My Mate Vince Advent Christmas Fixathon Challenge - Day 1

[@BerovT]

Honestly its one of the best christmas gifts ever - 24 videos for every single day, wow!

[@MichaelBritt23]

I was typing the exact same thing and then noticed your comment. So gave you a thumbs up instead.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you

[@Mymatevince]

Nice one

[@MichaelBritt23]

Your over excitement is the best part of the videos. Shows how much you love this type of stuff.

[@evanharriman5352]

Wife asked why I was laughing and I replied “Yeah I’m laughing at this nerdy English guy making fun of how excited he got after fixing a popcorn maker.” Meant with all the love and solidarity of course, Vince :-)

[@eightiesboy]

I'm currently in hospital after having a pretty major op last Wednesday. You have no idea how soothing this is to me right now. Thanks so much Vince. Absolute legend! Eagerly awaiting the rest of your advent offerings.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you, I hope you recovery is swift 💪

[@geirendre]

A plastic fan to blow hot air around inside this unit? What a great idea!!! None of that metal fan rubbish. "What could possibly go wrong?"

[@ktaragorn]

That diagnosis was a thing of beauty. Fully explained everything in a satisfying way.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you so much!!!

[@PurpleTT99]

I'll be honest when you turned it on to give it a go at the end gotta say I was terrified! That noise. But yes, great fix. PLUS another 23 to come!

[@solveit1304]

Holy moly, Vince is trying to dominate algorithm! That amount of videos is real Christmas Gift I was hoping from Santa

[@Mymatevince]

Hahahaha, by the 24th I'll probably be recommended to around 4 subscribers as everyone will be sick of me 😂 Cheers though Solveit

[@pr0tux]

Not just an interesting fix, this episode was also pure comedy. 😂 I once bought a quite expensive popcorn maker, it had a too tiny output and was hard to clean. Maybe I should try one of this simple ones.

[@aquatics117]

Hi Vince, I sent you a dual action polisher years ago, and I'm still here watching today 😁😁😁

[@Mymatevince]

Excellent, and that same Halfords Polisher got lots and lots of use on the Rolls-Royce 👍👍👍

[@JemTheWire]

Another great video Vince. As a retired BT engineer of 43 years myself, I admire your fault finding skills and determination. BT lost a good one in you. I am sure that I recognise some old tools (cough), mostly in your older uploads. Looking forward to the remaining 23 days. Thank you.

[@dendrig1]

Love your Advent Challenge! A new My Mate Vince video every day? Yes, please! Your first one was great. I hope you don't get too distracted by famous fans calling you to come over and party. Thanks for doing this.

[@Mymatevince]

😂 Thank you so much!

[@smikee]

Hey Vince, thoroughly enjoyed that mate, looking forward to the rest.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Mike, good to hear from you. Catch up soon 👍

[@GadgetUK164]

Brilliant fix - I know that fan is not ideal, but it is fixed =D LMFAO @ that porcupine image!!! Fun ending too lol - I want popcorn now...

[@Mymatevince]

I had popcorn again tonight Chris, I love it!!! Get a broken one and fix it up on your 2nd channel 💪

[@bobbicaroldavies494]

W Vince, I simply adore your unbridled enthusiasm. Your videos are not just very informative, but also unbelievably amusing. Thanks to your inspiration, I've stated mending, too. My most recent success has been to replace the humidity sensor in my external sensor for the weather machine. Your outburst in this video made me laugh out loud. Well done, again.

[@beavis6363]

You could hang your fan vertically on a nail or similar and drill small holes to balance it. The heavy edge will rotate down, that's where material would need to be removed by drilling some holes. I was also thinking you could true it up by spinning it in a hand drill and sanding down the high spots, however you might lose too much in diameter before the out edge was again true. Anyhow nice work, I can't blame you for being excited at the end.

