My Mate Vince Advent Christmas Fixathon Challenge - Day 12 - Half Way

[@andrewinnj]

It's wonderful that you started off by bemoaning the fact that you have too many working devices and not enough faulty ones. And you still have 12 days to go! Good luck, and congrats on another great fix.

[@m_collins]

Love this guy who celebrates when things are broken...nice!

[@BuyitFixit]

Great Job Vince 👍Yes those are MOSFETS. They usually have two, one is for under voltage, and one is for over voltage. they are controlled by the small battery management IC. Yes it's easy to get confused over resistors marked 100 and think it's 100 ohm. I've done it myself 😂😂those 10A and 10D etc resistors are even more of a pain. Sometimes those BMS chips need to be "reset" by connecting the charger as you say "liven it up", but sometimes they are one shot, or have a memory so they never recover once triggered. Had that with the ring doorbell quite a while ago... Great job once again. Well done, I look forward to seeing your Mohican 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jimmyspangle]

This has to be one of my favourite CLIPS. Grabbing my coat again.......

[@El-Ritmo]

I'd like to pretend I've had an action-packed day and haven't just been waiting for this video to drop, but... I've just been waiting all evening for this video to drop 😄. But before I settle down to enjoy it - 12/24, you're halfway there! Nice one, Vince, congratulations. 👍👊🎉

[@Mymatevince]

😂 Thank you!!!! I just hope I can get through the 2nd half!!!!

[@El-Ritmo]

@@Mymatevince Your greatest strength has always seemed to be perseverance, so I (and I'm sure pretty much everyone else, too) am confident you'll do it. And after tomorrow's video you'll have broken the back of it, so it'll be downhill from there 😛

[@Boogie_the_cat]

I've been having an action packed house cleaning day. Soon my laundry will be dry and then I can fold it. Riveting, a real page-turner.

[@5tu4rt]

Vince if you have "a melt down" then do a video of your tool collection, starting with your earliest and finish off with the dreaded yellow mat!

[@deanchappell2645]

Hey Vince. Nice work. The board mounted on the Li-ion battery is known as a protection circuit module (PCM). It is a standard module which protects the cell against over/under voltage aswell as short circuits. It normally contains 2 MosFets and a protection controller IC which is usually a DW01+ chip. If you search for DW01+ you should find a Schematic. The PCM does not control battery charging, it is a last resort protection for the cell.

[@j.lietka9406]

Is that kind of a standard for certain li ion batteries

[@calzonemoto4651]

Thank you for all the hard work pumping out the videos Vince! I'm loving this advent series.

[@juxxtapoz]

Ive never seen someone get so excited about 4 volts. It gave me a laugh.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

1.21 jiggawatts, Marty !

[@rondickson1491]

Another great fixathon video. You really clipped this one down to a nice length. This video is a cut above the rest! Best wishes from the USA!

[@mrbussey]

Another great one, Vince! I'm glad it wasn't just the battery!

[@THEQUEENOFMAYHEM-ot1td]

Vince my old man enjoys your content keep up the amazing fixes!

[@garethdavid7827]

You had me worried then Vincent 😂. I can sleep tonight..... you made it 🙌🏼 12/24. Your next series should be 365 days . Keep it up 👍🏻

[@execation]

We will forever mourn Jimmy and forsake that rusty manhole... RIP Jimmy 💔💔

[@proesterchen]

I like that these clippers are just two plastic shells screwed together. So simple to open and check for faults. 👍👍

[@adrianwilliams717]

Cant believe you sh^t yourself plugging in that hi voltage power lead!! 🤣🤣

[@alastairmackay4589]

That was a wee belter. When you open stuff like that you can see how much profit there must be when charging 60 quid!

[@andro7x]

Regarding the "47" resistor. It's value would be easy to find by looking at the markings on the charging chip and looking up the reference design of the charging circuit build around that chip.

[@DracoMcGuyver]

Vince, Quite often I have used tapered jaw or needle nose pliers to expand heat shrink tubing. If you are careful and take your time you can succeed without tearing the tubing.

