I Bought 5 BROKEN Xbox Series X's From eBay - But Can I Fix Them?!

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I Bought 5 BROKEN Xbox Series X's From eBay - But Can I Fix Them?! The 5 broken Xbox Series X consoles had a variety of issues. A majority of the consoles had power issues including two that wouldn't turn on at all and two that would turn on and then turn right back off. Also, one of the consoles had a issue with nothing showing on the screen.
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[@Tronicsfix]

SCAMMER ALERT!!! If you see ANYONE posting as me in the comments but isn't verified IT'S NOT ME and they will scam you. I don't sell anything in the comments section EVER. You can tell if it's me commenting because I have a verified account. PLEASE use their contact info to contact them and waste their time. The only way they will stop is if we all fight back.

[@windowsxpprofessional]

Yes I always check if the commenter is verified. I also tap at the profile pic

[@ayush_k-]

Hey Steve thanks I am an expert at wasting scammers' time as I get fake credit and debit renewal and fake lottery calls almost every week.

[@Napster60]

As a repair guy do you see anything in the design of this Xbox that would assume these problems are waiting to crop up? Or is it more likely to just be manufacture error rate that's entirely normal? In short.. Do you see these things failing over time or just because the parts where bad to start?

[@compi653]

Alright will do

[@tomv4576]

Hi do all patreons have a chance of buying a xbox series x or do i need to be at some level? And IF i can buy one do you ship it worldwide? Is really like your opinion about repair instead ewaste i repair stuff myself but in Belgium there are not much broken consoles to repair :( but i fix phones and laptops/pc's i hope i can fix consoles one day :p

[@Warthog42069]

Could you imagine selling your broken Xbox Series X just to find out you pushed the HDMI 2.1 in too deep lol.

[@thedragonshellfire]

I used to repair Xbox elite controllers that I got off eBay sadly they came out with the newer ones and I'm stuck with around 20-30 fixed controllers since people are no longer buying them but I liked seeing this so much I might go back into repairs. I'm disabled so there isn't much I can do. Thank you for bein a inspiration.

[@WalkthroughWill]

These game consoles are not even 8 months old, what are people doing lol 😂

[@jaytaybrae3766]

I'm not understanding how it's so many broken next gen consoles. Why don't they send it back with the 1 year warranty that comes with the xbox. Nice vids btw.

[@jojohill27]

Definitely why right to repair is so important to get into mainstream so people understand what these companies do

[@madcat4563]

Damnit I can't like this comment because it's already at 69.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@madcat4563 uP

[@wisetekniquez5812]

And if ppl only knew what a trash company apple is and always will be by trying to go against Right to Repair. Morons will continue to buy them and small shops will keep taking every apple sucker's money to repair it 😂

[@uniteddrones7626]

Aren’t these still a new thing, how are you finding so many broken consoles. I still have my Xbox one original

[@burtpanzer]

I agree and suspect you're familiar with Louis Rossman and his efforts... great channel.

[@hackthis02]

The pure excitement he got from fixing #2 is contagious. I know that feeling, It's a good one.

[@ulyssessait]

Steve Porter is kinda guy that very optimistic, that none of the problems he cant solve

[@sumamawaseem3666]

tell the time too selfish

[@Abdullahjimmy]

That was so amazing

[@gcb22]

That was an awesome fix to watch

[@devanshjain5145]

Serendipity

[@nabilbensafi]

It boggles me how some people treat their consoles, I mean you have to set it up once and never touch it again.

[@vin_sirr8838]

Imagine breaking your HDMI port on your series X……….

[@modermonkula]

We live in a world where a broken game console costs more than a working one from a retail website.

[@johny1220]

“We live, in a society! Where honor, is a distant memory, isn’t that right, TQG?!” 😂

[@decoy1312]

@@johny1220 you adding that emoji makes you without dignity

[@paulh43]

I still don't get how these devices are going on ebay, they have warranty and microsoft should swap them, and then you need to return the faulty ones...

