This Dusty Old XBOX ONE Has NO POWER | Trying To FIX

[@stefanschneider3681]

As I wrote before: I truly enjoy you showing tries that don't work out as well. Great job anyway!

[@TheCod3r]

Great effort Steve. This board definitely has an internal short. The layer directly below the source for the mosfet is a ground layer so that will be fused together. If you still have it I'd be happy to see if there's anything I can do for it

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks mate. I still have it, I sense a "legend of smellda" collab incoming... 😁

[@TheCod3r]

@@StezStixFix haha hell yeah Mr. Switch Killer Jr. 😂😂😂

[@RyanAdams1991]

@@TheCod3r did this ever happen?

[@chadferrell122]

so did it happen or whats up

[@Mindereak]

@@RyanAdams1991 I quickly looked at his videos from the last 6 months, there doesn't seem to be anything that matches so I don't think so.

[@PhoenixNoKiseki]

The subscribe thing in this video said he had 3k subscribers at the time. He is now closing in on 100k as of writing this. Good job Steve, it’s a great channel.

[@JamesSmith-vz8yr]

Dust-tastic! I was coughing just watching....... RIP. Cheers man!

[@StezStixFix]

Cheers James! I probably should have worn a mask on this one! 😬

[@BangerSoundtracks]

Instantly subscribed because you seem like an awesome guy. Plus I like repair videos, can't wait to watch more 😁

[@MicroMageRepair]

I'd walk away from that as well. I think your conclusion is spot on.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Micro! I think I made the right decision walking away, but it's difficult to do it. Something in the back of my mind is still telling me "but, what if you...". Having said that, I'm happy that I've got me some donor parts now, so I can look at picking another one up to try and fix! 👍

[@smiley___face]

Real professionals eat the forbidden cotton candy btw 🤨

[@Stonecold724]

The good news is you can still put your coffee on it. The bad news is when you SPILLED your coffee IN it, your ruined the Xbox.

[@StezStixFix]

Yep, it's now an expensive coaster! Such a shame, never seen damage like this first-hand before. Scary stuff.

[@ergosumadrieyl2927]

Didn’t know I’d find motherboard repair relaxing like this😌 I think it’s time for a nap

[@dazisback2]

Love the way someone used it as a coaster to put brews on, another great video Ste and Dave, keep up the great work lads ;-)

[@stuartmcphillie7300]

Love a Stez vid. I see a Dyson/ Microsoft collaboration right there.

[@StezStixFix]

😂 The Microsoft Dyson Static-o-matic. Just plug it in, leave it on your floor for a few years and it will remove all the dust from your bedroom! 🤣

[@stuartmcphillie7300]

@@StezStixFix 😁

[@chris-pike]

Wow that xbox was just gross and caked in dust and your face said it all Steve ! and seeing how badly damaged it was must have been a nightmare 😳

[@StezStixFix]

Absolutely Chris! It definitely was a nightmare, I doubt I'll be able to get this one working, but at least I have some spare parts for the next one! 👍

[@ArreglandoCosas]

I totally agree with your conclusion Steve by the looks of that board, but maybe injecting 1 volt on that MOSFET to see if the board gets hot could be a nice add on. Excellent vid as usual keep the great work!

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Arreglando. I did think about the voltage injection after I'd finished up the video. I've seen others doing that and really want to give it a try. I'll definitely try and remember to do that on the next one! 👍

[@torahforeverwithmashiach8767]

Thanks for trying man, was awesome to see your working inside

[@pedromimoso8804]

Nice work, Steve! The carpet you pulled out of the dust box (lol) is amazing! I think that even the employee of big boss couldn't fix that mess. I would be very surprised if anyone could put it back in working order. Anyway, it was a good video just to see your disgusted face while pulling out that knitted wonder. 😂😂😂

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 thanks Pedro! I've never seen anything like this one, so it was definitely interesting. Shame i think it's probably not fixable, but I have some decent donor parts out of it! 👍

