Playstation 4 Prior Repair Attempt Nightmare - HDMI port replacement

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[@charlespierce3647]

Spent 41 years in the electronics industry and I can tell you there are people out there that can destroy an anvil.

[@JC-mb3cq]

I'm one of those

[@ram_bharosey]

🤣🤣

[@OrbiterElectronics]

Looks like the customer had tried to get that HDMI port out with a shovel 😯

[@metalhed636]

Looks like a blowtorch-crowbar technique to me...

[@davestationuk7374]

Plumbing solder/flux and blowtorch 😂

[@michaelmayfield4304]

Nahhh, he was drilling deep for oil

[@rasec202]

@@michaelmayfield4304 didnt find it

[@imadb2933]

🤣🤣

[@drivejapan6293]

Ok between shipping and the cost of repair the customer could have just bought a used working one off eBay. Honestly though this is why I watch these videos. It's a train wreck and you can't look away. Entertainment at its finest.

[@michaelmayfield4304]

I see where your thinking went wrong. You used your brain and common sense. Most people just get a bigger hammer. LOL

[@emman4734]

@@michaelmayfield4304 facts

[@GlycerinZ]

I recently found this channel and enjoy it

[@mysticknight6724]

The look on your face when you saw the damage was priceless. Lol

[@rasec202]

Damn Cesar

[@MGOFor3ver]

The question is how the guy who tried to do this job didn't damaged all the solder joints after removing the hdmi port. A miracle.

[@RaviYadav-nx7ft]

no its a quality of the product.....

[@jermainegrant753]

Lol

[@Vo0d0o2009]

he had no flux !! its the only reason possible

[@PandaMan02]

@@RaviYadav-nx7ft you think its the product, when the customer clearly mangled the port's front pins?

[@happybird2642]

Removing and cleaning those soldering mess is quite satisfying to watch. I Love your work and your channel. Thanks.

[@ogi22]

Thank you for this clip! :) It reminded me when i was learning/working in the computer service shop 20 years ago and i was exchanging LAN socket on the LAN card. With just normal soldering tips, no hot air, no wick to suck off that excess solder, no sweet jelly flux... just steady hands, quick touch and a strong prayer :D Damn, those were fun times :D

[@yuub0t413]

Holy hell I need to order some of that wick now

[@M0UAW_IO83]

I've seen a few boards like that where the through hole has been ripped out, if it's not going to interfere with the case or shield I add a piece of tinned copper wire through the hole(s) and loop it over the top of the socket then scrape a section of the ground plane clean to solder it to, I also solder the wire to the top of the socket so it acts like a strap.

[@gamesrusvideogames1688]

i'd like to see him do a pro job with the crappiest tools

[@daniel070487]

hdmi port wont be the biggest problem on this. those obvious burned and missing components aside. when you have that kinda savage holes (front holes on hdmi port) in a multi-layer pcb, it will most likely be shorted on any layer.

[@yauker]

after watching newer videos of yours, maybe 20 hours worth- with no experience personally.. I have to say, it seems you've really improved in your skills immensely in the last couple years! Still great work, you're just way smoother in your techniques and camerawork, teaching and talking points.

[@yoloswag4204lyfe]

Those blown black components in the circuit are diodes. The HDMI will not work if any one of them are not present.

[@woodiemarv]

Sony had some parts laying around and decided to put them on a ps4 board for no reason lol

[@ELXT93]

I love ur soldiering iron sir

[@gamezsolution2566]

I really would love to be your teacher kudos! I always learn from you even in things that i do at my workshop on daily basis like changing the ports sbridge and apu i always get to pick something from your vids Much appreciated from Nairobi,kenya E

[@gamezsolution2566]

I meamt student sorry for that

[@andreaswehrmann365]

4:06 "Very nice wig!" Oh, thanks! Glad you noticed. 🤣

[@Biffo1262]

In a case like that where non-conductive pins cannot be soldered I use epoxy resin. OK it's harder to remove but it's also a hell of a lot harder to break too. I never leave them loose.

