Nintendo Switch OLED. They messed up the repair. No Fix No Fee is never an option

[@dangriggs617]

I love seeing your children in your videos. Sure, the soldering is great and you are a master of the art, but having your daughter show up to say high was the best part for me. The smile on her face really came across the camera and showed us all what a great dad your are. Thank you Alex for taking the time to share this with us.

[@IT10T]

We came for top quality troubleshooting tips; but stayed for the good vibes.

[@larryreno8293]

Being a good father is life’s greatest reward! Well done sir.

[@MBrulla]

"Let's complain less and do more" has been my motto the last few years. I find I'm infinitely more productive when I just do vs complaining about potentially doing.

[@mr.number9279]

Or do both. I frequently am in the middle of complaining about something as I'm fixing it. Leading to funny incidents like someone telling me "well do something about it" without seeing that I actually am, lol. Sometimes it just helps to verbalize the hell is wrong with you, lol.

[@Dandan-tg6tj]

@@mr.number9279 Same here.

[@MrMojolinux]

@@mr.number9279I learned in the Navy that you first bitch..... then you are enabled to get the job well done!

[@djollieuk]

Fuck me he complained more than Jim will fix it's victims....

[@mr.number9279]

@@djollieuk His victims were generally dead kids, so...

[@czerus2233]

You'll be even more productive by refusing this worked on items compared to the "no repair done" items. You already proven yourself you are a master of this business but seeing piles of work on your shop and the sad part part of it some are already worked on like this waste your time. But hey sometimes we wanna do challenges for thrills and is rewarding. I just hate people who thinks they can do it with watching a couple of your videos then brick their gadgets and then comes to your shop with their failures. The real failures is not sending it for professional repair at the first place. They even bother buying cheap tools and materials wasting money for a tool that won't generate them income and won't pay for itself. As always great videos and wisdom from you Alex. Thank you for all of this.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

I watch a few other youtubers who release content like this. There is NO comparison in the level of skill, this man is head and shoulders above. Not only that, but the flux is 100% legit, you can see it straight away.. The camera quality, brilliant, the filming, the lighting, its all top class. The man is a master of his craft.

[@griff_the_one]

All the components you suspected were missing around the M92-chip, are indeed missing, sigh... Love your work an videos! All the best to you and your family.

[@bblod4896]

The smile that grew from your face was priceless when your daughter came in.

[@anonytuser711]

I have no idea how to solder, but your fix videos are my new comfy content. It's very reassuring to see you fix devices like graphics cards and Nintendo Switches.

[@alceasgamingbouquet]

They have a calming vibe 🥰

[@bshinjp]

I've been watching you for a long time. This is the first time I've ever seen you smile. I can tell you love her very much.

[@pootan517]

I envy your patience and lack of frustration when working on something like this. Spending 30 minutes or more on a 300-400 dollar device with all of those possible issues, missing components and obstacles at hand and still not completing its fix. But can still smile when a child comes down and not show an ounce of that work related frustration. You're truly a great parent!

[@STETS0N]

i dont know how i found this channel , but it is so relaxing and entertaining watching you attempt to fix others mistake and broken boards

[@احمدساغریچی]

today i had my first micro soldering experience and my hands shook like crazy but i have done the job successfully, thank you , your videos helped a lot

[@ThriftyToolShed]

Alex is so patient, when the caps were playing games I realized I was gripping my phone harder and my back was tense, meanwhile Alex is saying it takes patience..... I realized he has much more patience than I do for sure. Excellent job working on a disaster as always!

[@BigPaPaRu]

Hopefully you arent a police officer lol

[@ThriftyToolShed]

@@BigPaPaRu Absolutely not!

[@gabrilapin]

Oh boiii those caps do be really playing games, i'm starting this has a hobby(+possible job) and daaamn those caps can be hell xD

[@BigPaPaRu]

@@gabrilapin I want to learn as well.

[@joeb134]

Lol me too

[@tomjk64]

She is so sweet, helping dad in the shop. Nice, I see you are proud 🥰

[@MentePositivaRafael]

Your technic beats any other person I've seen fixing electronics anywhere, better than factory is so accurate when is Alex behind the scene. Thank you for teaching us all. Love it

[@tomp538]

Yes, I understand the "I don't want to work on it price" strategy. Also works for "I don't want to sell it", too.

