How a hard laptop repair looks like! ASUS UM431D water damage repair

[@emimilu3089]

This is called a "repair" not a "fix"! I do the same for 3 decades. BRAVO.

[@uquarosh]

Excellent work. Anyone can simply replace parts, but it takes skill, dedication and patience to repair broken and damaged parts. Then to restore a device to its original working condition with no wastage. Thank you sir.

[@helioshyperion8077]

yeah this is what i like about Sorin, he reminds me of my step father, who is also electronic engineer, and he doesnt ''replace'' parts when it comes to this situations you always have to cut corners, find solution with a different way without breaking something etc. literaly all the expert PC ''technicians'' all they do is replace parts, they even have donor motherboards and just cut pieces and solder them back. but this thing here it takes skill, to fix the pins etc.

[@Vander-from-zaun]

sorin I found a solution for this kind of problem when you have strong adhesive on something fragile use contact spray the one used to clean electronics and it is non conductive the other thing it veporise so quickly and when it comes in contact with adhesive it breaks it down so fast it is like magic you spray a little wait a few seconds and spray some more and the thing is out hope you see my comment it will make my day to know I helped you

[@markpenn4831]

Work of genius ! Brilliant repurposed use of destroyed components. Saved the customer a bundle of cash ! Recycling at it`s best and very educational ! Can`t lose watching this channel !!!

[@aagsantos]

To cover the connector you can use two or three layers of black heat shrink sleeve.

[@fabianballarin5511]

I agree, on this way the glue takes the shape of the sleeve.

[@chainbreaker]

@@fabianballarin5511everything i wanted to say is in this two comments

[@parvejibnkamal4439]

Best electronic repair person ever , he always care about his customer and his viewers. May Allah bless him.

[@NvArya]

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[@gregorye6075]

At least you saved another chunk of electronics. Instead of buying another new screen or charger. Fair play you are doing a favour to the planet 👍

[@dtvking]

Great work Sorin. One adjustment I would make to get the screen out from the rear glue is using a very thin wire from right to left and sliding it down, cutting the glue as you go. A bit like a cheese-cutting wire, also the same method as removing car windscreens from the outer bound. It works well. Thanks

[@GPSOMG-]

Sorin you're not dodgy you are just preventing landfill and you're improvising and I approve of your skills.

[@Ashley-jg7fo]

Amazing Work Sorin.. I was going Cross-eyed just watching you work on these Tiny Parts with your Microscope... WOW very impressive skill Sorin. Thanks for sharing

[@deadduck8307]

I think I remember you once saying you're a ham radio operator. As I am also a ham radio operator, I can confirm that direct solder of connectors is better for RF; however, @ 35:27 it did not look like you soldered the braid very well. I can understand this as braids often oxidize and don't take solder well. Also, you had to be careful not to melt the dielectric as this would mess with the impedance. This is why most direct solder small diameter coax runs are done with a solid ground coax rather than the braided stuff... It's arguable if the job you did is much better than a connector for all the reasons mentioned above... That said, I love how you find ways to fix things with what you have; it is very helpful to see the ideas you come up with, and holy crap do you know your electronics, man.

[@MadMatty72]

Clearly a PERFECT repair as it works and isn't going to the tip. Love your work.

[@matrixclone1403]

Not only did you fix it but you made me laugh, so keep doing what you are doing Sorin.🤣

[@Radek__]

38:39 for the first time I see that Sorin is checking the condition of customer charger plug :-) That is very nice! To see that kind of progress 🙂

[@mikimehandziski1045]

Excellent, Sorin! If you order a screen and the reebon cable, there's nothing to repair it will be changing parts video like so many other. You are unique and for that I like you very much ♥️

[@rickwhitebeinz]

Sorin! Great job on ALL your repairs! I learn something every time I watch your videos. I'm an old IBM EE Technician in IBM Endicott's Circuit Packaging MFG. campus from 1974-2002. I retired in 2002 at age 53 with 28 years in the company. I built my own Desktop PC (IBM PC compatible 386) in 1990 out of parts I retrieved from IBM's garbage dumpsters and also from parts I ordered through the "Computer Shopper" magazine in those days. I've been watching your videos for about 3 weeks. You are great! And I like that you care about your customers enough to make sure they are happy! You're a good man, Sorin! I'm subscribed to your channel and I like most if not all your videos. Thank you for teaching an old dog (me) new tricks and laughing through it when things sometimes, get bad. I really appreciate your sense of humor. You always bring a smile to my face when I hear you say, "Look! We have Picture! That's crazy...that's insane!" LOL! Thank you and Kudos to you, sir! Rick White Greater Binghamton Area, NY USA☺ ☮💜☯♾🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵

[@rudyschurmann6211]

I have never been able to learn so much anywhere else than here with you.

