I Spent $865 on a Liquid Damaged 2018 MacBook Pro - Can I Fix It? Did I Just Waste my Money?

[@Tronicsfix]

Do you think all hope is lost on this MBP? Also, here's the affiliate link to the ultrasonic cleaner: amzn.to/2uDmcJT

[@prestonwins]

Connect with Rossmann! It's most likely not the GPU/CPU, most likely a usb-c chip

[@pathfinderproject9381]

Give us more information about how much power it's drawing please

[@estebanquito356]

Buy some freezze spray and test what gets hot faster, so you can know which of those components (most likely a capacitor) is shorting to ground

[@thinkright]

Check power draw. And like Louis always shows, follow the PPBUS lines to see what each have. If all else fails, mail it to him for repair and you'd still have a bargain Macbook Pro.

[@deathcube2006]

You need to inject current to see where the short is. Or send it to Louis, I'm pretty sure he'll gladly do a coop

[@rossmanngroup]

TPS51980 corrosion is the most relevant one, that will be what's causing it to be dead.

[@Tronicsfix]

I'll check it out more. Thank you so much for taking your time to help!

[@ElDukeAy]

The world famous @Louis Rossmann heard your pleas for help. You are blessed @TronicsFix

[@AnarickTheDevil]

@@Tronicsfix So the legends are true! If you mention his name he will come.

[@rmt74358]

Bring Louis on a video with you on fixing it. It would be awesome!!

[@RobSchofield]

Holy Bat Signal, Batman! You shine the light, and he appears! :)

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Props for showing the failures as well as the successes.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching the failures too!

[@Trice0187]

@@Tronicsfix those are my favorites. I learn more from those

[@jlazore]

@@Tronicsfix Send it to the rossman group. He can fix it for sure.

[@gilbertos1984]

True. This is why I like his videos

[@xiukn8]

So i just turned on this video, read that coment, now i can close it because i know it wont work

[@supra5mge1]

The best thing about you and your videos is your positive attitude about learning and growing. You show great integrity. Respect.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you! Glad you like these vids!

[@Gregorylambertt]

Once again you've managed to put on the absolute perfect amount of thermal paste. Don't know how you do it man.

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha, ha...I know...crazy. I guess everyone is good at something!

[@basecom70]

@@Tronicsfix Yeah but I bet you use too much tooth paste when brushing!!

[@Tronicsfix]

hahahaha...my wife thinks so...I think its just the right amount lol

[@afortyoz2freedom]

Truly blessed. Watching the perfect amount of thermal paste being applied is probably the absolute peak of youtube video watching.

[@8-P]

He follows an exponential curve. Its like Moores law for thermal paste. It actual makes sense, the more powerful the chips, the more paste you need.

[@Camerz]

impressive how you are willing to spend money to try and fix things you don't know about, and you learn a lot in the process and tell us what you learned. I love the videos :)

[@Tronicsfix]

So glad you enjoy these. It's fun learning this stuff.

[@renerebe]

yeah, and realistically the video earns the money back anyways ,-)

[@woodman94]

@@renerebe lol ez clappers

[@scrunt62]

I love that you don't clickbait. You allow us to see the natural, linear progression of the fixes with little to no spoilers, but you also include what happens in the description so that we can find out what happens if we want to know before watching the whole video through. I'm not watching just to find the answer poised in the title, I'm watching because you've made a genuinely informative and entertaining video, and I really like that I'm able to make the choice based off how I feel that day. What a great solution. :)

[@lucasspeedy]

Liked a lot your positive attitude towards the money spent on the macbook. I think there's so much value in looking things at life this way, because you can always learn stuff from apparent mistakes or misfortunes. Respect!

[@themolka1]

coils near cpu - gpu can give low readings that in diode mode (beep mode) ur multimeter can beep, but it can be normal readings, you have to check them in ohm mode. first check if there is green light on power adapter.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yep, already checked all that. Thanks for the tips though.

[@markus98sb]

the 2018 model charges via USB-C so no light

[@markus98sb]

@@Tronicsfix AHHHHHH when you know Luis why are you putting it in the ultrasonic befor troubleshooting? If you have corroded balls under a chip you can repair them by reflowing but after being in the ultrasonic the corroded balls wash away. And I have never seen Luis check the caps of the gpu so I don't think that they fail often. How low was the resistence? I repairded some desktop gpu's and the have around 2-4Ohms.

