When I find myself needing something to do project wise. Watching your journey through it kept me positive. Glad you recovered.

[@joecody252]

Just got an broken one of these and Lenovo legion go. Both dirt cheap and just said broken. Went to my local flea market. Got them and a bunch of random parts for game consoles and pc. Can't wait to start working on them. Be my first for both to work on. Watching yours on the rog. Makes me more confident. I'm good with most electronics. But, always nervous on those first time repairs. Thanks for all the amazing content that you put out. Makes those of us who love to work on electronics. More confident and even help on issues we come across. Especially giving known easy to break parts. Keeps the amazing content coming. Always look forward to it. Especially when my autistic 8 year old son gets excited when you upload. He also loves watching your content. Especially the long videos. So, thanks for making content that I can enjoy with him.

[@MasterJediSean]

Hi Steve, your looking so much better. I hope everything is going your way. I really enjoy watching your content,, keep it up buddy! I'll pray for your health. My son and I really enjoy your repair posts, they have assisted in helping me repair my sons Nintendo Switch. Cheers!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! I appreciate the comment. Nice work fixing your Switch!

[@No1BRC]

This reminds me of something my dad taught me: I wanted to replace the plastic screen of my gameboy and got a replacement. Then I‘d sit down put my tools together when he asked me what I was doing. I said, I need to open it to replace the plastic screen. He just had a look, took a piece of sharp plastic and popped it out right away. Then he told me: always watch out for the easiest way- there was no need to open it up completely and I probably would have broke something while doing that- just like cameron did as you showed, there was actually no need to remove the battery for fixing the actual failure with the button 😊

[@jaimeantoniogarcesquijano4343]

How good to see you recover and healthy.😃

[@RootiRBLX]

Your repair videos are so relaxing and satisfying

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad to hear that!

[@ronaldmarbut8104]

You and ODD tinkering have inspired me to try this stuff I follow you guys to a tee and I've learned alot I've fixed cleaned and serviced a few of my own systems cuz of you two glad to see your healthy and still doing what you love

[@zeBugMan]

“That took about four minutes.” THAT’S the good stuff mate! I love the little callouts for those kinds of things, it gives me a point of reference for these kinds of things :)

[@AVClll]

Hey man, long time no see, glad your doing well and so happy to see you man! Most awesome tech guy on youtube!

[@Kcchevyz71]

I have been watching your videos a lot recently. I have a bachelors degree in computer information systems so I have a vested interest in this. I am a novice with soldering though. I would love to see a video kind of going over all your tools. Such as soldering irons, hot air tools, microscope, dental tools, preferred thermal paste, type of flux, solder wicks, and anything else handy for working on circuit boards....and go ahead an throw in a plug for ifixit as I would love to see the tool kits you utilize from them. lol

[@LPcrazy_88]

Respect the confidence to put down the conformal coating and screws in before even trying to see if this thing will charge, let alone boot. Well played on this repair, that soldering job looked very not easy.

[@Charliefr3sh.]

Bruh! i kept thinking that when he started applying the coating and putting it all back together without testing first

[@joeclifford183]

You’re a certified wizard Steve. You make that fix look easy 😂

[@samtherat6]

The amount of superglue and conformal coating you put down before testing it blows my mind. Shows how well you know your stuff.

[@AtomSquirrel]

He was just making sure the battery connector never came out again. Like ever

[@JimNichols]

Knowing your abilities as I do from watching you work for years in your videos, I was surprised to not see you test the battery connectors connections to the motherboard. As always great videography, scripting and crisp choice of repair work to make it interesting and timely.. Thanks :)

[@Heazytoohot]

I am so tech illiterate. At least with repairs, tried to repaste my laptop and a screw stripped on the heat sink and I gave up. Your repair skills are incredible and I hope I can fix something of my own one day. Keep up the good work

[@saxonstu6803]

Big fan of your work, I’m not sure about the choppy editing. I actually enjoy watching the whole process

[@Tronicsfix]

That's why we made the TronicsFix Longs channel!: www.youtube.com/@TronicsFixLongs

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

the man is back ,happy to see you in good spirits and some great content been a tough road welcome from birmingham uk where the peaky blinders say ello.