[@Mymatevince]

Nice idea 👍👍👍

[@diegomartinez7180]

@@Mymatevince Yes, it's a great idea, but, if you make holes on that fan, it might let air pass through and it will not work to push the popcorn out of the tray. If you "shave" material with the drill, without going all the way through, it might just work. You can always use a file to shave it too. Also, another idea, you can go the other way around by adding small pellets to the plastic with your soldering iron, like when you balance your car wheels, you just add weights around the rims.

[@DCOneFourSeven]

Maybe one day Vince could fix my depression

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Get a cat. I have a prescription cat. With anxiety. A cat with anxiety and I have depression. We're two peas in a pod and I take her out in a stroller. Yes, I'm a fully grown man with a stroller cat.

[@leewatts1570]

People choose to be depressed. Choose different... Study tony robbins🤙

[@dendrig1]

@@leewatts1570 Said by a person who has never had depression. 😉. Take it from one who has, it's not a choice anyone would make. Fortunately, medications works for me. Telling a depressed person to, "Choose different," doesn't.

[@gman3109]

I get a chuckle every time I see the porcupine show up on the screen! 😆

[@charlesdeens8927]

I feel so special that Vince chooses us over Margot Robbie. That's one dedicated KZbinr. Completely insane KZbinr, but dedicated.

[@coyle102]

Vince would you ever consider learning how to use a 3D printer for repairs like this ie making a new fan or something

[@harrygood4783]

The material that the fan was made out of was polycarbonate with a melt tempature of 350oc+, which is why when vince was using the hot air solder at 450oc it didn`t turn the fan into melting mush, and it would have to withstand the heat in that chamber.

[@coyle102]

@@harrygood4783 in this case I'm sure that it wouldn't be suitable especially at high temps but there's not of other applications he could use a 3d printer to have fun with perhaps making little gears to replace broken ones who knows the sky is the limit

[@mrbussey]

I think this is the way to go. The fan blows the air up so the heat shouldn't really hang around the fan itself. It looks like a 3D printer nozzle gets between 200-260c depending on the type The thermal fuse would blow by then.

[@AlAmantea]

The 3 other responses are all wrong. While this does appear to be made from PC, I run PC and PC carbon Fiber in my printer all the time. The nozzle temp limit depends on the printer, as I have one that can reach 370C at the nozzle. Most are around 280C to 300C for a high temp limit, and there are plenty of different filaments that can handle the high temp. I was thinking about asking Vince the same question, since I run a print farm with 11 different printers and varying capabilities. Perhaps he doesn't have access to a machine capable, but there are plenty available at under $1000 US (around 950 Euro, and, yes, I am in the US) and ones capable of printing high temp and engineering filaments can be had for around half that. Personally, I think this would add a whole new dimension to Vince's channel and his repair capabilities, as well as lead to some very intriguing content!

[@marcellipovsky8222]

Hi Vince, many of the devices that need lower voltage are using a capacitor that work as a capacitive dropper. It's used to reduce voltage without dissipating significant heat. It is not very efficient, has not galvanic isolation and the output power is limited.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you Marcel, it's a term I need to read up about or check on KZbin to learn how it works. Cheers buddy 💪😎👍

[@marclamar1905]

Vince. I doff my cap to you. Honestly, well done 👏

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you!

[@bmwh548]

Power tools use similarly designed fans. Rotary hammers in particular. You could try finding one with a burnt motor and salvaging the fan.

[@TheCod3r]

A MMV Video? I'll grab the popco... Oh, wait, never mind 😢

[@Mymatevince]

😂

[@rciancia]

Vince, the yellow cap is the key part. The yellow capacitor alone cannot directly convert AC (alternating current) to DC (direct current); it needs to be used in conjunction with a diode rectifier circuit to effectively smooth out the AC waveform and produce a more stable DC output, essentially acting as a "filter" to remove the ripple from the rectified AC signal. Also, you could easily 3D print a new fan :)

[@VampyRagDoll]

That was so sweet watching you whoop over the popcorn, I was smiling my head off. A great first video of the 24 Vince, well done.