[@funkysmokee8764]

@@paulh43 well welcome to the gray world of electronics. people buy stuff with stolen credit card info , can't really go complain about it if you bought it on the grey market ...

[@karmakaze9972]

none were more than retail tho

[@m4heshd]

Being a programmer all my life, I can relate to that rush of tracking down an issue and finally fixing it. This video was so satisfying to watch. Thank you.

[@TWEEMASTER2000]

i used to mod 360s back in the day, and i feel like those were less of a mystery and easier to fix compared to whatever is wrong with the newest stuff. Right to repair is really important.

[@trevorquinn3757]

You single handedly got me to rip my n64 apart and fix it, including cleaning and restoration. Great videos man. Always keep up the work!

[@jacobras]

Nice work!

[@samuelraytheweirdcontentgu8551]

What did you have to fix?

[@trevorquinn3757]

@@samuelraytheweirdcontentgu8551 added an hdmi i port should I say

[@samuelraytheweirdcontentgu8551]

@@trevorquinn3757 ok

[@Jetanium]

I’m about to do my fat PS2.

[@thewhang]

You're like the Bob Ross of diagnosing game console problems.

[@change929]

i have always tried to pinpoint who he reminded me of but never could, but this is it

[@cyrakohl5795]

This man is a genius. He diagnosed and fixed every problem. Super impressive. You get a like sir.

[@EffectR6]

ur pfp makes me happy

[@or-what]

Steve, I think you just pioneered a routine repair with that power connector short fix. That's cool to see, with you discovering what could possibly become a common problem with the Series X.

[@antonioramirez4671]

Steve's buys 50 broken ps4s on ebay let's see if he can fix them

[@macroscalequantumsys]

And the answer is usually Yes, He Can!

[@ExemplarKyle]

That Xbox #2 fix was outstanding. Amazing the damage that one little short in the board can do.

[@herrakaarme]

Awesome work figuring out the fault in #2, and thus in the other one as well. It was made all the better by connecting it to your experience with the earlier sample, which had the utterly burned chip. It's really interesting how you could hunt down the problem by using the simple multimeter and, above all, your knowledge and experience, despite the motherboard being so complicated with multiple layers and myriad components.

[@AlphaMachina]

I love how modular these units are. It's ALMOST like they made them to be diagnosed and components replaced and/or repaired. Until they refuse to provide parts. Kinda wish I lived in Shenzhen, China or Taiwan, where parts can usually be found, even if they aren't always OEM.

[@craxykyle9327]

man how does someone pay 500 dollars on a brand new top of the line flagship console and treats it like these

[@TRASHBOAT91]

Your the only guy I watch on KZbin that fix broken systems

[@rtbarshaw3766]

There are others?

[@lilgag474]

Butt

[@xKeelar]

I love how you always troll people with the "perfect" amount of thermal paste. Love it.

[@user-vs1kz1je1u]

one thing to always remember: if the power button on a console isnt working, then it may be the power button board or ribbon cable being either dislodged or faulty

[@teparadox]

I’m a simple nerd. TronicsFix post a video, I weep with nerd joy.

[@rietzhu]

You're nerd card has been revoked. you've been burned.

[@electronicengineer]

Same here! Fred

[@seacrezt]

As someone who is not very good at taking things apart and fixing them, I found this very interesting and I have learnt a lot. I took my PS5 apart to clean it the other day because of your videos.

[@Tronicsfix]

That's awesome! Love hearing stuff like this.

[@Chuked]

Jeez how dirty is it already its only been 6 months since launch

[@AlexKidd4Fun]

@@Chuked Clearly you've never had kids playing your consoles. They could do this level of nasty in just one evening.

[@WorldsWorstBoy]

Absurd that there’s so many broken systems already

[@MrRegD]

I’m fascinated by the analysis you go through to get the problems resolved... great job!

[@bryanfrye8770]

These videos are soothing for me.

[@bryanfrye8770]

I bet figuring out that power issue was a huge boost of confidence, good job!

[@Tronicsfix]

It's always fun figuring out new issues!