[@gregnockolds3855]

25:45 Vince love your frugalness, virtually back of a ciggie packet scribbling! 😂

[@CTCTraining1]

Vince - can you connect the video from your microscope out to your pc to record independently? At least if you can see it on the PC you can be more confident of getting the info.

[@OhRonaldo]

Nooooooo! Don't shave the porcupine, Vince! Or is it a hedgehog. I forget. Nice fix, mate!

[@Nexinator]

Another fantastic fix. Thanks Vince!

[@theawfulgambler]

Great fix young man!

[@wisher21uk]

Nice fix Vince, I was cringing when you were cutting the sleeve, maybe you should have a metal biscuit tin that you can chuck a battery into if it goes wrong, saves burning anything else 😊

[@Longplay_Games]

Day 12 - stoked you're able to keep up this pace, it's been a real present.

[@Denisstrix]

RIP Jimmy

[@mitchd949]

Yesterday I cleaned my car windows, then MMV fixed a power window squeegee. This morning I got a haircut and MMV fixed a hair clipper. I can hardly wait for tomorrow!!!

[@ArreglandoCosas]

Vince, regarding the microscope.. could it be you are unplugging it too fast before it actually finishes the saving process? Maybe it continues on the background. Many of these digital microscopes have the option to save the recording every couple of minutes. You will end with more files but you will never loose an entire take and.. excellent fix by the way, i keep forgetting how to read the smd resistors myself as well 😅

[@keithnsearle7393]

Well, that was a very good buzzing of a fix.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Vince under the deadline: NO MUSIC ?? !

[@jonogrimmer6013]

Regarding the microscope - could you use the hdmi to output to your pc then use OBS to record it? Sorry if this has already been suggested and realise this would be a pain to do!

[@chrisryan3445]

Sounds like a good idea - USB capture device to the laptop/PC - certainly less money than a replacement scope would be

[@capk387]

Man I Laughed when u plugged it back in

[@RetroComputingReboot]

I love the 'power lead shuffle' 😂

[@timw2007]

Me next time I'm at the barbers. " Red on the sides and just tidy on top please"

[@Boogie_the_cat]

AI also gets it wrong when you ask how many "R"s there are in strawberry. There are still many years until SkyNet is smart enough to take over.

[@slaphead2965]

Nice fix and very informative Vince. Cheers 👍🙂

[@uksuperrascal]

My 2017 £5 AC mains Lidels hair clipper set still work great but that is because I lubricate the cutting blades with a smidge of cooking oil ever time before I use them.

[@jrsc01.]

SMD code 470 is a 47 Ohm resistor Vince. Think of it as the last digit is the 'multiplier x10 (or how many zeros after the first two numbers)' if it is a 0, then there is no multiplier, so it is the first 2 digits only, as the value. 😊

[@jessicav2031]

Sad to hear about Jimmy. Condolences to his family.

[@TD75]

This was one of my favorite Advent videos. Good job Vince! I was hoping you would go for the Yul Brynner look for Yuletide 😅 Oi!

[@AverageCitizen333]

Been waiting for this! Loving the mini series

[@leemetcalfe9958]

Vince you are so entertaining 😅 love the vid again

[@TechGorilla1987]

My Mate Vince has finally hit the Wahl.

[@jrsc01.]

No Yellow Mat? ... Now Vince's Carpet 😂

[@waynestyles7916]

Love these Vince.

[@ytmadpoo]

Dual mosfets make me think it's a separate charge and discharge circuit, so it'll be an either/or situation. Tool batteries are the same, and this is just a smaller version of that. :)

[@GadgetUK164]

Brilliant job Vince! Close shave with those 100 ohms! =D

[@Msound500]

🤩❤️🤣 I knew you would end shaving your arm. For the microscope you can try replacing power supply with cable more stability and hard reset, also could be video length related not enough ram inside for 2 hours video … Quality is very good worth trying !

