This PS5 Was Melted in a House Fire! Let's Try to Fix It!

[@EdwardRubio-jv4no]

Hi I sold you the melted ps5 glad to see it resurrected. I wish I could family home after the fire unfortunately no insurance and lost most butvat least your purchased helped me a little towards my goal of purchasing and rebuilding the home I live in most my live God bless and thank you.

[@chanyphilly8266]

I'm so glad you're okay

[@frixxer87]

I hope everyone who was in that house to be perfectly safe, and may they hopefully recover from that awful accident.

[@mikec.8604]

the ps5 is more important than any living person !! (said no one ever, i hope !)

[@MrJamiez]

😂

[@frixxer87]

@@MrJamiez What’s so funny?

[@cchristianjeremy]

@@MrJamiez whats so funny, little homie?

[@maniaque37]

lol thats not a video about that its for fix the ps5 bro

[@thisisabsurd7420]

I had a housefire in 2009. my XBOX360 and PS2s somehow BOTH survived the fire completely functional, even though the discs within them were heat damaged to the point they could no longer be read. I've never been willing to disassemble either, but in the 14 years since they've continued to function just fine.

[@mrmarr8308]

Everything on the motherboard got reflowed, so they were as good as new lol

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

The reason why the disks weren't working anymore is probably that the layers started separating. The disk might look perfectly fine, but it won't work anymore.

[@TR-Thresh]

best method to reflow a mobo they will most likely last forever

[@thebodybags417]

You think that liquid damage was caused from them trying to put the fire out? It just makes since but I am surprised how it completely looks after that. Truly amazing and you sir do a awesome job repairing what others say is "unrepairable"

[@74bobby]

Been through a Housefire Myself, Ill never forget that Smell... I hope that The person and Family who went through this are doing Well...

[@tspawn35]

The smell of burnt plastics is the worst.

[@madmatt2024]

Same here. My house burned in April and let me tell EVERYONE, that smoke a caustic! Almost everything in my house that had exposed metal had rust less than 24 hours after the fire. I have a TON of stuff I put in storage (including my whole video game collection) that I need to clean and test when I have a new place.

[@thisisabsurd7420]

@@madmatt2024 even the game in sealed boxesmight be non-readable after a fire just from the heat warping the plastic with no visible damage. I lost most of my PS2 collection in that way.

[@EdwardRubio-jv4no]

Thank you for thoughts still trying to recover no insurance and I'm disabled but I keep trying to get a morgage to purchase the family home and rebuild its where I lived most of my life.

[@garfmaul]

Back in the day I had a nintendo 64 that was damaged in a house fire.I had a friend who knows about electronics open it and aside from the case looking super funky, once we cleaned it up it worked fine for years after

[@James_D.]

How dare the company, who must not be named, turned you down for a sponsorship! 😠

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@bunniemunch123]

How dare they not do what you want them to do James.

[@kingcrossy89]

I love the banter over it though. It's pretty on brand for the company - hope they reconsider

[@nerodante1980]

Cough...dbrand....cough

[@LIES1988GNR]

Dbrand * Cough and fart noises *

[@Hortonscakes]

Restorish to the rescue! You and Robert are amazing! I second the other comment on soldering for newbies.

[@Goldrush1988]

Didn't expect that to work first try.

[@mrjohnklake]

Would it be appropriate to say he acquired this PS5 in a fire sale? All prices are hot! 😉

[@EdwardRubio-jv4no]

Lol I like puns but yeah I'm the guy who had the fire.

[@SilverKnight16]

Thanks for pointing me towards Restorish. Never heard of them until now, but it sounds like they are right up my alley for chill tech repair content!

[@Zjedi]

@SilverKnight, Restorish is part of the TronicsFix family.

[@crayzcubing]

It actually looked kinda cool at first. Like an old rustic kind of look.

[@hawkfeather6802]

Its surprising that it still worked after the fire. The new shells looks pretty good

[@shiwfty7739]

Watching it getting cleaned made me sleepy. That was relaxing and satisfying to watch 😂

[@rediascz]

Hi Steve! Could you make some videos teaching newbies basics on soldering? I tried learning from a lot of videos but for some reason i can't grasp it. I feel like you would teach amazingly!