[@DragoBlu00]

To remove the short first confirm that there is not another component (cap or mosfet) shorted. if you do some voltage injection and use thermal imager you can determine the source of the short. also i would clean all the dust and make a visual inspection it could well unveil some burn marks or discolored component. Tedious work i know, but it can reward you with great satisfaction. goodluck Steve

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Drago! I did wonder whether I would be able to spot anything on a thermal imaging cam, but thought that the board was too far gone. I'll definitely have another look and see what I can work out, thanks for the tip 👍

[@thatbillguy5211]

I must say it's really nice that you also post a video Even when it doesn't go completely to plan ie you probably thought you could repair it even though it turned out you couldn't you remind me a little bit of the 8-bit guy in that regard!

[@SixtyDoesStuff]

What on EARTH happened? Struck by lightning? Or is it just a REALLY bad MOSFET? Wild.

[@StezStixFix]

No idea what happened here, It's obviously got super hot and melted the board, but the Mosfet itself doesn't look too badly damaged (the capacitors had just disintegrated though!) It's a strange one! 🤔

[@dylanpritchard4981]

The way you popped the mounting bracket off for the cooling system blew my damn mind!!

[@LtdResources]

Completely admire you for not hoovering it instantly or bathing it in fire. Great vid mate, I love your magnifier I bought a mega cheap one off amazon for 15 quid, you get what you pay for haha

[@StezStixFix]

I was very tempted by the fire option! 😂

[@RandyFortier]

It looks like the board did its best to bath itself in fire.

[@GetRefurbed]

You win some, you lose some Mr Steve! Great video as always!!

[@StezStixFix]

Cheers Wayne! At least I've got a bunch of spares for the next one, I guess! 👍

[@mikecro1111]

@@StezStixFix You can never lose, you always gain knowledge and experience.

[@alexarnold174]

Excellent effort, Bro. I absolutely love watching your videos. I wish I was as savvy as you with micro components. Keep up the excellent work and please keep the informative videos going.

[@MRSTU1210]

Where can i purchase your pcb microscope from seems quite good

[@Tidder007]

That was a freaking crater burned into that bad boy! Yeesh. Great vid though! Loved the x clamp easy removal with no special tools, made it look effortless. What you gonna do with all that leftover dust/lint?

[@StezStixFix]

😁 I could probably make a nice pillow or even a mattress out of all the dust I pulled out of this thing! 🤣 I can't believe how bad that damage was though, must have gotten seriously hot in there for that to happen! 🥵

[@Craggio]

You pulled that dust out like a boss! I got a hoover that powers on but does nothing if your interested, hit me up! 🤣

[@MrProtector65]

enjoyed that one, after you removed in coming power to the mofets, you still had a short across the mosfets, well done mate, i learned somthing new, regards. 😎😎

[@dodgydruid]

I must admit I enjoyed working on mine, having only paid £4 for it plus just over a tenner for a new HDD, still came in way cheaper than buying a working unit and it does me fine.

[@KorAllRBare]

*Lois Rossman* With the help of his employee repaired a Horrendously damaged multi-layered Lap Top motherboard by cleaning away "digging, cutting with a sharp surgeons implement" the carbonised PCB and ensuring the layers are separated from each other, Once all layers were separated, he coated the cleaned up area with a conformal coating and then jerry rigged the components above that coating to get the Laptop working again.. Multilayers are usually large surface areas of a thin foil of copper..

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks 🐨! I'll definitely check that out, its hard to see the structure of the layers from the charred mess, but if there's a chance it can be saved, I'd love to have a go! Thank you 👍

[@InMeShed247]

The Cod3r did something very similar recently.