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

markus98sb he said he’s NO Luis, not that he knows him👍🏻

[@bradsprojects]

You should connect a variable power supply to your shorted power rail (at a low voltage - maybe 1 Volt) and then see which component gets hot. You can use isopropyl alcohol to detect what is getting hot since it will evaporate nice and quickly on that hot component. The component that gets hot is what is causing your short to ground.

[@randomxstory]

The most real KZbinr here. He shows his failures and he is not ashamed of it. You have gained a new sub.

[@Tronicsfix]

Welcome to my channel!

[@ShamblerDK]

When you said you should never start fixing electronics with something which has got water damage, I couldn't help but think of Rich Rebuilds and his water-damaged Tesla.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yep, true!

[@rmts271]

Lmao Samcrac and Rich never ever finish their projects

[@ClubAmerica92]

Big props to you for tackling something new, I would be terrified of not only attempting to this but spending the money on the risk.

[@chickenmanparimer]

You inspired me to fix my Guitar Hero 2 guitar that I wanted to use. It was mostly corrosion that I was able to clean up and it works great now. Thanks for your channel.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you for the comment! I love hearing comments like this. Nice work!

[@sythanh14]

I got a big smile when you say you're no Louis, you're no Jessa. But I drop a thumbs up and I will still watch the video.

[@Tronicsfix]

I appreciate that! Those two are amazing at what they do.

[@romanvarsity]

Amazing to say that and mention them

[@dhunsyamdaji]

@@Tronicsfix collab with them

[@310_Latchkey_kid]

I can't imagine how you feel during this type of operations! Just by watching you doing this, I feel nerve-wracking! But, its always entertaining watching you do something alike! Props to you!

[@Kangamoos]

I'm always glad to see the ones that you weren't able to fix. Sometimes watching KZbin videos you begin to wonder if there's something wrong with you, when everyone always succeeds at everything they try!

[@gregorybergmann9981]

Rule 1: Never clean and ultrasonic a water damaged board cause it washes away the evidence and might turn weak connections into broken ones 🧐🧐🧐

[@KikiAelita]

I just got my first car a week ago, and while it runs great, it's got a few little things here and there that could stand to be fixed. I'm glad I've been watching channels like yours because the idea of going to a junkyard for the first time yesterday to grab a new sun visor, window switch, and rubber seal for the back hatch seemed familiar and exciting to help bring something old back to good use. Thanks for posting!

[@Tronicsfix]

Love reading comments like this! Glad you're getting your car fixed up!

[@StewsChannel]

I'm not a Mac guy by any stretch and have never bought one, but I have to say that thing is put together very nicely compared to the couple of PC laptops I've had apart! As I break more stuff than I fix I can't offer any advice, but cool video anyway! :)

[@Tronicsfix]

The build quality is top notch.

[@kriswillems5661]

I think it's normal to measure a short or very low ohm on the CPU/GPU. These devices consume a lot of energy. They are usually not really shorted. Louis mentioned this somewhere in his videos too.

[@karar5387]

I remember when your channel had few followers and I was one of them Now your channel is constantly rising I would like to tell you to continue love

[@IbrahimKhan-kb2px]

I don’t know why but these videos give me a sense of calm, idk why but it just does.

[@benk3431]

He’s the ceo of thermal paste

[@franzusgutlus54]

Purrrrfect amount...

[@suitedaces1989]

In the UK timezone I usually miss your new posts. Love your videos, thanks for inspiring me to fix more stuff. Really helps the budget, and finally a tech hobby my wife can support!

[@Tronicsfix]

Love hearing this. Thanks for helping to fix the world!

[@parsipax6337]

You're turning into one of those channels that I like the video before the first ad ends!

[@Tronicsfix]

Wow, thanks! Glad you're enjoying these!

[@werthersoriginal]

Glass is always half full with you. Definitely a very inspirational outlook for when things don't come out as planned. Lost some money, gained some wisdom.

[@Raynodius]

Hey! I watch your videos whenever I can, but they inspired me to buy and repair a gaming laptop (Lenovo Legion Y730 15ICH) that was crashing during games because of the GPU. So i bought it and grabbed myself some thermal paste to help with any heat issue, and did all the bios, driver, and software updates needed. now, it works GREAT! with some patience and research, I was able to discover that there a thermal throttling issue with the i5 CPU. so when i update the chipset, I was able to keep it from overheating... btw, this laptop cost about $1200..... I paid $419. ;)

[@Tronicsfix]

Nice work! Love hearing stuff like this.

[@dazuk1969]

You are one brave dude...any computer tech on the planet will tell you to stay away from liquid damaged stuff........a valiant effort my friend...peace.

