I Bought ANOTHER Broken Xbox Series X - Can I Fix It? +Bonus Power Supply Repair

[@Tronicsfix]

Go to squarespace.com/tronicsfix for 10% off your 1st purchase of a website or domain Don't worry, I'll be buying broken PS5's too...just haven't found as many of those for sale yet.

[@RollerCoasteraddict]

OR ... you could slap it back together and send it to Microsoft and get a replacement off the Warranty since that is obviously a Factory Defect ...

[@elyzky1]

Are you praying for people's new console to go bad? Then again, their loss is your gain...

[@muaries12]

@@RollerCoasteraddict if bought from scalper no warranty thats why people are selling them

[@Truput]

Pls tell how to find you on eBay

[@chriswilliams9734]

@@bradadult5290 mute the video and turn on closed caption if it bothers you

[@KarlRock]

There's something weirdly satisfying about fixing consoles.

[@Nate_here]

Damn . What are the odds finding you here

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoy these videos!

[@Nate_here]

@@Tronicsfix no problem mate . Appreciate it

[@WhirlwindQuest]

Hey I watch you!

[@MrShocker]

Damn karl here.....

[@Yunkyylol]

thronic doesn’t realize, but he’s making everyone quarantine better

[@Parthurnax52]

@@dhgodzilla1 ok

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks! Glad you enjoy these.

[@spicyyw]

yee

[@chomiktelewizyjny8567]

Tronic

[@generalmoose4606]

900th sub

[@hailhail91]

Breaks my heart that can people can let a console get scratched in that manner, particularly given it’s been out for all of 5 minutes.

[@norfolkngood8960]

@asdrubale bisanzio unlike PC owners changing their video cards every few months, eh? See I can make stupid pointless sweeping generalisations too

[@norfolkngood8960]

@asdrubale bisanzio no it won't be OK, running off to space isn't an option to ignore climate change, so far there's nowhere outside of this planet that a self sustainable colony could survive. Mars your DNA will be unraveled by radiation from space as no magnetosphere. Space stations, current & foreseeable tech cannot build anything big enough for more than a handful of humans let alone thousands or hundreds of thousands. If we don't fix climate change then as a species we are done. Also unless you're like 70+ then you WILL see a huge impact on lifestyles on this rock in your lifetime. People saying not in my lifetime fk it are the problem

[@norfolkngood8960]

@@lovesrc4296 million? More like billions of idiots, sadly

[@Fishster]

I just wonder how? There’s practically no need to touch it once plugged in.

[@Fishster]

@@lovesrc4296 guess so mines grown up but now you mention it he did stuff a sandwich into the VHS once!

[@KhaledLK89]

You are genuinely an amazing person and a an engineer. Most techs would just simply say change the power supply and then dump it without actually knowing why it went bad. This shows you are passionate about your work and know what you're doing and have a lot of experience in your field. Keep up the good work I really enjoy your channel.

[@briwesk]

that greenish blue stuff around the chip is literally the crispy burned thermal pad that the chip was on.

[@Mickice]

Damn.

[@jasonskerrett3826]

Glad someone else said it.

[@owencrawford8416]

Wrong

[@Alsund]

It was obvious 😅

[@GeraltOfRivia69]

It was soo obvious, I don't know why he didn't see it

[@TampaTec]

I learned a lot from you Steve. I also got a thermal cam but always forget to use it.

[@apzrn2735]

Yes

[@Tronicsfix]

I only use mine in very specific circumstances. In this case it saved me a ton of time.

[@apzrn2735]

@@Tronicsfix hi friend

[@03ales]

Where can i get that cam

[@flax14]

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[@bjarkeistruppedersen8213]

Now you have an entire board of spare parts

[@Tronicsfix]

Exactly!

[@RN-kl4kp]

Smart move .. hope you got a good deal

[@joshuaa1921]

@@RN-kl4kp either way he will make plenty of money with the videos he will be able to make by repairing broken Xbox’s with that spare motherboard so win win for him

[@keennm]

@@joshuaa1921 and we enjoy watching them, everybody wins!

