I Bought a Box of "Salvage" Game Console Customer Returns! But Can I Fix Them?!

[@bryces8153]

Thanks for keeping the uploads going during the tough times Steve! So glad you are doing better and still enjoying KZbin.

[@mbradfield53]

Sometimes keeping busy, helps keep your mind off the bad things ❤, my dad can't work since he beat cancer last year and during his fight he keep busy round the house and building things like Lego ❤

[@Constantlystressed0]

I’ve been watching you for years now. You inspired me to fix electronics like you, last night was my first time trying to fix something,(an hp stream) and I fixed it. Thank you for years of entertainment. ❤

[@SiRTazman1834]

That HDMI port on the PS5 was a PERFECT swap! Well done, Steve!!!

[@sscultima]

holy, i thought the same thing, smooth swap! i need this skill in my soldering.

[@ConstantineKr]

Thanks, for what you are doing! I very like your channel! Keep doing it and never stop! Best Regards Constantine

[@mr.charchar]

This kinda feels like a mystery box type video, you don’t know what you’ll get, and can’t wait for the prototype video 👀

[@Tronicsfix]

Nice! That’s what I was going for

[@jakubp5002]

I can't wait for the video

[@gargamel3393]

@@Tronicsfix Thanks for all of the knowlege Steve. I really appreciate your videos. I was wondering if you know where I can find an OEM NES shell, specifically the top half. I repaired 2 NES consoles from my childhood, but the top shell is badly yellowed and cracked from me and my brothers giving them the beat down in our youth. I see a lot of interesting after-market shells, but they seem to all be $100 +. I was hoping you maybe had a decent (doesn't have to be perfect) OEM shell you'd be willing to part with. I'd go as high as $50 just for the top half. If not, no worries. I'm glad to see you're still making videos and are in good spirits. God Bless, and get well soon, my friend. ❤

[@luis-nt5rm]

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[@luis-nt5rm]

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[@billyc2493]

That joystick replacement should the standard for replacing all joysticks. Its so simple to do! No soldering or extra tools required!

[@mrbisshie]

Yeah, but then you'll replace the joystick, instead of buying a whole new controller. Companies don't like that.

[@thadofalltrades]

yea that was slick

[@uraniummc4582]

I've always loved your videos and your style. So glad that you are in remission, keep strong brother.

[@MorningstarJinn]

I don't watch your videos regularly at all but i absolutely wish you all the power in the world you need right now. You've got this !!

[@B89BER]

How's your health? We in Poland keep our fingers crossed for you to stay healthy, because you are doing a great job!! I love people with passion like you!!

[@Real_Faygo]

@@B89BER what’s up with him? I kinda got out of the loop with his channel and when I got back I was confused

[@B89BER]

@@Real_Faygo He was seriously ill. As far as I know, it was cancer. He fought bravely and I think he managed to win. I hope so!

[@porthole12]

Could an ultrasonic cleaner filled with something like rubbing alcohol make fast work of cleaning boards and cases?

[@gerrymichaud3851]

@@porthole12 What is used in other tubers repair videos is ultrasonic cleaner, and then a quick bath in IPA. I think putting IPA in an ultrasonic cleaner would create flammable vapor

[@anonamatron]

@@B89BER He had a livestream not long ago and was looking good.

[@everths]

Oh man, for a moment I did not think this was you, until I when back and saw all other videos. I hope you are recuperating fast. Bless

[@ZachPeacock]

I love this new series of fixing customer return salvage! So fun to just see such an array of issues and fixes (and the occasional customer scam of returning an inferior item in the wrong box)

[@MapleJames76]

Hope you're getting better, Steve, fistbumps from Canada buddy :)

[@wolfman210]

I hope you don't take this the wrong way but I love how you keep your mistakes and accidents like that capacitor falling off the controller in the video. It makes my amateur self feel better realizing that even the professionals can mess up.

[@Squiby14]

I was waiting to see if you were going to upload today. Thank you Steve!

[@crivella]

Recently rediscovered your channel while trying to fix my DJI, thanks for your informative videos. My children have also started following you,and I'm happy cos its better than most other content they usually see. Good luck with everything, you're inspiring 😊!!

[@Papito208]

Just wanna say I love watching your videos, inspired me to start fiixng my own electornics instead of just dumping them and it's been saving me some extra cash. So happy to hear that you're doing better. Much love brother.