[@marcyd2007]

Next time you do one of these, can you give us a 'heads up' a couple of hours before you start so we can pop round and empty the front of your store while you're holding that connector! 🙂

[@ToniPlays_]

14:50 I keep telling my friends that it's not alcohol that fixes all your problems, it's flux that does it

[@sonyx5332]

If you have a cut, just use more flux, it makes the blood flow longer and dry less, damn right - ToniPlays.

[@rylar717]

One idea you can do is if there is a repair attempt made by the customer, then you refuse to work on it. That might help give you time to catch up with other orders and devote more time to finding a larger space. Big fan of your videos especially this one - Thank you I learn a lot!

[@bendriscoll4758]

Personally I would charge more for a job like this but I get what you’re saying

[@ortzinator]

That’s what most shops do. I think Alex enjoys a challenge lol

[@klausgarage7678]

That’s what auto repair shops do as well and buy time to then have backup work

[@mr.number9279]

I'm amazed you put this much work into it and I kind of hope you could repair it. Not because the dishonest customer who mailed this deserves it necessarily (although if he is still paying I suppose he does, doesn't he?)---but because of the e-waste aspect. Had he actually been honest on what he did to it instead of making you play cat-and-mouse by investigating literally every aspect, trying to determine what was replaced (the Maxtrip one, M92, etc.), and so on, you'd know *what* to look for (cutting down time immensely) and know when it's a lost cause (i.e.: if he literally melted the board behind the Maxtrip, well, game over, but you knew to look there at least). I really, really don't know why the person who couldn't solder a USB-C port (not an easy job, mind you...) decided "alright I'm a bad dude, I'm gonna try this M92"... botch it completely, then gets a head even MORE swelled and tries a freakin' BGA chip?! BGA chips are the #1 thing NOT TO MESS WITH even for professionals!

[@lawrencecavens5760]

It's so awesome to see a smiling sweetheart come and share a ray of sunshine with a cute smile.

[@MasterJediSean]

You are a great father. I can see it in your daughters eyes when she look at you. Cheers Alex!

[@IamDerick]

"Number one requirement is the soldering iron must be on..." Can't tell you how many times I missed the number one requirement. 😆😉

[@Turb0esky]

You are a role model and continue to inspire me Alex. Not just your excellent workmanship and excellent business advice but the random videos you share interacting with your kids shows me you're a great person and clearly a great dad. Thanks for doing what you do.👍

[@nathanhitchcock7307]

I enjoy watching your videos to this day Alex. I own an electronics repair shop in Virginia and do the same work you do. I honestly laugh to myself as I hear you vent because I completely get it. From one electronics shop owner doing "generalist" work (I repair everything like you do down to the component level)so I get it! Love what you do Alex. God bless

[@motmontheinternet]

It's a completely different profession, but watching you clean up a messed up circuit board reminds me of my worst days as a dental tech making false teeth out of gold. Any imperfection has to be soldered, laser welded, etc, and the tiny margin for error is tight enough to test anyone's patience. Good job resoldering on this job nonetheless on outcome, your work looked good. I hate starring at a messed up crown under a laser welder's microscope for half an hour.

[@pratyushdwivedi5280]

17:33 best clip of this fix showing how calm and patient this guy is, I would have tossed the board on the second miss-hap.

[@MrChrisRP]

Hey, just commenting on through to say I appreciate your work. I'm old-skool and all with this stuff, but not a repair engineer per se. In the last 2 or 3 years, I watched an ef ton of these sorts of videos though too. I actually taught electronics engineering in H.S. when I was a student, younger than the other students I would teach, all by teachers' requests. Anyhow, even more than that, your personality rocks out hard - well, at least how you are in the videos. That is appreciated as well. Long and short of it all: Not that you need it, but from me, +1 encouragement on you keep being you. Rock on!

[@noperception5073]

Is it strange that I have absolutely no intention of doing any of these repairs, but I watch these because they're somewhat soothing, but also entertaining with "chase the robber, and of course call back the wife" and I listen to these as a bit of a podcast. Not distracting, but not boring either.

