MacBook Pro with a crater in the back of the keyboard - LFC

[@poppasteve2976]

Graham is the ASMR of computer repair. I always feel more relaxed after watching his videos.

[@stephenhall3515]

Superb as usual. Just enough words and very useful explanations of Mac quirks in the course of the job. Your calm and matter of fact approach is a rarity on American repair vids now hence the steady success of Australian and eastern European sites showing diagnosis to completion without drama and rambling.

[@smoothyuk]

This reads like you're accusing him of being American. :P

[@hellsgaming5008]

i really like to details you give and the extra information you give also.....as you can take it as it is or listen to more of the info if needed.....damn would lover to come and watch you work.....good job matey

[@TurambaR_06]

your channel is incredible educative. love it! keep it coming.

[@gogee8510]

The Louis Rossmann of the UK. Love the video and the commentary. Louis always has problems getting parts and sometimes relies on donor boards. Do you have the same problems getting parts? or is it specific parts? Great video!

[@marcolopes_vcp-dcv]

I use the Wiha 6-Piece Precision Screwdrivers (Pentalobe). Model No. 26794 when working on Macbooks. I also have the Torx set.

[@carlosgarciaoropeza5480]

Yes Mark. Completely agree with you. Wiha also offers T3 as an individual part (some of us don't like that any manufacturer forces us to buy the whole set). All the best.

[@kjamison5951]

I’m surprised at the number of MacBooks I’ve had to fix that are simple disassembly/replace/reassembly like this! Great job.

[@eddiec6280]

Another interesting video, nice job once again. BTW just curious how much the spare parts cost you ?

[@harriscom9255]

Surprised the customer didnt smell plastic burning.

[@TheOranges8]

hey carys holzman has inspired thousands of people like me to build a computer so how about giving praise were its due instead of trying to force me out of chat ! on Saturday ?

[@dimitristamatakis2431]

100%quality workmanship as always. Totally agree with you regarding Wera tools. Bought myself a set that came in a nice roll with velcro attached for neat and tidy storage. In fact as soon as i saw you using them i knew you were too quality. 😁

[@DJaquithFL]

Excellent work 👍😎 Very entertaining and informative repair video.

[@citrusrepairs]

Definitely Wiha 398262 for the Pentalobe antenna screws, don’t think Wera do any Pentalobe, unless anyone knows if they have started doing them.

[@peterstecks7660]

That was so therapeutic. 🙏 Thanks

[@MrPnew1]

21:37 I know that you have a new track pad Graham, but it's quite east to damage the track pad with that spudger when removing the middle cell. Trust me, ask me how I know 😄 Only ten screws to get the track pad out and it's probably quite serviceable. The spudger can potentially get between the track pad and the top case and rip components/ traces off the track pad.

[@voicelessnote]

You are an authentic computer repair man. True and honest; hard to find. An inspiration to me. Thank you very much for the videos. I just straightly love them. Keep up the good work and hopefully you'll get more subscribers (you deserve it!). Thanks again, Frank

[@BlackBirdSweep]

Hotdog pasta. A flatmate of mine, who was a chef no less, would make a giant pan of this and leave it out for days, just heaping some in to a bowl every now and then. I came back from a night out once and went for a smoke on the balcony. It was already light. I saw two cats fighting so grabbed a piece of hotdog from inside and threw it to try and separate them. Next minute, I see another cat hop over a fence in the distance, then two more on another balcony about 50m away. Then more, and more, and more cats appearing out of nowhere, all in different places. As far as I could see there were cats. There must have been minimum 30 cats. I’m launching pieces of hot dog as far as I can. They’re landing in gardens and on balconies. There was one balcony with two cats on just out of reach. Kept trying until I finally nailed it, launching this piece of hotdog as hard as I possibly could. It was such a surreal moment that I look back on quite fondly. I wonder if the cats ate them all or everyone wondered why the fuck there were pieces of hotdog on their balcony or in their gardens.

[@margingalaxy9826]

Thank you for your technical tips ❤

[@leeheggie7043]

Ifixit mantra kit is awesome

[@demiankeaough4616]

Great video. It's nice to start the new year with a good repair!

[@andrewshearstone1101]

Graham try ifixit for the pentolope screw bits ifixit have lifetime warranty I have the Pro Tech tool kit, it comes in a nice organised roll

[@frankbumstead3838]

Nice to see everything works first time.

[@ErickBuildsStuff]

Thanks to your and NorthridgeFix videos, I learnt to do micro soldering and repair complicated circuit boards. I profited from the sales of fixed devices. It paid for all my tools investment.

[@KrissBartlett]

Thank you Graham that was very interesting you have alot of patience doing that stuff all the time

[@MR308W]

I got wera and wiha pentalobes. They both feel great.

