These GALAXY BUDS are FAULTY | Can I FIX It?

These SAMSUNG Earbuds were kindly sent over to me by Ty. He says that one of them is no longer working after some water damage...
Let's have a look and let's try and fix it!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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[@StezStixFix]

Stupid Galaxy Samsung Earbud Type Things

[@gerardoquintero-fu2np]

I have been learning micro soldering and things stick to iron or tweezers tiny things fly away or get lost so easy.... Soooo annoying

[@PoppinWheeliez]

Send them back. You got the content. Gross old ear buds.

[@MjC7192]

....Dave is Always handy/helpful...Always ....All hail Dave

[@Njuregen]

I'm surprised there no schematics.

[@stevecann3394]

😀😀

[@t.j.stabler9253]

I love that you held the repaired earbud up to your ear, found it working and then immediately held it up to your other ear to make sure it would still work on that side of your head. +10 Thoroughness.

[@MayaPosch]

I'm honestly kind of shocked how repairable those earbuds are. Compared to the Apple version that you can only open destructively, these seem positively easy to open and work on. Just a shame about the lack of schematics and other documentation :)

[@stephenmanis5258]

I was thinking the exact same thing. I'm really surprised at how easy it was to pop those ear buds open, and how semi-friendly they were repair-wise.

[@bennyjsand]

I'm not... Apple love ripping off their customers. Be it phones to cables to ear buds... Is it broke? Yes... BUY A WHOLE NEW ONE FROM US MUWHAHAHAHA!!

[@trevor245]

I mean being able to open them up without destroying them is kinda the bare minimum

[@kruleworld]

Apple are well known for their anti-repair stance. they actively lobby governments to not have 'right-to-repair' laws (including lies and threats).

[@CircuitFIX]

Ill send some broken air pods to him. It would make a great video... LMAO

[@kevinchua464]

This is one of the most impressive fix videos I've ever watched Steve, bloody good effort!

[@GameRaveTV]

Dude - I literally punched the air in victory after you successfully got the connector fixed. This was so good. Love it! I can't believe how small those pieces are.

[@raymers]

Same. Shouted "let's go" at my television.

[@fixins]

I admire your willingness to put the thing all the way back together to test it. Years of needing to take stuff back apart 30 more times, means I usually put it back together only as much I need to to test.

[@dany-ps2my]

Super impressive, that's the first successful repair I've seen on any kind of ear buds , congrats

[@chrisj2848]

You have the patience of a saint Steve, I would have chucked that fiddly little thing in the "f__k it bucket" as soon as that connector broke. 👍

[@Gummispoiler]

Saint Steve.... has a nice ring to it.

[@MichaelArlt]

Lol, this is exactly what I am thinking watching some of his videos. And this is exactly what companies want. Also the reason why they don't provide sheets and such because one could repair it easier.

[@johnneal7832]

Yup me to lol after i adjusted it with a 4lb lump hammer

[@watchingdanny]

I think it's awesome how your skills have improved over time. This thing was utterly microscopic and you got it fixed. Outstanding !

[@petereldergill2942]

His video editing and on screen presence has improved so much as well. Well done!

[@spooktasticaparanormal]

The look on your face at the end was priceless 😂😂😂😂 great fix Steve.

[@rciancia]

That was a near impossible miracle, great job, BUD - Stupid Earbuds...

[@zKaltern]

I'm sure you're painfully aware, but you got a lot of feedback on your mic at the new place. Awesome repair... your patience is becoming legendary. BTW. Dave needs his own merch! Trust In Dave.

[@StezStixFix]

Ooh, thanks for the feedback on the feedback. 👍 If I'm honest, I didn't notice it too much. I still need to mess around with the placement of my equipment, so hopefully it'll sort out...

[@Schrumpelratte]

@@Ra-zor nah its a nasty hum.

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

"In Dave We Trust" with Dave, in his dome, in the middle, like Iron Man

[@MrTimsvids]

cant hear it meself, maybe shut the fuck up....mug!

[@super10nano1]

I didn't notice it, but I have 40 year old ears. Thoroughly enjoyed this video

[@ian3314]

Awesome video! I have a pair that doesn't work, and this has made me want to see if it's an easy fix. You were wondering what to do with them. If you use earbuds, samsung buds have been the best I've ever used.

[@thephrase22]

Wauw! That was magical how you fixed this tiny bud!

[@typicalthrill]

Brand new to the channel and I absolutely can not get enough. Man, the entertainment value of your videos is amazing. Add the fact that you're actually repairing stuff? Awesome! Thank you for the great channel!

[@CircuitFIX]

I wish you would post more repairs. Nothing like bingeing Stez on my weekends. Gonna have to watch them all again. I always seem to cry with laughter. LOVE THE VIDEOS !! Keep them coming please and congrats on the 100K subs.

