How to Repair an Apple 20w USB Charger which was under Floodwaters for 3 days! DIY iPhone Charge Fix

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@zs1dfr Жыл бұрын

Well done on this one! I had a friend who dropped a valve radio into the sea! He managed to rescue it immediately, took the valves out, put it in the bath and covered it in cold tap water, which he swilled around vigorously for a while, picked it up, let it drip dry, and then put it in the thermofan oven at 100 degrees C for a couple of hours, and then tested it out, and it worked perfectly. So rinsing in clean water, rinsing in IPA, blowing it dry and then letting it heat up in the sun as you did, makes perfect sense!

@TheUltimateRecycler Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! Yep, as long as there's no power involved while the item is wet, then no damage should be done. Although leaving things sit without rinsing and drying would introduce a whole host of corrosion problems!

@Parshuram_61 Жыл бұрын

You’ve just shown me the way to rescue my daughter’s iPhone charger. Great video 👍 Thank you very much 🙏

@TheUltimateRecycler Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bubka, good luck with your fix! 👍😊

@Th3Pr0digalS0n 2 жыл бұрын

You definitely achieved your goal. With minimal damage. The idea of that capacitor exploding and burning down my house would keep me up at night. I would leave it plugged In Charging an old device for a week or more in a metal bucket in the garage as a safety Test. I would suggest investing in a phone repair tool kit, although with the melted plastic I'm not sure a metal pry shim (spudger) would make the job any easier. Either way I think we all learned something from this video. Thanks for sharing.

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks TPS - as long as we all learn something my job is done! 👍😁

@davidk8699 2 жыл бұрын

Just a thought for next time. It might be worth turning it on before you plug a device in in case it gets fried and damages the device plugged in.

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, good thought Dave! I should have done that!

@DavidTipton101 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, those plastic cases are impossible to get apart, looked pretty good in the end though. A good thing Apple were forced to toe the line in regards to using USB-C connectors, I'm not fond of companies who use proprietary consumer level equipment forcing us to buy only from them. Well done Chris.

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree Dave - If someone stood for PM and promised standardisation for all fittings/plugs/hardware in all fields right across the world, they would have my vote! 🤣

@rickmoore 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work. They use an ultrasonic welding technique that puts high frequency sound waves into the two pieces of plastic and it heats them at a molecular level. Results in a super strong weld of two similar plastics.

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting Rick! Thanks mate 👍😊

@fernandofernandez7657 9 ай бұрын

I was looking for a way to get into a 20w usb c charger. I actually slid 2 pry thin tools on the bottom side where the pins is. And I popped it off by unclickiking the clips on it. The top is still in beautiful condition and the very minimal pry marks is at the bottom

@TheUltimateRecycler 9 ай бұрын

Excellent, nice work. Yeah some have clips and some are glued. Usually you have to fight them!

@johnorji556 3 ай бұрын

what Liquid did you use to wash the panel sir

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 ай бұрын

I would have used isopropyl alcohol John 👍

@afineliner740 2 жыл бұрын

Yes anything Apple is NOT meant to ever be opened, everything is always glued or heat fused to buggery. You did minimal damage and a good repair Chris. Next. 👍

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks AF. It's a shame things aren't manufactured these days with servicing in mind! 🙄

@longship789 2 жыл бұрын

Nice repair Chris

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Longship 👍

@Pendugamer79 Жыл бұрын

Hello my friend, can you tell me with what you have cleaned your so dirty charging adapter and cable in a very one way. Because I tried to clean 2 different iPhone charging adapters with petrol, the top surface of both chargers melted like wax, like plastic on fire. Please tell me with which liquid you cleaned this charger and cable properly.

@TheUltimateRecycler Жыл бұрын

Yes petrol and other solvents can indeed melt certain plastics! I used IPA (Isopropyl alcohol).

@Pendugamer79 Жыл бұрын

@@TheUltimateRecycler you used normal alcohol or special alcohol. Normal alcohol like mixed in everyone whisky 🥃 because my friend have buffalo dairy Farm they use alcohol to milk fat report they use vet strong alcohol. Waht i can use these alcohol? Thanks for reply sorry for my weak english.