[@PollokPoochesDogWalking]

Maybe you could just do a livestream q&a one day to do an easy video and we get to know you more. Loving the daily vids btw

[@craigsmith303]

Hey not long ago i said would be nice for a bms fault and here we have it!

[@talpraitor]

the money you spent on that micro scope you could have had a normal one with a 4k camera and 3 barlo lenses , nice smd ruler though , might be worth getting one .as for resistor values 4R7 would be 4.7 ohms , i think the one you removed was 47ohms 470 written on the resistor , hence the 10ohm resistors you put on are 10R0 = 10.0 ohms and when searching for resistor values always use a resistor calculater ,askin google what 100 ohm resistor value is will just give you a 100 ohm answer .

[@jochenwuerfel]

Imagine buying faulty items which work, while we are buying working items which are faulty 🤣 /edit As for the microscope: Would it possible to record the output via the 2nd HDMI, e.g. with OBS or something?

[@jimmuendo]

Half way Vince! 🎉 Well done with the first 12 days. I’m really enjoying these fixes, and it’s great having a video to watch every night. I can imagine it’s been a lot of work & stress, to keep them coming, but we do appreciate your efforts. 👊🏼

[@canalboating]

Great fix Vince could be used on a porcupine or a beaver

[@JohanFroloff81]

You can widen the heat shrink with your needlenose pliers.

[@BillsCountrysideAdventures]

You nearly 💩 your pants when you plugged that in at the end lol

[@gusbert]

Piece of (well learned) advice: Get some thinner solder for SMT devices! That "47" resistor is wrong, at the 0603 size there are always 3 characters, so your guess of 47 ohms could be well off?

[@lesallison9047]

Well done 👍

[@andymouse]

Lol ! that's how I look for resistors as well ! We've all done it with resistors, that dosent make it any less annoying ! but I've never done it with 900K people watching LMAO !

[@njuham]

I used to have a very similar Wahl, it was good but then a game changer arrived: Remington Quick Cut, the one you hold in the palm of your hand.

[@garryshaw5742]

cutting edge technology

[@craigwharton2338]

Can you use hdmi output from microscope to pc and record direct to pc?

[@AtomSquirrel]

That microscope should have a warranty. Maybe call the company and tell them what’s going on with it

[@j.lietka9406]

16:43 what brand of DM is that? 🤔 Is the SD card reader / port wonky? Also, it's possible to replace the SM components but in this case, would it be better to replace the PCM PCB? Thank you again 😁😮

[@DavidDeLuge]

I wonder if the owner cleaned them under a tap 🤷‍♂️. Another festive treat 👍🏻

[@markshellard5894]

Halfway already wow

[@Mymatevince]

Yeah, it has gone quick!

[@jamhough22]

Vince, get yourself some SMD resistor and capacitor sample books, much better storage of them in a handy book.

[@voltare2amstereo]

Liion protection boards, about 50c on eBay

[@wolf1438]

A wild porcupine was so afraid of hair trimmer, he rather did not show up.

[@jonathanmartin3375]

Shoutout to Vince who decided to cut hair off the top of his arm instead of the other side, which would be less noticeable. A real trooper for the viewers!

[@Skunkola]

Never trust AI good god. Another great video many thanks dude👍

[@johnburns5783]

I might have missed something Vince, but what about the suspected capacitor ?

[@ERROR-vg1wq]

I’m coming for day 13

[@dDoOyYoOuUtTuUbBeE]

Marking on resistors shoud be in the same orientation as the marking on the board. A simple reflexe to acquire.

[@snafu2350]

??? Resistors (like fuses & incandescent/fluorescent lights) are polarity-agnostic, so it makes no difference which way around you connect them. Capacitors & diodes (& many other components) are not

[@Dime_Bar]

After watching this video, I think my mom must cut her hair a hell of a lot.

[@ergunburak]

For the recording with the microscope, I recommend getting a capture card that can record witout a pc and record it that way. Or with a pc your choice.