[@TheDemoniusX]

yay another stezstix video to curb my hangover. I NEVER understand why people like these damn things. I had a couple like Raycon and some other brand just to see why people like them. I LOATHE ear buds. I like the tried and true over the head ones, ear buds suck.

[@NGNetwork1]

Good job Steve! Those things are damn near impossible to fix and you did it!

[@AMDJZ]

My uncle introduced me to your content, and I seriously have to say that the freestyler you did there was an ABSOLUTE BOP! My god Steve, you should have more views than you currently have by now!

[@wisher21uk]

Brilliant patience shown Steve well done and thanks for the upload 😊

[@Jim_M_75]

Wow, what a top fix Steve. Mega impressed with this one.

[@dayv207]

Fantastic work as always! I once had to resolder a microscopic coil onto an iphone motherbord, I only had a regular soldering iron tip and no micoscope. Im not sure id ever try it again ;)

[@evilmissf]

I admire your patience, I would have yeeted that before I got it open lol 😅

[@collazofred]

That was an awesome fix! I didn't think you could work on components that small. You did amazing work Steve!

[@Gojirosan]

Top notch repair! Well done, Dave...er...Steve!

[@jimmybisk]

You must have the patience of a saint fixing that! It would have been thrown across the room way before that if I was doing it. Great video!

[@blueskin1978]

After all these years it still amazes me how small these components are. Just look at that cap you put next to Dave! Amazing job, great vid!

[@keironcornell9396]

Well done Steve! I was proper chuffed for you when it worked. I loved you genuine reaction of joy and surprise 😂

[@georgejohn-ge3ne]

Not only are you an amazing singer, but also an electronic surgeon. Well done 👍

[@viktorwadskog3532]

Excellent repair! Those components were tiny! I'm mighty impressed!

[@johnhammond3482]

i really did not think you will be able to fix them well done and a great video thanks steve

[@alenisortiz]

Wow can’t believe you pulled this one off, amazing fix Steve !!!

[@chrispike7249]

Another great repair video there good to see you fix those Galaxy Buds Steve - Nice 1 👍

[@IX3zero]

i wasn't expecting this to be fixable. i'm really impressed

[@nbaua3454]

That plastic like layer on which the component was sitting was fragile like a popcorn I'm having while watching this video... This fix is truly amazing 😍

[@jamesnoble4212]

I love that you have the patience and are inquisitive enough to have a crack at anything.

[@I_RacooN_I]

it's amazing to see you work on such a small device... great job Steve.

[@paulb4uk]

Fair play to you for fixing these i would of just binned them being so small makes them a fair bit harder to repair but for the most part they did come apart fairly well for repairs and battery changes .

[@Stucc0Dude]

As someone that has tried micro soldering repairs with no experience, I could taste the frustration on moving those tiny parts.

[@tonyharlotte4839]

Congrats on 100k subs love your content. many thanks from New Zealand

[@rickety327]

Genius, I've watched all your fix it's and to be able to solder one of those caps back on is incredible, 👏👏👏

[@BloodyIron]

OH YOU ABSOLUTE BOSS! MAD IMPRESSIVE! I honestly thought this was going to be an impossible mountain to fix. WAY TO GO! Proud of you!

[@jefferio]

Wow! That is seriously amazing 😮

[@tattoos1988]

Never doubted you Steve great video mate all the best

[@Pixel_Fix]

Great repair and very challenging due to the size of the components.

[@simonlunt353]

I am taking my hat off to you Steve l was thinking good luck to repairing them but you did WELL DONE 😮 keep your videos coming mr love them 😊

[@tanuki2k]

Amazing job! well done 👍

[@thadofalltrades]

It's crazy how tiny all of that stuff is. Exceptionally well done

[@isitafox]

When you picked that capacitor up under the microscope then put it down I couldn't believe how small it was 😮 Nice work!

[@dbaider9467]

You could have been a surgeon. But then, we would miss this. Another fantastic save.

[@daviddaviscrawford3669]

You're awesome! Love all your entertaining videos!

[@MikeK-NIreland]

Very Well Done Steve. Really enjoy your content you make a grumpy 55 year old veteran laugh. Thanks mate, keep up the good work. Mick.👌👍🍻

[@Blade2point0]

Brilliant fix!!!

[@thisoldproperty]

Omg! Congratulations. I was totally surprised you got them to work.

[@chrisdanks6447]

Another quality video thank-you good Sir

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Well done on the repair,I could do with a pair of those.💯👌🏻✌🏻

[@hillonwheels8838]

Nice job. Each time you touched the broken connector I was saying stop f-ing with it :) If you don't want ear buds you can turn them into stereo speakers for your room. Saw a video of how to do that with broken buds.

[@DeadKoby]

2 Take-aways from watching this......... 1. Whomever designed these doesn't hate repair technicians. 2. You've increased my courage to learn and start working with SM stuff.

