I Bought a Faulty EVERCADE Handheld From eBay | Can I FIX It?

[@StezStixFix]

Stupid Blaze Evercade Handheld Thing

[@fcuk_x]

kapton tape off plastic connectors you don't wanna heat up.

[@KisoX]

stupid voltage regulator thingy

[@MagralhoPT]

Underrated comment!

[@pederb82]

Shorted? You tested if shorted to ground. Not if the component was shorted. :)

[@BearThug]

Stupid sexy Stez

[@michaelfrancis3558]

Whoever started the trend of assembling these devices in such a way you have to heat the screen off to access the screws, has a special place in hell. And hey, don't ever change your format. Always keep your errors and mistakes. Keep doing what you're doing. Great channel.

[@yandyyay]

your right about thins been glues together... just manufacturers been awkward as they can

[@b.o.4492]

After seeing this I’ll NEVER but from them.

[@CZpersi]

That is a shame, because their Evercade VS seemed quite well accessible.

[@GTI1dasOriginal]

They all learned from the 70s hifi industry. Build something indestructable with no build-in failurecomponents and make it repairable if it ever might go wrong anyway and the result is this: the device lasts and performs forever. Result of that is: there's never a need to replace it. Thus: you're selling a product ONCE and that's it. Electronics need to be a consumable product. Not a fixable product. Result being: the industry has run out of market. Basically moving the flaw of the worlds profit system from manufacturer to consumer. All you need to do then is make consumers believe they "need" a new device every 2 years and "everyone's happy".….

[@gorillazhead]

That's what I loved about the PSP; just a plastic window closed off by a foam gasket to keep dust out.

[@m_a_p]

Before I started watching this channel I would not have guessed how often replacing a component with some other vaguely similar component works. 😅

[@kriss3d]

That's because quite often even in electronics being close enough is enough.

[@flandrble]

These components often have quite a wide voltage range within the narrow 2-5v total range typically so as long as the pinout is right, close enough is often good enough.

[@chriskaprys]

..and how often it's a part from a Switch ;)

[@GameRaveTV]

I can not stress this enough; always keep your struggles in these videos. It is refreshing and comforting to see what really happens in a repair. I recently struggled 7 hours of building a PC and not knowing why it wouldn't boot. Wife kindly pointed out I never plugged in the CPU power lead. As soon as VO Steve was interrupted by the intermission - I felt that. Congrats again on the 100K Subs. Have an amazing weekend!

[@michaelstanley5215]

It took you 7 hours to incorrectly build a PC? Perhaps you should have paid someone to do it for you...

[@GameRaveTV]

@@michaelstanley5215 was my first ever build. We all start somewhere.

[@isicsk8]

@@GameRaveTV Awesome, its a fun thing to do! I've built my own since about 1997. Its a great hobby! Even if it takes a while you learn a certain level of troubleshooting that some of us take for granted. Be careful though, make a nice one and everyone wants you to build them one!

[@jester6856]

​@@michaelstanley5215 if you have nothing kind or positive to say.... Don't say anything!!!

[@michaelstanley5215]

@@jester6856 Take your own advise, idiot

[@jcreazy]

There are USB C ports that have that exact 5 pinout. Ive used them to swap micro usb ports over. Converting to USB C is easy this way because you arent dealing with the advanced stuff that USB C can do but your are actually using USB Cs backwards compatibility with micro usb. Connect the ground and 5 volt pins like you normally would and then just bridge the 2 CC pins to ground with the 5.1kohm resistors and bam you have a working compliant USB C port on a legacy device. Its fun to do and you can easily do it. The resistors tell a USB C charger with PD that it only wants 5 volts. I would love to see you do USB C conversions in the future because USB C is awesome. Love your videos!

[@MrStereoify]

Hey Steve, for USB-C, not having the resistor will make it work only with usb-a to usb-c cables, and it won't work with usb-c to usb-c ones.

[@TheSimhook]

You've probably gotten this a million times but to not lose small components when I work on them is before I take it off the board I'll cut a small piece of kapton tape and when I removed the cap or whatever it is, onto the tape, and just fold the tape over to keep it safe. Added bonus if you have little resealable baggies laying around, slip the tape into the baggie

[@kriss3d]

I do the same with screws. When discarding old rotating drives you can rake them apart and pull out the neodymium magnets. Use them to hold screws.