[@udhayakumarCODEMASTER]

I like that 😄 "what the flower is going on here", cz I used to say this, U got one subscriber , for this 👌🏼

[@mohammedmariff9034]

he secured the pads so they not fly away :) good job

[@snyper7979]

That PCB looks like a MOAB bomb was dropped on it. WTF was the owner thinking, "Let's carpet bomb the board". "Sounds like a good idea to me, hold my beer." Wow, good luck on that repair.

[@annson24]

I'm only on 1:48 of the video and I'm already satisfied. Satisfaction starts at 1:39

[@gastongl404]

yeah that feeling : perfect

[@hove131]

How in the world did they make those mounting holes so large? Unbelievable. I'm shocked this board had all it's pads still.

[@enteranon3342]

Desolder the Holes with a drill nice Work:)

[@dafalzonAUS]

If it’s from Jamaica they must of been high attempting this repair, breathing in the fumes at the same time lol

[@jonsnell4751]

When I get the ports ripped from the board and no where for the main lands to solder to, I use a copper washer to bridge the gap.

[@tobiasstergren9092]

You should have cont'd tested that bypass cap... if it was shorted, it could've overloaded (or worse, taken down) a voltage rail. Also, I would've put in glue or epoxy in the mounting holes for the HDMI connector, just for extra strain-relief for the solder pads.

[@clintwhite4372]

I appreciate your videos. Thank you for sharing your repair work 👍

[@marklowe7431]

Have you seen some of the soldering irons people use. Plumbing and smd in one iron. You sir do good work. Very pragmatic and diligent.

[@zxrjimmy1]

A messy one , good work 👍

[@justinspiredfallout]

WTH? Did they drill it out? :O

[@brendonmason5750]

That's what I was thinking

[@ACOnetwork]

Those holes, what the hell?

[@dagg497]

You could have secured the two front legs of the hdmi port with epoxy applied with a syringe.. Or?

[@kmclasvegas6513]

He could, but I guess that's too much work.

[@brendonmason5750]

Wonder how the layers in that board touching each other is going to work out when he goes to power it up...

[@ogi22]

@@gblargg Most probably you are right. If the pin/support leg of the port goes through the board, most likely all circuits around are ground connected.

[@donaldellett5246]

Not every job is easy - and this one prooves it - the customer or whoever did this soldering - needs to learn how to do it plus have the right equipment

[@Nypartcannon]

Very relaxing to watch I find the process therapeutic Thankyou brother

[@lexander9686]

0:29 I felt the same way

[@midnightrizer]

whom ever did that mess has zero soldering experience nevermind smd soldering and why do some people insist on calling soldering welding totally different skill like piano and guitar are different skills. or cooking and baking skill in one does not imply skill at the other.

[@Stillsz75]

I'm using that from now on.... what the flower.....🤣 love you man. Great man

[@frankreiserm.s.8039]

I am the electronics technician who does not know what he is doing. I have repaired consumer video/audio electronics for 18 years and, although I know what I am doing, I frequently mess things up. I have a diploma in electronics, but being well educated and having skill are not the same. I have the knowledge but not the skill.

[@YoStu242]

As a soldering noob I managed to replace USB charging port similar to that using heatgun but I guess I was lucky and didn't burn a big hole on the board

[@crazycraigy01]

I would ask the customer, whos been trying to solder with a HOT CHISEL...🤦

[@ayoubbekhouch6039]

Good work we still learning from ur experiences bro 👍👍👍

[@stevenmael]

if theres one thing ive learned in 10~ years of electronics repair is that consoles are almost always a nightmare to diagnose and repair.

[@ejeckk]

What in the seventh level layer cakes baby cross nuts is this? Oh my damn goodness!

[@makarandrikibe3136]

Excellent work it was almost impossible but you done it very well miracle

[@younespl8762]

Beautifully done 👍🏼

[@cprogrck]

Why not replace those burned components??? It's like 2 extra seconds to solder a smd cap.

[@courtlaw1]

I hope you called the customer immediately and told them their board looked like a shit show.