[@martin1b]

Brings back memories of working in a shop where we did component level repair. Great feeling when it starts up with no smoke or sparks!

[@hydrow6]

Really appreciate the fact that you didn't just replace the power supply, you showed the the entire repair ... nice!

[@AustinWood2004]

“Is it gonna start or is it gonna explode” I jus died laughing

[@PerKroon]

For a second there I was expecting a cliffhanger.

[@StaticVapour590]

My GPU actually had similar goo on it's VRM phases. One of mosfets is blown but the card works just fine without it.. Cleaned it and checked that there were no short circuits

[@SlayerMonroe]

Your knowledge of consoles is immense man I've learned so much about different consoles from watching your videos I have friends bring there consoles to me to take them apart and properly clean them out every few months hell your videos helped me fix a burnt chip in my old xbox one and I got another 3 years out of it keep doing what you do best TronicsFix 💯

[@StezStixFix]

Wow, that must be some insane heat to melt through that multi-layered board like that. At least you have a bunch of spare parts now for the next one! 👍

[@postmanpat6]

I can’t be the only person that said “Yes “ when that power supply switched on. Great job Steve.

[@TheCod3r]

Wow that board though 😯 that sucks, but great video as always mate. I'm sure they'll become available one day though 😃

[@Tronicsfix]

I think that's the worst burn through I've seen.

[@TheCod3r]

@@Tronicsfix yeah it's pretty close for me too, I did a live stream once where I found an actual hole in the board which meant shorted layers on the one s lol

[@garytate9587]

I'm a repairer here in the UK and I've only had 1 series X in for a fan issue. PS5 on the other hand I've had loads in where I've opened them up and found the GPU to be badly soldered.Quite a few broken disk drives aswell

[@craigperry3779]

My PS5 just got sent back for repair for a boot loop issue. I am assuming that would be a GPU problem from all the info I can find, seems to be a common issue so far.

[@craigthebrute7437]

The PS5 is badly engineered, not surprised.

[@alexrippberger4462]

Looks like the right to repair movement is picking up this year, so hopefully you can fix these products faster in the future.

[@wheezel55]

@Kratos GodofWar we CarE aBoUT thE enVIrOmeNt thAtS Why wEre rEmovIng thE cHarGEr meanwhile they don't fix your phone or let you fix it yourself and instead replace it with a completely new phone

[@EugenioAugustoBrito]

Oh, man! High levels of tension all over the video length, until the "woooow, yeeees" at the very end. It's like a good friend bringing very good news aftet some trouble time. Thanks, @TronicsFix

[@Aepek]

Isn’t just SO FRUSTRATING when we “know” how to fix the “part/device”; but we just can’t get the “parts” to do so🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼 One day, right....one day. Cheers on that repair✌🏻

[@SK-dq4ee]

man the satisfaction of doing all that work of diagnosing and POSSIBLY fixing it and then you test it to find it working again is just great, damn this stuff is so cool and interesting to see! especially since I have my own series X and wonder what can get broken and how, although i think i’m taking good care of it (not sure how to take care of the dust though) thanks for another great video steve!

[@konrad999999]

Found this channel by accident. Pretty awesome stuff. Love watching the soldering work

[@Mymatevince]

Nice fault finding Steve :-)

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks Vince!

[@ahyaan2552]

Guess ill be second

[@jackswanface2266]

@@Tronicsfix Just want to say gr8 vid mate, can you make a video showing an original ps4 disc drive in action? I'm going to swap mine out in a few days so I'm curious about it, keep on going!

[@anthonydepaula7176]

VINCE Can you fix that board?

[@finlandjourney6065]

You guys do such valuable work. Especially those fixing the old consoles, which couldn't be bought no longer otherwise.

[@TechDeviceRepair]

Nice find on the Power Supply ! Good work :)

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@elnkr2603]

Haven't even finished watching it but I know it's gonna be a good vid

[@Tronicsfix]

Enjoy!