[@frizzykid100]

I'm sure Steve would do a fabulous job but Ben hack has a really solid series on the basics of soldering!

[@jeffs1571]

Voultar also had a pretty decent soldering tricks video a little while ago.

[@sdjmchattie]

I posted a link yesterday but it got removed. Don’t know why. Search for “TronicsFix Soldering for Complete Beginners” and you’ll find a blog article and a link to a video course Steve made a few years ago.

[@reniervandermerwe]

he does do it but it costs money

[@aoneblood]

I think its awesome you have a wife who enjoys electronics as much as you like fixing them. It's a match like no other. Thanks for sharing.

[@sarayacole6346]

its amazing that it even still works after it was melted as always great job

[@leejones3061]

It wasnt that badly damaged to be fair what was wrong was superficial not enough to affect it working

[@lordzuzu6437]

You should have opened the power supply, it probably had soot on the components too.

[@HiCZoK]

yeah for sure. That bothers me

[@johnphilippatos]

Yeah, you' re right by PSU's ain't something a lot of people mess with. Most of the times they just replace it, as a faulty one can cause A LOT of trouble, from a simple short to a fire.

[@chrisjeffery9582]

Cool video as always, but I was pretty surprised you re-used the PSU after seeing smoke and liquid damage on the board, any comment on the decision making process behind that?

[@staples4335]

Yeah he definitely should have atleast opened it up and inspected it

[@reniervandermerwe]

who says he didnt check? it couldve gotten cut out of the video@@staples4335

[@-Brunnen-G]

It just goes to show you. Always try and fix things before you throw them away. Especially something that cost a good bit of money.

[@DinosaurLifeAvery]

We do between 25 and 45 house fire console's / Laptop per year. Ozone machine and a ultrasonic cleaner are absolutely wonderful.

[@jochenwuerfel]

I'm impressed that the console was mostly fine, I would expect all plastics molten - nice job Sony.

[@mancavehobbies6213]

Hope the people in the house fire are ok.

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

Most of them ''cept brother Jed. We don't much talk about him anymore.

[@nohandle227]

Best move to clean the board. I had an incident many years ago where my crt tv has no brightness due to soot from a malfunctioning oil furnace. The soot on the board actually changed the values on some of the components so i took it apart and cleaned the main board. It worked fine after that.

[@CalebCalixFernandez]

Combustion is an oxidative process. So, any corrosion present on metal after a fire could be either because of the fire itself or because of the water used to put it out.

[@madmatt2024]

The smoke is caustic/corrosive. When my house burned in April, literally everything with exposed or poorly plated metal had rust within 24 hours. Even stuff that wasn't exposed to fire or water had rust.

[@Blind-Ambition]

Gives me vibes of that gameboy that survived a bomb blast and still worked

[@MailmanRSO]

When I was nine (1997), I got a PS1 for Christmas. A few weeks later we had a house fire and everything was ruined. Firefighters said it was only kind of safe to go in after they put the fire out and my parents decided to get my PS1 and Game Gear out, left the Genesis and NES. The Game Gear was in a travel case so it was clean and functional. The PS1 was covered in soot and clearly got hit with water. It didn't work. The game inside was fine (MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero). Even after all these years I can still smell the smell of house fire on the disc, it's faint now but it's there.

[@asmodeusml]

Random eBay seller selling this: "Works great. Minor cosmetic damage."

[@railpao]

I don't know why, but the background music made me feel like I was watching shenanigans from Pixar's Monsters, Inc. characters. I loved it. And the fact that this PS5 seems to work, still, took me by surprise.

[@ekspatriat]

A sonic cleaner with BW-100 would be ideal. (As long as you can get BW-100 in bulk)

[@TobiasKornmayer]

Why didn't Robert use an ultrasonic cleaner with IPA? much more effective and safe as long as no ignition source is around :)

[@valkprince]

DBrand, you're missing out. Sponsor this man!!

[@Deanster101]

Seeing Robert clean a ps5 motherboard is my therapy.

[@PurpleSanz]

18:15 Look at you having a Tim "The Toolman" Taylor moment there! "Real men don't need instructions! Ar, ar, arrr!!!" 🤭 AWESOME! 🤘😎 Oh, and purple is my favourite colour!!! TronicsWife has great taste!