[@rower608]

The shorts around the CPU/GPU is part of the VRM (power delivery). There is a good chance that these shorting may have sent 12V to the CPU, which unfortunately results in a dead CPU.

[@davidholland5291]

No matter how much you no you can't fix anything nice work

[@etiennevanharen3893]

Great video Steve. Love it when you take on a new challenge for yourself. I hope this MacBook still can be fixed in the future. Fingers crossed.

[@Tronicsfix]

I've gotten some great advice in the comments so I'll be looking at it again.

[@cyclonicleo]

Knowledge is priceless, no matter the cost (relatively!). Thanks for showing this as its really interesting to see whats inside those Macbooks.

[@samfallow18]

Do a collab video with Louis.

[@Tronicsfix]

While that would be fun I don't think Louis has the time for that. I may send it to him for repairs though.

[@razordasquad]

Luis can repair that board

[@Tronicsfix]

@wargent99 I'd rather fix it myself if there is any chance of it. The comments here gave me some things to check (especially from Louis).

[@AnarickTheDevil]

@wargent99 I think in this case he might make an exception.

[@j.lietka9406]

I am trying to do what you did! Macbook Pro A1502. I want to remove the logic board & check the other side. The battery BMS pcb shows corrosion, so liquid damage might be present. Thanks for the good attempt, & hope you get it running again!

[@luisreyes1963]

"I Have Not Failed. I Just Found 10,000 Ways That Don't Work." - Thomas A. Edison

[@americansmark]

I had a first gen 13" MacBook Pro when I was in college in the late 2000s. I loved that thing, but it stopped working altogether one day, so I gave it to my buddy's dad and bought a Window 7 laptop to replace it at half the cost. He ended up fixing it (no idea what was wrong) and upgrading it a bit. He uses it as his work laptop as a cereal plant electrical maintenance supervisor.

[@AnonymousRepair]

The cpu and gpu coil will have low readings that's normal , first see how much current it draws

[@sarah1390]

Loving the Video. Hey look at it this way. This is your first macbook fix and you started with a water damaged one. You chose to go for a hard fix first and even though it's not working, keep it around for a bit and try again later on. I like your take it head on challenge and if it fails then you learned something. Oh and boy Louis' name is doing the rounds in mentions of other Tech KZbinrs. I heard 5 mentions of him in videos the last week alone.

[@Tronicsfix]

Louis is a legend! I've learned a lot from the comments so I'll be looking at it again.

[@howzertech2222]

Louis Rossmann has entered the chat

[@Tronicsfix]

haha!

[@TheHouser21]

I’m literally searching for his comments on how to fix this.. cmon Louis!

[@rosetta7862]

Buy a new GPU at rossmanngroup.com and make that sad macbook a happy little macbook again. Don't delay, buy today!

[@JanisBebritis]

I think it's because TronicsFix does not have that useless broken voltage software on his screen :D

[@rmt74358]

I like how you spoke of Louis Rossmann. His reputation goes far in the tech world. Major props. :)

[@Mefdrag]

yesterday level: Consoles Tooday: Macbook Tomorrow: Nuclear submarine

[@Mefdrag]

@Larsson one eternity later..... CERN´S Large Hadron Collider

[@oliverpuczyk2]

I suspect nuclear submarines aren’t actually difficult to fix

[@faizsuria]

I love the positivity taken from wasting the money... Knowledge is power... That is i am very sure...

[@Mymatevince]

Unlucky Steve. Very watchable nevertheless. I remember a PS3 GPU was showing lots of shorts on one of my videos. Apparently this was normal as I was testing in continuity mode rather than getting the Ohm reading so they weren't actually full shorts. You have probably already tested this off camera as I am sure you would have put the hours in when spending that amount of $ :-) It seems such a shame as it didn't look too bad, and it cleaned up really well. Hopefully you may get some life out of it on a revisit video once the comments come in :-)

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks Vince! I still have hope to fix it.

[@tommybirchify]

@@Tronicsfix hey steve. Check out hugh jefferys on youtube. He fixes macs all the time

[@PapaGleb]

Your videos have gotten me into electronic learning and repair. I have fixed a few basic items so far and it's tons of fun but my question that I hardly see any KZbinr mention is static electric discharge. I don't see you or anyone having any wristbands or anything to address static. Am I missing something or is it not that big of a deal or is your entire work bench grounded? Thanks for all of these videos are they are always so pleasant to watch and learn from.