[@sambuka57]

And we thought December would be boring whilst waiting for Xmas.

[@The-Weekend-Warrior]

So this is the first Repair Advent Calendar ever :D:D:D What an idea :D You open a little door every day and there's a repair behind it :D

[@hansimglueck5222]

Hello Vince, great that you were so happy. Nice video as always: I'm looking forward to the other 23. Greetings from Germany

[@jonnytom1982]

This is exactly what my december needed. Cheers vince. 🎉

[@anjkovo2138]

Great idea that. We look forward to watching them 👍😀👍🎄🎅❄

[@Popeyes66]

Good job ressurecting that fan Vince. I thought it was way beyond redemption.👍

[@SMAAAASHTV]

We had something similar to that air popper when I was a kid. It wasn't nearly as noisy as this one and worked a treat. My father refused to buy a microwave when we were growing up as he didn't think they really had any value and would only cook things on the stove, oven, outdoor grill and of course the popper. He actually didn't get a microwave until we moved after he and my mother split up and he rented out a room in his house to supplement his income. I suppose one of his roomates introduced him to the wonders of the microwave.

[@rondickson1491]

Wow!! A MMV fix a day for 24 days! What a treat! Merry Christmas from Virginia!

[@mrbussey]

That was a BRILLIANT fix, Vince! I am impressed that you used your hot air to reshape that fan blade. However, you could have printed a new one with a 3D printer. ;-)

[@jonathanmartin3375]

Merry Fixmas Vince!

[@Mymatevince]

Merry Fixmas to you too!!!!

[@DEmma1972]

we had the same design but I think it was about 30 years old and orange in colour. Was so noisy and ended up breaking. I used to microwave a bit of butter for 20 seconds and just pour it over the popcorn in a bowl and stir it a little. Loved it

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Love the idea of this mate, good luck with the grind! Somehow, I now really want to buy a popcorn maker... Great little fix!

[@CTCTraining1]

Congratulations! You now have an inexhaustible supply of packing material. The main challenge is working out how to coat it to reduce the cardboard taste 😀👍

[@Mymatevince]

😂

[@neilstephenson8755]

Yellow mat + sunglasses = Too funny 😊

[@Darryl603]

I like the Red mat best! Merry Christmas, Vince! 🎄

[@r9eaper]

Merry Fix-mas Vince! Great little video mate.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you

[@dazzypops]

1:45 🤣🤣 16:16 - hahahaa!! Nice one Vince! You'll be in demand from Margo and Liz when their popcorn makers stop popping!

[@Mymatevince]

😂😂 Exactly!!!!

[@neilstephenson8755]

Man! You're on a roll! Kudos.

[@ddjazz]

What a great idea Vince , really looking forward to this challenge , thank you.

[@xxDADDYDAYCARExx]

They are a cheap popcorn maker It says in the instructions to use for 2 minutes and allow to cool for 30 before using again..... cooked it's internals. The elements work similar to hairdryers.... It's a glorified hot hair dryer to air cook the kernels..... POS Great video though... I was here cheering with you when it made popcorn 💚🇮🇪💚🇮🇪💚🇮🇪💚🇮🇪💚🇮🇪

[@Mymatevince]

30 Minutes!!! So maybe the same would happen again if 2 or 3 batches were cooked after each other. Cheers for letting me know 👍👍👍👍

[@Pipkins0263]

Hope you have an amazing Christmas Vince 🎉

[@Mymatevince]

You too!

[@fuzzybobbles]

The heating element acts as a resistor so the motor gets 24 volts. A lot of hair dryers work the same way.

[@Mymatevince]

Thank you

[@gman3109]

Vince, cooks soup in a pan and puts popcorn on a plate!

[@Mymatevince]

😂

[@Crumbleofborg]

Very nice fix. Gonna be a great December!

