Nintendo Switch Repair. Owner gave up on this.

[@Suresh_Pillai]

Whoever did the previous soldering job, that solder blob was a masterpiece and interesting subject for a museum piece. Its lucky that no other components went faulty because of that short. Alex, as always, excellent work to fix it back to as pristine as possible.

[@thebeeamberheardsdogsteppe6368]

well they won't fail cause the port it self is shorted completely so power doesn't eve reach any other components

[@ethiotronics5048]

hello Alex, my name is bilal and your videos have been my lifeline before and after opening my own repair shop in Ethiopia. I owe you big time for the knowledge and confidence they gave me. Thank you very much and always looking forward for you amazing videos😁

[@ozanpress]

How old are you? I think I am too old for opening my own, though that is one of my passions

[@ethiotronics5048]

@@ozanpressi am 25, I opened my shop at 23 right after grad😊

[@ColoNelAmbush]

​@@ozanpressnever too old to follow your passion! 💪🏾 Go for it mate, you can do it!

[@IrishSkruffles]

They likely had a hard time desoldering with the equipment they had and tried the ol' "heat everything at once with a big solder blob" technique. It does work on some components but I have a hard time believing it would ever work for a USBC port 😅

[@blackdotkiller1]

They should have tried soldering instead of stick welding 🤣

[@leso204]

I do both & tig'😎

[@scrolldier]

ROFL

[@mentalmininguk]

😂🤣

[@rchltmedia]

lmao true...

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

Lol, no kidding.

[@williamkelley7654]

Hope your recovery is going well. Thank you for the excellent content!

[@MrPuddinJones]

i remember i tried fixing my laptop charging port when i was like 15, and it was so difficult to keep solder in the places i wanted it. truly an artform watching Alex make perfect repairs over and over.

[@OccasusRaven]

@MrPuddinJones And ofc u could not fix it and it costed more to fix it eventually, because all tools what u needed to fix it (or u had a buy new one)

[@MrPuddinJones]

@@OccasusRaven I got it to work eventually, but I had to re do it like 4 times and melted the connector lol. It worked for another year or two then the hinges on the screen started to break and I retired the laptop. I never tried repairing again after that tho. I learned my lesson that it's too difficult and risky to damage something even worse

[@bhoot1702]

Back then laptops had soldered charging port?

[@Syntappi]

That’s how i started also. Not knowing the importance of flux. My solder has always had flux in it, but usually it’s not enough. Also a microscope is a must. At least i can’t see what i’m doing without one 😄

[@keno2048]

Once upon a time I was a master solderer, then my eyesight went downhill.. I am pretty impressed with your skill with this. Well done!

[@gildardorivasvalles6368]

The difference between what was done before, and what you, a professional, have done is enormous. That's why everyone should go to someone like you. Beautiful work you have done there. Thank you for the video.

[@NeoOwnz]

The repair duo Alex and big boss have done it again. On to the next adventure.

[@rongray8934]

My NF.mini pen arrived today. Can't wait to try such a famous piece of equipment. NF.Short came in today as well as a few other goodies. Going to see how well I have been paying attention.

[@KC-nd7nt]

Was that 50/50 plumbing solder ?😊

[@HighCanadianSOI]

I could listen to you talk forever lol, smart man, love your work

[@dafalzonAUS]

Big Boss, witnesses miracles everyday

[@jamesphiri3718]

Always learning thanks NF watching from 🇿🇲🇿🇲

[@PaulHindt]

Nice! Now the owner can get back to playing some Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion or DoDonPachi Resurrection on that bad boy.

[@MrBiomedical]

You are my inspiration. One shout out please. Love from India

[@icommandoi145]

Prior reparer must have used a King Kong solder iron and left a tiny solder blob 🤣

[@ozanpress]

Actually, even though i do some soldering at home to fix stuff i would never mess up with type-c sockets since they look really hard to deal with without proper tools. So many pins there!

[@fatray2834]

The outro needs to be a stand alone song.