[@bigpapa870]

Woman do repairs too?

[@firetjue4099]

@@bigpapa870 Username checks out!

[@Paperghost]

A big blob of BluTac for keeping components on the mat works a treat.

[@EikottXD]

@@kriss3d how is that the same thing?

[@chrisj2848]

Steve your videos are so well done! They are hilarious, educational, and inspiring. I love the soldering montage music! 👍👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Chris, really appreciate that! 👍

[@Max-uv3eg]

its Arcaders from Ben Elson

[@mauricio2915]

Inspiring ? crazy!

[@DadjaBASSOU]

i mean are you doing this music yourself ? Jeez that rap is so nice

[@AlphaMachina]

It blows my mind how he just fumbles his way through these repairs and they almost always end up working. lol Amazing.

[@DavidWilson-vo5rl]

He comes across as not knowing what he's doing, but he actually does. It's why he's able to repair 95% of the items he gets. No one would be able to have that success rate blinding fumbling for the answer

[@darren_anscombe]

Congratulations on the 100k mark. You totally deserve it. Your channel was recommended to me about 8 months ago and I was instantly hooked with your rapping intro, "Dave" and "stupid game" outro. You are unique and very entertaining, whilst being informative. You feed my inner geek so please don't ever give up. I feel your every failure and success. Thank you and long may you repair !

[@techheadz00]

After months of watching your videos I finally attempted and completed my first solder job. I picked up a HP Envy AIO PC with a busted DC jack. The soldering itself was stressful but that feeling when I put the cable in and switched it on was amazing!

[@LuciferStarr]

"That's good. You've taken your first step into a larger world."

[@goku445]

Best feeling!

[@ABizzyBYT]

Congrats on the 100K! Have been really enjoying your repairs and they motivate me to repair some of my broken electronics. Thanks!

[@MagralhoPT]

its amazing your progress and skill improvement since last year! You were so unsure about yourself, only trying simple fixes and giving up on things, BUT NOW?! OH MY GOD! now you boldly going through datasheets and replacing components like putting butter on toast! Im so proud of you Steve! I wish I could be like you!

[@okhouri]

I have been inspired by you. I got some gear for fixing electronics, and I started working on my old broken ZX Spectrum, which has been broken for the past 40 years. It is now working again. Fixing electronics is a fantastic hobby, I would never have gotten into it without seeing your videos. Your modesty and humour made it appear within reach.

[@rciancia]

Happy Blaze are here again !!! Excellent fix !!!

[@StezStixFix]

😁 Thanks Ron!

[@jackmehoffe9372]

I love the funky music when you're soldering and ting

[@simongreen7970]

Gotta say I love the dry humour and honesty of saying you don’t know what you’re doing lol it’s seems to be a refreshing watch every time that brings a little smirk to my face 👍🏻

[@Mephiston]

Remember, time is not wasted if you learned something. Keep up the good work.

[@1GWX]

Yup that was defo a diode. Shows the diode symbol right underneath. Love your videos man. Keep on fixing.

[@jonogrimmer6013]

Steve chilled on Sunday, bought the handheld on Monday

[@Jim_M_75]

This was a good one, got yourself right down a wormhole trying to put a usb c on it while not knowing if it worked. I do love it when you try unknown value parts to fix stuff and it works, well done Steve. Oh and gratz on reaching 100k subs mate.

[@TheInternetIsDeadToMe]

Shoutout rap was next level. I admire your bravery and dedication in trying to swap a micro USB to USB type C.

[@bearserki]

Loved the Craig David - Fill Me In at the end. Thanks for remindin me about this gem. Greetings from Germany, Steve. I love your channel! 💙

[@natsterjam]

To all those that hate the Rap! Noddin' my head and leaning back in my chair, lovin the beats and knowing Steve's got flair! Add your own Cat'sNBoots beat box. Love ya Stez! keep em' coming bruh! 😂

[@quilleymemory]

5:20 thank you for explaining why you are doing something. I absolutely love this channel and have been binge watching all your videos. It’s the one critique I would have. As I’m learning, I could be learning more.