[@simoaz8069]

u know what's boring? not seeing u switching to dodgy mode :) I enjoy every second of ur videos, great work as usual

[@candabi]

when you were taking out the screen nearly cracking, is like you was feeling the fear what we were feeling and you was looking at our surprised face

[@tryhappy1298]

you are the real GOAT.....i mean it.... you are like a father to me...in your way..... you teach me so many things that only i can dreamed of...

[@markboulton2917]

Wow, what a surprise to hear you got a job from my home town! Greetings from Gibraltar, as always great job Sorin.

[@el_sturlo]

Hi Sorin, we absolutely love your dodgy repairs, keep them coming!

[@john.84]

Hello Sorin You did a great job, a real repair, not what most repair shops do, but they should Thank you for teaching people GOD bless you

[@heno_3098]

I also as you have been using glue gun melting material for decades for this and similar purposes. It is especially suitable to create a mold for casting into a certain shape, e.g. cylindrical so that the transition from the connector to the cable looks almost like the original and maybe use black melting material for this purpose :-) Greetings from Slovakia.

[@ronen1n91]

We come here for the professional dodgy work Keep up the good work

[@ilanbinkovitch6054]

After heating the back of the screen, you can use a string to separate the panel

[@electronicsrepairschool]

Smart! I didn't think about that, thank you

[@ilanbinkovitch6054]

@@electronicsrepairschool technic borrowed from removing glued mirrors to a wall.

[@bouxesas2046]

This was a perfect calibrated charger. Nice work.

[@mulatiechekol4513]

Sorin, price is one of the determinant factor to attract your customer and you did it very nice to satisfy your community around you and a steady flow of job! I commend you!

[@UDRElectronics]

Don't bother proving trolls a repair is a good repair. You do your thing! Love the vids man, I watch you daily a lot

[@carlosgarciaoropeza5480]

HP14-J157 & Asus TUF-FX505. With this, I already saw too much. Those 30-pin connectors are cheap in ali... ess. Teardown expensive laptops is always a risk, so I'll check out chromebookparts and choose all videos from that manufacturer. On the other hand, functional and economic repair. Sincere congratulations. Thank you very much for sharing. All the best.

[@luisvilleza2687]

Wow thats amazing i was suprize it even show a good picture on the screen even it has damaged pins

[@alex.theoto]

For the wire isolation on the power jack, I use nail polisher as isolation tape. Good job...

[@naidol]

Wow. What a humble person and a subject matter expert in electronic repairs.

[@kenkentam3730]

Im smilling when mr.sorin says "im pretty sure you'd know whats next the future"

[@amabraghanemimiegha221]

Your attitude to work is most interesting.

[@stephanc9466]

I like your repairs. I have done similar things to repair a broken connector etc. Saving the customer money is what it is all about

[@SubhiAlkhafaji]

you are Just honest person, my next visit to UK i have to meet you with my ASUS Laptop . Thank You Sir

[@MichelangeloFPV]

Majestic job! Bravo Sorin!

[@martinljubic84]

They use double sided phone screen tape to fix those laptop screens in place. All thin bexel and lids are done this way. Lots of fun with Microsoft surface tablets and tablet pc's in particular. Applying plenty of heat does the trick. Its not glue .... its double side tape.

[@Radek__]

1:20 (info for others): there is a hit mark in the middle down of the back cover(around small holes). And on the mainboard you can see the same smash mark on the heatpipe. If you follow that heatpipe to right, close to fan - you see that something is wrong with that heatpipe there. It is squeezed and bended at the end of the motherboard edge. And at 32:22 you can see the smashed fins of heatsink in that spot. So.. .. WHEN you see that kind of damages, you have to, as service-technican to do a stress test on the cpu/gpu to check if the heatsink is working fine, because damage on heatpipe can unseal it, which can even stop the proper heat transfer (to radiator) (I had one case like that) .. Also keep in mind that any punch/hit to that thiny motherboard with cpu/gpu/chipset in one thiny chip, which is soldered to the motherboard by around a thousand of small solderballs under it, it can make some of that balls to be cracked. (that is way, the additional stress load tests, are required)

[@MrFujack103]

Sorin Ive repaired plugs like that on the charger as you have then used hot glue but then put shrink wrap over that while warm. It makes a really nice job plus ridged.