[@sailingannasara6409]

definitely having the extra parts from the spare xbox will help you be ahead of the game, when I comes to the simple parts they will not sell yet! Nice video mate!

[@zaprodk]

The "greenish" stuff is the thermal pad material that's melted to the component :D

[@maryuttley6955]

You’re honestly a genius man, I watch all of your vids. I probably couldn’t even try doing any of the stuff you do.

[@BCGaming666]

At least you have an entire board for spare parts keep up the hard work Steve!

[@Tronicsfix]

Yep, exactly.

[@ExecutorQ3]

6:15 you were just looking on the greenish bluish stuff few seconds ago :) ... it's ofc from the heat mat (melted off)

[@Mitul88]

Amazing! Love watching your videos. Would be curious to find out if/how you managed to find and get hold of the parts...could be an idea for another video?

[@Tronicsfix]

I just emailed the company. I'm not expecting to be able to buy them. This will probably be a part that will have to be taken off of donor power supplys.

[@ranger1374]

Hey man you may not even see this comment but just wanted to say I really like your type of content and watching u fix stuff is really cool and has helped me fix my own Xbox so thank you for what do and have a great day

[@edep3970]

I’m watching this looking at my series x thinking don’t you even think about letting the smoke out

[@paulotrindade9533]

At about 15mins, when you have both power supplies side by side, there's a small smd ceramic cap on the upper power supply, just under the IC's pins, that got a bit off place. Also, thank you for these videos. It's great to see you disclosing information about new tech.

[@bokkenka]

"So, this $500 console is rendered useless because the manufacturer won't sell me a 50¢ part."

[@desther]

Not actually truth in this case. Board is toast even if there ware parts.

[@HecFCovPe]

@@desther Yeah, and maybe he made it worst with the "I'm going to turn on it again to see where the smoke comes from"

[@HNedel]

@@desther But it still holds true for the power supply chip.

[@damn6039]

Corporate greed

[@PhuketMyMac]

Well guess what... same thing happens with 3000USD MacBooks

[@Thundercloud1969]

My friend, I have to admit I'm a bit jealous because here in the Netherlands it's next to impossible to get a Xbox X I tried over and over but I guess I have you wait and see. But you sir, you keep buying and fixing them. I salute you and your amazing skills. Greetings from the Netherlands 👍

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

You saved the power supply. Very cool! I hope you can get that chip to save the other.

[@Tronicsfix]

Me too! I'll be working on trying to buy them.

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

@@Tronicsfix Good Luck!

[@icemanfiveoh]

If you can't get them i might be able to help....Hit me up.

[@Tronicsfix]

Contact me on the contact form on my website: www.tronicsfixstore.com

[@Mickeeyy1]

Man, i love these videos. Pls, dont stop. Make more videos!! I'm learning so much with you!

[@madcat4563]

Luckily the person had the chance to return it because the warranty was still valid.

[@julianmendez2779]

LoL 😂

[@graphicscardtech3167]

Some people don’t want to deal with that and just sell it As Is and buy another

[@kotboyarkin5032]

@@graphicscardtech3167 they don't want to deal with the warranty but they take tools and open consoles for god know what reason...this is the second Xbox that was opened by the seller.

[@AcornElectron]

Stolenz?

[@baconatordoom]

@@graphicscardtech3167 sell it at a significant loss? Then go buy another that could do the same thing? I wish I had money like that to waste.

[@FunnyMan93165]

weirdly satisfying watching you Steve, fixing all consoles, phones and other stuff, cheers from Poland

[@pablomonsalve3911]

1 little piece of the a pcb goes bad and the whole thing goes down The original owner shoul have used the warranty

[@nickisacebeans]

probably stolen

[@Nevakonaza.]

@@nickisacebeans Or purchased from a Scalper so no warranty.

[@shanebernardino9974]

Yeah that's definitely from a scalper.

[@P4PKing]

@@Nevakonaza. Another reason to not buy from scalpers.