[@meganwyatt1607]

The person that attempted that repair is now in a mental hospital.. these boards handle a shit load of heat.. pre heat people.. low melt solder helps too

[@faisalfaixal2376]

well done brother well done

[@scottmiller3025]

Nice work, I'm old school and still have trouble getting solder braid to work..lol

[@andchip.s]

Lots of Flux

[@smashingpumpkin1986]

They might have a bobsleigh team, but they don't have anyone who can solder

[@Thefinaldoom]

Why didn't you secure the connector with some kind of epoxy glue?

[@octavioroldanramirez51]

In this case you can put the green resin in the holes to fill them and glue those supports, it hurts that I come a year later

[@steyns82]

Why don't you remove some solder mask next to those holes where the the legs of the hdmi connecter should fit and make some bridges in solder or pieces of solder wick soaked in solder to fixate the connector even stronger to the PCB?

[@westsenkovec]

What the hell are people doing with HDMI ports on PS4's? There's a ton of repair videos on them.

[@gatitodesharly]

now you can see ps5 hdmi port videos too!

[@ayman4307]

People dont have microscopes

[@Liquid_Mike]

Partition a pinch of that know-how and write friendly customer interaction over it, you'll be all set

[@slayer7003]

A little piece of a tick wire to solder those front pins would have been great!!

[@Pulptenks]

I'm not averse to do repair but the first look at this motherboard is like... WTF MANG LOL

[@younespl8762]

Wish could do this kind of repair

[@jacksonknies2537]

Very good! Use some resina do fix the pads who dont aceppt solder. You are a genious.

[@shmuelblitz2069]

You should post before/after pictures of boards like this that you handle.

[@Disneylandrides.]

If it was me, I would’ve sent it back, saying no fix. That thing is nothing but a parts board that thing is thrashed

[@sarahwreisner8718]

Beautiful work!

[@TonyHdd1]

Extraordinary work!! The cleanest ever !! Whats the temperature of your soldering iron ??

[@LabArlyn]

900° C

[@bestbuildpc]

When u get that mess. Just fix it but I think the client should pay for this mess! Simple as that. So many people start attempting to repair instead of sending the device to u. TOO BAD!

[@stevencharette7918]

omg LOL, i just started micro soldering, learning SMD's, spent over a grand oN equipment, and have been practicing on dead motherboards ive made many mistakes but this is a outright nightmare, that person should probably never ever touch another soldering iron again, leave it to i guess in his case the beginners or experts, that board is toast along with the SMD's

[@melplishka5978]

Instances like this how about some hot glue too help with support on the connector ?.

[@bigrichrodriguez335]

Man, your videos are soo good, I will pay just for watching! Do you have patreon?

[@TechProNZ]

Hi, big fan of your videos keep up the good work! Just curious, how many watts is the soldering iron you're using in this video?

[@jontait1095]

Did he use a blow torch previously on this board what a mess

[@losien1]

I can understand your frustration after seeing something like this, i’d go mad too for sure. But there’s a field for improvement so please forgive me a bit of constructive criticism here: 1. Good move with soldering legs of a HDMI connector from both sides of PCB. I always do that regardless of anything. 2. Other 2 legs that could not be soldered in this case due to damaged pcb holes should be secured with some quick drying epoxy glue (whoever mentioned here hotglue - please...) 3. Good practice of checking if legs were soldered (tweezers method) but the amount of solder on some of them is questionable. That board takes a lot of heat so you should have blown a hot air (preheat) from the bottom of a board while soldering the pads at the top - it would make a solder to stick much better. 4. Lack of a filtering cap maybe wouldn’t be such a big deal but i saw a lot of diodes being damaged within that area which is a bit concerning. Anyways - people if you don’t have a right tools like hot air and a good soldering iron and of course skills do not attempt to do this. When i was doing this for the first time although it’s a fairly easy job it didn’t go as smooth as I thought it will. PCB in this area is one big heatsink which makes things a way harder. Peace!

[@rickwijnveld5785]

Could have fixed the other two legs in place with some quick curing epoxy. Either the cheap non-conductive kind of epoxy or the conductive kind of epoxy that contains silver particles if you want to also restore the connection to ground of those legs.

