Technician DESTROYED this Faulty eBay Item - Can We Fix it?

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[@gulmulmiah1919]

I cracked up when Joey went off camera to rage. Been there mate 😅😂

[@pimpedoutstereos9747]

Joey, I really appreciate how u r very encouraging and don’t go criticising previous owners failed attempts on repairs coz majority of other people who know what they are doing usually criticise other people’s failed attempts and just say how dodgy they were or whatever

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Trying to teach as best I can :)

[@hayk6498]

This is my PS5 btw... thanks for having a look at it Joey! Im glad i handed it off to you, sorry for ruining your week :)

[@fatcontrole1]

Did your friend try fixing it with his teeth?

[@hayk6498]

@@fatcontrole1 i think he gave it to his dog to see whats wrong

[@xandervisser2320]

What was the issue before you gave it to your friend? Maybe it can give a clue?

[@why_wait]

Can't believe you sold it with such damage for so much money

[@blaneandgame9]

@@why_wait yep, he's shameless. don't know why people think their junk is worth so much.

[@valnyc3727]

Joey, the pin going to the south, dredge true, that little via. I noticed that you didn't mask the surrounding area, and when you soldered the tiny wire, a bridge was created. Then, after you masked over it, that's why this PS5 is not working. You don't have to answer me back, but just go back to the video and see for yourself at 22 minutes into the video.

[@phillangstrom8693]

it looked to me like the right side ground anchor had another via that was covered by your solder wick and it may not have shorted out the first time but it did after the last repair on that connector you should have masked them both off before adding the wick anchors

[@oveaarhus7041]

I have no idea why but i found myself holding my breath when you were giving the southbridge a poke 😂😂😂

[@elioth.g.w2976]

@8:33 I was prodding my screen saying you missed a bit !! LOL think I am going mad.

[@TheKoolBean]

Joey's hair fell off mid southbridge change, must have been a stressful one! Great content as always Joey, looking forward to seeing Sally again!

[@ressu832]

Just a guess, but considering that the control pin from the fan goes to southbridge and that the console booted once without the fan only to revert back to the same issue after fan was connected. Check if the fan is passing 12V to the control pin by any chance. That would fry the southbridge.

[@mattheppenstall9586]

Mate, when I was younger I really enjoyed fixing my Spectrums & Amstrads! Wish my hands were as steady & eyes as good as yours to do all these new consoles!!! Keep up the fixing, loving the content. 👍🏻

[@govid0000]

Hi joey, how you doin? Also first time hearing 100% airflow lol. Finaly got that 1%

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Haha I probably made a mistake there! :) I'm good thanks! How're you?

[@govid0000]

@@JoeyDoesTech Im good too. Btw your discord comunity is awesome! 💓

[@danielspataru6372]

That fan is bad and it killed the southbridge again 🚀

[@Mr.RyanButterly]

Hey joey You live and you learn

[@TheM0nkeyBomb]

11:16 i was waiting for you to say that 😂

[@retrocomputinggrotto]

Spares and Repairs it is then - you can't win them all!

[@mandragor85]

18:26 there is a stray component under the CF040 Edit: ow you did find it a bit later :D

[@justinc9991]

I think the original fan has some internal fault and kills the south bridge…

[@ajaks7636]

Time to call Ghostbusters! What an Excellent Effort! Great Video. Thank you. 😀

[@topgearsgear]

Bro you are looking so much better what! Keep up your weight loss legend looking good

[@ndawulafarouk4203]

Try removing the fan connector and separating the layers underneath properly

[@hunter0o963]

You can see he’s soul leaving he’s body here lmao 30:50

[@TheCroupier74]

I got lucky and am waiting for a digital addition for parts to arrive from eBay. I paid $152 + $22 for postage Aud about £87. Listed days it’s been tampered with before, fingers crossed.

[@grahamwise5719]

Please check on another unit if the fan sends 12v to the control pin, which is direct to the southbridge? If 12v was sent because of faulty fan that southbridge is dead.

