Infinity GAME BOARD £200 Faulty from eBay | Can I FIX it?

[@trickyfocus]

You have more guts than me i would never pay £200 for this working

[@steverose3019]

17:12 "C'mon kids, you're staying the weekend at Grandma's house!" "We don't wanna go. It's so boring there." "Grandma just got a new video game system for you guys to play, you'll love it." "OH SICK! Nintendo Switch? PS5?" "You'll just have to wait to see until you get there." "ALRIGHT!" 👏👏👏

[@ValuedTeamMember]

Ouch!

[@JustinEmlay]

@@steverose3019 RIP kids!

[@marcellachine5718]

I prefer my board games, on well, a board.

[@jeepowner2675]

Can't even cheat with this piece of junk. That was my favorite part of monopoly

[@Popeyes66]

I'm glad that your channel has grown quite quickly Steve. You have honestly earned it. I think that beside ' The Fixes ' it is your wit that causes people to click. Well done Northern Bloke .👍

[@TheMadFlasher]

600 quid and you STILL have to buy most of the games!? Hogwash!

[@RedBairnMedia]

To the high seas! If that's even possible with this thing.

[@BlackSuneEmpire]

£1200 for my GPU. I still have to buy a motherboard, GPU, RAM, SSD, HDD, mouse, keyboard, monitor and games. PFFF!!

[@danwyan]

I said the same about the PS5. At least, this comes with it's own screen. Of course, this is just a cheap tablet and charging a premium for the 1UP name.

[@gazzam3172]

@@BlackSuneEmpire you said gpu twice

[@PixelatedH2O]

It's an 18" screen. Good luck finding a tablet that size for the price.

[@mopsandmuscles7855]

Your transparency with your technical difficulties is always amusing and keeps it real. There are struggles in being a content creator.

[@EmElKaa]

"The resistors are resisting", I was almost expecting "...and the fuses are fusing and the diodes are dioding" 😂

[@JeffreyGroves]

Feuses would be refusing.

[@whompronnie]

Flux capacitors.... fluxing

[@technoman9000]

Capacitors are capacitating...

[@DavidPlass]

​@@whompronnie I understand that reference!

[@markjefron7591]

😂 same thoughts

[@ernestcampbell2986]

Thanks!

[@FloorManiac]

American here. I dont mind if you say "torch". Dont feel the need to change your terminology on account of us. I enjoy that stuff.

[@BlackDogPrints]

Haha, I think that’s Steve’s humour… or is it?

[@CasualSpud]

Canadian here.. I switch back and forth on a lot of these words.

[@Tahgtahv]

Ya, pretty obvious in this context. If it were say, roleplay or something it may be less clear to me whether it's a flashlight/electric torch, or a flambeau being referred to.

[@technoman9000]

​@@CasualSpud Really? I don't believe you.

[@phazonclash]

French and Italian are my native languages. I mix up UK and US terminology all the time

[@whollymindless]

You've gained 2000 subscribers since this was filmed! Congrats!

[@Jesselovespinball]

Get In !!!!!! Love it Steve ! Nice job with those power mosfets . Seems to be a common failure on many items these days . Good stuff man !

[@shadanzar]

Could it be that the hot air goes up accumulate near the upper camera and it's shuts down due to over heating ?

[@Recessio]

Quick fix to still have a overhead shot: put a mirror overhead at 45° and the camera off to the side

[@Njazmo]

Or a loud fan. 😂

[@ianchapman3261]

Does My Mate Vince have a StezStix Fix? t shirt?

[@brandoncolemire4220]

I’m diggin’ the music in this one. Well done, Voiceover Steve….and….Live Action Steve!

[@fir3mansam123]

Really like your fix it videos. Can you do one for people just starting out. where when you say out meter into continuity mode. Show what to set meter at. same ohms and all the other modes you mention. Multimeter settings are a mystery to newbies and it would help thanks. Also does ground mean earth? Looking forward to your next one

[@ProjectR86]

I've been following since near the start of you uploading on KZbin, and I'm glad to finally hear your DnB era raps.

[@Larry]

I managed to get the 32 inch version of the Infinity off eBay a few months ago for £500, but despite the face it was in its original box and really well protected, DPD managed to drop it on the corner so hard, it shattered the entire screen! Real hard knock too, the 32 inch models are made with steel, and it was hugely warped. Super depressed I was :(

[@dangerotterisrea]

Posh! Ideal coffee table

[@tonymatthews2987]

Hello Steve ive not been around for a while, glad your still fixing items. Would it not be the hot air gun causing your camera to shut down due to the heat? I know there not keen on heat just an idea, a mate of mine also has a KZbin channel who does videos whilst hes fishing and his cameras sometimes shut down in the summertime when its hot, im not electronically minded cheers.