[@lookitskazzy]

I came here to suggest this but I'm obviously late to the party. You can sometimes get away with cutting out the layers and hoping that you didn't go through anything other than a ground layer. Then just run some bodges and see if it works. But honestly for a piece of junk VCR Xbone I'd just scrap it for parts and keep moving. Not worth the effort

[@markusdefelice7418]

Thanks for your perfect and very enjoyable videos! But why dont you use a vauumcleaner at first???please

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

I've seen this before on a laptop, major short on mosfet gate which lifted up the entire massive copper trace, vaporized the solder mask, and melted stuff around. In my case, fixable and fixed :D

[@StezStixFix]

Wow, nice work! I wouldn't have thought anything that bad could be fixed! 👍

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

@@StezStixFix There were no vias and it was only cleanly lifted, then it's just a matter of greening it :)

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

By the way I think that in your case it was also probably fixable? But the area was mangled enough that stuff could have fused and shorted together, but when there are vias over a wide area like that usually layers fusing together isn't a big deal.

[@StezStixFix]

@@ItalianRetroGuy you could be right there. I'm tempted to have another go at it!

[@ItalianRetroGuy]

@@StezStixFix I haven't had your situation before but I'm speaking from a PCB design standpoint, I have designed some and the large trace with all those vias is kinda suggesting that at least two layers are interconnected, maybe more than two. This is probably due to a thermal dissipation requirement, rather than a conductivity thing. I doubt it goes all the way through since you said you don't know where they go, you'd have noticed. Just make sure to solder the top layer back down to the lower layer to restore the thermal conductivity since you tore the vias, and then you can try to adhere the MOSFET again. Also, before soldering the two layers together maybe you should make sure that with your prying and prodding you haven't shorted two unrelated planes. As I said I've never done this before but that's what I would do. I don't mean to sound patronizing because you probably are more experienced than I am but I'm just saying it so that if you think this is all feasible you can proceed :)

[@antonyjones2281]

Good work Steve. Notice you've upgraded your hot air station to the quick 861. Can I ask do you notice a big difference in comparison to your old ? I have the yihua 853D which has a built in heat gun, debating about upgrading to the quick 861 but wasn't sure what difference/benefit would be?

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Anthony. Yeah, the Quick is definitely a step up. I had a Yihua before, and it worked well, but the Quick just seems so much more controlled and I feel more confident using it. I'm very pleased with it. 👍

[@jacobbaylis5532]

Steve, while I'm not sure what type of flux your using, for future reference when dealing with a bunch of corrosion and trying to un-solder it you might have an easier time with active flux (be warned its more toxic then passive flux which you normally use).

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Jacob, I didn't realise there were different types! The one I've been using is Kingbo RMA-218. I'll look into that, thank you 👍

[@jacobbaylis5532]

@@StezStixFix yeah, most people don't realize that there are different types, and the most common type is passive flux because it's less corrosive and less toxic then active flux and does not need to be cleaned after, with active flux you need to make sure you clean it very thoroughly otherwise it's gonna cause corrosion and even eat through solder mask; that's typically why passive flux is almost always used, though there are a few other small reasons why it's used more.

[@SimonEllwood]

I have never tried it for Electronics but I used "Power Flux" for plumbing. It is amazing stuff but yes you do need to clean after. I think it would be too reactive for Electronics.

[@jamesdemuro5923]

Your videos are always fun to watch 👍

[@AndysEastCoastAdventures]

Used to do repairs on 30+ year old pro flash units and they were this dusty inside too. So much filth we used to jetwash them once the cases were off!

[@hmistry]

What a save! Thank you!

[@mrwiw]

My friend ! showing your videos in that way make me love video games :)) keep going

[@markusfritze]

"My beloved daughter, tell your friend, that he use some of his energy he gets from coffee drinking into _cleaning_ his place…"

[@StezStixFix]

🤣

[@ovalwingnut]

N.A.S.T.Y (and not the good kind).... Your are a brave Knight Sir Steve.

