Gotta love the SKA editions! Oh wait, they're all good but when ever there is SKA it's Yessss! ❤
@andymouse6 ай бұрын
You sure that wasn't a cover band ? didn't sound right to me
@tjolsonmcse6 ай бұрын
@@dccelly1615Too much fighting on the dance floor.
@paulsengupta9716 ай бұрын
@@andymouse It was Steve.
@Stephg1286 ай бұрын
I never thought watching a gentleman with some sweet rap rhymes , fixing electrical items would be my most favourite thing on KZbin. All the best from Scotland.
@SimonHollandfilms6 ай бұрын
you are an inspiration...i bought a Lidl soldering iron and a blue silicon mat... tried melting plastic but the lidl soldering iron broke....but you saved me £800 on a new washing machine....did i fix the circuit board? no....i just turned it off...and turned it on....job done. inspired.
@richardcahill34066 ай бұрын
Anyone else shouting ‘J3Y’, ‘J3Y’!!!!!! And ‘YESSSS!’ when Steve asked, ‘do I have any one those?’ I’ve watched sooooo many of these it’s like the different components have become minor characters! 😂
@timehunter94676 ай бұрын
Yeah, I said J3Y too, seems to be a very common component to fail.
@dennisagten1726 ай бұрын
Hell yeah I was thinking j3y Steve you have plenty of them 😅
@Boogie_the_cat6 ай бұрын
I was 91% sure it said "Jelly" actually. It was really demoralizing to find out I was wrong, and I'm going to quit my position as a high power stock exchange analyst, because I've lost my mojo, or my juju or my jelly babies, or something. Has anyone seen a bag of jelly babies on the NYSE floor? I Sharpied my name on the bag: Ralph I'm hungry.
@danp1016 ай бұрын
Yeap. Also mumbling Y1, S8050, 2N5551, just put a 1 amp npn transistor there, you had this before! 😂
@petemc41906 ай бұрын
started screaming YOU HAVE LOADS OF THOSE!!! a fan base that knows the spare part stock is something Steve could only dream of
@wanjockey6 ай бұрын
It's nice to have a easily visible confirmation of the fault. Thanks for sharing.
@Jinx80156 ай бұрын
thx for the video steve i changed succesfully my switch pro sticks today took me 3 hours but it was so gratefull when i saw it working
@zKaltern6 ай бұрын
Well you Munched your way through that fix. It was so quick we can all Pac up and go home. Quite a-Maze-ing how simple the fix was in the end. Pill-ar of the repair community right here. Just Ghosting your way through that fix (ok, I'm done now.)
@StezStixFix6 ай бұрын
😂 and I thought my jokes were bad 😅
@leefreeman-roach35266 ай бұрын
@@StezStixFixyou may have just lost that title 🤣
@plan7a6 ай бұрын
Pizza cake...? (Because of Pac-Man's origins and shape, etc?). Don't 'Blinky' or you might miss it...? LOL. Just a few more for you...?
@turtuhl6 ай бұрын
That little thing had a pretty nice screen actually. Nice fix!
@ronsonwagner94016 ай бұрын
Those two 512 (5.1k ohm) resistors @4:48 are on CC1 and CC2 pins on the USB Type-C connection, a quick and dirty way to pull 5V at up to 3A from a charger.
@JonnyFix6 ай бұрын
Well done! Can be handy to look around the board and see if they used the same part twice, to get the rest of the marking.
@3rr0rX6 ай бұрын
Watching your channel amongst others such as tronixfix, has inspired me to give it a go myself. So far fixed a DSi, soldered an HDMI on a PS3, repaired a power supply and a couple of Sony 4K TV's. Thank you for everything you do. Love your stuff.
@plan7a6 ай бұрын
Perhaps these J3Y & Y1's should be the first things to look for - other than the screen not being connected, that is? As it (the J3Y/Y1) seems to be a common thing that fails?
@whollymindless6 ай бұрын
It's so funny when Steve plays into his own lore and expresses surprise when testing before putting everything back together.
@iaincowell97476 ай бұрын
Because you never know that that is the only fault. Just because you fix one thing there might be other things wrong that stop it from working as well
@mainecoonman6 ай бұрын
First step should always be a visual inspection of the board. I saw the hole in that transistor as soon as the picture of the board was visible. However good to see you tracing the voltage path and finding it anyway. Nice simple fix.😀
@greenaum6 ай бұрын
Great! Now all you have to do is solder a couple more buttons on, and put an actually good game on! Fab! You might get Street Fighter 2 if you turn the screen around.