[@blu91283]

Hello bro from the uk 🇬🇧 not sure if you done an update with your treatment just hoping everything went ok 👍 I’m only on KZbin so haven’t seen an update on your health always clicking on your videos on a Friday evening hope you are well and your family too bro 😎 thank you for your amazing content ❤

[@Tronicsfix]

I'm in remission!

[@vnm_8945]

Incredible work, glad to see you looking better!

[@brianb6969]

Steve, ..Long time subscriber here! I have actually learned so much from you! You are Next Level!!!

[@blackxktulu1]

Absolutely amazed by each one of your videos. Hope you are doing well bro. Keep on keeping on 👍🏽

[@JohnHatzinas]

Glad your doing better 🙏 my dad just finished doing chemo he has stage 3 colon cancer hopefully is gone

[@MynusZero]

Discovered your channel about a year ago. Really enjoy your content and happy that you're healthy now. I have a question, are you selling this and if so, where can I purchase it?

[@chmlgr]

I wish I had your self confidence to put it all back together befor testing the repair 😅 great vid

[@1029zsz]

I had a fun idea for your channel. Maybe when you get physically damaged consoles you should do short clips of yourself reenacting how you picture them happening. Love the videos! Cheers

[@d74055]

Good video as always. I have a broken gaming laptop here and everybody said that it can't be fixed. I bet he could repair it! I wished i had the same knowledge as he has.

[@elijahwolter9235]

Man you look so healthy! I’m so happy for you!

[@donegone6314]

Have you ever tried the pin/trace repair tab you used on the game boards for rebuilding mounting tabs. The replacement pins you cut then heated up to stick on either Nes or snes game boards. I think they could be a good mounting plane replacement option for surface mount non conductive plane.

[@fiffiflauschi]

I have one question for Steve: Do you ever consider soldering the battery pack directly to the board in such cases where the whole thing is torn off? If it was my own I would probably do that. Not so good for reselling though.

[@Tronicsfix]

Nah, then it would be much more difficult to replace the battery. Those large wires would be prone to coming loose too.

[@danielhulan3058]

I just recently started using ca glue and accelerator. It is a godsend.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes! Works so good.

[@vihangatck]

Amazing work. How many layers is this pcb? And how did you figure out the ground plane and the power plane ?

[@Tronicsfix]

Idk how many layers it is. I know the ground and power planes quickly because of the color of the battery wires.

[@watchingfromadistance1698]

I love your channel. I have a 2009 MW2 Limited Edition Xbox 360 console with box, controllers, and hard drive that doesn't work anymore. I'd love to sell it to you for your show. Is there anyway I can email you photos of it to see if your intrested?

[@thatwolfboy2898]

Genuine question: 5:28 why did you need to heat the battery connector from the bottom? Were the components on top something you didn't want to get hot? I'm new to soldering and fixing electronics and I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@MoooHamMad]

It was to prevent melting the connector. He said it took him 4 minutes which means that board is thick with several layers.

[@Charliefr3sh.]

The connector has plastic, that's to prevent the plastic melting

[@thatwolfboy2898]

Ah thank you both! That makes a lot of sense, I should've thought of that.

[@fabiopiva2260]

The Fixer could be a good series on Netflix or Prime!

[@RoryFranco-p6k]

Steve is a absolute legend. One of the best you tubers

[@lm4278]

Hey man. You're looking pretty healthy. Glad to see it!

[@YanVerde]

I need to do that something similar to fix a computer case connector and that video was really helpful! What temperature do you set the hot air when you heat up from under like that? Thanks!

[@furtalance_x]

That was a complicated fix dude. Nice one 😊

[@arisio58]

Glad you back im feom Brazil like watch you fix i call you Anakin 😅😅😅

[@gokuhs]

Wow! Amazing job Steve :)

[@eriktoth5423]

That repair looked like a bird nest! But great job! Love the content and projects.

[@paulmech5138]

What a way to tackle this one! Amazing!