[@chrisgr00ver]

I was thinking about that too. 12v just going through the 1st pin to the SB if they are connected underneath the torn up board layers. Just a guess… I’ve never worked on a ps5 But I don’t think the 1st pin measured 12v… though actually maybe he didn’t check, he was only looking at diode mode for that pin.

[@EDOD_EseDelOtroDia]

I was just about to comment the same. It seems to me like the fan brought the 12v into the southbridge. And to be honest, that sounds like the only possible explanation, considering that the third pin on the fan is simply ground. So if 12v is not shorted to ground, then the fan killed the southbridge. That console is 1 step fixable.

[@StevieBGoode]

I think the SB may be dead again from that fan connector area.

[@Dan-v3i]

Hey. I had a similar issue with the fan and I had to use jumper wires to connect the fan to the next component on the board and it worked perfectly. I tested it and ran it for a full week with no issues. I can’t remember exactly where I ran the jumpers because it’s been a while, but I used a known working board to figure it out. Try that

[@jayfowler4747]

First I'm shocked that the southbridge hadn't been removed with a screwdriver after seeing the carnage on the fan connector..??!! And I was going to say that's z good idea with the braid..., does it work securely? And you showed it didn't... is there any reason the plug has to be attached to the board, I know it looks better to do it that way but I have just put the socket on flying leads hence no stress on pcb repairs....

[@malikleouf]

I think the wire you added to carry the 12v is too thin. Try and triple or quadruple it. That’s the main power for the fan and current draw is much higher than a data line.

[@pyromaniacattack1784]

Hey Joey, there's a knocked-off component at 18:51. It's touching CF040

[@klorslug]

I remember watching the live stream of this PS5. When I saw it pop up in this vid I was really hoping it was gonna be a fix. Very frustrating problem with that fan connection.

[@Barteks2x]

For the fan connector - you are doing the ground pads in a way that just won't hold particularly well, and it's obvious if you have some reasonable mechanical intuition - pulling on the connector will create a force that tries to bend it all away - it's basically just one edge that provides any strength. It looks solid but really isn't. What you should do for soldering the ground pads is scrape not just for example below, but in all available directions around, so that when you pull on the connector, the force is not only spread over larger area, but also spread in a much more uniform way. I wish YT would allow me to link an image with a visual explanation... So ideally, just scrape as much around as needed for the whole area under the added piece of copper is soldered to it, in all possible directions around the missing part. It won't hurt anything to expose more of the ground than needed. If you do it that way you may be able to lift the whole console up by the connector before anything breaks.

[@Sabermatrixx]

Good video good sir. Think you forgot to edit in what model southbridge you soldered on though, as you abruptly cut there, but as always a great watch!

[@Briteboy678]

Great haircut Joey, glad to see another video

[@a-zombiecrab]

At 18:54 right below the black componant with the lable CF040 you have a broken off cap/resistor.

[@jerrybomcool]

Come here to comment the same and noticed someone else noticed it as well 😂

[@pagapontis]

Thank you for your videos .... Althought i got a question . Why dont you use solder paste on your stencil and you give so much efford with those balls ?

[@valnyc3727]

You even said it's exactly where you want it 😂😂😂😂

[@kolotinaxtis]

Maybe when you soldered the wick and you pushed hard , the two different layers bridged

[@ghost-retro3733]

When you put solder mask under your anchor points (wick) you only did one side, but there was a via at both sides that needed protecting, hence why it works without then fan connector. As soon as you put it back the anchor point shorts to the via, stopping the console turning on.

[@KerboOnYT]

Wow, was the friend trying to repair this thing with an axe? Nice job fixing the damage. Too bad about the ghost issues.

[@perish1n]

pcb way ad into 40 seconds ads, thanks Joey 😂

[@martinnash007]

Can you not ask another Tuber such as the coder or Toltec to have a look so that we can see if it can be fixed rather than just scrapping it?

