PS4 Pro Power connector Repair Gone wrong - No one is happy.

[@masterfixgr]

For destroyed anchor points or to repair large tracks, I use spot welder soldering tabs for Li-ion batteries. They are much thinner than the wick and the connector sits flush with the board.

[@abdullahalajmi2334]

Liked the idea thx for sharing

[@freakbot1056]

Definitely trying that.

[@ProcrastinationHyperfocus]

Smashing idea, I've been using the thinnest Kynar wire I could get, crushing it a bit if necessary, and keeping it in place with UV solder mask, though obviously this is for fine-pitch legs on chips and the like. That sounds like a great idea for the larger stuff.

[@rud_01]

a philosophy professor,making a great microsoldering job,always learning.

[@13ig13oots]

Using solder wick for the anchor points was pure genius, would never have thought of that.

[@djmips]

I found it can work with a cracked PCB as well. It makes for a pretty good extra wide trace like used for power or ground.

[@BuyitFixit]

I did the same recently when soldering some 18650's together when doing a ring doorbell (yeah I know they should really be spot welded) :)

[@BuyitFixit]

@@poipoi300 No. Just when I caught the terminals with my side cutters lol. Check out the video of the ring doorbell repair I did and you'll see.

[@viniciusvbf22]

@@BuyitFixit I actually just grind a little bit of the metal on the ends of those 18650 and solder on them with zero shame or regrets 🤣 Works like a charm. PS: WOW, I just visited your channel and we have VERY similar channels, same format and stuff. But mine is in Portuguese :) kzbin.info/door/FbMU6iW_fx2PbNg4hAfUkg

[@yellowfoxx4877]

Agreed, that has never cross my mind to use

[@nhand42]

I'm amazed at how steady your hands are, like a neurosurgeon. I recently bought a microscope for soldering and finally I can see the components but there's no way I could move my hands so precisely. Great to watch.

[@jiovanirivera852]

Same here lol, my hands shake like crazy at such a small level.

[@jake20479]

exhale slowly and try to maximize wrist movements as theyre more precise. try that while under the scope, i bet itll be more steady. :)

[@jiovanirivera852]

@@jake20479 ill try that, thanks!

[@supernovasavage2734]

Try to rest your elblow on something

[@KopAce]

Yeah I'm convinced this guy is a soldering master. Amazing job as usual!

[@Ryan_DeWitt]

He is. I guarantee you 90% of the repair shops if they saw that kind of mess would either tell the customer to go away or quote him such a high price they would go away.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

@@Ryan_DeWitt of course but also add the fact many folks don't value that kind of work and would say that "160$ is too high blablabla..." There's that...

[@ncdave4life]

It is amazing how steady his hands are.

[@Janfey]

its his profession, duh.

[@scouse1967]

Those ps4 power connectors break off the board far to easy to be honest. I had my brothers PS4 in for a complete strip down and deep clean a few months ago. When i was very gently trying to remove the power cable from the connector, the connector just came straight off the board ( and took 3 of the trace pads with it ). With carrying out the same type of repair your doing here. Alex. I got his console all fully back up and working for him.

[@sabawialnassiri1018]

because it is not meant to be disconnected from the board side , you have to disconnect it from the PSU side and leave the cable attached to the board , I learned that the hard way :(

[@scouse1967]

@@sabawialnassiri1018 It's sony's poor production standards. Just look at the PS5 console for instance. The last version of Playstation that was quality built, was the Playstation 2. I rest my case.

[@iaincowell9747]

Why where you striping down a working ps4 in the first place? Completely unnecessary

[@volvo09]

@@iaincowell9747 people love getting ocd with thermal paste and dust cleaning... I don't get it either.

[@Tobywan83]

I'm at a loss for words. All I can say is... That was something to behold, I am extremely impressed by this! And thank you for teaching me how to do this!

[@CarlAlbermarle]

The fact you're talking about "this" while repairing ps4 makes your videos so unique and powerful. Keep it going !

[@TheSod70]

The start of this video reminds me of the conversations I had with the owners of the corner store I went to, almost every day, back in Dallas. Man I miss those talks and those days. Thank you for taking me back home for those couple of minutes! I could taste the coffee and hear their voices! :)

[@gamerelated3887]

I love that you promote family values and morals on your channel. What we need now, in our current atmosphere here in the US, are values and morals. God bless you, Sir! you have a heart of gold!

[@LoneBlackBear]

Well said fellow little dot. Love both the repair and the chat. The world would be a better place if more thought like you.