[@senketsu8632]

Just love your videos so much. I prefer you over the people i follow 100%. Stay awesome good sir

[@NeonGenesisPlatinum]

Another ripper mate. That Margot (I assume robbie) bit was hilarious. Keep it up mate. Day 1 of another great series mate. Thank you for all the work you put in mate. Love it.

[@colinevans7134]

You can't win them all Vince, love your videos ❤

[@Popiward]

Everytime i open youtube i always end up here, love this channel

[@RoStepMusic]

24 Fixes this month? Hell yea! Can't wait for the other vids :)

[@axzblade]

these videos are so awesome, they help me calm down

[@stevenfromleicester2529]

Brilliant Video, I had to watch the popcorn popping again just hear the excitement in your voice LOL

[@GerardPinzone]

Air poppers became fashionable in the 1970s. No butter or coconut oil means it tasted bland, but it was considered heart healthy. Now, we realize the war against saturated fat was a huge mistake and the healthiest way to make it is with coconut oil just like the theaters used to.

[@xeroidkid]

Vince, just an idea for the future, with a 3D printer you could design & make a new fan blade. The noise was similar our old one. great fun to watch you fixing stuff.

[@cortx7]

"Grown man gets overly excited after seeing popcorn pop". That would be the newspaper headline.

[@harrygood4783]

Another item saved from the envatable landfil, given another chance to make you happy, long live popcorn!!!

[@Dorff_Meister]

Popcorn: pop it coconut oil on the stovetop. Add butter and salt. Use Flavacol Seasoning instead of salt, right with the kernels when you pop, for even better popcorn.

[@pshq]

Vince when popcorn pops 🤣

[@fitaj8789]

Looking forward to an excellent video a day. Think that popcorn maker is a bit dodgy. A saucepan and a lid works fine for me.

[@andersmmvfc.8376]

Thank you this will be hard work but abit more realistic when you have about 2-3 hours to fix an item. Normally you don't get mutch more time, life comes in the way. I want to make a prediction that you will fix 60% and 40% will you fix in revisits later on. This guess is before even looking at this first one. Many thanks ❤❤❤

[@DJKC]

That Popcorn maker entirely looks like the Prima one I picked up from a charity shop around 10+ years ago for a couple of quid. Difference in colours but the moulding is identical. I recommend sprinting some Aromat seasoning onto them.

[@flibble666]

Ask PCB way to 3d print you a new fan ;)

[@TheOldRogue]

Never have I seen a grown man get so excited about popcorn haha, I love it... Thanks for sharing as always Vince :)

[@vince750i]

Seriously Vince... Apparent from having the best name ever 👍 You really are spoiling us with your videos! I'm definitely not complaining, but now you have set a standard that you will have to stick to in 2025 (no pressure of course 😂) But anyone who loves this kind of content and your channel is going to be a very happy subscriber. I really am looking forward to this, and I know it's not going to disappoint. Thanks again Vince.

[@michaelmichaelides8531]

Now thats what I am talking about Vince !

[@TerryLawrence001]

Looking forward to a daily fix ! love these videos!

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Yellow driver on yellow mat. I dig it. You should have painted your hands yellow and freaked out all the squares !

[@Mymatevince]

Hahahaha

[@jonathaningram4672]

I don't celebrate Christmas but I am looking forward to these vids

[@2DSwagGod]

Good luck with the challenge mate

[@sliseofrandom]

This is gonna be an amazing 24 days!

[@DonTsolovvv]

Yep.... I like the idea for daily videos... Can't wait...

[@stefanbadass5357]

What did Santa bring you for Christmas Vince? .......A Deathtrap, I love it!!! (speaking from the Burns Unit)

[@tomthebadasscat]

Hi Vince, great fix and I hope you reach 900k subs before Xmas. 🎅🎄🤶

[@vwgolffancarreviews7111]

Can't wait what's next in this series

[@Djs1256]

Love your videos Vince

[@Jeff121456]

It appears to use a capacitive dropper as a power supply for the motor. It is much simpler than a switch mode power supply, but it doesn't smooth the dc voltage as well. A motor doesn't need a clean voltage to operate effectively.