[@FNGecko]

Even though you were not able to fix the motherboard were you able to identify what the component was? Definitely awesome to watch your videos.b

[@raddaks2039]

You finally got something that was actually broken! Yay! I've definitely learned a lot from your channel about how important right to repair is. Hopefully you can get access to not just data sheets, but an actual supply for that IC in the power supply so you can start replacing bad ones. That and other ICs on the board (assuming they don't obliterate the motherboard like the other one in this video). Thanks for the awesome content as always!

[@arielscorpion68]

Each video you learn new stuff about the new consoles and also you get good info/data for useres and fixers like you to go back and maybe use it for future problems Great Job Steve !!!!

[@xPenitentOne]

My evening is saved once again! Thank you Steve, your the man! :) Happy to see you fixing some new consoles. But the condition was quiet.. Bad to say the least. Maybe it's just me, but i take care of my setup & hate even the slightest scratch! Lol!

[@sprinter1boy]

All them scratches after 2 months 🙄

[@xPenitentOne]

@@sprinter1boy That's what I'm saying, I wonder how people manage this? Maybe kids or moved stuff. But even so, you still can watch out for it. My looks brandnew. Cleaning it every week etc.

[@sprinter1boy]

@@xPenitentOne slightly off topic fella, I have a ps5 and I've since added about 50 new psn friends to okay godfall, dirt5 and sackboy with in matchmaking, co/op etc and I'm so disapointed going through there games or trophy lists. 36/50 of them psn friends haven't even tryed astro bot, haven't tried bugsnax, haven't even bought more than one game? There all playing fortnite still or last gen games cod, apex etc. I'm like wtf why did you even buy a ps5? Sackboy has 13% completion percentage, like wtf. I've played spidy 3 times, bought godfall over 86hrs, bought dirt5 60hrs, bought observer 2 playthroughs, bought the last campfire nearly finished, bought, bought sackboy 56hrs, bought new PES update, replaying the ps plus collection etc and also played the resident evil visual demo. 3 gamers on my friends list have downloaded the resident evil demo. I'm genuinely gutted for gamers out there who do want a ps5 and willing to buy games for it and actually complete games.

[@xPenitentOne]

@@sprinter1boy Same goes for many on xbox. I know a few buying the Series X just for gta online to load faster. I don't mind it really, but I'm not really seeing a point to be fair. I completed dirt 5 a few days ago. Cyberpunk 2077 too (I love achievements) but for Valhalla i have to wait for some fixes. Sometimes i wonder why people even try to get a new console just for fortnite.. I mean.. Fortnite... What a joke xD

[@sprinter1boy]

@@xPenitentOne the mind boggles but everyone has the right I guess to do what they please wihh there consoles but I just don't get it, why would you own a ps5 and not download and try the new Res8 demo? It's 20mins long ffs, bugsnax isn't my type of game but I out a few hours into it and it's funny but not my cup of tea but at least I tried it ffs. I guess the realisation of it all, is that 80% of gamers are actually just casuals who enjoy the f2p section on the stores fortnite, Warzone apex etc. I have 4 friends who only buy playsation for gran turismo and buy nothing else and I have 1 friend who buys playsation only for sniper elite and ace combat each to there own I guess.

[@daltanwerre8277]

I'm still watching your videos at 10% on my phone you know I love you thank you for keeping the E-Waste out of the landfills

[@seacrezt]

I like these console videos.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you're enjoying them. Thanks for watching!

[@retrogamingcritic3555]

@@Tronicsfix me too

[@leadergames0661]

The first Xbox has a faulty VRM (Voltage Regularor Module). It's a type of MOSFET that provides power to the APU. The bad news is that they're pretty hard to repair, but they're generic off-the-shelf parts that you can order seperately.

[@Tronicsfix]

That's not the major problem. The major problem is the motherboard damage.

[@leadergames0661]

@@Tronicsfix Yeah, that's true. If the board is worse than the VRM, then it's game over. Continue the good work man!

[@fergusofarrell7643]

"now that we are all thoroughly confused" ... wow what a guy, can fix consoles and read minds 👍

[@legoshi6769]

My power supply was fried two nights ago and i hope to get a replacement. And I am waiting to get a phone call on gamestop. And I only had the console for only a day. Ive learned alot of you from this video. But i may not be s technology fixer like you but keep up the good work.