[@please-wake-up-now]

This is like a treasure hunt but with consoles! 🎮 It's crazy to think how much a little repair can bring these back to life and save some cash too. Can't wait to see what else you uncover! Keep it up, Steve! 💪✨

[@sassypuppy2937]

On the one that's not worth as much as you thought, at least you're keeping it out of the landfill .... Good work!👍😁

[@mazelon]

Oh damn, been a few months since I have watched any of your videos. Had no idea of your diagnosis, and treatment. Glad to see you are doing well! I had Hodgkins in 2015. 9 years clear as of a couple of days ago. Wishing you the same! Here's to many more years!

[@LordomusPL]

Hey man. You look more lively now compared to the start! Keep it up, we're rootin for ya!

[@MikeB_UK]

More great fixes. You probably know, but soda drink type spills clean up a lot easier with water than IPA. The residue is mostly sugar, which dissolves a lot easier in water than IPA. Keep up the great work.

[@jaro6985]

Yeah, dump it in some soap and hot water and it would clean up in 60s, no need to waste time.

[@Stefonius]

I was wondering why he would torture himself using cotton swabs. I'd have chucked that panel into the dishwasher.

[@atomicred7766]

I can't solder a thing, but watching solder is soothing, I love the way the flux melts

[@kylessportscards]

Amazing video. I've been watching you for about 2 years now, and the content's only getting better. Also, you got lucky on those last few consoles, they were a simple fix.

[@juliomercado5104]

Praying for you Steve, keep up the fight and may you come back stronger than ever!

[@SickaMorStyle]

For the series1 elite controller grips, I’ve had success with rubber glue for repairing inner tubes and then using dental floss to wrap around the grips. Keeps even pressure

[@Pleiades55]

That sticky Lino contact glue will do the trick!

[@antoniogranadosorozco5046]

En AliExpress té venden ésa carcasa con las gomas del elite 1 a un precio económico

[@Pabletex91]

Some of the best quotes on all KZbin are "the perfect amount of thermal paste" and "the greatest technician that's ever lived" Hope you are doing better Steve!

[@xvision_6666]

Really 😂 loved the blue clues paw print lol gotta do more of it so we all can play along 🐾

[@AnxiousDavid]

For the Rog Ally, those sticks have the tracks come loose and you can open them up and pop it back into place a lot of times.

[@Cirius1993]

For the rubber grips, not sure, but I think you could put them in a hot water for a while and they would get back to original shape. At least worth the try, as it cost nothing. Great vid as always

[@volvo09]

Some types of rubber swell with oils (like skin creams, etc). That rubber stuff on old drills used to swell up and delaminate from prolinged contact with engine oil.

[@12345.......]

Nice teaser for that prototype

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@thomasmasson3684]

I'm pretty sure we'll get a dedicated video. After all, it's still a Prototype Version of the Series X.

[@wafelowicz5942]

I’m pretty sure that’s just a dummy

[@bassani504]

I love your videos but i really need to know why you don't clean things in soapy water (thing like the console and controller shells) and make your life easier?? Keep it up and congrats on your remission!!

[@HarleysBlueWorld]

@@bassani504 he uses something called isopropyl alcohol which drys very quick and does the job well but I like the idea.

[@robfrancois]

I would love to see the long version of this. It relaxes me lol. Especially the hot air station.

[@kilrath81]

I absolutely love the "perfect amount of thermal paste" as you put 3 times more than needed on joke lol. Never gets old.

[@AndrewBrill1]

Sometimes I wonder why you don't just use water...lke that case has no electronics..just some basic water and a sponge..soak it for a moment and save you time...but of course maybe your camera setup isn't for that. Keep the great content coming and stay healthy!

[@rafalosophy101]

you're looking great in your recovery!! love watching your vids 🙏🏼❤️

[@Taterhead-wh3im]

I hope you do well buddy love the videos its awsome seeing people restore consoles and other electronics

[@jqwright28]

I just came from the Restorish video on that Xbox, at least I think it's the same Xbox. That was satisfying to watch, can't wait to see if it works.

[@metarugia3981]

Yes, it's the same one, he mentions Steve at TronicsFix at the start.

[@DarkJumpBTL]

Steve, you are a complete inspiration, never skipped a beat; A+ as always

[@scatchef]

Stay Strong Bro! You inspired me to fix my electronics.

[@1984nightrider]

Hey steve, Thanks for the uploads man! How is your health treating you? I hope that you are doing well!

[@rezamolaee1]

I hope you get well soon man, great video as always.