[@mm0077]

I thought for a minute with that disposable cup you were contemplating of making some kind of soup with that irresistible fluffy dust and the charred board. LOL. Very enjoyable to watch and sadly a no fix was the menu of day. 😂

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks M m! 🤣 Charred board and irresistible fluffy dust soup! 😂

[@highroyds]

This is when console gamers don't think of cleaning their consoles. Its just as bad when pc gamers don't think of cleaning their pc's out lol. I did one pc that was causing issues and when I took it apart it was just jam packed with dust like a dyson. I just took photos and showed them all the dust, they were gob smacked at how much was inside. Great video even though not a fix. Maybe the cod3r or Andrew Paul may love to have a go on that one lol.

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, it's scary how much dust gets sucked up in these things. I guess it's easy to not think about it and just expect them to carry on working. In this case, I'm sure the dust contributed to the damage. 👍

[@AmirKhan-qx2lr]

@@StezStixFix The problem is that unlike a console, opening a PC doesn't usually invalidate your warranty. That makes opening a PC feasible but obvioously not a console (unfortunately).

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

It likely doesn't occur to the vast majority of gamers that dust is able to get in there in the first place. A large majority barely register the existence of dust.

[@imurhuklbrry2393]

If you can take a small dremel bit to it and clear the fused areas enough to remove the connection then conformal coat it? it looks like it started to clean up relatively easy?

[@kikihobbyrepair]

Nice video Steve. Unfortunately we cannot fix all....

[@StezStixFix]

Very true, thanks Kiki! 👍

[@culture_gamer]

❤ hi Steve did you ever try to attempt fix this Xbox on for a second time since you did this video over a year ago. I’ll live to see you try again

[@ozm007]

I wonder how the last users house was dust bomb lol btw love all your videos

[@JayAR-15]

I know late Question,,But My brick Stays orange,,Deck Makes Ding sounds but won't power on??Is it power brick since light constant??

[@toadalthug4055]

good god. I can only imagine the dust mine must have... thanks for the video!!

[@guywilton7471]

Nice job mate- best to call it quits rather than wasting time I was going to say I’m surprised you didn’t start singing…..something by Dusty Springfield maybe? Or….you could of gone with the nose flute debut !!

[@StezStixFix]

Nose flute is still on order 😬. Dusty Springfield though, that's a great shout. I might go back and edit some of that in! 😂

[@guywilton7471]

I’ve got it…… A duet with Dave…. “What have I done to deserve this?”

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 that's definitely happening.

[@mallatratt36]

Wow just watched the vid that weren't dust in that it was a carpet great vid 👍

[@StezStixFix]

😁 Thanks David! I think you're right, this thing sucked the whole bedroom carpet up! 😁

[@PhilipBryden]

Well if they've ever lost a pet cat, we know where it went. Devoured by an Xbox. At least you didn't have to spend hours trying to diagnose a beep on beep off issue. Do you get to keep the console for donor parts?

[@StezStixFix]

😁 yeah, it was a relief to be able to pinpoint the problem so quickly. Shame I can't do anything with it, but I've given them some cash and kept it as a donor. I reckon alot of it is reusable, so it's not all bad! 👍

[@chrismagallanes8858]

Where do u voltage injection on this xbox one to fine which mosfet has a short

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

We hear you Lionel

[@MondoMurderface]

I didn't think Xbox One even came out so long ago that you could get that level of dust buildup. This guy must have lived in the desert with 20 cats.

[@holyhelga]

that myst have been a pretty big blowout good thing it has functions to stop it from starting a bigger fire

[@slavarybkin7869]

Hi, How I can activate 12V without connection to the console? I wont use this power brick to the other needs. Thank You.

[@fantasticjes]

Dustbox One is a great title, easily the largest factor in me clicking the video :)

[@welshtony1]

I almost want to say that is just a parts machine but with how much dust was on that I am not sure you would get any usable parts from it. That was killed by being overloaded due to the dust

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, you could be right there Tony! Hopefully I can use some parts though, I guess I'll find out when I try and use them for my next broken one! 😬

[@welshtony1]

Yeah fingers crossed some can be used. The friend of your daughter has had a expensive lesson there, keep your belongings clean and dust free lol

[@rfr653]

good job mate. bad luck again.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks RF! 👍

[@zero.g13]

i'm really surprised you don't hit devices with an air compressor outside before opening them up. ever had one filled with bugs?