[@adamhitchen4314]

Yeah I was worried also because there was only extended version videos for months..is his wedding ring made of plastic?..lol..bc it looks like it's cracked?

[@Tronicsfix]

We've been publishing the normal number of videos on the TronicsFix channel. One per week. Lol, it's a silicone ring...I was a little rough with it apparently.

[@adamhitchen4314]

Oh good idea no shorting while fixing

[@nicoful86]

Outstanding episode!

[@Inkgnition]

Excellent work on this one!

[@Lardzor]

@9:24 I think enamel is a common insulating coating used on electrical wire.

[@glowinTHX]

I'm so glad you got your hair back. I really hope you're better.

[@liamlinh]

I have question about full load, it would be 30w, and based on battery voltage is 7.4V or maybe 11v. It look like double wire for positive and negative, so at least 2A for single wire. Is that ok to using small wire like that?

[@LucasFCardoso100]

I was wondering about that also. It should be safer to use thicker wires, or maybe a few o them in each power pin.

[@mdickens98]

I did wonder this too. It looked like there was a good amount of copper for the ground and positive under the conformal coating to be able to scrape off and get a good solder joint but maybe it would be too far from the pins on the connector. It's a brilliant repair job nonetheless and looks beyond my skill but I'd still be concerned about the amount of current going through those thin wires

[@mwpahl38]

As a craftsman, I appreciate your craftsmanship.

[@nBraden-w1l]

@Tronicsfix you should add a couple additions to your info on the videos. You should add the actual time it took you to make the repair. you had mentioned you spent a long time fixing this one. Is that several hours? Several days? under an hour? what's a long time for you with these jobs? a note for Actual Repair Time (ART) Also, do you keep your soldering gun and hot hair gun at the same temp every time? maybe you could list what temps you use for each job. Thanks. I really like your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@tfiles69]

Da gusto verte ya mejor de salud :)

[@MrOrthoclase]

16:28 I could feel the relief on that 'Yes."

[@mtshark7]

Nicely done Steve!😊

[@jfrancis2768]

I'm just very surprised I got this video in my feed, I'm subscribed but, I've seen other subscriptions that haven't been showing up at all in my feed, so I'm glad this did

[@Tronicsfix]

I'm glad it did too!

[@Otakulad]

Great video. Question, where do you get the wire that you used to replace the traces? I've seen other enameled wire, but it was more for motors.

[@hawkfeather6802]

Never seen the inside of one of these before. I like the red motherboard.

[@Ilanvain]

I absolutely love your videos

[@Sapien356]

Wow. That's no easy fix. 😂 Great Job man. Another device saved.

[@gerardoqm]

Another relaxing repair video. 😌

[@villejamsa5549]

First. That looked hard. Second, great to see you make mistakes "SSD". Wonderfull to see fixing stuf. Mayde to try some older gaming things?

[@LuisCastillo-tg6xw]

Sweet more fixing videos for new handheld PCs

[@snopro2375]

Once the back cover was off you can get to the volume button easily to spray cleaner on it. I wonder why the original owner thought he needed to remove the battery just to do that?

[@juliohoyos3936]

HI, i learn a lot with your videos, can you say the temps and air speed that you use in you further videos?

[@Fushgy]

I hope that God will heal you completely like he healed me Steve. I really wish you the best from the bottom of my heart even though I used to rant about your thermalpaste jokes. God bless you! ❤

[@mrb3991]

HI Can the Battery Connector cable be removed totally for an easy replacement >?> thanks for the video ?

[@ajaks7636]

Great Video! Thank you.

[@carypgrant]

This may be a stupid question, how did those new trace wires not cause a short? I am asking because they were clearly touching.

[@briandoss9232]

Nice job man!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@lokentoken]

Awesome work!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@FritzFrank]

Thanks for the content

[@ForeverARaver2000]

Great Video 🔥

[@Neilanstrong]

really great job mister

[@509trails]

Couldn't you use the game pin cartridge repair kit to make ground and positive planes and replace all the pads that are have been ripped off of the board

[@AliAhmed-tp8hn]

You are the best I can’t wait to see your next video

[@rodrizzz768]

another asus device fixed!!, love your content steve, i'm so glad to see u doing well

[@AzuraeLyonheart]

you*

[@rodrizzz768]

@ wdym?