@stevenmarkbullock80026 ай бұрын
Love your channel. I have a cool old Vectrex system from my childhood bought in 1980. Was working fine when it went into the attic...now all those years later no sign of life. I'd love it back working and I'm sure it would get you some good viewing figures if you fancied a cracked at it.
@dj56266 ай бұрын
I've been going through all your videos again, one enjoyable marathon, especially with the lyrical masterpieces
@pelculator6 ай бұрын
So glad it worked after assembly first try! You did not have to reopen it this time. Those Y1/J3Y thingies seem to fail quite often, or are they designed to be the point of failure to protect the rest of the devices…
@klorslug6 ай бұрын
Lovin The Specials Ghost Town, first song to pop into my head when I heard“stupid ghosts” Great fix!
@KabutoTX6 ай бұрын
5:10 Oh! There! There! Look there! Finallllyyyyy.
@imaginitivity78536 ай бұрын
Watching these vids must be teaching me something. I saw that hole in the J3 transistor straight away.
@Inugamiz6 ай бұрын
I can see Steve ordering more Y1s in a near future.
@theantithesis16 ай бұрын
Why?
@plan7a6 ай бұрын
@@theantithesis1 One.
@ScottMadeAThing6 ай бұрын
WELCOME BACK! Hope you had an awesome time! Love the song at the end, as soon as you said '... ghost' I thought 'ohh I wonder if he's going to...' then the song came in right on cue :)
@StezStixFix6 ай бұрын
😂 I'm far too predictable these days 😅
@plan7a6 ай бұрын
@@StezStixFix I just knew you was going to say that! (LOL).
@roneckler99376 ай бұрын
I just repaired the same game except mine had a broken tactile switch for the volume. Nice repair.
@chrisj28486 ай бұрын
Beauty! Another "Y1" bites the dust! 😅
@StezStixFix6 ай бұрын
😂
@knightnevermore6 ай бұрын
nice fix and great to see that it works right on the first reasembly without any prior testing. This fix shows how much knowledge you built up over time. Quickly identified the problem, knew the components, a fast replacement and voila, put life back into a device. Your videos give me so much confidence in trying to fix stuff myself! Thank you Steve!
@watchingdanny6 ай бұрын
There must be tons of e-waste created because of faulty Y1's. Great video as always. Always fun to watch.
@groxle6 ай бұрын
Fascinating! Could you please include the function of the failed component to help me understand electronics betterer. Many thanks to you.
@mrkthmn6 ай бұрын
You always say, "It can't be as easy as that! Surely!" right after finishing a bunch of proffesional level detective work and fix-em-up. I'm always thinking in response, "I'd never be able to figure that out!" Haha!
@summerlaverdure6 ай бұрын
That was a great fix, thank you for making this video
@gcrosheffielduk6 ай бұрын
Great video. Excellent cover of Ghost Town too! 👍👍👍
@Triforce19856 ай бұрын
I love how excited you get when things work out
@Triforce19856 ай бұрын
Also that screen is gorgeous for a hand held packman game
@StilgarAstartes6 ай бұрын
Hello, old friend Y1! After so many failed transistors, I vote for namig those pieces the "Y-tho?" because they seem to fail almost randomly. Nice Fix, Sir!
@DeathInTheSnow6 ай бұрын
Is there a market for tool repairs at all? I'd like to see how they get repaired by comparison :)
@wesleybilly80976 ай бұрын
Good video. The atari is great from my arcade and i think you would love it. you can add games to it. either way good video. I appreciate you
@jean-philippegrenier1206 ай бұрын
love this channel
@jimgallaher4586 ай бұрын
How sad am I ? Sitting with a beer getting excited as Steve saves the day once again 🤣🤣🤣
@jackal2426 ай бұрын
You are my favorite youtuber. Hands down favorite. Just needed to say that.
@jonahweinshenker6 ай бұрын
Nice to see an easy fix once in a while. Well done, sir!
@janskeet13826 ай бұрын
That was a lot of fun. Well done. 💕
@mcolom6 ай бұрын
I'm wondering what could have caused that transistor to have such a hole. It doesn't seem to come from the inside, so perahps it was damaged right after the machine was assembled? Great videos Steve, by the way!