[@Jonathan900S]

So we all are nothing

[@timothystevenhoward]

I like how when faced with a mess, you still have a smile on your face. I can tell you like helping people. It's why I got into engineering myself as a profession.

[@kseries1981]

"Hiroshima. What have you done?" 😂

[@Unedited2022]

Hahaha i was looking for this comment. I genuinely laughed out loud when he said that. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mryanzou]

Hehe ! love the call about the UV lamp from older video :) PS: thoses people who complain about the UV light are the same who love to watch sunset and dawn videos !

[@BuyitFixit]

Hi Alex, Good idea with the solder mask before soldering. I too used solder wick like that recently to join some 18650's together. Also the sarcasm with the UV light was great :)

[@tsbeech]

That trick with the solder wick was genius! I'm gonna use that one for sure! Thank you for another wonderful video!

[@tarek3006]

You are talking about this while make a Ps4 repair because you are human brother... It's a very good advice for everyone.. Appreciated reminder of how small we are and how much we should be appreciative and grateful to our lives we are having and most of all to our creator Allah

[@rahulmohanty4724]

I really thought that was unfixable. Learnt a new trick from you today 😀

[@ElBandito_Gaming]

Really inspiring the talk in the begining of the video. Remembers me to stay humble and respectful.

[@garyr7027]

Zoom out far enough and we can't even be seen, we're not even ants.

[@rounakr94]

Lol, love the pun with the UV light 🤣

[@LabArlyn]

I wonder who invented it first 😂

[@TexasTimelapse]

Wrapping wires around the pins and bending the wire three times for a larger conductor? You're just showing off your crazy good soldering skills aren't you? 😁✌️ Excellent job saving that board!

[@graphicd00d75]

Never would have thought of using solder wick as an anchor. Thanks for the great tip!

[@charlesmawale9114]

I need to practice more on soldering, what you have done looks simple but requires experience.. you combine motivation and repairing lessons at the same time, keep on sir. Much love from Malawi, Africa..

[@blackdotkiller1]

Looks like the customer dragged it in 🤣👍

[@jazeenharal6013]

Still worth it. Knowing you are having an otherwise-working PS4 fixed is worth that price honestly. You could buy a new(used) one for $250-350 off eBay...but you don't know what other issues it may have under the hood. Anybody checked what PS4's are going for these days? holy MOLY. Hold onto what you've got and take care of it, guys and gals. I just thoroughly cleaned/dusted, replaced CMOS battery and repasted my PS4 Pro in hopes of keeping it running for a good long time. Electronics like this are becoming more and more valuable as inflation/chip shortage/production issues continue.

[@boaztagar]

Hello, dear man, I'm from Israel, I watch you all the time, you're a perfectionist, thank you

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

Watching you work is so satisfying. Plus I like the life tips.

[@randyr.parker2698]

Alex, your opening comment was SPOT ON!!!!!!! 👍

[@jasonvoorhees3282]

14:08 I love your dry sense of humour

[@JEL5150]

Came for the board repair tutorial, stayed for the philosophical knowledge drop

[@jordancoleman2402]

Thank you for sharing the knowledge 👍 dropped my drone radio/controller the other day and was able to replace the USB connector from learning your advanced technique 👍 you rock brother

[@smdsoldering]

The grass is always greener on the other side very true

[@doggheadtech]

Never thought of using solder braid for anchor points 🔥 Awesome work!!

[@francklangelierfl]

Thank you for all.

[@LiveLifeLucratively]

I watch many of your videos just because I like to learn to do many different skills in life but Your message spoke many volumes to my intellect. Thank you for keeping that in the video. I needed those words of encouragement even if it was Irrelevant to the video it was very inspiring.

[@diegoknyte]

Love the words of wisdom interjected into the repairs. True brother! Now secure that connector! 🤣

[@StarfilmerOne]

The mask would be the cherry on top, in my opinion the guy deserves that for spending couple hundred bucks for his game console. This is love

[@nemonada3501]

I don't know why it never occurred to me to use desolder gauze like that. Definitely going to remember that one.

[@BuyitFixit]

I needed some "flat" wire to join some 18650's together.. so I did the same a couple of weeks back. But good idea for repairing anchor points or very large traces!

[@bobapthorpe]

We all appreciate your commitment to eye safety... ;)

[@ps3dropzone187]

You have a great outlook on life I watch a bunch of your videos and listen to what you say I wish everybody thought the way he did keep it up

[@gabest4]

If the top of the via was completely gone, would it be a solution to push a very thin wire into the hole and solder it? That 0.1mm wire looked almost small enough.