[@theone3776]

Maybe he's busy with other stuff, or just cant be bothered. Its not his fault that the previous guy literally drilled the motherboard.

[@lunar5718]

Wonder why he didnt service it at ps service. I mean if its looks really bad isnt it should be on official store service? Also u do wonderful job,great work

[@earumamaadu]

Solder wick is a waste of copper

[@emcee-rit]

Nope

[@tookitogo]

A vacuum desoldering station is a far better option. It’s more flexible, and is gentler on the board than wick.

[@Druid_Plow]

Did this guy drill holes in the board? You can see the board layers in those giant craters. If this thing works i would be shocked. Hdmi port is as good as it can be now, but that board is still D-O-N-E FUCKED.

[@yobb89]

8:50 , yeah i wouldn't pay you to work on a board you can't fix, you should re evaluate your qoutes , maybe charge only a inspection/ dissemble fee, a small fee before it gets worked on .

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

Jeez that’s hard to even look at.

[@montywh]

i would've taken a picture of the damage they caused, sending a reply saying "haha, no"

[@Yoritomo3800]

In such case i would secure the connector with some hot glue, it is then only way to keep it solid

[@midnightrizer]

no way a new port going to help that mess.

[@yobryan88]

I cant understand how they destroy the HDMI ports? like what are you doing with your PS?

[@Backup_Jack]

How much would it be to replace a 2009 macbook pro battery? Just a question.

[@chrisrobinson7087]

whats with the little grey boxes on the screen bud? see it in loads of your videos. either in the centre like this one or top left. is its obs or your capture software?

[@bestbuildpc]

U can melt some silicone glue inside the hole.

[@Vo0d0o2009]

thanks that the guy who tried had no flux for doing this job and an under 20Watts soldering iron , it probably saves all the pads! you clearly see the place that look like tip started soldering itself on the solder that was addded , funny 6:00 WTH lol he have digged onto the board to remove solder???????????

[@cewaffles]

What Temp is your Soldering Iron at? Also, what type of solder are you using for the PS4 HDMI Repairs?

[@ovalwingnut]

MORE than REASONABLE repair terms. The only reason for Cust dissatisfaction will be miscommunication. And that never happens 😉

[@Diebog]

I don’t understand how people try this themselves and don’t stop they just keep going while burning everything on the board. Takes allot of heat to melt those other components. I can’t imagine this was a shop related job. Judging by the film on the top it looks like they used flux for copper pipe soldering and a solder iron to weak to do the job. It’s funny because You tell people what flux to use and solder in your videos, I do t get how people get into so much trouble. Lol

[@Natalebrown]

Hi i watch your video all the time learn alot from them this one looks like the person did not have the right equipment for the job and was just a thing

[@noxlupi1]

No cure no pay, unless you left out important information. that is what you can expect from great service! If you left out information and made the situation unpredictable, rendering the experts experience useless, then you will be charged for his research and attempt, no matter the outcome.

[@fanglethorpe]

Thats what happens when you solder with an ember on the end of a stick.

[@xamtra]

We are glad to know if that PS4 turned on?

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Where does northbridge located if they sending a ps4 from Jamaica and back again and the repair would cost more than a new PS4?

[@donnierobertson3088]

Nice job

[@irnbrusnr816]

Cmon did he use a clawhammer

[@KrotowX]

The person who tried to solder the port, certainly had no clue about flux. And probably used some utility soldering iron from granddad's shed. I'm more curious about how board was damaged at first place? Someone drunk and with too strong hands? Or board was damaged when PS4 got stolen in rush during home invasion?

[@bar10005]

IMO it looks more like they couldn't desolder shield pins and decided to drill out the front ones.

[@FilmFactry]

Very Educational!!

[@syhi7971]

He stopped because the blowtorch ran low ;) nice fix.

[@gastongl404]

and the HDMI port got melted xD

[@TheKrillmeisterswe]

I'm a novice when it comes to soldering, but replacing an HDMI port is something that even i am able to do. How can you screw something like this up so bad from the beginning?

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