[@celalaksakal9937]

For the tip of the charger I would use heat-shrink cable isolator but all good. Well done Sorin

[@mikeememories]

As always Sorin, great video. I have to say though, with the new meter, the continuity sounder is so loud, its like knitting needles in my ears, it even makes my eyes water! And 'dodgy fix' to attenuate it a bit please? Genius 🙂

[@Vmorim]

Sorin I'm not criticizing, you dont have to fix the charger, but since you did it, you can put a black shrinking tube on the conector, to make it more presentable and less dodgy

[@oscarmarfori613]

That’s a very good analysis and a perfect job I would never have thought of that, those connections are busted to the LCD screen and you still managed to salvage it, good job 👍

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

the laptop lid and screen must be a complete unit to swap out - but your repair was good enough and the extra glue on the connector should keep any future slops of liquid out of it... so win win

[@Pittsburghfix]

Great Job Sorin, always learn new things from your videos! Thank you

[@savageaus_gamez]

Sorin. When removing screens that have the sticky, all you need to do is access a corner, grab the black sticky and pull it straight up. It will all come up, no prying, no damage.

[@ruimvp]

I would not hot glued the screen connector before test. But all gone well. Good repair.

[@vincentvalentine5900]

I would put a shrinkable tube on that charger cable to make it less dodgy😅

[@marwanmoussa7221]

The more we watch Sorin, the more we get psychic

[@humamalrawi1276]

This video make my day❤ Work is right when you are happy

[@nadegebaka883]

Hell.Mr Sorin... Good job..it was hard..we see..but you're at the level. I can say you do your best to teach people ELECTRONICS... That's the first reason of this channel.. Well....but at many time..I asked you an.IMPORTANT QUESTION about REPAIR SHOP BUSINESS WHAT are the prices you can tell people that are willing to open REPAIR SHOP?? WHAT are even APPROXIMATELY the prices you practice in UK..when repairing LAPTOPS or Phones?? It is IMPORTANT for us..to know that we can expect in repairing. Because..we practice ELECTRONICS...not for only enthusiasts..but earn YOUR LIFE..RIGHT?? SO we'll be happy to have your expertise. Thank you ...

[@abdoutetouaniii1027]

YOU ARE THE BEST TEACHER THANKS A LOT

[@ArhamComputers]

I think cover it with heat shrink sleev and shrink it. Perfectly fine 🔥

[@tongravity5668]

This is a proper repair and we like it!

[@Leif_YT]

I think you would like "Polymorph". It comes in the shape of little white balls/perls that you can buy for a few Euro / Pounds. If you throw it in a glass of 70°C water or heat it with hot air it becomes transparent and you can shape it in any form you want - like dough or Sugru. But once it cools down it gets very hard, solid and white again (you can also color it with pigment parts). If you're not happy heat it up again and fix it. For repairs like the plug it's perfect. I always have a small bag here for repairs and it goes a long way. It's not as sticky as hotglue, but as a "robust shell" it's fantastic to work with.

[@defragment418]

you could have used some rubber band with your pliers so they hold the conector better when soldering. And after hotglue on the port, you could finish it with some shrink tube :) for better then factory design :)

[@LordAnubis0909]

this was a nice repair. love the safe part, must be the smoke, because i'm still craying :D greatings from Croatia

[@ootyguy9805]

Perfect dodgy (oxymoron?) repair!!! Sorin great fix, I did the same to my charger since it broke, used shrink wrap but hot glue should be better

[@electronicrepairservice2020]

Good repair, bet this one was a good feeling. Yes, break a screen once & you learn not to do that again,😖 You did what you needed to do to get it to work, factory or not, it works. 👍 You saved a $1000+ laptop(new) & made a customer very happy I'm sure.😅

[@Mohamed-zj3qv]

Sorin you are an artist

[@GeekBii]

My headphone jack connector is also glued like that. I was tired of buying new one every time. Sorin add more glu on that connector. It will be more solid and last longer.