[@mazi16v]

She looks so proud to her dad

[@KimoKimochii]

of*

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Great video Alex and great to see all the family and future electronics wizards ( Like your daughter ) getting involved. Man that's a true family business, God bless you man

[@ShinXyres]

I think its natural to get curious when something breaks and go "how hard can it be?" I think its always admirable that people want to learn a new skill but don't start with something expensive, even just learning how to work your soldering iron takes time. I hope this person wasn't discouraged at all, anyone can do it they just need to work at it.

[@minasgram]

Your daughter is adorable! No matter you didn't fix the board, you got the best "employee" there....congrats!😃

[@TheJoker-te7te]

You killed me with the "running from the cops" analogy. I must have binge watched 10 of your videos since when I discovered you yesterday. You're amazing in every way possible, please keep doing what you do. I'll be here enjoying it. Subbed and liked and all.

[@johnd942]

You showed marvelous emotional control. Well done! In fact, I became frustrated for you! Also, a nice family touch... 👍

[@uria2001]

thats why its good to save some boards that you might consider bad if you decide to you want to learn soldering. You can practice on a known bad device and not worrying about messing it up before you work on something that you really want to fix

[@jamiejoker118]

Love your sense of humour I repair all sorts of items it's good to watch people who know the job well I charge double if they mess with it 1st lol

[@benitoabreu4785]

You have a beautiful family, sir. God bless you!

[@thischick376]

I spend so much money on broken devices to practice the micro-soldering skills I have gained, why don't these people do the same. Most customers give us a hard time because of someone else's mistake.

[@lookitskazzy]

Always frustrating to see a board that got worked on by a one-armed gorilla with 3 fingers before it gets sent to you, but much respect to you Alex for at least giving it the old college try and seeing what happens. You could've just said no but at the end of the day you're just trying to help the customer. That's why I send my stuff to you when I need it fixed!

[@fpk1954]

Reparatur Versuch vom Besitzer einfach unmöglich! Hatte bestimmt zum ersten mal einen Lötkolben in der Hand ! Total geschrottet - Unfassbar ! Reparatur unter solchen Vorraussetzungen ablehnen - kein Ziel in Sicht - nur Chaos !

[@djmips]

Perfectly timed byeee at the end. Nice.

[@MrEd-ri5kh]

Patience of steel. Admiration.

[@saqibali253]

Mashallah what a cute smile. May god bless Mariyam and her hard working dad!

[@Jalex17895]

you are right Alex, practice and trial and error are the best teachers, nothing is learn overnight

[@gregfisher216]

Great Video Alex ! you try very hard to repair the dumpster fires you get in ! Time is money ! People who try to fix their own stuff ,reminds me of the guy building a table. He said I sawed that leg three times and it is still too short! Your Daughter is Amazing !

[@feelincrispy7053]

I learn more from these videos than I do from ‘how to solder’ videos

[@ZaneDaMagicPufferDragon]

Excellent job cleaning up that nightmare of a console!!! USB-C looks amazing 😻 compared with before and the M92 was definitely reworked along with the Max Chip they were drowning in flux, thick goopy flux!!! Looking forward to part 2 if you think it’s salvageable now!!!

[@jonathansnow5198]

Entirely agree with the repair attempt fee. On another note, I kinda miss the outro music. As old as it sounded, i got used to it and keep expecting to hear it.

[@bryanfrye8770]

Love that your daughter helps you

[@robinsattahip2376]

People don't get it, the days of fixing your own stuff are long gone unless you've had electronics training. Back in the 60s you could pull the tubes out of your radio or TV and take them to the store to test. I wish life was that simple again. You could also buy at least a schematic and usually a service manual on every major elecronic appliance.

[@JacobLara]

That capacitor trick you did when they were trying to play games was absolutely gangster (insert Alex sunglasses meme). You sir are the GOAT.

[@edybanciu7052]

Omg you make me laugh so much and being depressed, this is pure gold… thank you from the bottom of my heart! 🙏❤️ Amazing how you stay so calm and even joke about most frustrating parts of this job/hobby 😂

[@edybanciu7052]

The laugh starts at 16:00

[@hachogonzalez8649]

What a great dad - love your videos

[@omluckz8735]

I just want to say, you are really helpful to learn some skill from and have taught me a lot watching your channel. Love your jokes and the time you take to make a mess look great. Keep up the great work. Also I watch other channels and they do great work as well. I connect with you because of the genuine convo you have feels different then the others. The other channels, not all of them, give a robotic feeling to their channels. 🤔 🧐 😂 Hats off to you. Stay blessed

[@DylanSaliba]

OMG, that capacitor struggle! Well played sir, well played!

