iPhone Short Detection - Still fixing old phones in 2023!

[@ayyu3m]

"Lets get a little bit closer for those of you sitting at the back." Never a dull moment while watching your videos. Also Jason, old is gold. So that gonna be vintage good one day. Hehehe.

[@htownblue11]

Jason, much respect for being world class at what you do. If you’ve never torn down an iPhone, you cannot fully appreciate the level of skill required to make a solid repair. Well done.

[@ststele]

There are a thousand things that could go wrong for 100 to go right! Thanks for the compliments! 😀

[@MrPnew1]

It's an early present from Jason, another Festivus miracle. Drum roll prior to the airing of grievances. 9:53 "Crap it broke off" I have no confidence in that sodder join

[@ststele]

LOL! It's a Festivus for the rest of us!

[@paulvanminderhout8004]

Thanks Jason, I have missed your content so much. So glad to have you back.

[@ststele]

Hey thanks! I really appreciate the comment and the super thanks. I've missed posting. It's good to be back and I plan to stay! 👍

[@t0aster_b4th]

Another job well done! Good work Jason, small electronics repair is nearly a passion rather than necessity these days, we appreciate people like yourself, TronicsFix, and Voultar for doing the things you do and keeping it alive. Keep it up bud, I can't get enough! :)

[@PetersPlace-z8y]

Hey Jason, missed your vids, glad you are back. Love the work and commentary and your mentoring attitude towards all repairs. It would be great if there were more repairers of your ilk about. Keep up the tremendous work and vids. Have a great day.

[@ststele]

I really appreciate you watching and commenting. Thank you!

[@JohnnyP414]

Always good to see an STS video. Classiest guy in the biz. And what an absolute madlad for puting that shield back on before the big test. The man the myth the legend

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Mr. STS, please continue saying "Come one, Baby!" in your videos whenever you do. I miss that. (Also sorry I don't remember your name, so I'll call you Mr. STS)

[@ststele]

Yes, sure thing! :-) Mr. STS works good too.

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Amazing repair bud 👍 I appreciate how much difficult and time consuming it is to get all those camera angles as well, so great job!

[@ststele]

Thank you! Yes very time consuming indeed.

[@DishNetworkDealerNEO]

Good, logical, no nonsense repair! Kudos!

[@paddysfixes]

That was a straight forward repair. And you showed once more that experience is irreplacable with these kinds of repairs. That was a nice one!

[@googacct]

I am glad to see you are back making videos again. I am looking forward to watching you work.

[@ststele]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@ArreglandoCosas]

Excellent repair Jason.. so glad your are back!

[@leebowen2439]

So fascinating to watch i love this kind of stuff but it baffles the hell out of me lol

[@APSuk2]

What a great repair and the camera angles are so good! Thanks for all you do Jason. I am sure this little video took quite some time to video and edit together but it sure does show. Great work!

[@ststele]

Making videos takes quite a bit of work for sure! I really appreciate the compliments. Thank you 🙏

[@nazarepair]

Good coment, i was actually about to ask you if you can some day, to make a video explain what cameras you use and how you used them like positioning and stuff, i´m thinking about starting making some videos, and i strugle a lot to figure it out how shoud i do it.

[@dave7010]

Every thing will be fine.Another great fix.thanks Jason.👍👍

[@nazarepair]

It´s thanks to people like you that i am able to do a lot of the things i do for my clients and that allows me to support my family. It´s such a good feeling when i see the beguining of the video and i feel that i can fix that, before knowing what the problem is, and it´s all thanks to you. Recently i fixed an iPhone SE 2020 with touch disease becouse your video. Amazing. Thank You. 🙏💪

[@ststele]

Hey, thank you! This is really good to know and nice read this afternoon while working on difficult jobs. I really appreciate you watching & taking the time to write it - it sure helps me to keep posting! 🙏 😊

[@oldavguywholovesRCA]

You are so much more fun to watch than some of those other phone repair guys. Anyway would it be a good idea for a video that describes what all it would take for somebody to get into phone repair from the ground up. Thanks for the great content!