[@MattFixesStuff]

Wooow :) every day a video sounds like quite the task :) maybe do 2 or 3 in a day incase you run into a tough repair :D

[@Mymatevince]

I'm already struggling on DAY 2!!!!!!!!!!! 😂 I need spares, so I had to move onto another and guess what, that needed spares too!!!!!!!!!

[@snozking]

there is lots of humor in this video, i like it

[@Jimmyspangle]

If you break the thermal fuse, short out the element and make some product, does that qualify for snap, crackle and pop? I'll get my coat................

[@Mymatevince]

😂

[@TTGNG]

Which Camera do you use to record your videos?

[@Mymatevince]

Sony FDR-AX43

[@tollietime]

coke can and that spot welder you have, make yourself a tin fan and upgrade this beast lol

[@shevshep]

YES!!!!!!! regular MMV videos. That's made my Christmas.

[@keithnsearle7393]

That was a very good fix there.

[@andy70d35]

Vince good fix, thermal fuse cause more issues than people think, never understood how people like popcorn, hate the stuff myself. More junk food imported from America.

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

From Mexico, you mean - and no, the entire Western Hemisphere isn't "America". At any rate, popcorn is Mexican, corn is Peruvian, and "America" is the US.

[@SirSmilie]

this man is a fixin' machine!

[@davyarthurs]

Popcorn lung or bronchiolitis obliterans. A chap many years ago who loved the old popcorn developed this condition from the very scenario you described at the beginning of the repair.

[@Mymatevince]

Sounds nasty!

[@jrsc01.]

Oh - This is gonna be a good month! 24 days of Vince Fixes!

[@amonfermoso]

My very own advent Vince calender.. Life Is Good

[@Druidus98]

What a proper death trap

[@dodgydruid]

I got whacked in the boat race (face) by an actor, Frank Harper the chap out of Lock Stock and two smoking barrels, us younger kids used to go to a place called Peter Pans at the bottom of an infamous rough estate in south London it was a permanent fairground and one of my mates dared me to go up to Frank and call him "Harpic" which was the usual nickname for anyone called Harper and well he didn't take too kindly to that so gave me a proper split lip and nosebleed... My uncle is best friends with the doctor out of Blackadder II who also lives in your neck of the woods, lovely bloke in real life right proper gentleman.

[@georgeprout42]

You asked how does it drop the mains to 24V? Its a capacitive dropper. The capacitor acts like a resistor to mains (1/2πFC) F is 50 (Hz) and C is printed on it. So essentially its a potential divider, but for AC.

[@Mymatevince]

Interesting, I have heard the term before, I need to Google it/watch YT to learn about it. Thank you

[@OldCharlieRum1903]

Vince, we still need the intro theme tune!

[@borisdg]

Bravo! Super excited!

[@ovalwingnut]

What was my take-away from this repair? That both Vince & Kylie Dailey - Golden Things ROCKS. Life is funny that way. Cheers from across the pond. RE: reheating old kernels. Actually.. i recently eXperimented with preheating my instant popcorn bags in the oven - 150F/10min to see if the MWave does a more complete job of popping (yes, I don't get out much ether). First impressions were that preheating the kernels worked better, at least for the MWave. I'm guessing they don't start off so "dead cold" and are more consistent in their kernel temperatures. But I accidently left a bag pre-heating for 30+ minutes and quickly discovered that the majority didn't "give a pop'. I believe it evaporated the tiny bit of water contained in each kernel which is responsible for becoming steam and, you guessed, popping them. OK.. I'll show myself out now.

[@MrJ0mmy]

this is a good idea man im excited to see the videos

[@matt.604]

I always wondered why my grandmother called dishwashing soap "fairy liquid". Now I know.