[@jaygosch8705]

It doesn't look like the customer did a lot of damage just several failed attempts to replace parts. I think the customer should always state EXACTLY what they tried to replace or repair so you don't waste time guessing. If they did that it wouldn't take you much additional time to work on someone's attempted repair. I would be embarrassed to send you something with all that flux left on it. Even though the customer hasn't learned enough to micro solder they should be able to learn how to clean up! If they told you what they did and cleaned up after their attempt you wouldn't need to guess or struggle to spot problems. The best part is at the end though with your daughter. It's wonderful that you let her help where she can and spend some time with Dad at work.

[@iTCXtreme]

Couldn't agree more, "no fix no fee"! My business does not offer this ridiculous option. At the end of the day, the problem is customers, and we are trying to help them. But at who's expense, "Customer's". 😊👍

[@josearrasola7236]

Hello to all in the chat for those who are still trying to understand why so much flux is because helps so much with the flow of leaded or unleaded soilder so don’t be afraid of using what you have I always keep five tubes in stock and once I get close to them I’ll place an order ???

[@liviutatarush1249]

I would first ask the customer if someone else intervened with the motherboard and I would refuse to receive it! Waste of time and it's a pity because you are professional in everything you do!

[@EternalHeretic]

oh man I don't think I've had that many laughs in 1 video. Amazing work trying to fix a mess. I will continue to practice so that I never have to send you anything that looks like that...

[@en2oh]

I just looked at your website, Alex! you've sourced some of the more difficult parts to locate and are making them available at reasonable prices! Good on you! Too bad you folks are dealing with so much bad weather these days.... We've really screwed up the climate for her....

[@dennisbrinkley8613]

It is amazing the degree of persistent ignorance in light of incredible amount of available knowledge. Micro component repair is very skill intensive and requires specialized tools. It is an ability that must be recognized and appreciated. KZbin videos can help to determine what is possible for the DIY and what work requires professional assistance. The videos can help to improve communication and technical knowledge. Hopefully, HP, Apple, Sony and other manufacturers are watching. Engineering can learn to improve circuit reliability.

[@miki_de]

You are great man, with great family. Tnx for sharing you work with us. Hey Alex can you make just one video what is you after work life ? Greating 😊

[@whocares5114]

This is just too funny the guy would have been better off just buying a second hand console . Great job and mazing soldering skills, you are a pro !

[@neverenoughguitars8276]

Came for the micro soldering, stayed for the hilarious analogies 🤣

[@andyrabinotvtech7586]

Thanks for sharing this video with good tips and ideas that helps us on how to make good soldering techniques.

[@VV-om8vv]

Great video thanks. Love the attitude of just getting it done.

[@campkohler9131]

When the surface tension of the flux starts sucking the parts together, you have left the fun zone.

[@isajakwa4059]

17.45 is totally me🤣"iloveyou" driving me crazy plus with no microscope really killing me.

[@colinreece3452]

You do amazing work Alex, as I always say you are a honest and noble man, also a virtual hug to that gorgeous girl, she is a cutie.

[@neodroid2000]

The amount of flux on that board on first initial inspection I already had low expectation of success. That board is a mess.

[@karl3549]

Yeah, looks like someone attempted a full board re-flow.

[@RTXti-ld7dx]

I would be totally embarrassed if I sent any device with soldering like you showed us. I gotta give it to ya for trying, but man, with all those bridges, the dude prolly shorted out many components after he was done trying to “Fix it”. If he had just sent it to you without touching it, it would have been fixed MUCH faster and cheaper. Agree with you 100%!

[@yellouu_theree]

I don't think it's embarrassing, yes.. aftermath was chaos but i remember my beginnings in smd repair with crappy tools and no experience or feel for it, it's imposible to do anything . Untill you realise what difference quality soldering iron, good quality flux , solder and multimeter makes, it seems imposible to do any kind of job like this.

[@kinnymonster]

Expensive lesson learned for that customer.

[@gpredd1]

Beautiful, God bless you and your family.

[@ricgreen1]

Your daughter is adorable! Nice work brother!

[@grigorioss3936]

I recently found the channel and I'm addicted to the repair videos. I have a question, for flux cleanup, after using the brush, is that a cotton swab you're using to remove extra flux off?