[@kriswillems5661]

You could put a few layers of hot shrink insulation around that charger connector.

[@johannesdesloper8434]

Totally agree. what is the best economic descision? Those connectors are there to maken them easy to assemble and replace parts. solder connecion is always better. I use it as much as I can.

[@IlBiggo]

A bit of Apple knowledge 🍏: whenever you have stuff glued together with adhesive strips, try to grab one end of the strip and pull it slowly. It should stretch and, by consequence, shrink, until it's too thin to stick to the surfaces and it just slips out.

[@dan69p]

I love your work, dodgy or not, I do it the same way, I haven't got your skills, but I've learned a lot from watching your videos 👍 Top quality videos, keep them coming 👏 thanks 👍

[@jipede]

Hello Sorin, very nice work. Thank you. 👍

[@mitacccosminmc5297]

se putea folosi ca sleeving un rbk sau htat ori orice tub contractil pe mufa incarcatorului si garantat incarcatorul va tine mai mult decat laptopul in sine in rest.. keep up the good work !

[@swojto2598]

Hi Sorin, perhaps the best solution to the charger repair would to have used a piece of shrink tubing. Still dodgy, but less so ,and would look very neat. Stefan

[@andreasaurel-van28]

Well done Sorin. Excellent work and so funny ❤

[@stefan7231]

Dear Sorin. One way that you can prevent future breaking of the connector is to put a pencil spring on the cable end and heat shrink or hot glue it :D This is tested.

[@karaanielectricalsandelect5112]

Thanks for the post and the platform man

[@CukiErti]

Nice to see such effort (and results of course)! I want to have your skills "when I grow up"

[@zorankosevski]

I made same proper adapter repair few days ago but without textil tape only hot glue a lot of hot glue i bet it will work better than original design

[@ДеянГ]

Cheap and doing job now. That is most important but without experiance, knowledge and skills it won`t happen. If order replacement parts that job will extended in time. Greatings from Bulgaria

[@GlishaSo]

i do this every time for customers also put hotglue black one on top of all that and create closer to good looking jack :)

[@MindYourBusiness1970]

Sugru or similar glues work perfect with cables,and I've seen waxed thread to separate MacBook batteries,It could be used for screens too

[@zenos9302]

To make a better connector port holder you could use sugru , a rubber cley you can mold as a grip in stead of hot glue :)

[@marcellipovsky8222]

Looks like a time for Baking soda and superglue to build up the connector.

[@lukeb709]

Great work as usual keep em coming saves buying and wasting money great job

[@danielrock3119]

Great work sorin

[@orphanofgod2679]

You are great and talented , but why you did not use a shrink tube for charger cable ? Thank you for useful videos.

[@pekotecelectronics4318]

Watching from Zambia

[@midgoog2]

Not dodgy at all. Better described as Sorin enhanced. 😇😇😇😁 Eric

[@Jorge_VPC]

A good trick to remove a display stick like that is with isopropyl alcohol, softens the glue.

[@markwojo727]

Yes I would have done the same !! Great job

[@alirezanzdy]

Satisfaction is main factor

[@talpraitor]

i would maybe have used the hot glue on the power plug then put a heat shrink covering on it ,just to tidy it up a bit ;)

[@stigonutube]

propper dodgy and loving it. thumbs UP

[@GROGGALORE]

Job well done. Loving it

[@opusermighthunt4437]

y is this so fun to watch😭

[@dantimothy7148]

Put an elastic around the plyers handle to secure

[@luey3692]

does anyone else love it when he says "thingy"

[@palasundram1470]

A very good repair job with customer in mind

[@berberger4814]

now that machine is proper fast in booting up

[@Tirkan]

Excellent work

[@screen-protector]

When I do jobs for my customers, I always ask myself "What is better in the price, quality and wastage for the customer" and than trying to explain it this way to them. But, sadly said, many people will go for money first and we won't change it.

[@markwojo727]

Hello Greenbush Minnesota

[@blackdotkiller1]

Thank goodness for the dodgy 🧙‍♂️wizard 🙌 Sorin another laptop, saved 👍