[@Ed31003]

he's gots magic in his fingers

[@ststele]

Nah, it's the good luck charm in the center of the wall! :-)

[@johngregory662]

Always love watching these. :) live confidently and peacefully

[@mirceaalicu]

Great to see you posting regularly, always enjoy your videos. Am also missing single board cells repairs 😢

[@keithnsearle7393]

Another very good job done. Thank you for showing us.

[@barryrudolph9542]

Much respect for your knowledge, determination and patience.

[@johnmorgans7919]

A blast from the past nice to see you save the phone from land fill Great work as always 🤙🤙

[@SCL_ELETRONICS]

Nice Catch!!..... cheap thermo camera are game changers on component level repairs.... Not like the old days using freeze spray or the back of your finger!! 🙂

[@deuspax]

nice detective work!

[@dylanlindsay1993]

nice job bringing that iphone back to life!

[@scottn604]

nice too see you posting again, you content is great as always

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I like the *disclaimer that 200c is your air temp NOT the board temp!! haha Nice! Edit: Nice work, very smooth. I do enjoy the "Maybe I shoulda tested it before I put it back together." Suits you perfectly, you know exactly what you're doing and exactly what was up with that 7 short, as you do.. really, good job! Too bad all techs aren't as savvy and sharp as you. It almost seems like guys with the passion learn the trade then hate their lives afterwards.. glad you don't! (at least not on camera! haha)

[@fredmalito9869]

Love your videos. Your personal, comedic style is very enjoyable. Now, a question; isn’t there a concern that low-melt solder will be too brittle and cause a cracked solder joint? I believe that I heard you state you were re-installing the cap with low-melt.

[@ststele]

Good morning! I appreciate the compliments 🙏. The low melt I used here isn't too brittle for this sort of work but I definitely wouldn't use it to solder connectors or anything that needs to hold up to a lot of stress. This is the solder Apple uses to join boards together from iPhone 10 to 11. Now the lowest of the low melt solders is so brittle that it can break just from looking at it wrong lol! I wouldnt use that stuff for any useful work other than removing components!

[@fredmalito9869]

@@ststele Understood. Thank you for the clarification. I was curious as to why you kept mentioning that it was 180°. I was not aware there were different specifications of low-melt solder.

[@ststele]

I actually say it wrong all the time, sorry! This stuff melts around 138C or 280F.

[@matej819]

Great to have videos from you man! Welcome back Jason 😍

[@CarlyleD]

You should teach this stuff....oh wait! You do!! Thanks again, great video as usual...I've been watching your channel on and off all day lol

[@drnick1972]

Jason I’m glad you’re back. I love watching your videos.

[@ststele]

Thank you! I'm glad to be back & appreciate the comment!

[@clinikdumobilemboa]

Thanks for all

[@timoloimulahti4798]

Thanks again, Jason!

[@MrAlan0151]

Always good to watch, not a career for a drinker with all that precise work.

[@Land-of-reason]

Therapeutic. Thanks.

[@RocketzMan80]

Really glad you're back!

[@ststele]

Glad to be back and staying back! :-) Thank u

[@RocketzMan80]

Awesome! Always looking forward to your next video!@@ststele

[@badvoiceallnoise]

im glad u back man keep going

[@ThermalWorld_]

Awesome as always 😁

[@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading]

Heya, nice repair but every time I see bals I get the chills on my back and arms because it could be really bad. but you did a great job again

[@dons8365]

I still carry an Iphone 7 plus for my everyday phone. Still performs great. Does the job and will still own until it wont update.

[@ststele]

I like this. :-)

[@jimklyman9602]

curious - with such a small simple component, wouldn't it be easier to just use the solder pencil on top of the capacitor component instead of the hot air (chance of heating the side components and/or blowing the near components away with the air? I don't have any hot air or smd component usage experience (and from the looks of things - don't want to), so I'm interested in your thinking on the choice of heating device for this.

[@Green_House]

Leave it off. It's just one of many filter caps just taking up space and will not matter. ☺️

[@wolflone3652]

Great job

[@christosmoutevelis4896]

Hi Jason . What is the osciloscope shunt like plugin you are using for "blip blip " readings of the consumption in the begining ? Is it a DIY shunt ?

[@ststele]

This is one that I got from Union Repair some years ago. Unfortunately it looks like they no longer sell it or an equivalent model.