[@sanelb1147]

She is so sweet, makes life worth living for as father

[@Hejazi1365]

She was the only thing that brought smile on your face

[@burnedik]

I got "Happy vibes" after watching this video.. Ty Mariam

[@chris82079]

really enjoy your videos. you are very talented!! wanted to support and don't have anything to fix so i bought some stuff from the store. TY!!

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Better than factory Flux aids in soldering and desoldering processes by removing oxide films that form on the surface of metals being soldered. It increases the wetting ability of the solder, causing it to flow more uniformly over surfaces without balling-up

[@shakycameratheater]

If you did not have a "no fix" fee. Your queue would be 4 times longer than it is now. Unfixable junk would be sent to your shop to fix Keep your "No fix" fee. It takes time to inspect motherboard electronics.

[@haythemwageeh146]

May God protect you, and we pray to God to always write you success and progress, increase your patience and bear the difficulties of the profession, and protect your beautiful daughter, and all respect and appreciation to the old father, may God bless him with good health مصر

[@lawrencecavens5760]

Here's a bit of advice - and this is what I say to my customers {You breaky -you fixy.} Meaning that I don't rework other peoples work that they have taken apart - that might have to be one of your rules too that you might have to start to employ. I know Alex you do you utmost best to help but like you said you could have had three more jobs done by now and - well if this was me doing the sorting out of this mess i would have to charge all the time consumed - Need I say more - As the saying goes lets not put the Cart before the horse...

[@force4200]

I love you dont leave me! The caps on the board so funny 😅

[@t4rif4ri]

What an adorable ending❤

[@CTCTraining1]

Excellent work. I’m guessing you might have edited it out but maybe worth more detailed visual examination in case the fault was entirely unconnected with the customer’s failed repairs. Meanwhile keep up the great work 😀👍

[@joepozinto638]

My company took in things that other shops could not fix , Every time the solder job was very bad , most were not repaired because of the damage done in another shop

[@nathancurtis1083]

Yes people watch and think they can do the same. alot of the time poor prepration apears to be the major issue.after watchiung your videos i found that if i used a thick wire with lots of strands to wick up excess solder and get things clean befor replacing components i was much more successfull oh and the corect heat gun tips soldering iron tips and temprature ect. please do a vodeo ysing sum spare wire ans a solder wick its expensive to purchase for just one or two repairs but the skill of cleaning the bord properly buy wicking the non leaded solder away is invalabule for any bord repair.

[@Discretesignals]

We get the same problems repairing vehicles. Customer bring in a vehicle they or someone else worked on. They shot a bunch of parts at it or they did a repair themselves and bodged it all up. You have to spend time to undue all the issues they created just to get back to the original problem. Then they get mad when you charge them extra diagnostic time and labor. Sometimes the vehicle is so butchered, wel give them an extreme estimate and they take it somewhere else. People don't realize that time is more precious than money. Why spend tons of time unravelling a mess when you can do two brake jobs and make more money.

[@MrOmer123]

Hey alex thanks for all your time and videos learning for you a lot!! Hope you keep the hard work and keep sharing videos with us. If you can to make a review video of the solder station and the hot air station (best 1200w) i want to buy just wondering how it working.

[@josephroberts6027]

So many people argue that there is no need to use flux to remove components! 🤷‍♂ 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@Temmi1979]

Is melting temperature of no fix more than roasting temperature of diyers attempt gone bad on this board? Just wondering.. nice lesson like always.. better read from a book at school.

[@Backstage_Politician]

This is a smart family man.

[@dracolnyte]

new merch caption: flux makes everything better

[@dracolnyte]

please do part 2 as well

[@alanlozano6535]

you should consider to add an extra fee for prior attempt repairs/ tampered on mailed devices. And for this one maybe test it with a known good battery before call it quits.

[@pow9606]

Possible provide photos of PCBs that have had repair attempts.

[@ofekaloush]

What is the liquid he's using? What kind of soldering is it?

[@zero.zero.one.001]

It really hurts seeing you wasting your time on such a device. Is there even one spot on the board, that was not tempered with? In the same time you could have fixed 2 or 3 GPUs/Laptops/... Anyway, thank you for the wholesome conversation at the end of the video with her. That really made me smile