@freddiemaller6 ай бұрын
I really like your choise of batteries
@cliveparkes40526 ай бұрын
Really annoying thing with SMD is j3 might be a transistor with one manufacturer but a zener with another manufacturer and try finding out the manufacturer is nearly impossible
@mjmr9146 ай бұрын
Excellent rendition of ghost town I live there
@EgoChip6 ай бұрын
This is a far cry from the Grandstand Pac-Man game I had when I was little. It's amazing how much technology has advanced and how cheap it is now.
@mattsephton6 ай бұрын
This is arcade Pac-Man with the vertical screen. They also do a version with NES Pac-Man and a horizontal screen and A/B buttons.
@JamesUK-je4ew6 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting that; I noticed myself the boot looked like the original arcade board test sequence and wondered if it was indeed an emulated version using the original ROMs. I’ll have to see what other games My Arcade do too. Regards
@tr0jantv6286 ай бұрын
Started watching your videos last week, hooked, What flux do you use?
@Abauto846 ай бұрын
the way you say continuity always makes me chuckle 😅
@maicod6 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the fix and the Special(s) Ghost Town
@LOrealHardly6 ай бұрын
7:00 You did something else not so long ago, that was a J3Y, I'm sure, Stevie Boy..?
@alfafan1646 ай бұрын
Hi Steve love your videos ....can i pick your brains please ...i bought a Roberts MP-23 cd/mp3/usb/card/ dab radio unit off the car boot...cd works fine lovely tone ,came with remote ...but remote only works cd /equaliser and volume ...it wont switch the unit off or let me access any of the other functions 😔 so i went on ebay and bought a replacement remote ...same problem so my question is ....how can an IR receiver be selective tried the remote pointing at my phone camera thats flashing ok on all buttons ... Im sad as i was really hoping the replacement would do the trick 😕😕can you point me in the right direction please 🙂
@wisher21uk6 ай бұрын
Well done Steve I was saying J3Y lol nice fix looks a good cheap game 😊
@dodgydruid6 ай бұрын
Aw ended on just about the best 2 tone song ever... they actually shot the video in my neck of south London and I can annoy people by pointing out various streets etc AND actor Gary Oldman's Deptford road where he grew up...
@PeteArmstrong6 ай бұрын
Welcome back
@ndo1666 ай бұрын
At what temperature do you blow the air to solder directly ?
@lkswift6 ай бұрын
❤ the outtro!
@dmuig61936 ай бұрын
How did the transistor get a hole in it?
@Bergi20006 ай бұрын
❤ nice & easy 👍🙏
@timbrown95356 ай бұрын
Brilliant. I do love your content. And I too have a love/hate relationship with the stupid ghosts lol.
@gamemaster20226 ай бұрын
Awesome job like always! Love the faces you make :DD
@zenmaster246 ай бұрын
even without the screen connected, surely it would still turn on?
@rosebery1016 ай бұрын
Might be worth getting some of those J3Y’s… looks like they go pop a lot
@mrgodBG6 ай бұрын
I actually enjoyed Ghost town from StezMadness 👌
@natsterjam6 ай бұрын
Stez Specials! Madness is not quite right my friend 👊
@simonolphin6 ай бұрын
I thought I was going to have to live without a stezstix weekly fix from now on. Glad you're back Steve! Don't leave us hanging again. 😭
@SetTopGames6 ай бұрын
It's really interesting how a lot of these devices you repair seem to have similar kinds of damage. Could they be caused by cheap USB power supplies that have no safeties built in?
@adiposerex51506 ай бұрын
Good job.
@Johadart6 ай бұрын
Wow oh wow, 97 days since any plastic has been melted, can you make it to 100? Good job 🤙🏼🇦🇺 Joe from Australia 🤙🏼🇦🇺
@stevenwheat36216 ай бұрын
I'd sure like to see this gents collection of games..
@lordsoth68466 ай бұрын
well done ol’ chap!! 🍻
@SolderBrothers6 ай бұрын
Never a doubt.
@WillEclipse6 ай бұрын
Apologies if answered before but what’s your background? And do you sell the items you fix or keep them?
@MikeB_UK6 ай бұрын
Love your vids. You must put a lot of time and effort into the rap stuff. When watching it always ,make me wonder is Badgersquash a drink or an unfortunate accident :) Keep up the great work.