[@SkyfighterZX]

Feel this console was ON during the fire and the fan just sucked all the smoke and hot air inside making a mess and melting the plastics

[@jpanda142]

Man if only I knew that sticker companies name, I might've bought some for myself. Too bad they didn't sponsor such an awesome channel like TronicsFix because they might have had another paying customer.

[@Cerus98]

Why would they sponsor a channel that only ever fixes and sells consoles?

[@paracethamol4799]

Wow this lady just wont to give up. Congrats Steve !

[@schrodingerscat8621]

Mrs. Tronicsfix: “ Steve, Why does my toothbrush smell like smoke?” Steve: “ I have no idea honey.”😬

[@lindeveien7833]

These videos always makes my day

[@superbeast8483]

I’m sure DKoldie would say that’s mint condition and ship it out as is.

[@bradtraq1]

As easy as putting sticker on Lego. That, sir, made me lol.

[@MR-vg7yn]

Honestly, the heatsink could have been cleaned and would have been fine, but reusing the PSU, the _one_ component that contains critical electronics you don't clean on the inside, makes no sense to me. It's "open air", so it definitely will have plenty of soot in there. That is the one part I would definitely have swapped, just to be safe, especially because a faulty PSU may work now, but can easily kill the rest of the system in a few days, weeks or months. I really liked the molten center cover, looked pretty awesome, so I would have kept that, if possible.

[@ps_r.e]

yup good point

[@marcfiguera7597]

The concert is looking great😅

[@user-ve1er3sc8j]

Hahaha. "Dbrand". Lime green and translucent purple would look AWESOME!!!

[@jamesh5460]

This came out great! Like the aftermarket plates for sure.

[@jpansamerica]

Dang the reveal on that plate was so good, I feel like with how many ps5s you fix, the more of these plates I see installed the more likely Ill be to pick one up! If only this company had a name 🤔🤔🤔

[@westsquests9504]

Lmao the saltiness at debrand 😂😂

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@D-F-D-F]

Very cool. I really dont like the purple design but whoever got this PS5 rescued must be soo happy.

[@surikato87]

Oh that purple ps5 looks amazing!

[@RetroAnachronist]

When cleaning the board.. the “orange parts” are bare exposed copper. Rub it with some never dull to polish that up.

[@NeoZer000]

One PS5, extra crispy.

[@MarioSratss]

I love videos like this, especially the cleaning is satisfying. Great job. And amazing how easy you put the sticker on the PS5. And probs that you use the shells even the company will not sponsor your videos.

[@12345.......]

Definitely crisper than the previous fire ps5

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes, quite a bit crispier! I can't believe it wasn't more broken!

[@ilajoie3]

It's just a testament to how they designed it to run at a billion degrees

[@thugstage9125]

It still works tho!

[@GameVirus9833]

Sony learned a lot from the ps4

[@theNinjaNickTCG]

My ps5 died two separate times just trying to do its job of staying on for a few hours to play a game, I couldn’t imagine one of these surviving a fire.

[@yosefboi]

19:01 shots fired 😂😂😂

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@adiposerex5150]

Very nice work.

[@SrinivasRao-us1js]

The man, the myth, the Legend

[@UrNotSSL]

"it's still decent for a brand that wouldn't sponsor my channel" had me dying XD

[@maxtornogood]

I'm impressed that even turns on, it looks pretty well roasted!

[@grahambaker7563]

Excellent video, Steve!! Really enjoyable and entertaining!!

[@wettuga2762]

I would have kept it in the original melted case, with a sticker saying "fully refurbished fireproof PS5".

[@aquaventus]

Would probably be possible to fabricate some of the body parts with 3D printing, but might also be better to just rebuild it in a new custom case, since the core components are still working. Then again if reselling as a refurbished product + it was from a housefire, its probably better to use donor parts and make it as standard as possible. Nonetheless great work as always.

[@hadrianopolis1968]

8:00 It's like watching "Baumgartner Restoration"

[@Mchenrygames]

to think a house fire PS5 would donate a motherboard and PSU. Another successful frankenbuild. Good job!

[@vicmiller7191]

No you aren't bitter at all...LOL. Great fix and that thing does look pretty sharp...keep up the great videos.