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

hard to get it on camera, but yes you can smell burning electronics 😂

😂😂

[@DraftySatyr]

Yeah, but it's the best thing in the world to smell too deeply

[@bezimienny5149]

I am sure I will never fix any xbox but I still love watching your videos and find them very interesting.

[@rtfm13]

Don't forget safety glasses for the "will it explode?" moments 🤓

[@nothanks5220]

I'm definitely new to the repair scene of consoles, it's not something I've done personally but thanks to multiple repair videos of things like controllers, I have in the past managed to use old, dead controllers to replace things like sticking joysticks, broken bumpers/triggers, honestly, it's the most fun I've had, I do build & repair PCs but they're very much (no pun intended) an open and shut case 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the videos, love them.

[@GregMcCarthyUK]

If there things are failing already why aren't they being replaced under warranty?

[@TheLilmage7]

Facts frankly I don't know why people won't call microsoft first and send it lol 😂

[@wavy03]

They wanna run their own surgeries on consoles, frankly nothing too wrong, they’re learning in the end

[@dark0153]

scalped consoles dont usually come with warranty since you cant prove your ownership or the consoles could very well be stolen

[@TheLilmage7]

@@dark0153 but they still have a serial number you cant really fake if they opened it.

[@wavy03]

@@dark0153 ohh thank you for the clarification

[@d1s0r13nt3d]

This is my kind of ASMR. Kudos!

[@elipsorange]

This is hilarious, dude is diagnosing these consoles for rare board failures. I'm sure Microsoft RnD is paying attention, free information! Hopefully they get their butts in gear and fix these issues. Power supplies are crap and even the ICs!

[@thebuzzing]

Huge fan of this channel. Some things I feel not ready for but because of it I cleaned my PS4 and bought a broken ps2 that I can’t wait to try and repair 👍🏻

[@trooper2708]

Till November all the consoles are within warranty Why aren't they applying for a replacement

[@jeremytoney1578]

Was wondering the same thing!!??

[@MikeGervasi]

Great fix. That green stuff on the IC was melted plastic from what it was sitting on that showed burning.

[@jessesinclair9856]

I have no clue what I'm looking at but I enjoy it lol

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching!

[@eeledahc]

Dremel all that black out, remove the caps and resistors on the bottom. Remove the caps and coil on the top. Leave that rail empty and try it. It works for GPUs sometimes, might work for that too. Worth a shot

[@JakeT304]

Imagine being lucky enough to have one of the new consoles already just to have it break

[@MrHound-yj3rj]

F

[@rednecktech9485]

Yeah. They aren't too hard to find now. I got one the day it came out it's honestly pretty glitchy with a lot of games. I think the ui is aweful but the PlayStation is no better

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@rednecktech9485 You gotta take into account most developers haven't been able to complete their next gen updates yet, we're super lucky that the guys at ID and the guys at Playground are on the ball. Unrelated but even if you're not into racing games you should check out the next gen update for Forza Horizon 4. Truly incredible, even not being a car guy

[@JakeT304]

@@rednecktech9485 awesome that you got one tho 😎

[@spyroshortteen5265]

I got a ps5 from Best Buy last Thursday I pick it up Tuesday I was really hyped but as soon as you get it you realize there isn’t many games on it yet.it’s pretty boring or it might be that my friends haven’t been on since I got it. downloading next gen 2k but I use hotspot so it takes forever that also might be the reason but idk.

[@Owen-uy9kk]

This make always my day good that you fix a broken console

[@JSO0453]

This guy is a genius.

[@oqlthorp]

Love your work, I couldn't do this my patience wouldn't last lol, maybe that's why this intrigues me. Cheers from Finland!

[@daw7563]

Try to start it with that power stage removed, they work in parallell.

[@vaualbus]

Lol it's work in parallel to reach the total power requirement and there too much board demage as he mentioned and probably this short also take the voltage direct the apu and kill it too.

