MicroVision REVISIT With a Little HELP From My Mate VINCE

[@Mymatevince]

Hahaha, that was a fun video...apologies for the hair, at least it was a white one, I don't mind losing them. So on my one I changed out the 4 pin voltage regulator to make it work. I didn't film the revisit, but it was just bugging me what the original fault was. I believe these were prone to problems from electrostatic discharge, so maybe that might have been the fate of your one???? I wonder if the resistor trick would work on the faulty chip like it works on some of the Sega Mega Drive games. It would be interesting to see a diode reading with the red probe on ground, and probe each leg of the chip with the black probe to see if one may have a different reading from the working chip. Might not work in circuit though??? Glad to see your one working again. Thanks for the kind words and keep up the great work. Fantastic video Steve 👍👍👍👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Vince! That's a good shout regarding the resistor trick, I didn't think of that! I'll definitely test the chips and see if there is any difference. I think it will be a good learning exercise for me! I assume that chip is just responsible for driving the rows and columns of the LCD, so i wonder why yours had a few pixels missing? I did spot some trace repair work, so perhaps one or two of the chip legs weren't making a proper connection? Not sure, but it would definitely be interesting to see if my faulty chip could be saved and perhaps put back in to your one! 👍 thanks again for your kind gesture, Vince 👍

[@MyklBlue69]

Good man for sending this to Steve, Vince! 👍

[@Rocky1138]

Desoldering gun at regular speed: cow Desoldering gun at 2x speed: lamb

[@ToxoRetro]

Stez & Vince, thank you for your persistence. It's a shame that this wasn't a "true fix" as such, but at least between you, the culprit component was found ending the project with a conclusion. There's something satisfying about knowing you did 100% all that you can do.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Toxo! Yeah, a shame about that chip, but I might have another look at it off camera and see if there's anything that can be done with it, I'm not overly hopeful, but I'll likely learn something new so it'll be worthwhile! 👍

[@TheCod3r]

Great repair Steve! Great to see you working with the legend too by the way. I feel you've got that soldering technique down now too, absolutely awesome 👌

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks mate, appreciate that! It was really good of Vince to reach out and help me out. He is 100% the legend. Cheers 👍

[@DanBird]

Another fantastic video. Interchangeable games on a device over 40 years old is amazing.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Dan! It's crazy, isn't it? To think that this was manufactured 10 years before the Game Boy! 😲

[@tjmarx]

My favourite part of this video (other than your singing) was when you went to all the trouble of putting stickers on the shells only to immediately remove everything from inside them thus defeating the purpose.

[@Beaps73]

Can I just say. I watch a lot of YT vids and most come across fake. I truly believe you are such a down to earth bloke and enjoy your vids no end.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Beaps, I really appreciate that mate 😊. Nothing fake about Captain Bodge! I genuinely only do them for fun, and hopefully that comes across! 👍

[@pedromimoso8804]

Captain Bodge and his gun! Ta-ta-ta-da! Awesome work and awesome (and generous) collaboration. And every day improving your skills. Keep it going, Steve!

[@StezStixFix]

Haha, thanks Pedro! Really appreciate that! And yes, a very generous donation from Vince! 😍

[@Rocky1138]

Steve: please consider adding a socket any time you have to take an integrated circuit off to save time and sanity. Doesn't always work because you might not be able to get the plastic shell back on, but many times there is room.

[@Tidder007]

Nice! Desoldering/resoldering that chip must have been fairly time consuming, I likely would have given up after half through the first row. Good work, this was awesome. Literally gasped when the chip popped up and the pin bent. I thought that was the end for all of us! As always, very entertaining and impressive.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Tidder! Yeah, the chip off Vince's console was a little harder to remove as I think he'd had it off before. But the other one came off so easy! I love that desoldering gun, it literally saved me about an hour of wicking and solder sucking on this! 👍

[@MicroMageRepair]

Nice work, and nice assist from VINCE!

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Micro. Much appreciated! 👍

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Name me a better duo than Steve and the solder removing gun. Great little repair pal!

[@StezStixFix]

Haha 😄, cheers mate! Really good to get this one working. 👌

[@chris-pike]

Good to see this repair with help from Vince there Steve another interesting video you did there Steve keep them coming - Nice 1 👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Chris! 👍

[@jinxnatorx]

Yes Captain Bodge is here 🙌

[@StezStixFix]

The long-awaited return! 😂

[@jinxnatorx]

@@StezStixFix For sure and you got to fix it 🥰

[@guywilton7471]

Steve.....the singing at the start & end.....what have we said about going to the pub before working on electronics???????