[@ps5gamepl4ys]

Love the sand Clock

[@Nobody_2024]

Well done!!!

[@richgame2331]

respect for you have been hungry for content thanks

[@jumulka1309]

I think for the big glob, the guy just try the low-melt solder trick with unleaded solder, saw it doesn't work and give it to the custumer

[@ismailhanif3070]

amazing Alex love to see your repair videos love from Gwadar

[@andrasszabo7386]

Why does your station charge the Nintendo Switch with 9V? Everyone else charges the Nintendo Switch with 15V.😊

[@coyotex850]

i like how all the tickets are like "someone else tried to repair it" lol nah, yall know what you did

[@Dlehnerswe]

Gheez. Someones clothes iron probably got flux and solder residue on it... xD

[@nathanware1820]

If it's all soldered together it should work!

[@sebastianbort8512]

0:28 nice job

[@joesammy4343]

many thanks to big boss ...he is the glue

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

Good job big boss 2

[@rfr653]

Good job mate 👍

[@bossmanboss3087]

Makes it look easy but it's not without the right tools

[@TheGameBench]

Holy crap... someone needs to confiscate their soldering equipment. They claim they took it to a repair shop, but I don't see how any shop would do something like that.

[@dailybs555]

They didn't say that, just that someone attempted a repair on it.

[@TheGameBench]

@@dailybs555 Ah, I see. That makes more sense. Whoever it was needs to put down the soldering iron and get some training.

[@jaycircuits]

Funny when they say someone else did it. Of course it was not themselves 😂

[@rafaelmagro2921]

Can anyone explain to me how the "technician" managed to do that huge solder blob on the connector? I'm not a professional repair technician, but I've never managed to do that.

[@bmxscape]

They see the technique of dragging the solder tip across the pads, leaving solder on each pad but no bridging. they tried this technique with way too large of a tip, on way to small of pins, bridging every pad. then they had no idea how to remove the solder to try again

[@ivanpetrov-bg1zl]

holy moly :D great to see you with smile :) seems hiroshima makes you to smile :D

[@Ryan_DeWitt]

I know little about micro soldering. However even I know you can't just put a large blob of solder and expect everything to work. I just don't get it.

[@zee4uu4me]

Changing a charging port is very difficult. I have tried several times for practice, still no success. I guess need some good tools.

[@Jeffschmidt1984]

Big Boss...The Boss of all Bosses!

[@gregfisher216]

Better than factory ! How is your leg doing ?

[@tiporari]

That's what happens when you ask a welder to solder. It is VERY mechanically stable. Job done.

[@robsixtyfour9204]

Actually I'm a welder who can solder. I'm sure you couldn't weld at all if I asked you.

[@bosslife944]

I can’t find the any hot tweezers on your website

[@clonblurmin8194]

What multimeter mode is he using to check for a short at 4:10?

[@RcFixer]

why don't you protect the screen when you assemble it, with an old film from a screen protector?

[@edmundbennett1993]

Hey Mr.Alex do yu ship to the country of Belize here in central America?

[@kcinplatinumgaming2598]

whoever done the original fix i.e. covered the thing in solder should never attempt to fix EVER again

[@TheDisasterblaster]

"someone" aka himself 😂

[@ilyassemamadou3777]

Hi brother good morning. I have Nintendo switch, everything fully working but just no sound. I m a technition too but don't know about this problem if you can guide me. Big Thanks

[@DannyNF4J]

Great video Alex! Question for you, do you typically keep your iron set to a standard temperature? If so, what temp do you find works best as an all around approach to most boards - both SMD and Thru-hole components? Thanks! Danny - NF4J

[@samuellopez-je9nw]

looks like they didnt have a microscope or fine solder tip

[@Peppy34420]

MAN I am truly mesmorized and love how you do this stuff, I feel like I dont understand true physics watching you solder

[@arcilonjr]

wooow this one is incredible

[@ronny332]

Hard to understand why THAT is not working. Everything is connected, isn't it?