[@Dr4wfox]

Huh, I thought you would try to isolate that layer, and make another connection above it, could it work?

[@KazsprG]

Holy cow, you've found Oscar the grouch's summer home... geez... also, dust like that creates static electricity which will make everything short out and burn.

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, this one was pretty bad. I guess it was sat on the carpet in a teenagers bedroom for a few years!

[@markspence3295]

Do you not think using a low powered hoover would be a good idea?

[@kie1878]

Would using small copper wires to jump over the cremated part work or would the short still cause am issue?

[@HoloTWWOriginal]

I was thinking maybe it's possible to get thin copper eating and lay them down and solder them together and then put mask over the parts that shouldn't be exposed I think at that point it's not even worth the effort

[@jed2055]

My luvly HP Omen laptop got a cooked mosfet. It burnt itself into the next layer . . . at least. I couldn't easily remove the remnants but even as a noob I new the PC was nuked given that there are at least 3 layers these days. Xbox is a PC running modded Windows afaik so yep, it's a PC motherboard and would have several layers for sure. My HP is in storage. Dunno why but for Steve and Cod3r fixers these faulty boards become donors so other units can live again and bring joy to others . . . in some distant future (before WWIII hopefully) so all is not lost.

[@donjermainem.carlos3036]

my xbox one has a steady orange when i turn it on it goes white then orange and the console turns off i been turning it on for a while it does the same thing but before this happend it turned on xbox show on tv then off is the power supply broken that it needs replacing or the xbox one is broken i just hope its not the console😰

[@maxwarfield6699]

At 5:16 you test a mosfet to see if it’s shorted. Is that the normal way to test an SMD mosfet? Also, are you on continuity mode or diode mode, when doing so? Please let me know - I want to learn and I’ve subscribed to your channel now. Cheers!

[@term_1706]

The state of the house this came from, must be quite the sight....

[@davidc6459]

Great video 👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks David! 👍

[@YashashakarIssachar]

Okay so what does it mean when it lights up white but don't turn on

[@northernninjarunner5506]

Can you get a replacement motherboard?

[@Dethernal]

It may be repairable. Yes, you need to remove short first, use dremel and make hole until short goes out (and slightly more, to be sure). After that you need make small PCB board with missed parts and put bodge wires to cuts. fill with lacquer, put small PCB on glue and it will be done. While you saw a PCB look at small shiny bits - there are may be copper wires inside (not a big copper planes, cut these without any doubts). You need to reconnect these after you finish mod.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Dethernal! That's really interesting, and it's something that I would like to have a go at. I was worried about the different layers. Without any type of schematics, it's difficult to know what runs through that second layer if anything. I'll take a close look at it and see what I can work out 👍

[@KorAllRBare]

@@StezStixFix Check out *Lois Rossman's Videos* As he recently repaired a Board that I "and I might add so did he" think the damn thing was unrepairable, but with the help of an employee they got it working..

[@KorAllRBare]

@@StezStixFix Those layers usually have large surface areas to them "Some are Ground shielding" so if some of the area is removed it still may function, just make note of VIAS and whether they need to lead to either side of the board usually if the VIA goes through the board without needing to connect to a copper layer the copper layer leaves a space around the VIA..

[@mariojuric9207]

Binge watching your videos, really entertaining! And you are super cute haha :) Got yourself a sub!

[@ariecos05]

Sometimes we need to stop asking "Can we" and start asking "should we". And I think the question of "should we try and repair this?" Is a no.

[@isthkar123]

Nice done Steve dust buster hmmm

[@calicantdrive]

With the amount of dust in that thing, it's a wonder it didn't go up in flames when those caps blew. It clearly got hot enough to melt solder and burn off the solder mask, so... yeah. Whoever owned and abused this thing got lucky.