[@BDFProtector]

I have a simple question, How did you get into repairing electricals? - would love to see why you decided to give it a go, and how easy it is to learn "the basics"

[@mjja3651]

I always put a hot water bottle on it. this works great on most bonded displays.

[@Ultraslainmonkey]

One cartridge I recommended picking up is the Alwa’s Awakening/Cathedral cart

[@danehenry895]

Funny, it's always at the times when at your whits end & about 'throw the towel in' when you spot the one thing that's been staring at you the whole time.. 👏🏾good work!

[@ToxoRetro]

Faulty Evercades purchased: 2 Evercades revived by Stez: 2 Success: 100% Nice one Stez! Probably worth revisiting (at some point) both the original handheld and VS systems to fix with the proper spec components for longevity. You have certainly proved where the faults were and that they are solvable.

[@pelculator]

Hi Steve, I know I am a year late, but for USB-C 5v, you do not need any resistors. You might only get one amp, though I have built a few electronics projects with USB-C connector without any resistors, and they work just fine. I only recently discovered your channel. I subscribed immediately. keep up the good work and thanks :)

[@rorykelly8275]

Your reactions when you fix something are priceless mate.

[@stevefury90]

I admire your tenacity and boldness. I really do.

[@Roadkill_USA]

I am enjoying your videos and your mannerisms in them. You are the type of person I would like to sit down and have a beer with.

[@samwilliamson4715]

I will never get tired of watching your 'amazement'face when some dodgeup fix actually works .. to quote the comedian lewis black 'like early man when he first saw fire' 😅😅

[@cellarboy72]

Sure loads of people have mentioned this but have you not tried using kapton tape to protect nearby components from getting melted or desoldered?

[@stephenpalmer9375]

I agree, as much as I love the content, as someone who wrecked an Amiga 600 once due do injudicious use of a soldering iron and hot air, I cringe each time I watch :)

[@RobertCatiller67]

My favorite parts of the video are where you rap and when you muck about with the tweezers and say "salad"...😂. Seriously, great video! Informative with humor and humility.

[@DForce26]

It's so wholesome that when you manage to fix something, you're so happy! "no way! it works" 😁

[@tobyedwards1803]

Love your content Steve! Congratulations on 100K subs and I'm excited for more milestones on this amazing channel! :)

[@wisher21uk]

Brilliant Steve nice fix you’ve got my fix strategy what’s the worse that can happen,

[@infin1ty850]

I love your videos, but getting a weekly shout in your videos legit makes my week

[@Audix-19]

I haven't seen that trick with the alcohol to check for overheating components. I'll keep that in mind as I tinker and teach myself this stuff. Among other small projects, I recently replaced a power jack on my brother's gaming laptop for him, and I replaced an HDMI port on a Series X. I've been teaching myself to reball on junk boards that I have as well.

[@Ragnar8504]

The Cod3er set a board on fire doing that in one of his videos.

[@ShawnClarady]

This gave me great pleasure to watch. I like that you came back to it. Nice job.

[@allfluxedup6924]

Nice one! Don't you wish someone made a direct USB-C replacement port for common micro pin layouts? Alas, I'm not aware of any...

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, I know you can get little boards like that, but still isn't a direct replacement. That would be awesome if it was possible!

[@jcreazy]

They totally exist. 5 pin USB C ports are a thing

[@BloodyIron]

This story arc has me on the edge of my seat!

[@woogaloo]

Glad you were able to get it fixed! You stuck through. I recently got my old Atari 2600 and it kind of makes me wish I had picked up one of these at some point.

[@Slamgod]

Dude! You are a hoot! Education and a little comedy to boot. Can’t beat it. 😂 Keep doing what you’re doing buddy. I’ll be waiting for the next one. 🙂👍🏻

[@spamaccount6460]

Dude, this channel cracks me up so much. "Eh, I'll just slap this part in because it seems like it's mostly the same!" I don't know how to do any of this so I'm not judging. I'm just laughing because I could see myself doing the exact same thing.

[@ProjectR86]

Congrats on cracking a 100k subs. I've been subbed here for a while and want to see you hit a million.