[@Anthony-fg4bv]

The editing of you putting #2 back together was so satisfying. If only that’s how fast it actually happened

[@felibootsack5300]

no double thta speed, the editor had some real thinking to do with it

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

Intermittent problems which are hard to diagnose are, in my experience, almost always the power supply. Brownouts caused by a wonky power supply make the system unstable, and you'll never get the same diagnosis twice. It's why I usually just try a new power supply first to see if it fixes the problem.

[@GanjjaGuru]

you could be making AMAZING ASMR videos of you opening and fidgeting with the cases and clips to get them open, oh god would that be a dream come true

[@hydrasyphinx]

I am always blown away at how fast the world produces these broken units. It is still difficult to buy a New Series X and a bunch of people have already managed to break theirs.

[@MT_Real_]

It's easy to buy series X and S, i have lot of them

[@Zefrem23]

10-year-old kid plays his new XBox and his little brother wants to play, they grapple over the controller and the little brother falls backwards, knocking the XBox against the TV stand and pushing the HDMI port all the way in. Whoops!

[@MT_Real_]

@@KM-ir4zp aaa, from polond, everyone here can buy an xbox series S and X without any problem

[@kingamer2]

I love watching these videos and because of how simple the repairs can be make me wanna go into fixing stuff like this. Being a former auto tech most of the stuff you do is stuff I'd be doing on cars. Besides there's nothing as satisfying as seeing your hard work function normally again.

[@highlander2222222]

How they managed to brake it so quickly? Also where is warranty

[@Inergee7]

Me watching this guy fix technology is just mind blowing at how people can do this stuff. Great job and keep up the great work

[@benjaminorlandomejiahernan4847]

Literally, I'm applauding seeing how you repair the Xbox Series X number 2! I love your videos, you're my Master, greetings from El Salvador.

[@jackboom9356]

That second Xbox repair was absolutely amazing, that’s raw smarts shining through😆

[@wjofre1]

You're the real deal Steve, hope I can be as good as you on fixing consoles someday.

[@Mr.Mariuzz]

I really enjoy watching your videos! It's so sad that manufacturers don't provide replacement parts :(

[@virgildeklerk]

Perfect video Steve, you make analyzing and fixing look soo easy but i think you have a great way of learning other people how to fix things. Always looking forward to your new videos. I hope you have a good one 😁😉

[@dennisremoel2510]

I saw "I bought a broken..." and clicked the on video.

[@batto271]

So satisfying watching you get them fixed! Good fix my friend steve!

[@Krimsonrain]

Love the satisfying diagnostics that I usually only get from Louis Rossmann. Great to see something other than his PPBUS

[@boredofcarverticaladverts]

A trained KZbin professional! 😹 love this channel

[@danielescialpi2986]

Never clicked so fast!

[@Tronicsfix]

I appreciate that!

[@chriswilliams9734]

Can you help me with my ps5 order ? Apparently I dont click fast enough when it comes to putting it in my cart.

[@ginfiz125]

Lecchì

[@dancando6391]

Some of the best soldering ive seen you do! looked amazing!

[@pcaetano7527]

i used to watch Clovis Xbox Repair videos , aka HGCGamersClub , but you are now my favorite when it comes to diagnosing xbox and video game system repairs .

[@SteWood]

Best part of every Friday these videos. Keep up the entertainment mate “finger cheese in the cracks” hahaha

[@Tronicsfix]

So glad you enjoy them!

[@JoeyDoesTech]

This, is exactly how I want to start my weekend 👌👏

[@ridwanismail]

It's

[@razredge68]

The number of similar chip failures in these units makes me hesitant to even buy one. Only 1 of these appears to have been caused by owner neglect. I think I'll give it another year or so and see what the failure rate is.

[@HosaBosa]

im really impressed how he didnt give up at all and kept on trying different things to fix the xbox appreciate the hard work man

[@rodolfomares7171]

Always makes my day seeing your videos in my news feed, thanks alot master!

[@Tronicsfix]

Happy to hear that!

[@WASKMUSIC]

Your content is so great and has so much value to people like me. Very professional and entertaining! Keep on doing this!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you! Will do!