[@daw7563]

@@vaualbus search for "actually hardcore overclocking" on youtube, this is a standard problem on graphic cards and motherboards, and they can often run without a power stage that failed. At least it would be interessting youtube content if he would have tried.

[@TheFiftyQuid]

NIce job on that power supply. Hopefully they approve your account and you're able to find replacment parts. Seems like this is going to be something you fix more times than not.

[@Tronicsfix]

They don't sell the chip online so I have emailed them asking about it...haven't heard back yet.

[@fisermindblows2521]

Now I can have confidence going through my console because of this man

[@daz41262010]

got to love watching tronicsfix videos :)

[@EyosiB]

I don't get why someone would dislike this.

[@yeahtube69]

All the Microsoft paid techs that wanted the original owner to send the xbox back to them for fixing and charge your first born along with a lifetime of gotchas for the trouble.

[@EyosiB]

@@yeahtube69 Ok fair point.

[@LucasOliveiraGomes_Oficial]

15:55 "is it gonna start or will it explode..." For a moment I thought I was watching ElectroBOOM 💥

[@rayden54]

What has to go wrong for a console to end up with a big burned spot like that? Is it a manufacturing defect, something the user did, lightning, what?

[@ashishnagpal5165]

I also want to know the reason.. why the owner didn't claim the manufacturer warranty

[@Fishster]

Manufacturing defect. Chip or board I’d guess. Nothing a user could have done.

[@nipalaaq517]

Just watched your video. Great, as always!

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

Crazy how fast people break their new consoles!

[@rhys406]

Out of the 3 faulty consoles 2 were faulty chips so I don't see how this can be the users fault?

[@rhys406]

and 1 wasn't even faulty XD

[@resident8935]

@@rhys406 i think he’s talking about the scuffs and scratches

[@PescoKun]

That faulty motherboard, would be normally useless, but in your hands it could fix much other ones 🤔🤩 Love your vids, I learn a lot with them 😝

[@sprinter1boy]

Why didnt the seller send it back to the shop or online retailer? Its still under warrenty

[@Seven-nb5kg]

Go understand.....b4 send it to someone I always try to use the warranty (if it still have) if no, of course I send to someone to fix it ;_;

[@heldscissors4132]

Well if they didn’t get one from GameStop they would’ve been stuck with a 30 day warranty if they didn’t purchase a 1 or 2 year warranty

[@Seven-nb5kg]

@@heldscissors4132 man.....that sucks, even there in Brazil are kinda the same 😅

[@Sinn0100]

@@heldscissors4132 This is incorrect. Both the Xbox Series X and PS5 have a manufacturers warranty for a year. Having said that, we purchased extended warranties for both our Series X and PS5 *physical from GameStop.

[@heldscissors4132]

@@Sinn0100 ah understandable

[@winning2273]

Dude you have taught me a lot about consoles and how to take them apart. Love your vids man

[@bluej511]

How is this not covered by warranty? Or did they get a new one and Microsoft didnt ask for the old one?

[@Zahoodo]

Steve please keep up with these quick uploads your uploading videos more then usual in my opinion am I LOIKE it 😂

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you're enjoying these!

[@marcel151]

I don‘t know what the people do with their consoles. I never had scratches on my consoles.

[@jasonr9157]

looks like internal board short between layers for sure, although it looks bad you can still rebuild that maybe, id imagine this xbox was dropped which is why the owner didnt pursue warranty, when it got dropped it lifted the layers and they shorted likely all happened while it was powered on

[@mikeshobbiesandrandomstuff]

Why are people selling them on eBay instead of warranty claim?

[@HNedel]

EBay purchases without receipts maybe?

[@mikeshobbiesandrandomstuff]

@@HNedel you have a receipt with eBay for every purchase but I'm guessing as is with most things purchased on ebay there's no warranty because there not an authorized retailer.

[@adriancatalin438]

Bravo Steve. I like your channel because you explain the problem very well and simply and sincerely offer the necessary explanations for the repair or if it is worth repairing. I have applied the solutions you said several times and I have a few active repaired consoles. I have a question for you: what model of thermal camera (Flir) do you use. Thanks and look forward to the next videos.

