I Bought a LIQUID Damaged PS5 for $300 - Can I Fix It?!

[@Tronicsfix]

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[@kyorin6526]

You gonna get some?

[@dantenage9687]

Hi mr tronics, i bought a ps5 and it's not reading any disk, it makes some weir noises like if it was trying to eject the disk but it doesn't then it shows a message saying the disk might be upside down or dirty, but i know how to use a console, i've tried with different games (ps5/ps4), and nothing

[@juniormanuelguzmanrojas7096]

I would like to buy to find like this for repair but they do not appear or they sell very expensive

[@arekx]

@@kyorin6526 He should... before agreeing to advertising.

[@christianvega12341]

Hi tronicsfix, how can i buy the ps5 from you??

[@samihyppia8472]

There's something just magical watching this guy fixing the consoles... Consoles keep a special place in my heart and - fixing these is just a dream come true ! :D

[@eddi3401]

@@Paullyell or he can actually fix these consoles, you ever thought of that?

[@Tronicsfix]

@@Paullyell If you watch all of my video's you'd know that I'm not even close to being able to fix everything.

[@michaelbitting2624]

Maybe it was the angle but the liquid damaged fan circuit board looked a bit warped as well. If is doesn’t work it still may be worth dismantling to see how it’s built

[@DjDestinyChicago]

My sons PS5 I bought last year starting shutting off. I too it apart and couldn’t believe how much dust was in the fan and all of the cooling fins. After it was cleaned out, it hasn’t shut down unexpectedly 👍

[@starmanhov]

I am cleaning my PS5 fan today. Its been about a year and there's noticeable dust in there. I watched your other cleaning video and after watching this too I am definitely using a needle nose to remove the fan connector. White part not yellow!!! Thank you so much for the help

[@derrektiem]

I have nothing to do with the repair industry, but this has become one of my favorite channels to watch! So mesmerizing watching people with a special skill set!

[@vgamesx1]

$300 for a liquid damaged device doesn't sound like a good deal to me, but I guess it worked out since a new fan is pretty cheap and easy fix.

[@WickedGamerCollector]

So fun watching these vids.... keep them coming ! 😄

[@12345.......]

At least the price for broken ps5 is more reasonable than before.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes, I've been finding some that are cheaper. Sometimes viewers will contact me with a good price too.

[@123theprodigy5]

@@Tronicsfix i’m glad you’re not a scalper. Scalpers are taking advantage of limited supply, They are purchasing the PS five and reselling it at a much higher price.

[@RestoreTechnique]

Nice job. That was a great buy! Would've liked to have been able to hear that techrax fan, didn't hear anything. Also would've been good to have shown the water damaged fan board, either with a microscope, or break it open seeing as it's dead anyway.

[@greekfreak384]

Selling it for 300 was too high to me at first for a liquid damaged ps5. but it worked out for both parties in the end. 300 is a great price for a used ps5 needing a fan. I’m disregarding the whole “scalper community “ 🤣 I’m coming from the point of purchasing two myself at retail Last year, and what I’d sell/want to buy a used one for

[@MikeeVee]

Another excellent video with a shockingly simple fix. I'm surprised the seller didn't take it to a shop first, they would have been able to find out all it needed was one replacement part.....

[@Harmonic14]

Nah, if they took it to a shop, it probably would've been broken beyond repair. lol

[@Tronicsfix]

I was so surprised it was an easy fix. It was nice to have an easy one.

[@chenming91]

@@Harmonic14 same as i thought .

[@silvereyeism]

well I think if he/she bring this ps5 to the shop first probably it won't be easy fix anymore 😂

[@thebreatho]

@@silvereyeism It would've been a very fun video to watch, though 😜

[@awilliams1701]

yeah.........that thrown fan experienced some high-g forces. I'm not surprised it had issues. I'm like even if it works, I wouldn't be surprised if the bearings were damaged. It could be a problem later on.

[@Tronicsfix]

I thought it was going to work but can't be too surprised that it didn't

[@DeepThought420]

Yet another awesome fix! You're a Superhero to all us gamers thank you!

[@deniskilgour]

Watched your soldering course and its so helpful! Well worth a watch if anyones interested in trying it for them selfs.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PinguTM]

link?

[@Tronicsfix]

@@PinguTM gameconsolerepairschool.com

[@railpao]

I'll be interested to see an attempt to open both faulty fans and see the damages. Would that be possible on a special video about non "serviceable" (not sure of the word) parts, sometime in the future ?

[@ali_el_baba3665]

Non repairable* i think that was the word you were searching for.