[@leesmith6750]

I showed my misses the capacitor and she burst out laughing at the shear mammoth size of it. Amazes me how you can possibly work on things this small, even with the microscope. I doff my cap to you and your perseverance in the end goal. 👏

[@RyanTheTastyPizza]

Wow new place looks sweet! Awesome

[@JohnSmith-yw3jr]

You have certainly come a long way with your soldering skill. Excellent job my friend 👍

[@sgalant1]

Great job. Very hard. I own a pair of this model in black and they sound great.

[@JVerschueren]

Steve, a tip from experience when working with fiddly SMD components. Use a toothpick instead of tweezers to hold/position components. Works about 10x better and, bonus, especially if you're working with hot air, doesn't conduct heat.

[@beantown8085]

Simply amazing how small the components are nowadays

[@kazumichanproductions]

Thank you for uploading sweetie. U know what I do? U really do sound like my dad 😭😭 I miss him and I just listen to you when I am going to bed. It's like he is still here fixing the radio but a lot less cussing and beer. Thank you Steve

[@Senso84]

Lovely video as always.

[@jyesucevitz]

thank you very much. about a week ago my (r) samsung galaxy bud stopped producing sound. looked for solutions on the web with no real luck. your video just showed up today. when i saw you take it apart i thought I'd try mine. couldn't see anything a miss so i just reassembled it. now it works. all i can assume is something came loose and by fiddling with its innards and snapping back together somehow fixed it. again, thank you.

[@stealthbuilder]

Mad skills Steve

[@JonnyFix]

I'm glad you held the faulty one up to the mic, I was then able to hear nothing very clearly!

[@bonsaiwoodworks9518]

Great work as always! Patience prevailed once again 🤙

[@mattjohnson1545]

Wow, that capacitor was small! Mint effort. Love your channel

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

Great fix . I'm surprised they are so relatively easy to get into , a bit of solder mask around that connector would have been good if you intended to use them .well done

[@danb9388]

Absolute cracked up when you held the broken one up to the microphone.. 😂😂😂😂

[@Vinny200]

Saw a video of yours a while back, just saw this one and it's so hilarious, but also interesting haha. Subscribed this time ^^

[@laurensplompen]

I didn't appreciate how small these components are until I saw you put the loose capacitor next to Dave. Man that's ridiculously small. Also, I'm fairly certain you popped the capacitor loose when you went under there with your prying tool. Nevermind, you got it fixed, well done!

[@mossabDiae]

Your videos always bring smile to my face

[@hokudadog7637]

OMG! When you put that capictor by Dave I appreciated how tiny it was!

[@pedromimoso8804]

Micro soldering, hey, Steve? Well done! 👍👍👍

[@pepealexandre]

Nice job, Dave!

[@Simon-dd4gk]

Sweet Repair!

[@MrCameronMoore]

Bloody amazing!

[@landyboy7]

Nice! Well impressed, you’re a legend great video

[@ninovalenti96]

Awesome man!! I didn't think there would be a chance in hell for you to fix these. Great job!!!

[@a.j9645]

Nice one Steve! 👍🙂🇸🇪

[@weehappypixie]

Great job as usual Steve. Could I please make a suggestion to fix your audio. There's been a mains hum sound in the background of the last few videos that's really annoying. Maybe you got a grounding issue somewhere. Thanks

[@blockbuster8154]

Well done!

[@lTinyl]

That was some awesome MICRO fixing! damn!!!!!!! good job

[@neatt3815]

Can't believe how tiny the components are in that thing. That was an impressive repair 👍

[@xsgt_silverx]

As NorthridgeFix would say - "Better than factory" 😂 Keep up the entertainment Saint Steve - I would throw that thing a mile, especially after that connector went flying.

[@DavidPlass]

I know other people have said this already so I'll add to the list - you should get some "soldering tweezers" - basically two tiny soldering irons at the end of a pair of tweezers.

[@bruwin]

Good soldering tweezers aren't cheap, and the ones that *are* cheap aren't nearly that small and aren't nearly that good for putting SMD components on. They're good for taking them off. There's literally nothing in this video that would have been a good usecase for hot tweezers.

[@DavidPlass]

@@bruwin thanks, I had no idea they didn't get that small

[@BommeI]

Awesome fix! Once again you surpassed yourself with the patreon song!

[@eddylopez3005]

I was almost buying another pair, thanks to you I just need to replace the battery to the one I have..yesssss! 😅 Thank you Great Video!!!!!!!!

[@dreamcazman]

You have more patience that I do, fiddling around with microscopic components drives me nuts, haha.

[@Alan8889991]

Steve, gretings from CROATIA, excelent job..

[@James-oj6ck]

Working with those tiny components is insane.😮

[@greyxfox]

best video yet, had me in stitches haha

[@Diemermakes]

Incredible.

[@TonyVeart]

Well done mate that soldering is bloody hard to do.👍

[@Rukyr99]

Your patience and damnright resilience against stress is admirable. Hats of to you Sir. I would have ingested those damn buds just to get rid of 'm. Gift or not.

[@ryker86]

Nice video bud!