[@infin1ty850]

It's my time to shine! I had no part in this extremely expensive product. Thank you.

[@StezStixFix]

😅

[@quicksilver285]

I love your videos, Steve. I look forward to a repair every weekend. It also made me happy to hear your mind went to the same place when reading "OCP".

[@wisher21uk]

Blurcam is still working well, great fix Steve thanks for the upload 😊😊

[@technretro7115]

Another great video but it would have made a more interesting repair if you had swapped out the MOSFETs separately to determine if the low reading MOSFET or the O.L MOSFET was the problematic one. The camera disasters probably didn't help with the process though 👍🏻

[@todormiroleskov8663]

A great example of how you can make £400 out of few pence. Nice repair, Steve :)

[@taiko19751]

👍

[@danieltruhlar8374]

My man..Good for you lad. I am so glad, taht you are able to repair this bloody thing like charm :) Brilliant work mate :)

[@Mike-James]

My father worked for Redifusion repairing tellivisions and radios, he always used to test the caps first.

[@andyrads1096]

Loving the soft focus…you hunk…

[@technoman9000]

Enjoyable video. I like your process of deduction. Very honest and to-the-point.

[@whompronnie]

Great job zeroing in on the problem so quickly. I had the exact thoughts as you. Clean caps that probably aren't old enough to fail yet, but voltage regulators love to die (They pass a lot of voltage and heat!)

[@bunnylove273]

Hey Dave l have two testers one works and the other does not do you want them as they are no longer needed, great vid

[@Kaynos]

Don't know if you already have one but all these weird glitch you experiencing, gotta ask you the question, do you have UPS ? All these maybe cause by voltage variation in your area.

[@bradallen8909]

This can’t be a serious post.

[@Kaynos]

@@bradallen8909 Lights never flickers where you live ? Computers are even more sensible than a light bulb, a slight variation of current can cause problems. UPS prevents that.

[@Tahgtahv]

@@bradallen8909 UPS in this context meaning Uninterruptible Power Supply, not the package delivery company associated with the color brown.

[@samuraidriver4x4]

A good UPS would definitely be a good idea. Repairing a faulty one from a reputable brand like APC would also make a good video.

[@technoman9000]

Yes voltage sag could be the issue... a UPS may or may not help, though.

[@barryoverson4988]

thanks for showing me how you mess around with repairing electronics it is encouraging

[@beogeek]

Good work Steve, I had the same issues when recording via OBS my audio after recording would crap out but at random, after many failed videos I finally found the issue, it was the USB PCIE expansion card... Your issue is probably not the same but also worth a test and check!

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

That was twice the price of my iPad for less usability.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Yes, but does your iPad have a game where it shows pictures of farm animals, and you tap the image of the animal, and it makes a sound appropriate to that animal? My Leap Frog Tablet does that, and it cost half the price of your iPad. Leap Frog Tablet is superior to the Switch and baby toy Steam Deck as the farm animal noise game features RAY TRACING and 240 FPS 4k graphics. Does your iPad do the farm animal noise game ? That's right, I didn't think so. Now where'd I put my damn sippy cup of chocka-milk ?

[@GabrielWebb-hp2fx]

​@@Boogie_the_catWe're talking about an iPad not a leap frog

[@whompronnie]

@@GabrielWebb-hp2fx We are definitely talking about a Leap Frog

[@grointastic4242]

There’s people out there that think Pokémon is not gay

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

@@grointastic4242 Be kind.

[@theuglidog01]

I foresee a camera repair video coming , great vid and perseverance with the failing cameras well done

[@jyrkiunhola5181]

Proper jobb mate. The intermissions was just cliffhangers for the rest of us...:-)

[@klorslug]

Great vid. Do you have your video equipment hooked up to a UPS/Surge protector? May help in situations like this.

[@uli2044]

lov blurcam, makes ya 20 years younga

[@andymerrett]

I thought the place was on fire.

[@benmochrie7832]

Love your Jingle choppage!

[@brendanf8969]

Your songs were top tier A+, well done sir, well done.

[@TheHodsocks]

Question why do you add lead solder when you remove an item what is the purpose Steve?