[@lukemiani]

Oh my gosh this is just silly, I've bought a 'liquid damaged' MacBook Pro recently too! Video coming out this week lmao what a coincidence

[@Tronicsfix]

IDK why it's so fun to buy these and try to fix them! I'll be watching your video for sure!

[@cody3026]

I’m a massive fan of your channel Luke!

[@1234nikster]

Luke Miani thanks for the sneak peak 😏

[@Tronicsfix]

Oh, and stop bidding me up....jk...lol!

[@peauxwet]

AYYE LUKE. Love your vids man. I’ve been binge-watching them for the past few days.

[@mizinoinovermyhead.7523]

If you get a few water damaged ones you might be able to swap board components to get a working board and resell the parts you don't use to recoop your loss.

[@littlekaregar850]

He : Losing the motherboard Me Wondering why he is not using his automatic screw driver 😂

[@haydenhinchcliff7209]

Absolutely love your videos mate! The day you stop learning is the day you are no longer walking the earth. From Australia 🇦🇺 good stuff!

[@Unmployable]

I love how everytime you put thermal paste on you say "Perfect" haha trolling all the thermal paste gurus haha

[@Tronicsfix]

Somebody had to do something, lol!

[@RayceYams]

I'm really excited seeing you get outside of your usual comfort zone. The vintage toy repair, iphones, and this macbook is really exciting to see your growth

[@wantomek]

veasuring those and getting "the beep" is totally normal. Those chips are low voltage, low impedence. get to work!

[@waleed9128]

another learning experience for me and I thank you for spending that much money to make us and you learn something. I always love to watch your videos and leaning much from them. keep up the good work and be blessed today.

[@GilBlock]

I always wait for the "perfect amount of thermal paste" line 😂

[@Tronicsfix]

ha, ha, ha...glad to not disappoint!

[@benthebossjackson4388]

Well buddy, you can try a few things.... check to see if there is any light on the charger..... if no life... Disconnect the battery, then leave it a min or two... switch it on, and if boots up. then its most likely a battery causing a short to the motherboard... battery can become problematic with water damaged ones.... Check battery voltage, check the mosfet, check the tracks for the power button for possible shorts. check the jack for power. check the bio chip, Check the touch pad connector cable for water damage

[@henkobakker6632]

I always watch your videos all the way from South Africa... Its fun to learn... Tried to fix a broken Imac the other day and it's soo difficult to work on the Apples... Keep up the good work

[@Tronicsfix]

It's nice you can get schematics for them though!

[@henkobakker6632]

@@Tronicsfix I checked everywhere couldnt find for that specific imac

[@Dwedit]

I had never even heard of Ultrasonic cleaning before seeing this video.

[@Tronicsfix]

A good quality ultrasonic cleaner works wonders.

[@mrjohnklake]

Same here!

[@phyrros1]

And I was not aware that it’s possible to submerge a circuit board into liquid..

[@nunosousa7698]

@@Tronicsfix I wish you’d have shown the cleaner.

[@Tronicsfix]

@@phyrros1 Yep, you can do that...even water if you want BUT you have to make sure it's 100% dry before you put any power into it.

[@robertdelgado7893]

Always enjoy watching you work and I've learned a thing or two so good luck on the repair and thank you keep up the good work 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@agr_xxthetruesweatxx178]

Keep up the great work man love your content 😎👍👍

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks dude!

[@kelonbuncher6065]

It's so true that putting the money in to something that may not be fixable at the moment due to knowledge limitations can be paid back 10 fold in knowledge gained buy the time you do fix it or just through the process of trying. If it weren't for videos like yours and all of the willing helpers you get in comments I wouldn't be doing console and game repair and learning more everyday, so thank you and all of the vloggers like you who make this knowledge accessible. Its priceless for people like me. And though I dont always succeed I always have a great time trying.

[@eliseomauricio8336]

video colab with louis rossmann or a video of you shipping it to louis, your receive it, and it works.

[@Tronicsfix]

I doubt Louis would have time for a collab but I might ship it to him to see if he can fix it.

[@Destroyerar]

@@dkosmari that it would be worth it to see

[@Jonathan11225]

Yup ship it to Louis

[@doomboots]

@@Jonathan11225 He might make an acception, but generally his website states that they will not work on boards with prior work. Given it could be a collab, so that may sway things.

[@ahmedali-bu8ms]

Genuine and transparent, i like your video ! good stuff to learn ! thanks a lot

[@BillyO8834]

The thermal paste! You monster!