[@sharfazhameed6382]

The solder ball by the capacitor itself should be a big sign I think Jason

[@ststele]

Yah, always nice when they stick out like that!

[@alleycat300669]

Yay! a new vid... as always great content; nice fix .

[@baghdadiabdellatif1581]

Great work 👌👏👍

[@blake24mAh]

I appreciate your use of a cap with a smaller carbon footprint.

[@ststele]

LOL, yah, that's the idea for sure. I should have put a 1005 there!

[@Alex-kp3hr]

nice detective work. Keep em comming.

[@Alex-kp3hr]

I'm in Melbourne, Australia, is that a problem

[@ststele]

That comment was from a scammer. Please don’t reply to anyone pretending to be STS. I’m reporting them as fast as I can. This is what a reply from me looks like. Also, thank you for commenting :-)

[@Alex-kp3hr]

thanks for the info.

[@peterolastokke2229]

Good job. Thanks for sharing

[@Bilisimselyaklasim]

efsane işbaşında.

[@transformateur9969]

Hello and thank you for your sharing, could you explain to me the fact of putting the red probe on GND and the black on the positive power supply to find the short circuit ? Thank you so much !

[@BrainHurricanes]

Timestamp ?

[@hydrodetecting]

Like the video’s 👍🏻 and a good explane. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@lordjohnpp]

Very good and detailed content as always. Thank you. Still I don't know what you really like about this thermal camera, but is is just terrible. Very low picture quality and lack of micro lance to be able to see the components clearly.

[@Fahim.23]

Bought the camera on your recommendation but could not use your affiliate link 😢because I am not usa. It great product thanks

[@aceace5457]

hello again lol its been a week but well worth it lol your still stuck in time should be doing the 15 pro max but the 7 lol i know i should not laugh lol but the 7 really lol.😁

[@mikehibbett3301]

What do you think is the failure mode? Over voltage? Mechanical Stress? A crap quality capacitor?

[@ststele]

These are often visibly cracked after the phone is dropped so I think physical impact is to blame a lot of the time. I'm sure they fail at random too though!

[@sabbysingh9325]

as simple as it may get....good video

[@jimmythecricket25]

Always great content, appreciate it.

[@KTHKUHNKK]

Iggy I will try to make this short and to the point. I was doing a deep format on one of my SD cards. As my desktop was doing that it would not let me type a note or do a reply to someone in my email. I have noticed this before. Is the reason I cannot type on my keyboard because the system is using too many resources ? Thanks Keith PS Once the card is done formatting I'm able to type again. Thanks Keith

[@ErickBuildsStuff]

Nice tutorial

[@steliosstamatakis844]

what model is the charger-oscilloscope thing.?

[@saulmontanez]

hello, what is the software that you used to see where the vddmain lines goes

[@jbmaximus6910]

Thanks for the entertainment.

[@tommoso55]

Well done that man 🇬🇧

[@zxrjimmy1]

Had same repair only yesterday

[@alexbass4411]

hello sir ,please help me, where can I buy the small thing that you replaced, I want to buy more, especially for samsung, huawei, etc., where can I find something like this? i want especially for a huawei p30 motherboard to replace one thing like this i found almost burnt., thank u!

[@mohabiraq1]

I still use my 6s plus, i replaced the battery 3 times and still going strong

[@empty7488]

Elite!

[@Sctronic209]

Do they still make that usb tester?

[@mistsemy1522]

Fact the phone will completely fine without that cap and the people who complaint about that don't even have a clue about electronic Btw I like the way you remove the cap with no heat👍

[@ststele]

Yes, very true! And thank u!

[@KenR.-vl6qb]

Impressive

[@UsatMVS]

Saw 6 Apms on the thumbnail and click right on!

[@SidneyCritic]

LOL, lighting bolt pic on the wall. I wonder if it has the date he got hit - lol -.

[@ststele]

This arrived not too long after the shocking event. Mr. Boss in the comments here painted it!

[@LZ2SM]

Any idea what causes those caps to short?

[@MCBatty80]

I'm sad, the only item I looked for was the USB current meter. Link no longer exists to item :(😁 does anyone have a new link to the graph usb current meter .