[@chrismorrison5301]

Things barely been out three months and they already breaking

[@robertt9342]

Yes, this happens with every console launch, it's already happened to Ps5s too. The question is whether the quantity is outside of the statistical norm.

[@lebouffeurdemoules]

Nice channel ! Hello from Belgium 🥰

[@Tronicsfix]

Hello 😊

[@sandro5570]

Steve: "0 volt here, 0 volt here" Me: "yep, that power supply looks dead" Steve: "so this power supply is good" Me: "WHAT?! HOW?"

[@oowhoohoo2669]

I'm not sure but he might be putting a negative charge with one prod and a positive in the other making it zero?

[@diy_home]

He said the IC should be good, or at least as not a suspect yet, as it wasn't getting any voltage in. Meaning, the problem should be else where, as it was, in another IC

[@TheGodOfAllThatWas]

Thanks so much for sharing all the work you did with the power supply. You could have kept the info to yourself to keep yourself ahead of the curve on series x knowledge, and there was at least a small risk that when you plugged it in, it might do damage to the working Xbox components you pugged it into. But you sided with the greater good on both counts, and that in some small degree makes you a hero. Thank you.

[@thetechexpert4887]

Disclaimer: Do not open power supplies unless you're qualified for it.

[@Operational117]

Definitely. These high voltage, high capacitance capacitors are potentially lethal if the current passes through your heart.

[@AcornElectron]

Or: be sure to discharge the caps safely before working on this component?

[@scottnicholas802]

k

[@Soulcommander]

WOW what would have caused that. Makes me nervous about my Xbox. Any thoughts? Failed component? YIKES. Love your videos.OH yes love your shirt too. HAHA...I'm here because you broke something.

[@dukeofdream]

I just dont get it why people actually decide to sell or take apart these things without even sending it through the warranty program... I mean the guy that first had this... If it wasn't liquid damaged he could get a replacement... The other one he got that had no problems at all on the other hand? Why would somebody sell this as broken and not contact microsoft to get it fixed?

[@11tmaste]

People are often pretty stupid

[@jaredphd5587]

Some people would just rather get the money if it was a gift, like the one that was working fine. Others are selling stolen consoles and people don't want to risk getting busted. Other than that, yes, there are many idiotic people who don't understand what warranties are for.

[@dukeofdream]

@@jaredphd5587 Yeah i get what you mean...Well people on my country must be smart cause i never find deals like that :P They even sell non working ps4s for 150+ euro lol

[@rickii2010]

Very impressive Steve. Keep it up!!!

[@bigdaddywatt]

why are people selling them on ebay instead of sending them to microsoft?

[@stevenjohnson4122]

They pulled the sticker off🩹

[@JeffDunhamsPeanut]

The source of the blue thing is shown at 5:58 :D. I'm surprised you didn't 'connect dots' ;)

[@JazzNazz1]

Not sure why they didn’t contact Microsoft in the first instance

[@beelvanbuurenful]

They took off the warranty sticker n opened it. It invalidates the warranty.

[@JazzNazz1]

@@beelvanbuurenful thanks they must have done something dodgy

[@Zensuki2]

I remember watching you fix the xbox the shorted xbox you mentioned in the vid. I thought that one was bad but this one...this one was like the "hold my beer" equivalent.

[@ant.s]

Why people aren't sending these in to MS for repair is beyond me.

[@8strauss6]

Thats what I was thinking they must of bought it second hand without a warranty.

[@Wingedmechanic]

That charred chip is probably a MOSFET, part of the VRM to the APU. This is a seriously powerful hardware hence those MOSFETS could be carrying some beefy current. If you see closely, one of the bypass capacitor on its lower left is burnt. That would have shorted the MOSFET to the ground, burning it.

[@zackku]

But, can you fix my BROKEN HEART ?

[@mujtabaalmodhafar1027]

I love this repair channel...the best on youtube