[@Allerick178]

Wonky donky USB. Great job Steve.

[@StezStixFix]

😁😁 Thanks Frederick!

[@willrobinson7599]

Great video Steve. Some cracking carts on the evercade. I prefer the arcade carts over the 8 bit , 16 bit ones Check out the irem cartridge

[@superamario6464]

Great video buddy. Solid in fact:) congrats on 100k, next stop...1 million. Don't forget us who were here when you were at 5k :) Poor design to get into the unit eh. Bawbags!

[@Simon-dd4gk]

Wow working pure magic there. i don't know how you do it

[@markc1793]

Hi mate, just discovered your channel recently and been going through a load of your vids, i noticed that you semi regularly have trouble with parts you don't want to remove getting knocked off etc... when using your hot air, have you considered using some kapton tape? you can just place it over everything in the local area, and it will stop it getting blown off/any other damage.

[@darkbyte2005]

nuffin wrong with Galaxians!!! great video Steve and im so much better since the usb clean job than last time.. better than factory is getting better the more i watch..

[@Kari-SF]

The music in this channel is a vibe! I love your videos 👍

[@TheCustomFHD]

Nice fix Steve! Nothing easy you got yourself into. But i learned my lesson, always check absolutely everything, especially if your amp meter goes nuts. And to USB-C mod, yes, you need to have two 5.1K resistors across a pair of two pins, to set the wanted voltage, its fairly easy and there are plenty of tutorials.

[@joveaaron-real]

Congrats on 100 K !!! I don't really know when I started watching you, but I think I started when you started to shout out patreons!

[@Nobe_Oddy]

That was AWESOME!!! I was NOT expecting it to work after just throwing something that LOOKED LIKE THE OTHER PIECE!!! BUAHAHAHAHA!!! I think you actually DO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING, and you are jutr PRETENDING that you don't.... Ahhh THE JIG IS UP MY FREN!!! YOU'VE BEEN FOUND OUT!!!! GOTCHA!!!! lmao!!!! I'm j/k I know you are GENUINE AF!! AND I LOVE IT!!! You've made SUCH A UNIQUE CHANNEL and it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! Yea even though you can't hold a key and you don't have what it takes to make it in th4e mean streets of the Harlem hip-hop scene, it's the effort that counts!!!! LOL - No really, I don't know how you can make a new rap every episode and still manage to squeeze everyone's name in..... I REALLY wish I was in a position to contribute!!! It's channels like yours that I REALLY LOVE!!! You HAVE HEART!! You CARE about doing something a bit different and you MAKE IT ALL WORK!!! I LOVE IT!!!! I get SO EXCITED every time I see your thumbnail pop-up on by Subscriptions page!!1 And I REALLY HOPE that I continue tyo do so!!! :D Thank you for everything you do!!! I do learn a little bit each time and its just so much fun learning it form you :) SEE YOU SOON!!!

[@rimmersbryggeri]

you can see the number on the "regulator" before you scraped the crust off.

[@walter9724]

Love the Total recall/ commando type 80s music 👍

[@tobytopanga]

Your subscriber ticker should say 100K. Congratulations Steve!!👌

[@leedenson303]

Honestly don't know how you do it sometimes 😂. Love your "pop anything in there" approach to fixing things. Great video tho

[@ChrisTallant]

Congrats on the 100K!!! Those of us back when you were still on the old Wii mote fixes and making Alexa useful knew you were amazing, but it took everyone else a bit to catch up.. Now on to a MILLION! /DrEvilFinger

[@whollymindless]

Every time I see you manage to actually use a solder wick and it works is both amazing and frustrating. I'm pretty sure I just don't use enough heat and end up burning everything.

[@markbrown8097]

You can never have enough flux when using soldering wick.

[@obsoleteworlds]

I'd be interested to read your thoughts on the dpad internals. A few people, including me had ours snap and I'm wondering if its a problem with the design.

[@chris-pike]

First of all , well done on hitiing 100k there Steve most deserved , and as always another fine fix there on the Evercade - nice 1 👍

[@camdflage]

Just wondering which brand of microscope you use? Just bought one and the screen has mosquito noise. Long time lurker. Avid fan. Thank you for encouraging me to fix rather than dump.