[@MrDjc44]

Great fix vince,I was looking forward to you grabbing your son or yourself to show it working,a nice number 4 all over 😆 🤣

[@macegamer]

I had the same issue on my old trimmers. Never bothered trying to fix and just replaced them

[@mainecoonman]

Do you think someone plugged in a 12 Volt charger and blew the resistors? Nice fix Vince.

[@ncc1701deee]

I was wondering the situation with the microscope, but I thought maybe it was resolved. I saw my model (Andonstar ad207s) on sale a month ago, half what I originally payed for it. Absolute bargain. I love my microscope. (Except the stand, need more clearance from column). Never once had any corrupt files. I tried it last week with a 128GB Samsung microsd (which is larger than the recommended size), worked no issues. My advice isn't HDMI to PC and OBS (what a silly workaround). It's.. you will need a new microscope :)) Something must be faulty with your current one. New microscope. No more corrupt files

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

Initial suggestion: they may have covered a logo that isn't pertinent and might be confusing to UK/EU consumers, like a Canadian Standards Association or US Underwriters Laboratory logo.

[@thehermitish1]

Nice fix. Life is so much easier when all you need is the metal clippers. Does the microscope have video out? Could try to output to a PC and capture the video on there then

[@davesmith7671]

Wooh new fix

[@JohnBoadway]

Awesome !

[@milsiart4976]

7min.... And did what I shouted from first minute!

[@jpelliz]

I would check for firmware upgrades for the microscope.

[@bonno666]

If the others where 10 Ohms, 47 Ohm seems to be a high value then. But it might work.

[@barryabell5410]

I'd of said 4.7 seeing as others are only 10 but who knows

[@Doc_Fartens]

I'm looking to get a microscope for this kind of work. Vince, which brand do you use so I can avoid it?

[@LAZERBLADE194]

Heya Vince, That 47 resistor could be 470 or 471 and so on I guess, but it seems like an odd number. Why wouldn't they use another 100 or something? I don't know. Or it could have been a letter to signify tolerance? Look up EIA96 resistors, they have a letter at the end which would equal three digits and they equal out to even numberish like a 47A is a 301 by 1% tolerance. Good job on the fix!

[@NikBoff]

Hi Vince at 1202 the resistor R2 looks like 470 so 47 ohm

[@thomasesr]

Symptoms, only works when it's plugged in to the Wahl

[@jamesgillre]

I hope Vinces new year resolution is to continue doing advent calendar 365 days a year :) love it, this is great

[@daves_channel1491]

Excellent - Can the microscope be plugged into an external monitor, then you can video or video capture outside of the microscope itself? With any of the generative AI, I class them as Search 2.0 - as in they get you closer to what you are looking for and with no adverts (YET) - The effect of getting it wrong is something like an hallucination, you know like, ask it, draw me a hand paw and you get a dog paw with 6 digits, you just have to change, experiment with what your prompt. if you asked in your question/prompt: "What is the draw rate of X, show source", that can sometimes force the AI to do some deeper linking. That said like with all these AI products , they are great at trawling data, but you as the expert have the final say if what they are showing is true or at least in the right context. Way better people are doing really exciting things with AI on website like Huggingface and yes tons of youtube content. Once again excellent job 🙂

[@jonathaningram4672]

I was wondering if the glue on the tape had become conductive, seems odd that water got to that part more than anything else? A nice fix and for once it wasn't a duff battery.

[@LM-wq4fe]

What’s the microscope brand? They might have a firmware update to fix it?

[@ktaragorn]

Rip jimmy! Is that blinking red light supposed to indicate recording? Is that ahdmi port i see? Have you tried to stream it to a different device and record there?

[@2009numan]

I wonder what caused the resistors to blow in the first place though Vince

[@jmpeax3596]

And that, kids, is why we use natural intelligence instead of AI

[@Nathan1975Liggy]

Andonstar is what I use too

[@UnwellGaming]

if the microscope is still corrupting files why dont you try linking a capture card upto the monitor on the microscope and then connect the capture card to a laptop and record the footage using obs and that way if the file gets corrupted on the microscope you will have a backup on ur laptop.