[@jdamage5002]

I wonder if he ever figured out that he tried to get the disc to work the first time but it was upside down? Things that make you go hummm... Good vid!!

[@Tronicsfix]

What was upside down?

[@BlindMan5]

That Purple is looking good.. my Favorite color 😍

[@switch5797]

DBRAND, PLEASE SPONSOR THIS MAN!

[@OsmosisHD]

Tip for this kind of dirt on PCB's WD40! It somehow pulls soot right of the pcb, after that rinse it off or give it a good wipe with IPA

[@Nuffsaid876]

Another house fire ps5? You had to read my other comment. Lol. Again. I love your channel because you take uniquely damaged tech to repair. Keep it up.

[@stillblazinkush]

The unnamed brand company shade is strong with this one.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@lordioris]

This purple PS5 actually looks kinda dope

[@scottsprojects658]

It's crazy that a house fire did less damage to a PS5 than a repair shop that didn't know what they were doing!

[@cassiopeiagames]

The cough got me xD thanks, tronic!

[@crissy1764]

Your thumbnail is top notch!

[@emadfazil]

Nice job as always I think you need more lights for your top camera, it seem a little dark to me

[@marwCZ]

I love music from Mafia on background :D 4:27

[@TheCod3r]

I thought that was just normal heat for the PS5 😂

[@mrjohnklake]

One would certainly think so! 😂

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@trust854]

Tron the shirt your wearing in this video is amazing 😂

[@callumb4980]

10:34 I legit thought you unfolded that board

[@user-sg9zw2hm4d]

Steve, we both pulled the exact same face when there were signs of power. 😅

[@ff8masterc]

This is the best sony ad.

[@boss862]

As somebody who repairs electronics, I really used to dislike your videos. Seeing this video has really impressed me and I love how much your content has grown. You have really become the best at repair content. Let me add, I'm not even kidding BW-100 is seriously THE BEST cleaner out there. I use it semi-often for all my electronics liberally.

[@jackofspades5950]

2:10 Hahahahahahah it works but once you put in a disk it looks like you short the HDMI port out lmao 🤣

[@artslammer9487]

I was a little surprised you didnt open the power supply out if an abundance of caution considering it was in a house fire. Better safe than sorry since its a part that could cause fire #2

[@my-yt-inputs2580]

Seems to me the best way to clean that board/parts would be to use an Ultrasonic Cleaner. Large enough, of course, to fully hold the larger parts.

[@hawwin]

crasy that it worked after all it went thru. Love it steve keep the work up

[@hunterfarmer3588]

I thought a custom case with flames would have been a perfect for that thing amazing it works after that

[@mtshark7]

Nicely done Steve!

[@dogs-and-destruction-channel]

New subscriber 👋🏻. Nice job restoring that PS5👏.

[@JimNichols]

That was a candidate for the ultrasonic cleaner... :)

[@unrealengine1enhanced]

i used to do this to save money. my ps1 was forever without a case tho, i had it zip tied to a piece of cardboard. best part was, jamming the door mechanism, let you swap demo discs and play burned games after the PS logo spun up. no need for a game shark. LOL if you knew the ques in software for hardware, you could quickly swap discs and it would keep running. :D

[@Sonderax]

"BABE!!! The house is on fire" "One sec babe, gotta get the PS5"

[@michaelboggs9886]

My question is why don't you use a soft or medium toothbrush to clean the board

[@klaytonsmyke6636]

Hi, my name is Klayton. This comment is kinda off topic for the video, but I love watching you fix everything especially playstation and other electronics before anyone else can haha 🤜🤛. I was wondering if you can fix a gen 1 psp (wont turn on with a newer battery) and a gen 1 psp vita (broken screen)? Please let me know. I have also lost the charging cables for both in my recent move so I would be grateful if you could point me in the direction to get new ones.

[@kirodrache]

To be honest I'd be salty at that brand that has no name for not sponsoring you but LTT

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@mosindesire]

Glad it works but I was hoping for some melted chip replacement. 😂❤

[@hard2break]

Why is ultrasonic cleaner not good for this? Honestly don't know, but when I first saw the MoBo I thought you were going to throw it in one

[@Frakag]

Nice. I will buy some Dbrand parts.

[@marlinwoodruff2292]

Amazing work breakdown collaboration and finish! When will it be up for sale?