[@saintuk70]

21:30 - why does Peep Show S7 Ep 01 come to mind here :)

[@greenzero3389]

Minimal water damage?.......

[@Labeilofest]

No dissassemble!

[@badwabbit1973]

bought a reconditioned mac air m1 that worked fine till rebbot then avtivation locked????? how much to repair??

[@deelkar]

you can heat a run-of-the-mill lithium polymer cell to 60°C with no problem, at which point it will be too hot to touch anyway. So as long as you can work with it you will not overheat it. Be careful of your heating method though. Many heating methods have very imprecise thermostats, i.e. ovens are notorious for overshooting set temperatures by a large margin.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

My thought is LG needs to put three of those thunderbird ports on the board. Separated by at least a half inch separation. Don't have to be thunderbird could be three different ports for all I care but one hdmi would certainly benefit the user.

[@mitchyk]

Left arrow key was also melted by the speaker. You can see it on the video when you're removing the battery.

[@XxBlueSkiesx]

Have you had a look at the iFixit ones? I’ve got their small kit and it seems decent quality.

[@Adamant_IT]

I have one of their sets, not sure the name of it though. I like the design of them, but they're not as hard-wearing as Wera. If the warranty is good though, you could just get them all replaced when the tips are blunt.

[@shaunsit]

Not sure if you know about Ifixit tools are great

[@SidneyCritic]

I would say the batteries are isolated from the heat sitting proud on the adhesive strips.

[@ACOnetwork]

Nice video 😁. Did you check (just in case) if keyboard connector on motherboard (where first 4 pins were damaged) is okay? Connector pins may get damaged and/or bent, had that issue on some another connector. Thank you for the video and EVERYONE have amazeballz day 😁

[@daineball]

these post testers ?, is there a newer PCIe version that is actually obtainable ? just for post testing motherboards and stuff.

[@KyleSand]

Good video! Did the keyboard LED and Fan work? didn't see you test it.

[@VikasGupta-bx5qv]

nice video. what was the total cost of the replacement parts?

[@Adamant_IT]

I think it was about £130 parts cost... could've pushed it down a little, speaker might've been ok I I'd scraped the burned stuff off the bottom, but if the resonator chamber isn't sealed it'll sound awful. Likewise, could pick a second hand chassis in more worn condition that might cost less, etc. This was a good factory-looking finish though.

[@gower1973]

Did you check the keyboard connectors, as the cable was fried, they’re maybe be burnt pins in the connectors, did you check every key on the keyboard worked?

[@gentle285]

I would be so happy if you would get some sponsors! :) You deserve it!

[@lezliebrian2313]

You should try the dental floss method. Put isopropyl alcohol on the battery and slide from side to side and cut through the glue makes it easy to remove

[@TheSiRiUs9]

brother be honest should i buy mac i am laptop/ pc user does these issue pop up in every mac like the SSD issue where 13V went through making the mac useless

[@LuckyKeliones]

Hey, just have a question, what camera are you using to record your desk? Quality is awesome would like to get one of these. Thank you!

[@Adamant_IT]

Logitech BRIO + photography lights

[@rolfsinkgraven]

A very interesting video again thnx.

[@Sctronic209]

Excellent video.

[@sbrewski27]

Sam Synthis is simply amaizing!

[@Sctronic209]

You could put that on a heating pad used for back pain that kind of heating pad. Just an idea 💡

[@harro7992]

Everybody raves of the iFixit tools

[@JamieHitt]

I’ve had less stress and anxiety watching people capture deadly snakes. I don’t know how you do it. Just makes me never want to own another laptop. Desktops for life. Lol.

[@108kitsune]

Dont worry its still the week before Christmas in my heart

[@Yolofolks]

Good thing it doesn't have the flexgate issue yet

[@goodelectronics4170]

Bro may I know what test probe u r using is quite good and tip pointed for small parts..

[@Adamant_IT]

www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001557245171.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.6cca1802Tr63C4

[@goodelectronics4170]

Thanks bro

[@jaro6985]

Wera has pentalobe #1, and 1.4 no idea what is the right size though.

[@8peterp]

amazing how much better Thinkpads are for the avarage user

[@javiTests]

And people continue buying laptops with glued batteries, SSDs integrated on the motherboard, soldered memory... great 🤦‍♂. Good job though!

[@megatronskneecap]

What does that have todo anything, just don't spill water on an electronic device lol.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Some good Screwdriver brands Strebito and vman

[@Killerspieler0815]

OMG connecting a fan via the keybord ... this is really something only "Think Different" Apple can come up with ...

[@raymondjudd5328]

The only think I might of added is what I had on hand if the battery had gone nuclear.

[@zaffiqbal9740]

Nice vid.