[@IxiaRayne]

For my curiosity: I’ve been wondering … Do you have a formal education for dealing with electronics or are you self taught? :) This kind of work is always so fascinating to me.

[@Tronicsfix]

No formal education for electronics repair. I did take a couple of electronics classes in college but that's it. I do have a degree in automotive technology.

[@gabrieldias3479]

​@@TronicsfixI know that you are mostly self taught (I've watched your older videos as well). But after you really got into fixing stuff, professionally, haven't you taken any extra courses to help hone your skills?

[@Tronicsfix]

No. Honestly I think KZbin is better than most classes out there

[@j.cut_]

Do you have a store where you sell the products? I’m in the market for this console 😅

[@shuggiemcg1]

Would it not be better to test before coating it! in case there was a problem still?

[@Tronicsfix]

Probably, lol

[@ctusiard9755]

Resoldering all those cables looks like hell.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, better than resoldering 19 pins on an HDMI port

[@Alsidethehero]

Hey tronics, is there a good way to check the value of my games and consoles?

[@MrMochomo20]

I currently have a similar problem i am pretty sure I damage the connector when I tried to swap the nvme cuz I couldn't disconnect it. It only turns on when plugged in. And on top of that I have the bitlocker on and even after I typed in the key it goes back to the powering on animation and just goes straight back to the bit locker. It was working fine and one day just decided to throw me the bit locker key😢

[@John_Alter]

My friend hates the new design the motherboard due to the battery connector for the Ally X and prefers the old design where you can unplug it easily because they accidentally pulled out the connector when trying unplug the battery to upgrade SSD.

[@Alexis_lefr]

Hello steve, i have a question I have been wondering for a while , where do you find the stuff you repair, and how? I have tried but there is never something interesting or i don't look at the right places

[@Tronicsfix]

It's hard to find stuff. This one is from a viewer. I find stuff on eBay, Goodwill and some liquidation websites but it's tough.

[@Alexis_lefr]

@@Tronicsfix thank you Have a nice day!

[@alfarsy22]

hello @tonicsfix, can nvme be repaired after damage because of power outage?

[@realotiswashington]

I have a question. I own all of the physical resident evil(except for umbrella corps) games on ps4, dead rising 1 and 2, and the last of us remaster. I was playing my games back-to-back. When i got to re3 remake, my ps4 pro wasn't reading the disc followed by a rumbling noise. It had read all the other discs just fine. My ps4 is a model cuh-7215b. The disc drive had recently been replaced near the beginning of the year. My brother, who had installed the new disc drive is convinced there's nothing wrong with the part. I came here because you're reliable when it comes to issues with the ps4. Might there be an unforseen problem i hadn't yet considered or is the game in question just dead? Now it says that resident evil 3 remake is corrupted data.

[@awilliams1701]

I have to wonder how reliable that will be. Obviously normal use is fine, but if anyone opens it up, it's not going to be as strong. I wish all connectors were through hole like HDMI ports are. They are so much stronger

[@cesarortega5463]

Do yall, sell these electronics online? Ive been wanting to buy a rog Ally but would rather buy a used or refurbished one from you if possible.

[@MitsurugiW]

My only worry is from looking at the thickness of the original traces will that trace repair wire be able to handle the amps from the battery during extended use.

[@Otachitaki]

Amazing fix

[@muhammadhalliburton6387]

Great to see ya like this man. Stay healthy and take care. Respect from Pakistan and KSA

[@lentwister]

Nice. But in my opinion you should first rebuild traces, then protect it with solder mask and solder the battery connection. But hey, it’s working in the end :-)

[@Graystaff]

He should’ve prepped that Fetzer valve with some gauze pads and some three in one household oil, preferably Prestone. No, make that Quicker State.

[@craigmcdonald2400]

Pure talent 🫡

[@e99g]

Looking good bro

[@Simplystimulating]

Awesome video