[@fritzgibbon]

i'm loving MC Steve representin'

[@codsallbob]

Nice drum & bass track and loved the Robocop reference this episode. 🤖 👮

[@yanghao8351]

Excellent Video enjoyed it very much! Anybody watching the video know which MOSFET was the faulty one? Or were they both faulty? thanks!

[@BlackheathTownhouse]

The second one, which was practically shorted. Look up the pinout for that MOSFET, look for a typical circuit and you should be able to see why.

[@yanghao8351]

@@BlackheathTownhouse Thanks for the info. That helps me lots!

[@allangault9500]

I may have missed it and forgive me if I did, but the new mosfet, how did they test compared to the existing? was the old one on the right the issue?

[@MONKEYSATENEIL]

Every time you said "GAME BOARD" I was reminded of the I.T crowd...if you know you know :)

[@martinmaunder2852]

Great fix my man, love what you do

[@01mememememe]

thanks, loving the my mate vince tee, looking for the reciprocal

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Good video, great repair but the game board is a complete rip-off.

[@309electronics5]

Its litteraly an oversized Android 9-11 tablet with a rockchip cpu. No way this costs 600 + game purchases, a scam indeed

[@stevenhoneyman]

I came to the comments to see if I was alone in thinking this, or find out what I was missing! It’s just an android tablet😮

[@colinboneham7387]

What a scam tablet….

[@whompronnie]

@@stevenhoneyman I was thinking it's even worse than an android tablet because it's probably a closed system, so it's gonna be a lot harder to customize or add 'unapproved' software, and might even hassle you with ads. Also the price

[@PixelatedH2O]

@@whompronnie It seems there are multiple generations of this thing, but there seem to be many videos and text tutorials on how to hack at least some of them online

[@Simon-dd4gk]

$600 bucks for a oversized tablet...wouldn't buy. GG on the fix!!

[@lancechischilly6089]

"OCP Owns the Cops!" Busted up laughing because I said it at the same time in my Head! Robocop Fan, Hell yeah!

[@DavidPlass]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

And the chip clearly says OCS on it.

[@al_kaloid]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo It also (less) clearly says OCP(8108A) below, so there's that.

[@witless999]

this episode was a rollercoaster from start to finish!

[@krisbalt2543]

which wire are you using to make jumper wire like 0.1mm copper wire ??

[@rockycave]

Have you looked into the Sony FX3 or cheaper FX30 for main cam? Personally I would stay a million miles away from a ZV-1.

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

I show up for Dave, but I stay for Steve and the music.

[@ozanpress]

The ending was beautiful. Paul Simon!

[@charlesmott8863]

Good fix and logical too!

[@salmon85]

those microscopes can be connected to a pc with the usb and will work as a webcam. I have a lesser model of the same manufacturer and whilst it says it doesn't support it, it does. Might be worth recording locally on the pc. I've seen so many other youtubers try to record on these microscopes and get corrupted footage.

[@lisajohnson1528]

Bloody dusty cam steve, thought it was on my tablet i was viewing this on lol great vid always look forward to you and your fixes do your overhead cameras need fixing? Hope the problem gets sorted x

[@Clivewheeler]

Great video Steve 👍🏻

[@ikkezegtie]

Omg now i want to hear the next intro song be a Paul Simon one. Sounds perfect!

[@alphawhiskey5131]

Does anyone know which video it is where Steve talks about the modified arm for his microscope please? I've watched it before but can't find it again 😔

[@zedcarr6128]

The easiest way to quick test MOSFETS with a ''multimmider'' is to first check that it's not shorted, they mostly go short circuit when they fail. After that, to do a crude and quick switching test is to short out all the pins to discharge the gate capacitance first, then in resistance or diode mode (try both to see what happens) connect the positive to drain, negative to source, now short the drain to the gate for a second. The reading on the meter should change. Now, short the gate to the source, the reading should go back to what it was. Basically, what happens is that MOSFETS are ''Voltage Controlled'', i.e. a voltage at the gate changes the resistance of the channel between the drain and source, they go to a low resistance when switched on. The reason for shorting the gate is that it has a VERY high resistance, in fact, it's a small capacitor, and the charge on that ''capacitor'' will keep the device switched on. Shorting it out switches the device off and the reading on the ''multimmider'' changes. Get a few MOSFETS and have a practice to get the feel for testing them in this way. It's not foolproof, but with a bit of practice it's a really quick and easy way of testing MOSFETS, in my experience.

[@pablohdz14]

so whats the meassures you need to get into a mosfet to know it bad?

[@asranath]

we had the same electric problems here in hyde

[@nemofox_68]

600£ to play mobile games? Is this a joke? Anyway it was a nice repair. And thank you for these artistic blurry videos.