[@koreainsincere]

What's the name of the track used in the intro please? EDIT: Found it so please ignore (as I'm sure everyone has already!)

[@TheOranges8]

hey a good old fashioned repair vid much better than live stream fiddling with ram brain damage!

[@kdawg3484]

Not sure why you're so bizarrely fixated and annoyed that their live streams are exactly what their live streams have always been, and the repair videos are exactly what the repair videos have always been. The live streams are casual, flexible, and interactive. (The _chat_ asked them to take a look at the B-Die RAM they had on hand as a continuation of a conversation from the previous week.) They're even on separate channels. The live streams may just not be your cup of tea, and that's fine; don't watch them. However, don't get in the live stream chat and be annoying, insulting, and disruptive about it like you were in the last live stream. And don't carry that over to this channel like you're doing now.

[@MarkusHobelsberger]

Since you pointed out to be careful with the alcohol .... we have a dead laptop at work that got a devastating liquid damage (completely spilled over the keyboard and let it settle for one day) and my colleages are just trying to get the gunk off by submerging the whole board + display assembly into alcohol... Any chance for the thing to survive? (I told them to clean it with alcohol and got them a toothbrush, but less did I know they were such savages XD)

[@andrewmorton9683]

Wera do "PL 1.1" and "PL 1.4" pentalobe screwdrivers. PB Swiss also do Pentalobe screwdrivers, if you want what are possibly the best.

[@j.lietka9406]

When you discover a big obvious problem with a laptop or other electronics, do you contact the client and discuss what needs to be done? Thank you 🤓

[@bdhale34]

Can't imagine a speaker could stop a computer from working? A normal computer sure I'm with you but this is an Apple product, the touchpad can make the webcam stop working and/or make it not boot. Apple is special, their engineering is such that they channel liquid directly to where it will cause the most damage, they put 48v backlight power a millimeter away from a .5v data line.

[@gandalf5895]

Nasty short, huge crater, half a MacBook worth of parts... Oh boy. If that ain't a lesson on keeping liquids away from electronics, I don't know what is.

[@the_holy_forestfairy]

iFixit?

[@xyredmax]

I'm guessing this was a cost effective repair?

[@paulpattinson9524]

Ifixit tools come with a lifetime guarantee as well

[@victorneyra1206]

you should return the old chassis to your customer.

[@4sp3ro]

The short did not cause any damage to the chassis, why are you only looking to increase the cost of the repair?

[@Adamant_IT]

There's cost of parts, and cost of labour. If you throw in a labour-intensive stage, like replacing am Apple Butterfly Keyboard, you add labour cost. It might be cheaper to buy more expensive parts in order to lower the labour cost. This actually results in me making less profit on the final bill, so I usually go for less parts more labour when I can.

[@peterlennon1139]

Wow😯

[@natireson]

👍

[@Rusty_Gold85]

After seeing a Macbook Pro soldered on SSD model shit itself on another channel , You hope they are educated to back up more often than they go to the toilet

[@bronzeblood]

Acetone works way better than iso

[@omarladjal2867]

nice

[@paulluce2557]

You can actually remove the trackpad?..😧😧😧. I'm going for a lie down....

[@OskarBlomkvist]

What a cool fault lol

[@bakernation]

This video reminds me why I don't buy apple products unless there's literally no good alternative.

[@javiermitchell7073]

I bet all the bits cost you a pretty penny!

[@Adamant_IT]

About £130 parts I think. Could've been done slightly cheaper if I'd scrounged for B-grade parts and stuff, but the laptop's high-value enough to be worth fixing properly.

[@chris_hertford]

It must be annoying that so many people own mac books, I cant stand them! But I guess that's the mainstay of a pc shop these days!

[@itsallgoodman8867]

noice

[@peterwhite9546]

And that process of removing the battery is why I will never own a macbook.

[@coltendean3498]

Oof.

[@mancavehobbies6213]

Why why does Apple glue the battery it's stupid

[@lemagreengreen]

To make repair that little bit more of a ballache and ideally discourage people to the point of taking it to Apple where they can charge $199. You're also supposed to believe this strategy is the only way to make a laptop thin when these cell packs could easily be bonded to a thin plastic plate/frame which could be secured using screws like just about every other thin laptop ever made.

[@samjones1954]

why even bother fixing it. Just tell the client that it was their foolishness to purchase a non-fixable Laptop from Apple. Inform them that Apple spend 40% of what you paid for this unit to engineer it to be non fixable. Sorry for your loss, Go buy an Acer or Asus.

[@samjones1954]

Also, let us not forget that Apple has sued independent guys like you for fixing an Apple product. And worse, you are documenting all their evidence for them. You will also not find new product for replacement. All that you will find is pre-owned parts as Apple does not offer new OEM to anyone but their registered repair personel.