[@TheDubhill16]

Dude. Love your vids. A right SOLID laugh. That’s why I watch you. Loving the Beverly hill cops vibe through this one.

[@MasterJediSean]

You are hired! great work man!, you are very gifted, I am always impressed with your deductive logic. Keep it up Mate! How long have you been working on electronic? (From Surrey, B.C.)

[@TheRealBobHickman]

Great work Steve! Your legs must be tired with all those leaps of faith.

[@SourdoughDan]

did you really fix it if you didn't say, "Get in!?" great job Steve I love the content and congrats on 100k

[@wcoherd]

Great job not giving up.

[@andrewn889]

I can't get over how good this rap is!

[@nheather]

Also when you did the ‘solid’ test it looked like two of the pin did move in the video. Watch again, it looks like stress marks appear in the solder. Pretty moot though, because as you then discovered the internal of the socket were a mess so it needed replacing anyway. Also didn’t like the way the LiPo battery distorted when you were prising it off.

[@SeanCline]

If you don't mind using a type-A to type-C cable, you don't need the 5.1k resistors. Without them, it won't work with a proper USB-C power supply, but that doesn't stop you from testing it. You can always use some magnet wire to add them later.

[@simonlunt353]

Well done Steve this job l call a bug bear but you persevered 😊you get a gold star for that job 🎉😊

[@twotone3070]

A couple of comments if I may? Just because the meter bleeps doesn't mean something is short cct, it could be a low resistance such as a coil and it's not a good idea to prize a lithium battery out unless you have an "Explosion Containment Pie Dish" to hand. I believe IPA can loosen the bond.

[@StevenB-081]

Another GREAT video Steve This may sound like a silly question but I will ask... What is that goop you use before soldering?

[@fenman1954]

You never fail to entertain

[@stretchvillagebynight]

Congratz on the 100k, keep doing them solid tests

[@allthegearnotaclue]

I'd have liked to know if the original diode would work and also whether anything was getting hot now.

[@blueskin1978]

Just wanted to put out there that the lovely 80's like synth tune is "Arcaders by Ben Elson" Also: Steve, you are amazing. You fixed it!

[@matthewbowers88]

100k.... Wembley stadium only holds 90k. You're doing something right. Massive congratulations.

[@mattsephton]

Clawing victory back from the jaws of defeat! Nice. Well done.

[@TheGameboyGTS]

Excellent recovery from al almost fail, Steve! glad you persisted.

[@toady211]

God i love this guy, just such a good channel to listen to and chill. Keep it up mang.

[@Popeyes66]

Wow,great fix Steve. Handy having a stock of those voltage regulators. I will need to invest in a box of goodies myself,will check for links now. P.S . .Vince is now ' The Car Guy ' and Stezstix Steve is the new ' Games Console Guy ' 😂

[@NowInAus]

Loved this one’s song btw! Excellent problem solving. You da man

[@chriskaprys]

Hi Steve. There's a nice video about USB-C-ifying things over on DIY perks. I'd love to see you take a crack at it. Thanks for the entertaining vid and your inspiring dogged persistence!

[@ajbad4ever]

I like the video for the Craig David cover alone

[@DavidWilson-vo5rl]

Very impressed. Excellent repair

[@BuyitFixit]

Superb Job Steve!👍👍👍 Very well done! NICE! Although as you say... "stupid game" lol.

[@Burn377]

I’m probably late to the party, but congratulations on 100k!!!! 🎉 well deserved mate! 😊

[@peevonb7070]

Nice one! Congrats on your subs man, well deserved. Keep them coming ❤.

[@jimbeam275]

That 100k lookin’ real nice next to your name!! Congrats

[@RBKing80]

Congratulations on hitting 100K Steve. Well deserved mate.

[@BurnabyAlex]

14:30 Usually it's a 3.3 volt regulator. Diode was probably part of an input protection circuit which dumps current if there's a overvoltage. or overcurrent.

[@garyfairhead3186]

Steve would be such a perfect fit on The Repair Shop.

[@kdailey4315]

This might be my favorite one! It was a roller coaster