[@projectpacer]

I would say to try to go a little further yourself as long as you don't get upside down on cost. I know there are a few tools that Louis and others have. Like the inline voltage reader and the schematic software. You might want to get your hands on one of those to see if it leads you in the right direction. I'm pretty sure you have good enough soldering skills to fix the issue once you narrow it down.

[@Stolkmen]

I'm watching a human take a part a computer while my computer watches a human watching said video. This came to me during this video. I think I need some sleep.

[@MrBearyMcBearface]

Use a piece of tape to cover that cam, bro

[@victork3397]

Zellonous you can do that, or buy a webcam shutter on eBay for like $1. Looks a little better than a piece of tape.

[@MrBearyMcBearface]

@@victork3397 yeah I was thinking that too, but a piece of tape is something you could do right away.

[@DavidScheiber]

Even if you cannot fix this one use it as practice. Voltage injection is a common method Louis Rossman uses to find shorts, just make sure the injected voltage is lower than the normal power rail voltage (for you vcore less than 1 volt should do but check schematic for Max voltage). Also replace the bad cd3215 for charger problem (check for warm chip, I think Louis recently figured out a new way to tell which one is bad) also ensure your charger can output 20v.

[@LinkVsShadowNeo]

I love your videos they are so cool and interesting!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you for watching.

[@kunalraut9509]

quarantine time.. getting more n more in love with your repairs stuff.... It's like u win n we all win together so do in failure as well...we r all together in failure n success. I am also hobby technician and its electronics with lot of uncertainty...so keep trying n keep going..best luck

[@philmorton4590]

Try sending it to Louis rossmann, I'd really like to see his reaction and if he can fix it lol

[@TheChingyLeeShow]

I love that you always get the perfect amount of thermal paste

[@bryanramos7560]

U should make a video where u take someone who has never repaired an electronic device and guide them through the steps

[@Tronicsfix]

That would be fun!

[@dharmeshsolanki4354]

i just want to say to everyone is if you spill water on your device the first thing to do is remove/disconnect the battery as soon as possible. it will stop that green corrosion that shorts the components. after that you can dry off that water with hair dryer or leaving it for two or three days in bag full of rice to absorb any moisture. and if you still find that green corrosion, you can use a toothbrush and some ipa to brush that off. then connect the battery, press the power button and hopefully your device will start up like nothing's happened to it 👍

[@Simon-dd4gk]

" That thermal paste was two microns too much" jk :P

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...nope...it was the PERFECT amount!

[@gooseman247]

This was a fascinating video and I love your honesty. You could have easily bought this, figured it wasn't fixable and never made a video or comment about it. Instead, you showed us what you were doing, admitted it was unlikely to be fixable, and ask for support and suggestions. I respect that a great deal.

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I've got a lot of repair experience but not much with Apple products. I love the advice and community aspect of KZbin.

[@limpfinger12]

Send it to Louis to see if he can fix it!

[@Tronicsfix]

I've considered that. I might do it if I don't think of anything else to check.

[@limpfinger12]

@@Tronicsfix it'd be great to see two tech channels team up! Get him to buy a broken Xbox and see if he can figure out

[@mohsentabouna6401]

@@Tronicsfix please send it to him

[@EnglishMike]

@@Tronicsfix You might as well. If he's not interested in a collaboration, just send it in with a note about this KZbin video, then if he does try to fix it on screen, at least you'll get to make a followup video about it. Worst case, you're out the shipping costs (both ways), and maybe a $50 bench fee if you qualify as a repair shop (they don't do free estimates for repair shops).

[@rars0n]

@@EnglishMike Louis will be mad that he ultrasonic'd it before fixing the problem. Either that, or he'll spend 2 minutes looking at it before realizing it's not fixable.

[@EasternEGG39]

Your videos are so entertaining. I dont know if it is you or my unbreakable will to fix things that cant be fixed or something else but i love your channel. Keep it up :)

[@mahathirAF]

“Everything comes with a price. Everything. Some things just cost more than others.” ― Brom, The Child Thief

[@cyanbloo7208]

I would never attempt this but as you ask for advice, for what it's worth, don't give up on it yet. I was thouroughly entertained by the vid, i've subscribed and can't wait to see if you can still pull the fix off in a future vid.

[@moro8342]

Next do fixing broken dualshocks 4

[@Tronicsfix]

Not next but I'm planning on it

[@moro8342]

@@Tronicsfix thx

[@AdolfGalland1992]

You earn a new subscriber. Thanks for ur job friend

[@oofmanfan7285]

I actually managed to fix my water damaged switch and now it's just fine accidentally broke 2 screw holes though

[@gpvids3661]

i don't think gpu is shorted . gpu have very low resistant because gpu work on low voltage power rails . check the cpu power supply resistant you will get same .