[@CaptSpeirsB744]

Dunning and Kruger Effect 1 - Joey 0. There are so many people that think and don't know and then destroy. I feel for ya. In all my years of electronic repairs, this seems to be more prevalent now than ever before.

[@bobbladon9645]

Great videos Joey, thanks. Have you considered repairing high price computer motherboards? Might be better returns for you. Cheers

[@danc843]

i also think fan killed sb

[@danielhulan3058]

Joey, using that solder braid as ground pads is absolutely brilliant.

[@psykyuu]

question... what multimeter you use?

[@flubba86]

11:08 Really leaning into the Sid look aren't we.

[@itsdarkos]

Ich sehe das eher vom nintendo ds zum ds i. Oder vom 3ds zum new 3ds. Ich teile deine meinung zur vorfreude auf neue spielweisen und Revolution. Ich kann mir allerdings nicht vorstellen, dass nintendo in zukunft nichts mehr neu ausdenkt. Nintendo war nie forne dabei mkt Leistung. Was mich skeptisch macht, ist wie sehr sie gegen emulatoren vorgehen was leider eher dafür spricht, dass sie nicht vorhaben aktuell etwas zu verändern

[@psteier]

Uuuh... Caps look like popcorn ...

[@watchvideostostalltime4204]

In the frame 18:49 there is a small cap loose just under the black plastic

[@danny3man]

He fixes it later in the stream.

[@kikesanders1396]

Yes!!! More video

[@zonex1-h7o]

Nice cut ✂️

[@TalmiiorFixesStuff]

Hey Joey, I think you mentioned it before, but how do you clean your microfibre cloths of flux? Or do you eventually just toss them ?

[@TheSpud1129]

I'd be afraid to sell that after I fixed it. Looks like a beaver disassembled it. Wow.

[@colinboneham7387]

Wow Joey that was a defo “ can’t win em all” ps5

[@KeithWagner8]

How is it that in every new video you look younger?

[@shaylevinzon540]

I was shocked by the state of the connector, so scratched

[@Rankoldbeast_UK]

Season 2 idea.: Buy a pallet of broken stuff and see how much profit/loss you get

[@guyh3403]

How about removing the connector. See if it works again. Connect the fan as an always on with getting power from somewhere else?

[@chrisomeara5795]

Surely you should be paying way less than 50%retail for a broken second hand console??

[@robhood-c2o]

Clean haircut Joey.

[@bunnylove273]

hey Joey there are bridges on that chip? Look at this time stamp on your youtube vid 15:00 there is a chip to your left it looks like it was worked on there you will see the bridges?

[@betag24cn]

i dont know if the word destroyed is right here, the connector was really in trouble but the word was destroyed seemed too much, yes, great video

[@oliverer3]

That's the worst botch job I've ever seen for a simple connector repair so destroyed doesn't seem too far off. They're lucky there wasn't any signal on the layer below or this PS5 would have been practically unrepairable.

[@betag24cn]

i have seen similar destroted in this channel and other channels and also worse so i cant share the opinion, no​@@oliverer3

[@jonstout9236]

Is it right that you had 12v on both outer pins of that 3 pin fan connector? It's a bit late and I may not be seeing right 🤔

[@kanemadness4u]

24:54 you had the wire in one dot the moved it after you broke it? great videos btw

[@MisterBlack83]

I watched the whole ordeal live, dubbed it the shrinkwrap connector

[@joelste]

Sabermatrix has a average sized enter key

[@DreamsOfTheMind-video]

Under the CF040 there is a component not on his place! see 18:28 of the video... Oke 19:24... you found it....

[@Lamadawid]

At 18:09 minute under the CF040 chip, one of the resistors or capacitors is probably moved and the other one is missing, looking at your motherboard

[@archerbob6847]

It sorta screams to me a cap on the way out but not yet bad or shorted to ground

[@Pandor25]

12:05 I never fixed any playstation (Mainly pc) But first thing i would check if no life from pressing power is check if it's plugged, then check if power supply is on the line and not the circle, and then if the electric socket have power in it. (Hey can be a breaker issue, plug a lamp in it to see if it's turn on. :p) You checked that by checking voltage on board, i do this usually first because i don't have to open the pc and it's easy free fix. :p Next thing to check is if the power button is working?