[@railpao]

@@ali_el_baba3665 I'm not sure it's correct either. Fans can be repaired sometimes, but manufacturers usually assemble them in a way that almost any attempt to work on them would break them. English isn't my native language, so I have my limits.

[@vgamesx1]

@@railpao Well, if you have a 3d printer, this looks like it would be extremely easy to tear apart then print a new backplate for it.

[@user9i-007U2]

It's 3am and your videos helped me take apart my phone and fix a loose component saving all my encrypted data and logins!!! Thank you so much for these videos!

[@mihyouko]

Thank you for another great video. One thing that has helped me repairing inaccessible liquid damage in the past was soaking the whole board in distilled water and/or isopropanol and drying at higher temperature (only if soaked in water, obviously). It's a little bit of a "hail Mary" but you could try this before you throw away the fan.

[@retroradar_de]

Sounds like a nice solution but you never know how long it will last. I think Steve wants to resell it so to make sure it never overheats again he has to swap the fan. The risk is just too high to damage more parts overheating.

[@hard9598]

I found this channel about 2 days ago and i can just say i love it so much,it's interesting and educational at the same time. You put so much effort and time into those videos and if you do something wrong you are honest about it,that's what some youtubers don't do.I think your videos dont get enough attention,i learned alot from your videos and i can just say that you are the best and keep up the good work👍,i really want to see more🎉

[@TheGlitchyMario]

These vids are a great way to end the week. Watching these during lunch is a great break from school. Keep it up :)

[@highroyds]

Thank you for saying about plugging in the console when it’s claimed water damage, I see so many KZbinrs who plug in without checking inside a console first.

[@thatscottishguy5105]

It always amazes me how quickly people discard a seemingly faulty item without doing much, if any research about fixing it lol... especially when it's a relatively cheap fix.

[@8-bitsteve500]

Yes, it blows my mind. I guess people are just incredibly lazy these days.

[@mbob4337]

In most cases. People fear even just opening things. That's why it's faster to just chuck and buy new.

[@8-bitsteve500]

@@mbob4337 Faster, more expensive and stupid. I've fixed many things in my time, sure not everything but replacing something like a fan is dead easy.

[@vgamesx1]

@@mbob4337 That's what I don't get, people fear opening their non-fuctioning device that they're going to toss in the bin anyway? Like, what are people afraid of, making something that doesn't work worse? or are people just afraid it's going to straight up explode/electrocute them?

[@renanroman4231]

@@8-bitsteve500 I guess the biggest issue is that people are afraid that they will violate the warranty if they try to repair themselves a somewhat working product. Although with this PS5 I'm really not sure why the original owner didn't at least send it to a repair shop (like, what did they have to lose?). The PS5 turned on and shut down claiming to be overheating, either it's a problem with the fan (which is this case) or with the thermal paste (which wouldn't happen if someone spilled a drink either way). If it was iquid damage in the motherboard, the PS5 wouldn't have turned on at all. It's just nuts how some people have trouble with 1+1

[@unitedfools3493]

With any liquid metal that I've used on PC, dryness has resulted in a lot of performance loss - although it may be a compound with different properties on PS5. It's often formulated with benchmarking or the highest performance in mind and doesn't last very long. The longest lasting I've found is Coolaboratory Liquid Ultra (not to be confused with Extreme or Pro which do not last as long). It's cheaper than Conductonaut while almost performing as well.

[@DaMay1985]

Greetings from Germany, I love your Videos! They are calming me down and make me happy when a device is fixed! Do you mind telling us/me what kind of flux you are using or giving us an overview of your equipment? Would really appreciate that. Best regards Daniel

[@lvgs7348]

Love you Chanel!!! Specially the lot videos where you fix a lot of stuff!!! There’s a lot of 15 controllers I saw on eBay you should fix those!!!😎

[@Avizarr]

I love binging your videos, they actually teach me a lot. And super entertaining to see you fix systems.

[@randomnessliveson6637]

YO I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS BRO IVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU!!!

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad to hear it!

[@mtshark7]

Nicely done Steve!

[@ozbarron1803]

Great work once again bud!!

[@eddiegarcia1560]

I appreciate this guys humbleness

[@georgemorris6924]

Thank you Steve! I enjoy your content👍🥳

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@rayhastings2934]

What a lucky find, just a fan replacement. NICE!!!

[@crimecity]

great video lad keep up with the good work ps how are you doing today

[@q4d470]

good video as usual, very satisfying to watch, thanks!