[@roxx0220]

I love your videos! I've learned a lot through your vids about how to keep my electronics alive and i'm so grateful as its gotten me out of some "sticky" situations. Speaking of sticky situations, might i suggest a dedicated cleaning toothbrush to the cracks and crevices? Glad to see you doing better health-wise! Much love man

[@Vic-sn1ig]

Love the videos! I've been watching for a while now. I've learned a bunch and gained a ton of confidences to where now i fix/ work on my own yard sale finds. Thanks for all you do sir!

[@MarcosGarcia-py3ve]

Another great video man, hope all is going well in your battle, you got it 🙏

[@zanfetsurrok]

Love this style of video where you buy a lot and try to fix as many as you can

[@NoobKilla661]

I love my asus rog, i do analog replacements on controllers myself as well and finding out its just screws for the rog makes me so happy lol, just like the nintendo switch joy cons. It really should be a standard for analog sticks

[@CmdPopNFresh199]

Great video! With the ROG Ally check the MicroSD card is working, there is a common fault with the console where the MicroSD cards stop reading and also toasting the cards too

[@TheOmenXXX]

Kudos for the repairs, i swear though what are some people doing with their equipment, the state of those controllers & Xbox, jesus wept !

[@acide0acetique]

you look great , hope your doing good and geting better , thanks for up like always it's pleasur to watch you

[@INeedTumz]

Love your videos Steve! Wishing you the best health!

[@zachbrazeau3886]

great video! if you dont have those pointy q tips you can just pull a bit of fluff off a regular cotton swab and make it smaller to fit in the holes! glad to see you're on the mend! cheers from MapleLand

[@loki822]

Keep up the good fight man and thank you for all the content I’ve learned a lot from your videos and I look forward to a lot more 🙂

[@ArchaicAngel234]

This is the earliest I’ve made it to one of these videos. I’m pumped.

[@kota5437]

Thanks for the video Tronics

[@Tronicsfix]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

[@gene_takavic57]

That was a big win for you, Steve! A bit shady on the controllers but the Big Ticket items are good to go.

[@Sonic2903]

Watching this give me the will to fix more and more stuff, forgetting I have a ton of PS4's that I couldn't fix because I'm bad at reballing, and completely destroyed them... That feeeling is so weird...

[@ju57j0hnny]

Great content man! Stay strong man!

[@apologizeplease]

Love you work and vids. Enjoy them so much

[@indika1m1]

Cheers man. Your videos are always fun and informative.

[@BrokenSmokeDks]

Love the long vids, and ofc it's nice to see you doing well, keep going

[@sehrgrossesglied5000]

First class fixes, thank you for sharing ❤

[@NamelessDeadUK]

Awesome Vid Steve, Your right what you say, When there's Things That Cant be fixed There still Valuable Donar Items, Youve always tried your absolute best to replace broken parts with used official parts from your spares Inventory and thats absolutely the way to go over the cheapo chinise replacements!

[@sasiuru]

3:30 Nice prototype, hopefully you fix it and release video before men in black comes to door asking for it. ;)

[@DavidWhite-h6r]

Once again nice pickups well done 👍

[@ClunkerCollective]

Take a drink every time Steve says "there we go" 😆

[@bobdobslob]

Great video! You might try a dunk in plastic storage bin, with some water and dish soap, for those cases that have liquid junk on them. There wasn't any labels or electronics, so it shouldn't hurt anything. 😊

[@ajaks7636]

That series s should have gone to Restorish as well; Nasty! Great Video and Repairs. Very funny as well! Happy you're in Remission Super Steve!! Take Care, and Thank You. 😀

[@Sayakas_Digital_Attic]

Hi! Your videos are always interesting and full of information. I really enjoyed this one as well :)

[@Josh-pb5eo]

Glad you're doing better!!

[@gglp950]

Hey tronicsfix im watching your videos for years and now i know how to fix devices you are top thanks

[@esrAsnataS]

It never ceases to amaze me how these things get into such a mess.

[@incocnito1274]

video also shows that customers return damaged stuff they broke to get money back. heck even outright scam sending other stuff back that they bought since amazon cant tell the diffenence between a switch zelda edition and a normal one or an oled

[@volvo09]

People can be pretty nasty. I used to work at a car dealer and brand new cars would sometimes come back in a week to a month and be more dirty, damaged, and smelly inside than my 8 year old car.

[@mexicangomez31]

People standards for cleanliness and maintenance is non existence nowadays sadly

[@rob.-_-.]