[@SkyHighPunk]

Where the hell did they store that Xbox to acquire so much dust like that LOL Nasty

[@StezStixFix]

😬 yep, definitely nasty! I reckon it's been sat on bedroom carpet since new!

[@3DJapan]

Sadly my PS3 has a yellow light of death. I know it's loaded with dust but I don't think just cleaning would solve it.

[@fallis07]

I felt like I was inhaling dust just watching this video lol

[@emmanuelluzfabricante4915]

I have an xbox that won't start up, it beeps, the power light is orange. I need help on how to start it up again.

[@obliviousmode575]

When your Xbox is also a cotton candy maker.

[@jordanfromthewaikato]

Looks like the dust bunnies have found a place cozy enough to live in.

[@MilekaRobot]

I call that "Volcanic eruption"...

[@StezStixFix]

😁 i'd say that's pretty accurate!

[@Ratchet_effect]

That is absolutely disgusting!! I'd get checked after touching that Brother Steve! looks like it was kept on a carpet or laminate floor that was never cleaned It let all the dust bunnies move in & rule. I think it's very fixable, I'd be taking the NCP4204 Power IC off to see if the short(s) go away. 👍

[@StezStixFix]

😄 yeah, think i might need some vaccine boosters after handling that bad boy. You think it might still be OK with that layer damage? I'll definitely take a look at the power IC though, good call! 👍

[@dawn1berlitz]

my lord ive worked on some of my own stuff and never seen a SMD cap go like that there must of been a pretty nasty hard short on the board to cause that amount of damage like ive seen a exploded standard cap but not an smd one

[@kennethbarker852]

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth

[@m0les]

It LOOKS like one of the tracks inside the PCB spontaneously transformed from a 0Ω resistor into a fuse.

[@michaelenglund]

Why not remove the metal sheet and jump over with leads?

[@friedzombie4]

It's like a gaping wound, absolutely mental.

[@leemedrano4]

Bro thanks for the vid.just got watching a video dude In a apartment/w carpet . Lol Talking bout unplug jimmy it wiggle this n just the tip . N boom it works w/(Brit accent) .. Now u showed the overhaul/ n got the (brit accent) N this looks professional n clean. N not some primo shit with the lights off n giving me the basic troubleshooting instructions..

[@dominikschutz6300]

Would be a good board for reverse engineering by sanding it down layer by layer and taking pictures :)

[@jimcooksey812]

I use a compressor to dust out items.... start a few feet back and get in closer as the dust starts to move away.

[@zybch]

Not much more you could do. Used XB1s would cost less than the time cost of persisting with this repair, and with no guarantee. I wonder if spilled drink was initially to blame, given the cup rings on the top.

[@davidraze6392]

Could you try fixing mine

[@gunhappyclown]

Superman tried repairing with his lazer eyes

[@nbaua3454]

Your friend's daughter's hair and clogged dust fried those capacitors 😂

[@TheKiller-cd9kx]

My is overheating what can I do

[@falloutguy8878]

Thanks for sharing this video? Good try repairing it? This video should have been classified as x rated as it very dirty 🤭

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 definitely should have some kind of warning on it! 😁

[@catherinemorgan2741]

that's an alien invasion of dust bunnies

[@jaymzgaetz2006]

Pretty disappointing for an expensive unit that's not very old. A simple replaceable filter would've prevented it. Nice work

[@arch1107]

this is quite common in xbox, something they are doing wrong because if you wtch othe repair channels you will see worse

[@jontait1095]

That's an old lego happy meal cup my son still uses his

[@StezStixFix]

😊 yes, it is, well spotted! My daughter has a few of them, so I've stolen one to use as a little bin 😬

[@jontait1095]

@@StezStixFix love your videos there great. I repair games consoles/phones etc a bit like yourself. I've got some new 3ds consoles with a bit of water damage I can send you 1 if you want to have a go at fixing it maybe make a video on it

[@carlgale7571]

Should consider wearing a mask when cleaning dusty/dirty consoles like that. Good effort though!