[@100sonal]

Keep on coming with those awesome videos

[@retrospective3113]

Watched it on the TV. Had to watch it again on the PC and like it :D GG Steve

[@pagedeveloper]

Why not try the sonic cleaner that you have used in the past. To see if you can get it clean enough to work.??

[@Tronicsfix]

I could try that. My main hesitation is that there are is a winding of copper inside the fan motor and it would be difficult to get all of the liquid out.

[@louvoodoo]

@@Tronicsfix just put enough fluid in Ultra Sonic Cleaner to cover the PCB. Additionally you could put the fan in a food dehydrater for a few hours to dry it out. Or a giant bucket of rice... lol.

[@PhilC1982]

Good video. Great to watch.. and $300 or £222 for a PS5 that just needed a fan. A little bit jealous lol..there are still around £360 for a digital or £450 for cd version in the UK.

[@Evski-if4gn]

I just happened to have this video in my feed but it’s not In my recommended and I have the bell turned on and I’m subscribed. Can anybody help me as to why I’m not getting these in my notification section? This is one of my favorite channels and it’s pissing me off that I’m not getting these in my notification section

[@PaoloMarcelli]

5:35 Honestly I always removed those connectors pulling directly on the cable, without worrying on what part I grab with the needle nose pliers, I just pull on the cable with my fingers and the connector pops off, never got a single broken connector or cable doing it this way, but maybe your method is the correct one XD P.S. I talk as a technician that does this (on printers, they have those connectors inside) all day XD I'm not just a hobbyist that repaired 2 devices :)

[@theduke1178]

Absolutely love you're videos, always excited to see the next upload. 💯👍

[@flathead941]

My ps5 fan stopped working as well which causes it to overheat. I have bought a new fan. Fingers crossed it fixes it.

[@travisfrostify]

perhaps it would be fun to experiment with the broken fan to find a procedure for fixing it . like taking it apart and breaking it in a specific way so it can be fixed.

[@BroerenGames]

Im still young.. but I will keep KEEPS in mind.. Thanks Steve!

[@yoshi5089]

Good video and good job Steve 👍

[@TM_Stone]

Nice Damascus blade you have there!

[@mbob4337]

I'm amazed that the liquid only touched the fan. And didn't spray it everywhere.

[@MikeeVee]

Someone probably was mad at the owner and sprayed water into the fan area when it was off or something. Any liquid hitting the fan would stay with the fan when the console is off more than likely if it was contained to just there and not the motherboard. (Just guessing, I could be completely wrong)

[@philipph3421]

I kind of don't know why I noticed it in this video, but the editing was really nice!

[@jaycircuits]

What do you mean no gameplay Steve? lol. You got yourself a bargain right there man. Keep it up!

[@shodland6278]

Cool stuff as always

[@Hyper445]

I'm not sure when it happened but CONGRATS ON 1 MILLION

[@penniesnnickels]

I think it would be neat to see someone take apart a fan and replace the little chip on it.

[@MikeGervasi]

You can't make that fan worse, Steve. Get that plastic piece off with heat or force, make the repair and CA glue it back together. Won't be perfect but it should work.

[@Casket1488]

Hopefully you can get some useful parts out of that ps5 they dropped down a staircase. Nice repair Steve as always

[@gregjarvis1232]

Nice job Steve 1 out of last 3 ps5 you got working I want to see some xbox series consoles being repaired soonish

[@AlphaFox78]

Nice score! Glad it was an easy fix.

[@mico5003]

Only channel with a audible thumbnail.

[@plageran]

Please do a teardown on the fan. It's broken and worthy of a viddo

[@UssyMustyYS]

Great video as usual

[@xabee-eagle]

Would be courious to see you trying to fix the fan. I know it would be destructive, but would be interesting to find the culprit, and show it really is just a couple of cents to fix the electronics...

[@numberoneappgamesclips]

I love when you say, Can we fix this.

[@XaFFaX]

Be happy you only need to replace the fan. In aPPLE products the fan i probably welded to the motherboard and you need to buy a new device...

[@arcloseph4744]

I love your content 😍😍

[@squallneko5004]

Good job in fixing this ps5

[@drummond89]

I really enjoy watching these videos. Feel sorry for old mate who sold the console for 300 lol

[@renzoyao2661]

I've been waiting for you to fix a fat PS2 coz i have mine not reading any discs. Hope you'll fix one soon so that i'll be guided fixing mine. Sorry for the bad grammar.