[@Elektoos]

"Get The Flux Of" t-shirt please!

[@monohedron9633]

Lovin' your videos, however there's this question popping in my head everytime: u ever use schematics? Especially for devices you know less (so not PS5, asking this generally). I'm not suggesting everybody should be Louis Rossman, but it would seem understanding the current flows on the PCB would help

[@ruskalaka]

Generally schematics aren't available, they would make our life so much easier if they were

[@kenbennet8237]

Did you replace those bubbled inductors?

[@kenbennet8237]

Infact they could have been bubbled from the ahorted layers couldnt they?

[@oliverer3]

​@@kenbennet8237Doubtful, the regulator they're connected to likely has short circuit protection. It's more likely that they were overheated from being in the proximity of the failed southbridge repair.

[@piotrjedrzejak6437]

At 10:53 - it looks like chip has a crack

[@sicknote28]

Well done bud. Nice try. All a learning curve.

[@koronosify]

18:50 ripped component under big black thing

[@mecyanned]

Is this season 2?

[@ck7cu]

Shhhhhhhhhh....yes but Joey is in denial 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@MizuhoChan]

@@MarshaIIs This isn't animated, I think you mean omake.

[@plainsailor]

No early Halloween special lol😂😂

[@JoeyDoesTech]

No it’s not 😊

[@mecyanned]

@@JoeyDoesTech oh OK, that's why there was no Sally's spectacular spreadsheet

[@Prince1971]

I would have looked for a new issue with jtag. But I know nothing ;)

[@Noble_M12]

What does UART say now?

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

What a weird PS5...

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Interesting :)

[@jasjaswal4649]

Just make the fan usb version. When I broke my fan connecter on my PS4 I just made the fan usb and used the PS4 usb port to power the fan. My PS4 never overheated.

[@patrickfoster8335]

OMGWTF did they do to that board?

[@liamjones2131]

No, OMGWTF is a large Wii trim designed to massively reduce the side of a Nintendo Wii board used for handheld consoles. (Technically a joke, the OMGWTF Trim is an actual thing, though) This board was just brutalised.

[@griffservo8074]

when your neighbourhood butcher advertises electronic repairs, be wary.

[@zuneyluney]

broken cap at 18:35 bottom by cf 040 thing

[@zuneyluney]

nevermind he found it :sob:

[@BitBlaze_777]

Hey joey i am looking into repairing a ps3 🎉

[@adzinoolol]

day 10 of asking joey for his fluke multimeter

[@MrTekko83]

Try a different fan

[@ck7cu]

Does this effect sallys spectacular spreadsheet ? Hmmmmm

[@Biftaroonie420]

❤

[@Samsemillya]

Try a different power supply

[@zonex1-h7o]

W

[@geneirwin645]

Joey, solder mask and conformal coating are not the same thing, do not do the same thing and are for different purposes. You mess with my ocd calling solder mask conformal coating. LoL please stop. TY!

[@zentechnician]

Conformal coating is clear. Solder mask is not conformal coating. You are going to have to unlearn that one. Conformal coatings are always clear. Why? Because you wouldn't be able to work on the board otherwise. You just got learnt.

[@JpKizzy]

First

[@SirFrancisDrake750]

Third 😉

[@criostasis]

Had to thumbs down this video. You bought an obvious scam and we know youre not going to fix it. Waste of almost 40 mins of my life. Like why not just return the item??? It came poorly packaged, most likely from a seller with bad ratings and obviously tampered with in a way that wasnt described. This isnt content, its as trash as the sale itself.

[@guyh3403]

I compensated your thumbs down with a thumbs up. This video is very useful for educational purposes.