Cleaning shells I literally put it in the kitchen sink and a toothbrush and Dawn dish soap works wonders. Afterwards I blow them off completely dry with an air compressor.

[@DownUnder43]

I still can't quite figured out why you use cotton swabs to clean things up. You can do a lot more efficiently you use a tooth brush and use microfibre cloth to wipe it out.

[@metarugia3981]

IPA+toothbrush(soft bristles) cleans much better and more thoroughly than cotton buds, then blow it out/dry with compressed air, job done.

[@michaelaltun]

thanks for every video you make, I've learned so much from you.

[@johnm4962]

Thank you for your videos they are always great !!

[@GrenPara]

Well good video as always. But you should know always add some leaded solder before trying to remove solder. More so on newer pcb's.

[@almostcofuzzy5166]

Your energy is so good

[@bannankev]

I have an og elite controller and what I did when my grips on the back started coming off slightly, put a silicone mold over the whole controller that I liked. It’s a nice black color so it doesn’t distract and it has some slight grip to it. Still got a full working elite og today. 😂 💜

[@marcossantiago7419]

❤ love to see you fixing electronics mi respeto siempre bendiciones

[@cdnron75]

Nice work! A tip for cleaning up sticky substances like pop, use water, not isopropyl alcohol. It's super easy to clean with water as it will dissolve it right away. On plastics it's easy to submerge and clean. For electronics I clean with cotton swabs and water first and then go over the area with cotton swabs and isopropyl alcohol. Last, I blast it with my DataVac to make sure there isn't any remaining liquid.

[@NarkoHamponTV]

Tronics has a prototype style 💯

[@rcfalcon56MkII]

Loved the TV Batman transition!!

[@papawinters]

Try magic eraser on the discolored metal. It may help. Enjoyed the video!

[@ripvanwinkle9648]

Suggestion -- when you have soda pop on the plastic covers and such, just soak them in warm water for a little while, then rinse with the spray nozzle attachment on your sink. It will come right off, even in the crevasses. Sugar dissolves quickly in warm/hot water.

[@Longplay_Games]

The ROG and Steam Deck being so serviceable gives me hope for the future

[@ryanmartie1244]

At the end, I wondered how Restorish fully cleaned the Xbox without breaking the seal. Watched his vid and now I know!

[@Lichti82]

Good work, very satisfying video. But it should be easier to bath the shell parts in soap water instead of building up a graveyard of Q-Tips and IPA to get them cleaned 😅

[@kevincosta1977]

plastic parts you can just wash with detergent and dry too look as good as new. you can also wash electronics as long as you have an oven with PID controlled temperature.

[@smeepUCA]

I'll never understand how people don't take care of their console and controllers. Im still using my launch day PS5 controller and it looks brand new

[@volvo09]

You mean it hasn't had 2 HDMI replacements and 5 energy drinks spilled in it? I don't believe you 🤪

[@SomeAngryGuy1997]

I'm thoroughly impressed that you haven't had to send it in twice for stick drift at this point

[@carlosdenully1080]

God Bless you Steve hope your doing ok your the best & THE CONSOLE WHISPERER :) CONSOLE DOCTOR ❤

[@powertripper888]

when cleaning covers just get a tub and a brush with soapy water. Thats what I do. Saves on q-tips and stuff.

[@KeithWagner8]

Right there, right there! I see the pawprint!

[@andrewmain5320]

Love your channel big time keep up the good work 😁

[@henne193]

Steve is back with another Video YAAAHH 😁

[@ValcortYT]

I recommend when cleaning off the larger pieces of the metal casing for the series s or the plastic shell to use paper towel wet with IPA instead of wasting 100 qtips

[@JaysonLising]

Love watching your videos from Philippines

[@jayjayuk-f1x]

For the elite series 1 with loose rubber, glue it with the sides removed, so that it does overlap, then carefully trim off the excess.

[@DumahBrazorf]

For cleaning soda use plain water, then you can use alcohol to displace the water.

[@hectorj.romanp.]

For the extra buttons, you have to select a profile. In the default profile (no profile) those buttons are disabled.

[@kadoe3345]

i have so many retro konsole stuff i recover ant the easyest way to clean them is to disesseble it and put the plastik into the dishwasher , for smaller parts like buttons i use a net for small clothes , works perfektly fine and nearly no work , a ultrasonic cleaning device with high isoprop also works wonder even for electronic parts