[@shannonharvey8300]

Happy Valentine's day from Texas

[@Tronicsfix]

Happy Valentines day! I'm jealous of Texas weather!

[@shannonharvey8300]

@@Tronicsfix cool

[@siamhossain1479]

You should continue see if you can find a replacement motherboard. It would be pretty cool to see this MacBook come back to life.

[@JLTtester]

I need that screwdriver! where did you buy it?!

[@Tronicsfix]

It's awesome! Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/2UUUDpY

[@berwincardozo3349]

Dude ur 1 of the greatest repair person I know

[@Blitz9287]

That's typical Apple isn't it, making it as hard a possible to repair them. To try force you to buy a new one.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes it is...but I love a challenge!

[@zincmann]

@@Tronicsfix Waiting for the revisit to the revisit like My Mate Vince...I KNOW You have it in you.

[@franchescoramos2958]

Love your vids. Really gives us viewers idea the innards of these consoles/handhelds

[@d4n93r]

12:37 "Resell it on KZbin" Wat?

[@TheShrimpWizard]

This man has the best work ethic that anyone has ever had

[@theproud77]

Could you do a tutorial about cleaning PCBs with a ultra sonic cleaner ?

[@Tronicsfix]

Maybe

[@luismachamp2111]

Don't worry about not fixing it, your vids are awesome to follow, although you should repair the Galaxy S5 you had, Reason being is a lot of people have those phone to play around with and aren't held for value. It would be nice to see someone I enjoy watching show me their thoughts and process of repair.

[@DEmma1972]

2 days ago I replaced the battery on my Iphone 5. I was chuffed. Thats about the limit of my repair/replacement skill lol

[@Tronicsfix]

Nice work! We can all fix something.

[@DEmma1972]

@@Tronicsfix Its people like you and Vince and maybe even Jesse that gave me the confidence to even try it. Apple would probably charge me £130 if they would even replace the battery at all (being so old) and all it cost me was £9 with free delivery from Amazon.

[@Tronicsfix]

Apple probably wouldn't even touch it since it's so old. Probably just try and get you to buy a new one.

[@DEmma1972]

@@Tronicsfix It was free off Apple anyway (long story). I wouldnt ever buy anything off them again lol

[@markdove5930]

My solution to this is repair shops should have a parts exchange program since I'm sure there's some shop with a motherboard with other problems laying around

[@FlaccidGnome]

Liquid damage or not you couldn't pay me to buy a MacBook. Lol Probably have to use it for parts.

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...we'll see!

[@fx40000]

@TronicsFix Just reflow the USB-C chips, the ones that where water damaged, regarding the CPU and GPU diode tests, most of them should be close to a few ohms to the ground anyways, the multimiter will show continuity, (don't take my word for it!!!) Bought 3 macbooks with water damage all of them started up after reflowing the USB-C chips with some decent flux. Sort the usb chips out and go from there. 80% it will start up. Now just because it worked for me it might not for you and also be prepared to change the display as although the water went to the motherboard and keyboard, as my macbooks got shipped to me they got turned around quite a few times during shipping and the liquid went all over the screen. Best of luck, hope to see this macbook alive again and amazing videos!

[@Tronicsfix]

I'm actually going to try doing just what you said. I did buy some new USB chips as well so I can change them if I figure out which ones are causing a problem. Thanks for the comment.

[@fx40000]

@@Tronicsfix watch back your video and see witch one or ones where water damaged, try with reflow, would recommend using a usb c power meter, it helps a lot. Best of luck

[@piotrd3578]

Not a good idea to drink coffee in Starbucks above the laptop, very expensive laptop.

[@Tronicsfix]

ha, ha...agreed

[@sidpoke]

Next time, if you want an easy Macbook fix, look for a no power 12" Macbook from 2015 (A1534). The motherboard is a bit cramped down to a "tablet size" board but it often most likely only needs a replacement of the U4700 chip.. it's the most common problem as these will fail. They go down fairly cheap on ebay and can be sold for at least 100$ more even if the repair only costs around 5$ (I don't think that they are worth keeping though, they really feel like an ipad with a keyboard and macOS installed)

[@MrKomalarn]

1:10 Thumbs up for being ,,..just an idiot.." :D

[@KirkVSSpock]

Nice video, instructive. What's your ultrasonic set up ? What product do you use to get such a perfect cleaned motherboard ?