[@krazytaxicabbie]

I'm surprised you did a video on these in 30 minutes. I was thinking it's gonna be a 2 part video but damn! You're awesome!

[@SunKing333]

Box 2 was pretty complex, but I enjoyed box 3’s repair the most. Thanks for showing this.

[@simonecastellana3557]

This have been one of the most interesting fixes! It seems like those chips tend to be faulty. Hoping Microsoft is watching! Greetings from Italy, love your videos!!

[@GadgetUK164]

Really enjoyed that one =D Great job, especially considering there's so little info out on these yet. Those mosfets failing like that makes me wonder if the XBOX X needs a mod to better heat sink them?

[@Tronicsfix]

I think they need something. Just seems like I’ve seen a number of them fail just on the ones I’ve bought so far.

[@thadofalltrades]

@@Tronicsfix would it be worth it to strip those off faulty boards and sell them? I'm sure a lot of people would buy them if videos like yours get out.

[@Cbas619]

seeing your thought process when you were fixing the second one was awesome!

[@NZMASTEROFGAME]

So satisfying to watch! Please keep repairing!

[@n7russ38]

Seeing the pure joy you get fixing these is why I love this channel. Learn a lot too.

[@TheCod3r]

Fantastic job Steve. Looks like you're finding some pretty common faults with these things. Definitely going to be useful to find the faults so we can fix them 😁 definitely interested in buying one of these for experimenting when you auction them off 😀😄

[@Tronicsfix]

Ya, this power issue seems to be pretty common so far. Hopefully it won't affect many of them.

[@andrewlindsay8392]

I like to watch and learn from you guys even Northridge fix......I have a Xbox which when you switch on it goes off that I need to unplug the power brick and plug back in but it just never powers on console so sadly I can't play Xbox one anymore I'd love to try get it fixed but don't have any trustworthy people where I am.

[@McClintonforThree]

I love this stuff man. These videos are addicting.

[@MrKaram666]

yo man you are amazing, ur video opened up randomly and i saw the hard work u did there man, its great!!

[@unosturgis]

Looks like you need to order a surplus of those chips! I have a feeling you are going to be replacing a lot of them. haha Awesome job on the successful repairs and the perfect amount of thermal paste! These videos could be longer and I wouldn't mind.

[@timtoomuch]

It amazes me how people treat their stuff.everytime I sell something it usually looks new still

[@koozmusic]

Awesome troubleshooting instinct with #2 (and #4)! Really nicely done =)

[@navtheartist8148]

You are amazing man. Problem solving and patience S tier.

[@syalulu21]

It's ALIVE.....The satisfaction is real... You do a phenomenal job there.

[@Tronicsfix]

Nothing like that feeling!

[@mikaelg3638]

You are amazing sir. I could never afford an Xbox Series X, I rather have a broken one than none at all. And here you are, a magician in heaven playing and understanding that technology like it is nothing. You are amazing sir.

[@LULZLSKennedy]

10/10 for introducing the video, and then going right into it. No intro that goes on forever!

[@castillorc]

Man I felt that second fix, awesome work!

[@cesarn8918]

Great content, love watching fixing stuff videos!

[@Tronicsfix]

More to come!

[@tenmillionvolts]

I love the way we both feel the same joy when one of them shows the logo, and I'm not even fixing it, haha

[@ReaperGang2x]

You make great vids man I wanna thank you because I've learned too fix my own ps4 controllers and even turned it into a little side hustle.... Your the man... I'm just learning by the minute.

[@Babetruthshorts]

KZbin loves this guy I can never skip any of his ads

[@stankugaru]

Your an inspiration. Love how you get excited when you get them to work!

[@TheAdamGore]

Bro you were on that power supply issue like a hawk. That was impressive to see diagnosed and solved so efficiently. Nice job !

[@goatmade8933]

Steve is the absolute best! He is like The Rainman of broken electronics.