[@dracolnyte]

could you have used a used wick? always wonder if you just throw out a used wick or somehow recycle them by extracting out the solder

[@Bestill_]

Our soldering Profit. I like how you think.Thank you for your time teaching us.

[@cdurkinz]

Every time you do the rectangular pad strip upside down it drives my OCD nuts lol. Why do that? "Why not" 🤣

[@lakiza55]

No need to buy that uv lamp you sell. I just pause the video and point my screen to cure solder mask 😁

[@devonwilson5776]

Greetings. Thanks always for sharing. I found your videos to be always informative and educational. God's richest blessings to you and your family.

[@Wingedmechanic]

Sometimes I ponder, why nobody is coming up with a quick UV curing epoxy and copper laminates so that those ripped copper traces and pads could be replaced. This would make the life much more easier. Also the genius that came up with such a hard to disconnect connector and decided to make it surface mount deserves a Darwin award. Shut it and forget it taken to the extreme.

[@kwik01]

I see someone has already made the neurosurgeon comment. Great work!

[@BashoStrikes]

I've used copper tape adhered to the board with high heat epoxy for torn anchor pads a number of times and all have worked quite successfully.

[@Cabeza492]

Electronics and philosophy... this man is unvelievable!

[@mm0077]

Thank you for sharing and Good job. I am glad for the people who have just learned that Wick/braid can be used as anchor points. It has been around for a long time and demonstrated by other youtubers too.

[@d7oom234]

شرح كامل ومفصل وبسيط صراحتاً تُشكر يا بطل🤝🏼👍🏼

[@razinulhaque]

bro best advice from my best channel,you already became my favourite person in youtube.wish i could meet you personally

[@martinljubic84]

A person cannot choose to have or not have Philosophy. Man and the nature of free-will necessitates Philosophy. A man who knows what he knows, is a happy man. Yep, if you know what you broke, you will happily fix it.

[@mattrey21]

I don't know HOW MANY of your videos I have watched but I enjoy your, lessons in life moments. Lol.. Also, how at the end, you end saying WE did an awesome job ..lol....

[@MyRICKY46]

Gaining the max possible from literally NOTHING. Simply amazing! You're the gratest

[@paulchakravarthi2782]

Lovely philosophy. I really enjoy all your videos. Yesterday in India we celebrated "Teachers'day". It's the birthday of our late President of this country, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, who was a great Teacher and a Philosopher. When you teach, the knowledge you have gained through your own experiences, it's really great. Very few people only will share them; others think it is business method. Only a Teacher, like a ladder, help others to climb up in their life, through their teaching and philosophy. Now, You also have become a good Teacher and Philosopher. Great 👍, Keep going. May the LORD Bless You and Your family and Your business abundantly. 🙏🙏🙏. My special love to Big-Boss , your Dad and to the two lovely Kids. 💞. God bless them all. 🙏 . I really enjoy all your videos, to the extent of your enjoyment in making and posting them.😎🎈👍. Thank You so much for all the pains you are taking for them. ✍️♥️. God bless you all. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.

[@MrDinakdakan]

The world making heroshima because you make it look easy

[@ZaneofAustin]

yo this is a legit solder repair. i could watch these all day haha not that i hope more people would rip the fan connectors off their ps4s but it makes such good content :) great work

[@temyraverdana6421]

Wonderful! have you never try to use conductive ink? how do you think?

[@hamzahkabbani6531]

I really watch the vedios for the fun of it . I love the way you address things straight. As for what you have said in the intro we say ( the grass is always greener on the other side) . Keep the great vedios going and best of luck. My great regards from KSA.

[@GNXClone]

Since those rip off so easily, why not add a couple drops of electronics potting epoxy around the base for added strength?

[@Babbages]

them connectors suck after a few years it's like pads become brittle from the voltages going through them had to fix 2 different ones because people just trying to clean their consoles ripped them off and another that I just pulled up trying to take apart a console I stopped even trying to remove them from the board until its fully out if I work on something and just unplug it from the PSU til then because of that.

[@deepseashwar]

Those were some Wise words Mr.Alex.. Wonderful job..

[@Ghost572]

I wish the health and safety using the UV lamp would improve, I am tired of being hit with the UV, I am tired of having to dive out of my gaming chair to protect to my eyes.