[@gamelias87]

2nd video today, you making up for your absence 👍

[@VincentVonDudler]

0:27 - 😯

[@CompaGoon]

what degrees is hit solder heat gun? looks to be 400 C? maybe more

[@PHV1969]

do you speed up the segments where you flow solder with the hot air? I am still learniong and with my rework station i have to turn the temperature up pretty high and theres plenty of smoke and it seems like i am torching the chip/board before the solder melts. it takes forever.

[@skyforce1983]

Looks like someone took a 💩 on that connector

[@stillraven9415]

"Had someone" in other words they had themselves work on it.

[@cubinn149]

As the kid would say better than factory

[@todornikolov2063]

Seems ok :). One blob for '+', one blob for '-' and let it bl0ws :) :)

[@RandomAudioGuys]

What heat temp do you use on these Alex, Its always that second row of pins underneath I have issues with and you pull it off like cake. I can get them off but I feel my temps ain't right for these jobs on the switches.

[@retroradar_de]

Its not just heat, it is also air flow, nozzle width and distance and how fast you move the nozzle around. There is no perfect setting, just practice and find the sweet spot.

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

That was quick finish repair, not too shabby... better than factory yea piece of cake... Back to business awesome 😊

[@Boogie_the_cat]

That USB C port appears to have been soldered by a drunk 4 year old before the customer gave it to you to fix. I thought I was bad at soldering, but that huge blob makes me feel a little better.

[@ElemennoP]

a blind man on a galloping horse could have soldered that better.. nice repair..👍

[@skyll4141]

good work but what a mess. someone watched too many KZbin videos and thought I will have a go at it without any experience

[@jeffaulik3980]

Holy Moly! That could have been a lot worse.

[@Nightcore-qr1ur]

Good job 👏 happy to see you fix things

[@JacobLara]

Hahahahaha just solder one big blob and call it a day.😂😂

[@gthesuperman903]

They literally just welded every thing together

[@edwardlacson2592]

Alhway shoerted port

[@gamersofficial9928]

Looks like factory

[@emperatorgaming]

BIGBOSS is the BOSS!

[@robsixtyfour9204]

No flux given.

[@shamsalfaisal]

Came in for repair.

[@Mouseketier85]

Maybe they thought if its covered in solder it wont come loose again and stop charging 😂

[@roberthayes6329]

The bigger the gaub the better the job.

[@Darus2013]

Lol looks like my repair job!

[@stephenhanson9906]

👍

[@ahmedintel9473]

How are you, my brother? I have noticed that today’s video does not support the Arabic language

[@sandeepkark]

Is working with leaded solder safe ?

[@eat666shit]

υas long as you wash your hands after the job, yes, you will avoid lead poisoning

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@alejandrocorrea3915]

awesome educational videos thanks

[@roadkillraker]

Soldered by Stevie Wonder previously

[@JaXXuSinc]

What did I just witness? This must be an April fools thing..

[@mrwoodandmrtin]

That's what happens when you ask a plumber to solder your plug.

[@bayram46ede]

HARİKASIN👍

[@josephnoe7136]

1st comment. Hope your leg doing well sir alex. God bless you always

[@leorickpccenter]

I'm a hobbyist but never have i made such a blob in my life

[@yummy_blueberry]

Love from Pakistan

[@mork0194]

Better then factory 😂😂😂

[@ndslueman1054]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sammydavis3796]

Damn your good sir

[@timothyrients1685]

If you had used a solder sucker instead of braid wick, you could have recycled that solder blob and probably done 6 or 8 repairs.

[@TheRealBanana]

When your welder buddy can do it cheaper 🤦‍♂

[@udi112]

If you tried fixing it yourself have some dignity and throw it away

[@aliemlek]

👍👍👌👌

[@arsalanmamda7655]

hiroshima...

[@ferrarimintdaw5242]

Gaza

[@ajayaYtube]

🙏👏👏👏🙏