@theaussienurseflipper.8113 2 жыл бұрын

What about a heat gun will soften the glue up cheers Graham

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

As it turns out the "glue" was basically the plastic welded together! A heat gun would probably just make a bigger mess than I already made! Thanks for watching Graham 😊

@theaussienurseflipper.8113 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheUltimateRecycler I send message b4 watching to the end. I think a clean cut would have been the better way. Keep up the good work

@シャンプー-v8z Жыл бұрын

The charger is adhered with ultrasonic bonding, requiring gasoline to remove it. There is a KZbin video demonstrating how to disassemble a PC charger using gasoline for a clean decomposition. Please refer to it for guidance.

@TheUltimateRecycler Жыл бұрын

I couldn't find that video, what keywords should I search?

@シャンプー-v8z Жыл бұрын

@@TheUltimateRecycler kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2GTlqaQaKdgl7M

@patricksmith4952 Жыл бұрын

Thank you helped me 😂great video but less work next time use a thin screw driver or scissors ✂️ I pushed it in and pulled out

@TheUltimateRecycler Жыл бұрын

I did try many thin sharp tools! Perhaps some are tougher than others! Thanks Patrick 👍

@freedomfighter8958 2 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks FF 👍😊

@Robloxcheaters_1234 11 ай бұрын

Lovely

@TheUltimateRecycler 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍😊

@lesallison9047 2 жыл бұрын

Well done 👍 ✌♥️🇬🇧

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Les! 👍😊

@martincowie4520 2 жыл бұрын

Grats on the fix, but I'd be a little wary about leaving it plugged in overnight whilst folks slept, until it had been in left on for a week or so, to keep an eye on it... and it regained my trust. The last thing you'd want is that bashed capacitor breaking down and shorting out when it warms up. The school I used to work in, burnt down in the middle of the school day in the 80's... someone was striping old paint off and a very small fire turned into a £8 million rebuild... I'm not sure what the adjusted cost would be in 2022. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for repairing/recycling, but I'd have to weigh up that £20 charger vs a house or worse a life.

@martincowie4520 2 жыл бұрын

With the luxury of hindsight, I'd flush the charger with IPA submerging it, soaking, draining, shaking, repeat a number of times, then a final flush with clean IPA and into an oven for an hour at 100C. Let it cool then risk blowing the circuit breaker. No breaking it open.... no accidental damage... If the salt has started to form bridges or corrode the circuits washing off the salt and drying it in an oven should stop it getting any worse. Just my 2p with hindsight and your great video!

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Fair point Martin but the unit would be almost impossible to flush out without dismantling as the USB-C socket only provides a very slow seepage of liquid - almost a one-way valve really... and I wouldn't like to plug it in while partially full of IPA! I don't think the capacitor would have any chance of starting a fire - but all the same , I agree with a suitable safe testing phase 👍😊

@sylvesterscott4229 7 ай бұрын

Please, can I send my own for you to fix it?

@TheUltimateRecycler 7 ай бұрын

Sorry Sylvester, I can't keep up with my own jobs, let alone doing them for other people!

@Nas_Atlas 2 жыл бұрын

It takes a lot of skill to outwit a trillion dollar company that doesn't want their things to be fixed. Well done. I was dubious that the dented capacitor would come around so nice to see that. A few weeks ago I spilled some water on my USB charger. I left it alone for a couple days and it seemed fine but then at some point I heard it start hissing and crackling and then it was done. A real danger!!!

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nas. I don't know about outwitting them - but at least we had a win against annoying non-serviceable modern manufacturing methods! Yeah, once these things get moisture inside they are on death row. If they were easily dismantled, they would be a straight forward fix and less would have to die!

@hyperboytkl1077 3 ай бұрын

Voila! 🖐️ 🤚✨ Job and experiment successful doc. Time to celebrate! Let’s have a beer 🍺 and talk electronics, shall we? I’m currently an electronics student on my 1st month of a 6 month electronics course. We’re now touching on transformer and motor devices. This course will be my profession. ☝️

@TheUltimateRecycler 2 ай бұрын

Good for you! Enjoy your beer - and hope you do well in your course 🍻😊👍