[@StezStixFix]

Hahaha 😄. That is a very good point, Guy! Never drink and bodge! 😊

[@blueskies792]

Stez, a copy of that chip can be made. @11:09 you should learn how to read/write chips. Its not that hard. TL866II kits are cheap and can be used to read and write many chips.

[@KorAllRBare]

There were a lot of Dry solder joints connecting that chip and there is still some that I think need reflowing all over the PCB "A Dry solder joint usually looks dull and crackled and if you find any it's good practice to reflow them with fresh flux and solder", As it may actually be the cause of the problem, Yerp... Your chip may actually still be OK, Only way to find out is to plug it in to a soldered in "IC Socket" into My Mate Vince's one and plug yours into it. 😉 "Record the attempt just in case" And if it works you can let your viewers know why the chip didn't work in yours and why it now works in My Mate Vince's "Cause was Dry Joints". This is a Tip.. If you are going to replace through hole IC's "IC with pins going through the PCB" It's a good idea to first solder in an IC socket and then plug the replacement Chip into that Socket..

[@ToxoRetro]

Fair shout; worth a go. 👍 Can't make it any worse. 😜 Also, the IC standoffs are a brilliant idea! 🤘😎 I'd long forgotten about these things. The less times heat is applied to the chip, the reduced risk of burning it out. Often the best ideas are the simplest, and often overlooked.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks 🐨! I'll definitely do that, thanks for the advice. I did actually buy some of those sockets when I was working on a megadrive a few months back. I completely forgot about them! I'll give it a go. Thanks, as always! 👍

[@555geoneo555]

Great video Steve 👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Geoneo! 😊

[@CS-rk6fu]

You killed that kazoo mate mate

[@N1ickem4n]

Another entertaining video Steve! So, I may have missed it, but how did you come up with ur channel name? Curious! 🙂

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Nicklas! StezStix is my nickname from my early years. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure of its origins, but there is a drummer in an English band called The Macc Lads with the same name! 👍 All a bit weird, I know! 😁

[@N1ickem4n]

@@StezStixFix Nah, not weird. Just fun to know where people takes their names from. Some names are weird for sure tho. 🙈🤣

[@StezStixFix]

That is very true! 😁

[@Dukefazon]

9:50 - lifted trace on the top row? :S Pro tip: don't force out chips like that. Once you sucked away all the solder you can just apply some heat with a heatgun along the legs and it should lift out without the need to force it.

[@TheDemoniusX]

The sped up solder remove sounds like "Mini me" fron't Austin Powers XD.

[@JT-il3fe]

Nice let’s go!

[@DForce26]

Great vid! just one note, though... Maybe clean your soldering iron once in a while :p

[@Mephiston]

Its funny how both boards have stickers that says "boobss" on them

[@jessragan6714]

A question. Are any of these parts still available, or do you have to filch them from existing systems? My Microvision doesn't want to power up... there's no screen, no sound, nothing. I'm thinking (hoping) that it just needs the switch replaced, but I don't know if that will solve its problems, and I don't know how far I want to go to repair such a simple system.

[@dlarge6502]

Now, was it the chip? or was it the solder joints on the old chip?

[@kennethbarker852]

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth🍇🍈🍉🍊

[@mistie710]

"And Bully's special prize..."

[@logothaironsides2942]

yeah! it actually doesnt seem a bad game. Always did like those off the wall games. Back in the day when a game machine literally had one game ,these interchangeable fronts must have seemed state of the art.

[@tumbles8350]

I was shocked to learn that mymatevince has hair, I always imagined he was techmoans twin

[@jivillain]

TOO HANDSOME

[@OOOHBILLY]

WWWOOOOWWWWW, ruin Vince’s game. Unbelievable. Lololol jk. He’s a champ for sending it out. Nice work!

[@HillbillyRestoration]

Is that hair still available for sale?🤩🤩

[@jeffcarriere]

👍👍👍👍

[@zarrow50]

I think the girl next door has a de soldering gun

[@eclectarama]

Your solder removal machine sounds somewhat like a macerating toilet...

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 haha, it sure does! 😆

[@davebrooks993]

Your solder joints are way too shiny, tone it down a bit, you’re starting to affect my self confidence. Great video!

[@StezStixFix]

😂😂 thanks Dave!

[@wolfcanine100]

just wondering where you got the replacment chip from. im trying to fix a few

[@kenRoberts1984]

MOO

[@Cluffo11]

How much for the hair? Asking for a friend.

[@StezStixFix]

I'm gonna put it on eBay.

[@SimonEllwood]

Your soldering is not how I was taught back in the day. You should feed the solder into the joint, not the iron. The easiest way to do that is to put the iron on one side of the joint and feed to solder into the other side of the joint.