@pedromimoso88046 ай бұрын
Nice one Steve! 👍👍👍
@justin819816 ай бұрын
The end song was very similar to Fun Boy Three-the lunatics have taken over the asylum, lol. Great video as always!
@paulsengupta9716 ай бұрын
The Specials - Ghost Town. I have that record from back in the day.
@fuzzix2 ай бұрын
"I'm sure I've had a similar problem to this before" Me binge watching dozens of episodes a day: "Yeah man, it was just earlier today!"
@FixitAde6 ай бұрын
Cracking fix Steve 👍
@obsidianpanther6 ай бұрын
You have definitely, definitely had to replace those J3Ys before. And more than once lol. Seems like a very common faulty part.
@apollolux6 ай бұрын
I couldn't see clearly from the far shots in the video, but is this one of those MyArcade games that have the jumpers that let you switch between five different games? Pac-Man is one of the five, but because it has no action buttons one would have to mod the case and add new ones. Also, missed opportunity to use "Pac-Man Fever" as the end card music.
@LeeBall6 ай бұрын
You're a funny guy Steve, never change :D
@sk4lman6 ай бұрын
Nice tan! 😊
@MarcelVerheijden6 ай бұрын
Scrambles to search for "The Specials - Ghost Town" sings along like a crazy mf on Sunday morning...oh man, thank you so much for the walk down memory lane...
@Tim_31006 ай бұрын
Great job!
@kiphakes6 ай бұрын
WHOOP WHOOP! Welcome back!
@StezStixFix6 ай бұрын
Thanks Kip!
@chanyphilly82666 ай бұрын
Another billiant vid ❤
@Foxx_696 ай бұрын
Nice catch!
@hirightnow6 ай бұрын
Fully expected you to re-assemble it before testing after connecting the screen... :P
@jeffdewe6 ай бұрын
Funny thing is that I have 40yr old electronic games like this that aren't broken, But modern day stuff, give it a couple of years, Same with consoles, I still have a commodore 64 that has never been recapped but try that with modern stuff 40yrs down the road, not a chance, China Vs Japan I guess. When it comes to quality.
@rwilcox_716 ай бұрын
Eezy Peezy Lemon Squeezy! Nicely Done!
@TsiolkovskySportingLocks6 ай бұрын
These J3 mummble mummble NPN transistor / voltage contollers are flipping pants arn't they? Time and again they just seem to fail spectacularly badly. You start to think about counterfeit chips in the supply chain
@StezStixFix6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I'm guessing they're one of the cheapest components out there. That must be 3 times I've had one of them fail though. Maybe I've just been unlucky! 😮
@UnCoolDad6 ай бұрын
@@StezStixFixperhaps they double as fuses.
@TsiolkovskySportingLocks6 ай бұрын
@@StezStixFix remember what Goldfinger says “once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.” At work I’ve been pretty heavily involved in issues around counterfeit electronic components and it’s scary how often this is happening.
@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co6 ай бұрын
@@TsiolkovskySportingLocksHonestly, I think these things are too cheap to have a counterfeit market. They just suck.
@NexisTube6 ай бұрын
steve i chuffing love you! you never not make me laugh!
@jaimecosta29666 ай бұрын
Brilhante
@daviddawkins6 ай бұрын
"seamless"..."pretend you didn't see that"... :-D Do more of this please
@diablos2505 ай бұрын
the shoutout music kinda reminds me of sonic adventure 2 with knuckles levels.
@JomasterTheSecond6 ай бұрын
The Pac is Back, baby.
@BAMF03836 ай бұрын
Really enjoy watching your fails and success, but the rap,music for patrons are a nightmare. Appreciate the skip message though 😅. Keep up the great work 👍
@DrSammyMunchkin5 ай бұрын
Fabulous... 🎅
@simonscott11216 ай бұрын
Does "complementary" mean "a direct replacement for"??? Looks like it actually emulates and uses the arcade ROMs. Cool.
@jylam_6 ай бұрын
I come for the rap music, but sometimes there's even some electronic stuff. That's culture for you guys.
@highroyds6 ай бұрын
haahha nice vid m8... 3:30 when you clip on the bench leads sounds like the noise from the Wii & WiiU lol
@timnixon28896 ай бұрын
The hole in the xistor was where the "magic smoke" escaped.. which is why it didn't work and needed to be replaced