[@LordBonesaw]

Better of just buying a new one

[@mikeanderson1994]

Great video steve as always i just want to tell you that this is the second model of the ps5 you can tell by the blue wifi cable its supposed to be better and run cooler than the old model the original one but the werd thing is that i have seen on other video's is the small amount of liquid metal that was placed by sony

[@LordBonesaw]

The original PS5 is way cooler as it has a better heat sink!!!I have never heard my digital PS5 make one sound,not even the fans have kicked up

[@mikeanderson1994]

@@LordBonesaw Yes i know but they did make a new model that they claim it runs cooler and more efficient and less power consumption

[@Nogarda_]

Oh man, that sucks that you can't somehow hot cut the plastic off to get to the fan parts or do something to get access to it. However I'm more impressed they manged to accidentally get liquid into the console. But while the fan seems to be the victim, the motherboard seems safe from it which is good. Pretty sure if something gets into a XSX it's not only going to ruin it, but go everywhere.

[@OccasusRaven]

Big companys never learn or even think that if they could just make some parts to be easily to remove or fixable it could be a lot better but ofc all what they mostly care is money so they dont do that.

[@rmt74358]

I haven't finished this video, but only thing that comes to mind if it's not the fan. Are the thermal pads. Why is there white residue on them?

[@emadfazil]

Steve we need more videos please Love from Iraq

[@shawnlee4806]

I would think the fan could be taken apart. I would have to look at one closely. Sometimes there's a sticker or plastic insert on top of the spindle and underneath is a c clip they holds the top plastic piece on. I remember doing that with PC fans.

[@helloimuzumakikira1]

Could you submerge the fan with IPA and hopefully fix the water damage on the fan?

[@cinlung]

Take the board from tech wreck's fan and put it in the liquid damage fan.

[@BreadandFaxes]

You left the red bar in your ad at the bottom lol

[@nickymisorek3564]

Love the ps5 videos!!

[@Tronicsfix]

I have more coming!

[@YdenPL]

dang, my first thought was literally checking the fan hahah it's funny how people get rid of easily fixable stuff

[@briansd6869]

Will you break the fan housing and show us the issue?

[@pprkuts]

Those windings are exposed too, so who knows what else got soaked in there too.

[@SJSOmar]

When in doubt pull out the contact cleaner 😂

[@BotchPro]

Even the fan was no good - 100% PS5 destruction from a staircase drop. Impressive destructive efficiency.

[@bogdanvulic1124]

Nice video 😄👍

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome fix

[@juangbetancurs6996]

thanks for the video ;)

[@erenmann420]

Are you going to try to buy the first broken steamdeck in the future?

[@emanuel12345678901]

did you try pulling the fan blades from the fan? normally they just pop off with a bit of force as its held down magnetically. then I'm sure it just one of the transistors that's gone bad or the ic just died from the water shorting it's outputs

[@MathiasVen]

You can try to give the Fan an ultrasoundbath. Maybe it fix it

[@jamesbones626]

Could you try to put the fan in the ultrasonic cleaner?

[@aizazrehman5153]

How does this dude always get so lucky with these deals its crazy lmao

[@atillaonurpehlivan2844]

I would try to put the fan in a ultra sound cleaner to clean the corrosion😁

[@travisf2660]

Sony/Microsoft should hire Steve to put the perfect amount of thermal paste on every console made!

[@Jzwiz]

The board in the fan looked very bent, possible something broke inside

[@MinusNoir]

Every new fan is precious! ;D

[@Starrieyedhockey]

WOW... I just found this channel... Can you try and fix a GBA ?

[@helmuthbecker7636]

Next tronics fix vídeo, we have a new haired Steve xD

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol. I should get a nice, full, long wig

[@DjowsSr]

Cmon try to disasembly te fan 😤, its already broken. For the content

[@Tronicsfix]

Now I know!

[@DjowsSr]

@@Tronicsfix I love ALL you do btw!

[@stevencuellarart9495]

Hey I got a question what type of career is it to learn how to fix electronics like you do. I will like to go to school for it

[@harrywhitman9751]

6:28 I honestly would be surprised if there is one single good part in the TechRax PS5 since it was dropped down 100ft and hit the railing halfway down. I wouldn't be surprised if that was what caused the majority of the components to go bad since just that was enough to rip the top and bottom cases off the console.

[@briarwolverine9316]

Please next time try to stuff like this fan even if it means to destroy them, love your videos.

[@jakthebomb]

How does one Liquid Damage a PS5? Did they take a bath with it? Did they use it as a coaster? It just seems like a very hard feat to accomplish.