[@Snaqejack]

So satisfying to watch, i love to try and fix stuff myself. Changed the fan in my Switch and replaced the analog sticks in my joycon, very easy to do when you know what the fault is. And very easy thanks to KZbin

[@ShaneFix]

Nice! That second fix was awesome.

[@Tronicsfix]

That was a crazy one!

[@Juan1234567311]

You should inject a little voltage on the main power jack (at least 1V~2,5V) and check which component are getting hot. Then, you would found the faulty component and didn't need to remove all the good components and lose time.

[@paulmulders3648]

One of the best videos I've seen. Great work, dude. Instant subscribe

[@homeless0alien]

As fun as it is to watch the ones you manage to fix, i think it would be really informative and interesting to go into more depth with the issues you cant diagnose. Helps aspiring technicians and hobbyists alike to get used to the problem solving and detection you go through step by step.

[@siberx4]

Since you already have a thermal camera, if you also have a reasonably beefy (5A+) bench power supply with current-limiting, then you can use it to diagnose shorts more easily. Set the power supply to the shorted rail voltage (12V, 5V, whatever) and set the current limit to zero, then hook it up to the shorted power rail. Gradually increase current until you are passing about 1-5W of power (this will occur at very low voltage, so you might need separate multimeters to measure the voltage/current if your bench supply's built-in meters aren't accurate enough). Give the board a bit of time to heat up, then point your thermal camera at it; the short path should be slightly warmer than the surroundings, and often warmest right at the shorted component because it's usually higher resistance than the surrounding traces/copper.

[@10100rsn]

30:35 Check fan for the boxes that turn on and then shut off and use the thermal camera to look for hot spots around the other voltage regulators on the boards. There are a few other voltage regulators on those boards besides the ones for the main APU that can fail. Some fail short circuit and heat up but sometimes they just don't output voltage. They are a pain to test when they aren't just shorted or heating up but soldering wires to points you want to test makes it extremely quick and easy. I have a couple of meters that I just connect with alligator clips to test a few at a time. ;)

[@tomhourson4303]

People like you are so impressive. So much knowledge

[@Mikemendez21]

Wow amazing content. I love seeing how boards and tech work

[@PrimeAlex35]

So basically extended warranty on these is a must since their are no parts :P

[@mykalimba]

"Already got some finger cheese in the cracks. That's gross." Also: *wipes thumbnail through crack filled with finger cheese*

[@electronicengineer]

Yuck.

[@inputfunny]

Tastes good on toast.

[@inputfunny]

@@rockapartie We're still talking about controllers right?

[@inputfunny]

@@rockapartie Have you thought of taking some fine-grit sandpaper and smoothing it down?

[@keeganfoster1792]

Man i bet like anything fixing it, that it feels so good when you successfully fix stuff like this. Great video!

[@Thundercloud1969]

My friend watching your videos works so motivating to me, maybe time to change my job! Love what you are doing!

[@creedoo]

finally a longer video - time to get some express chicken soup and watch

[@Tronicsfix]

I've got some shorter ones coming up...sorry.

[@BCGaming666]

@@Tronicsfix I don’t mind at least we get videos to watch.

[@creedoo]

@@Tronicsfix then instead of an express chicken soup I'll just get one of those express soups in a cup haha

[@XenonG]

From all the thumbnails I have seen, I have concluded that the more broken hardware he gets to fix the happier he is.

[@chadwin85]

Okay, I just clicked and read the description lol, which tells all tools used. Haha. Regardless, man, you are amazing! I love what you do. Keep it up! Thank you thank you thank you, for these videos!

[@richevans3358]

Love the energy Steve. Big respect.

[@addameddah2955]

23:00 the most satisfying thing ever

[@michaelgayman8709]

It’s sad to see people ruin these beautiful machines when I can’t even get one

[@karimkhayat8577]

They have been sitting in virgin megastore since the release

[@c2wak]

These are fascinating to watch, respect to you dude you are really good at what you do!. Keep up the great work this is very entertaining and learn alot!.

[@jananpatel9030]

First time watching your videos and ended up watching all 30 minutes for no real reason. Your content was really good, you have received a sub