[@cdarting91]

Does it matter if the replacement cap is smaller?

[@cdarting91]

Never mind…….

[@MatthewSuffidy]

Couldn't you do a resistance check on the bad cap and get 0.00 ohms to pretty much say it was that one?

[@MattP79]

All capacitors on the same power rail (and there are plenty) will show a near identical resistance until the failed component is removed.

[@lukmonlag3807]

hi ,is this ZXW ?

[@ststele]

This is FlexBV from pldaniels.com/flexbv Please keep in mind that this software does not come with board views or schematics. They have to be found/downloaded separately from other sources as the author does not provide that data. I use it for boards where I have offline/downloaded copies of the board views.

[@likearockcm]

Blast from the past (with a lot more knowledge)

[@omarabdeslam8732]

hi jeason I hope you and your family are well thank you very much for all the work you are doing god bless you dear friend….omar….your friend from 🇫🇷😎

[@ststele]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the good words.

[@sivakanaparthi3950]

I need microscope sir

[@mansoorali3]

Which schimatic is use

[@ststele]

This is FlexBV from pldaniels.com/flexbv Please keep in mind that this software does not come with board views or schematics. They have to be found/downloaded separately from other sources as the author does not provide that data. I use it for boards where I have offline/downloaded copies of the board views.

[@arnoldclex7845]

hi please can someone help me to locate iphone 13 touch IC location??

[@muka_32]

20:35 NO it's NOT fine. wth man!

[@Phonefixpro77]

Hi jason i have got 8 plus with no image I checked all the doide readings on display connector Those seems ok I have got board view and also i checked the reading with another known good board Readings are same I'm unable to find the fault Can you light me up with something Ps: phone was on charging when it lost image Back light is there phone boot proper but without image

[@ststele]

I would hope this is something with the image power circuit still. Maybe something that isn't detectable at the connector in diode mode though such as, C5600 (CHESTNUT_CN) or possibly something going on with the CHESTNUT_LX coil. If diode mode readings are good, it may be necessary to get the board powered up with a display connected (very important) and then check the voltages going to the connector - mainly the 5v7 lines. Hopefully this helps!

[@Phonefixpro77]

@@ststele appreciated changed C5600 and chestnut pmu Its working fine But when i connect to dc supply there is .010 amp short direct although phone is working fine Thanks alot I mentioned in comments in previous videos also that i have learned alot from your videos Could you please explain about that short.. it would be Ps i used quick hot station temp 390 air 40 while working on it

[@thomastheman7331]

May I have your autograph please? You blow me away, Sir.

[@MRSOSA07]

How much does a job like this cost?

[@bigtim70]

I hate those blue seals, the oem ones are a million times better, MS sells the oem service pack of seals and they are worth every penny.

[@ststele]

Nice. I didn't even realize they had OEM. I bought this box of 50x quite a while ago. I will be ordering the service pack/OEM next time! Ty

[@pavelstoikov3780]

i just wanna ask from android phone user . If iPhone become like andoid phone parts and u dont have lock BS on any spare parts is gonna be easy to fix it ?

[@ststele]

It would certainty be easier but I don't see Apple stopping all the non-sense anytime soon.

[@sidrt4648]

Those who whine about not replacing the shorted cap don't know the legend Sorin lol

[@ststele]

This is a true sentence indeed! 👏

[@zx8401ztv]

Excellent as always jason :-D You have struggled in your early days to cope, but i knew you would win. Is your pet rat still repairing phones for you LOL Joke :-D One cap missing will make no effect, they are dotted all around the pcb to suppress any high frequency spikes and r.f. Ill shut up now lol.

[@ststele]

LOL thanks - no rat pets at this time. As others have said, "no capacitor, no short - leave it off!" :D

[@mikehibbett3301]

Capacitors: The scourge of e-waste!

[@vladimiralena9129]

👍

[@narayankhunte1687]

👍👍

[@julianmustofa4423]

Watching this on my 7plus 😂

[@saddamjaved9821]

Love from Pakistan Lahore

[@hadjsaidahmed3144]

No capacitor no shorted capacitor 😅😅it’s just that simple

[@TheAmos1]

😃👍