[@andresnunez43]

I always imagine myself in the midddle of the ocean alone no boat or anything then i look arround only water that's when realize im nothing! all our complain just nothing! Great Repair video!!.

[@tecnogof]

Fix of no fix? Every one of your videos is a masterclass for up and coming board repair technicians. I learn so much from you. Keep up the amazing good work Alex and thank you for sharing!.

[@ahmedsiddiqui4658]

Your job is always artistic and so nice to watch.. it's a perfectionist and robotic. Amazing. ....

[@ronaldhowell5831]

I have a question. What machine do you use for voltage injections to find shorts and grounds. Could you provide a link from your store. Thank you

[@mandowzn]

Nunca se me ocurrió utilizar la malla como punto de anclaje para ese conector, verdadero genio!

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

My wife steals my very fine tweezer and complains about them being soaked in flux. Beggars can't be choosers. Love your philosophical moments it is pretty relevant...

[@michaelvinoth7866]

Brilliant Work Alex.. I thought it cant be fixed.. But you're really awesome... Thanks..☺ I learned lots from you..

[@petrolhead0387]

Hold up, I think I've missed a video. Someone seriously complained that you were damaging viewers eyes, by point the UV lamp at the screen? 😂

[@tyrellwreleck4226]

Do you recommend using conductive pen in this kinds of cases where the lines are not visible?

[@zerocks88]

brilliant idea with the solder wick as anchor

[@Warrorar]

solder wig for an anchor point xD you are a true magician!

[@chandramohannandanpawar2617]

I liked your philosophy alongwith the smart repair

[@alejandrocorrea3915]

we all love wise words from a wise man thats how we all learn

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

12:16 The saying is "You always want what you cant have. Grass is always greener. "

[@mrhoney216]

Seeing the thumbnail, at first it seemed that it is an animal painting but looked carefully it is the whole soldering layer out.

[@ichbins7203]

why are those other vias there? Is nowhere else space for vias for connecting layers inside?

[@DJSammy69.]

Mad soldering skill! Amazing work!

[@etet4736]

Great video as always. Just created an account on your website and ordered the pads with desolder braid wick. Thanks again.

[@birsingh5388]

Brilliant thoughts at the beginning

[@greatdrd]

Nope question , sometimes we have insulated jumper wires with plastic , should we just burn the insulation with the tip of the solder and solder ? , thanks

[@Paperghost]

NO! Use cutters or strippers to strip back the plastic before tinning the exposed wire in preparation for soldering.

[@AhmedYosef91]

Your sarcastic talking is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ghoulgoon2889]

I appreciate your videos and hard work, also what you said about people. God bless brother

[@zakarm1258]

Hi master🙏😎, nice job i have laptop battery not charging my question is if we can reset bms or change it

[@jrose-xp6tf]

Solder-wick anchor-points....very clever.

[@ciubex]

Oh I'm hit! I'm hit! I'm hit by your UV light!🤣😎

[@ronniecrozier]

opening statment 100, the UV light stuff kills me everytime LOL, and as always your a master!! good work

[@eudesoliva1408]

No one is happy... great truth!

[@manojgajjar9997]

Awesome brother 💕💕💕 I like your work too, the quotes you keep together are very solid...

[@anupamrathore224]

Honesty is the key of success ... I am also a hardware worker it's not easy to deal with everyone but I learn so many things from you and I am feeling happy today.. and I am following them too☺️ And yess LOL 😆 for UV lights🤣

[@xavariusquest4603]

Question. This repair is for a 4 pin power connector. How are you supposed to push the female wire lead over the male pins if the pins are covered with wires and flux? Wouldn't the friction and force of fitting two mated components together rip apart the repair?

[@Paperghost]

PMSL. Seriously? That is about the dumbest comment I have ever seen. That really has made my day.

[@jesusyuca1483]

👀 Could you get me an ounce of what ur smoking?

[@jonathanjacob468]

💀💀💀

[@argee99]

Rare form today. Thank you and God bless...

[@kaziashrafulalam20]

Can we use copper tapes in place of the wires? A noob question but i am a bit curious.

[@BuyitFixit]

I would have thought so. I've got some copper tape for the same reason!

[@wombatillo]

0.1mm or 0.15mm copper foil would have been better and given a more clean result.

[@kazrepair7219]

How do you clean soldering tip sir

[@hristiqndimitrov5249]

When I'm cleaning consoles I leave the power connector plugged in board side and unplug from the power supply If I happen to break the power supply side much easier to swap out the power supply than to sit down and do a board repair