[@DY357LX]

How much were the replacement Mosfets?

[@franciscobueno9686]

Show man in Brazil is a hero

[@scottsj4625]

That is to much money and you have to buy the games. Nice job fixing it. I wish I could do board-level soldering.

[@nicnak4475]

Oh I remember the original Simon machine from the early 80's, I think it was.

[@PixelatedH2O]

It originally launched in 1978

[@theonus_4483]

I’ve got one of these tables. They’re good, maybe a bit high priced. I paid £800 for mine drunk one Christmas haha. But when friends come over etc it’s a good laugh. You get all the hasbro games free and 3rd party ones are cheap enough and decent too. Monopoly is ace on it.

[@technoman9000]

But how do you keep the Cheetos stains off of it

[@theonus_4483]

@@technoman9000 Glass wipes 😉

[@stephenarkless9444]

First thing I thought of when I heard ocp was robocop 😆

[@imaginitivity7853]

Given that monopoly traditionally ends with one person throwing the whole thing to the floor and storming off, making it an electronic device instead of plastic/card seems like an accident waiting to happen😂

[@user-gj1lb6xp3t]

Maybe a battery backup thingy for your cameras might help

[@ianwebby3667]

Have you ever fixed Alexa Echo with a constant blue ring

[@dervwfahrer]

5:35 The good old "OCP" Flashback.. i throwed the same phrase :D

[@tillytony]

Ooooooof! Was that a Jungle jingle? Been a while since i heard a bit of Jungle.

[@Zool1985]

The My mate Vince Tshirt is epic 😁👍

[@danielhulan3058]

Steve, does your cameras appear to only shut off when your soldering? That may be a thing there. We never see it go off when your just inspecting and probing. It's not until you're soldering.

[@nullbyt]

What an interesting product 😮 very cool

[@nullbyt]

Overpriced tablet at the end of the day but it's a clever use of tech

[@309electronics5]

​@@nullbyt The intented use is cool but its just a oversized Rockchip based android 9-11 tablet

[@AdminSmithee]

Could you do a video off recovering video files? I'm quite interested how you go about that.

[@Imliving.1305]

Heat from the hot air solder???? Just a thought

[@natsterjam]

Nice fix geezer! 👊

[@jamesk9375]

Another great video.... there are lots of ways to liberate this machine...yarr!

[@dazzypops]

At least BlurCAM had your back for a bit there.

[@eathenalexander2836]

Nice shirt Steve

[@SSdancwme]

I wonder if you heat gun is drawing too much and causing the cameras to crash?

[@Nobe_Oddy]

EXCELLENT JOB!!!!

[@piratetv1]

Murphys law will hardly ever let you live down putting all the covers on a unit without testing it first. Ive rebuilt tvs and been so sure nothing can go wrong with the simplest repair only to have to tear the whole thing down again and find a badly seated ribbon cable

[@khoahatake2017]

How do you sideload games on this?

[@blueskin1978]

wicked beats bro, quality vid, as always. restecp!

[@AA-xm7rt]

Stez do you have a 3d printer? I bet you could print/make some cool stuff because you are very creative.

[@stgeordie2638]

Love the Vince t-shirt

[@michaelburns8073]

Steve, I am surprised you didn't Google on how to test a MOSFET, it's pretty easy thing to test, and don't you have one of those cheap component testers? It probably would have identified the bad one.

[@IIIElijah]

Buy a $100 dollar ART power conditioner rack mount. Did a show with bad power from bad customers. 2 power bars exploded in flames saved 100k in gear. Some cameras have OS issues ie Canon xa 10 did that at a wedding. Missed first dance.

[@BowsettesFury]

Cool idea for a gaming platform. But for that price and still having to purchasing most of the games separately is a rip off.

[@SkyOctopus1]

Blimey, with that kind of voltage, it's not a cold cathode backlight?

[@AB8Y_radio]

Having trouble finding the hole in the dark

[@muharremsuz]

😂 15:51

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

That's what she said... (sorry, but I had to)

[@daniocampo1992]

I didn't expect to laugh at the blurcam as hard as I did

[@DB25k]

If anything could go wrong, it did go wrong in this video making.. 🎉 fantastic... content.

[@lorenclark6279]

Between the blurry face cam and the other cameras shutting off, this is a terrible video. BUT, this is the kind of shit I end up having happen, so I identify with this video a lot. Also, glad you fixed it.

[@Dannon1111]

that long ass swear word beep got me.... cracked me up