Trying to Fix 4 Broken Macbooks - Extended Cut

[@diegomartinez7180]

I once had a keyboard (not from a laptop, but anyhow), which I accidentally spilled with coke. Evidently, after a few days, it was all crunchy and not working just like the one on your video. Being just a kid back then, I decided a good wash would fix everything, so I took a bucket filled with soapy water and sunk the keyboard in there for a while, I rinsed it on the sink, then let it dry completely for a day or so. To my surprise (and pride), I plugged it back into the computer and it worked like a charm. Today I know I did it wrong, I should have taken it apart and at least save the board before doing anything, but, as a prove of concept, the idea of my 16-year-old-self still holds. You could fully remove the top cover and all components, clean it up fully and then wash it with soapy water, rinse it, then let it dry completely. The keyboard is already damaged, so, if it doesn't work, all you lost is a little time.

[@joecody252]

Love the long channel. I enjoy these repairs videos. Especially since I'm one who does the same kind of repairs as a side job. Seeing how you do certain things. Help give me ideas on how to improve my ways of doing repairs.

[@TronicsFixLongs]

Glad to hear that you're enjoying the videos and that they help!

[@LozzTheDev]

One of my past jobs, I used to refurb Macbook's including doing battery replacements. Don't be afraid to use a lot more IPA to breakdown the adhesive on the original battery (I used to pre-soak it) and using a larger plastic wedge is better to get leverage on it and will significantly reduce the dangerous possibility of piecing the battery with your removal tool! Having TechTools Pro installed on a bootable USB flash, NVMe Stick or USDB SSD/HDD (with compatible macOS version) saves alot of time when testing them ;-) With the Macbook Air that had corrosion, test the board out of the housing (nothing connected - inc. battery) to see if you get fan spin and also see what current draw you get with a USB power monitor.

[@gizmo1252000]

hope you feel better soon ,i know the treatment can be rough :)

[@f937r]

I remember when replacing a macbook battery was a 30 second swap.

[@CecilTheDarkKnight234]

yep I miss the 2008-2012 Intel line of macbook pros where and still are some of the best laptops apple put out there and are easy to repair/work on.

[@f937r]

@@CecilTheDarkKnight234 Yea, had a Macbook from late 2008 and you could just pop the battery cover off and have immediate access to the battery and hard drive. Miss those days.

[@Mr.Sequiro]

For the Locked mac... I mean it officially is bricked but is there not a way to like wipe it and install hackintosh or even windows or linux on it so it could still be used but just not as a "macbook" ?

[@CountingCarp_uK]

Glad your doing well still uploading keep fighting

[@TronicsFixLongs]

Thank you!

[@dosendaring]

21:05 I FEEL YOU BRO...... I work from home too...... It's nice that we don't have to commute to work, but the distraction we face every hour, LOL......

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Yay! I LOVE these! Keep'em coming my friend!

[@TronicsFixLongs]

We'll keep posting them if people keep watching them!

[@handlemissing]

Seeing CNC in your username makes me believe you have one. CNC are used to mill out the chip that keeps an apple ID linked to their notebooks. It's soldered on with a pretty strong solder and that's the quickest way to get rid of it. What a stroke of luck!

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

@@handlemissing I do have a CNC (just a small 4030) and am building a custom 4’x8’ machine and documenting it on my channel. Feel free to check it out! I just posted a video a few weeks ago and have another in the works. :)

[@handlemissing]

@@CNC-Time-Lapse by the looks of it, it's perfect for what I described above.

[@neb_setabed]

This video has been brought to you by Apple Apple: screw you!

[@zakuguriin4521]

Yeah Apple is the worst. I will give it to them, that they have created a lot of things that have revolutionized the industry, but I just can't stand their business practice or how little freedom they give you as a user. I feel like on Windows PCs it's super straight forward, but on Mac I have to jump through 50 hoops to get stuff working the way I want it to work

[@BrittenyXWilson]

😂😂😂

[@witebatman]

Love these longer videos! Thanks for taking us on the journey

[@TronicsFixLongs]

Glad you like them!

[@jonmarler]

The best technique I’ve found for removing MBP batteries is to use dental floss. It’s easy to wiggle in, and releases the glue very easily without using IPA, which will absolutely destroy the trackpad. I learned it from another KZbinr with a really small subscriber base.

[@AndrewPerry1]

me too - about 5 years ago! Worked a charm…

[@Civilwar17]

Love these long videos, really therapeutic after a long day :)

[@LlocanderV]

a tronicsfix collab with louis rossman for macbook repair would be pretty cool. 2 highly intellectual people using it for a good cause

[@smacedorj]

I came here to suggest the same thing. I'd love to hear Louis opinion on these machines.

[@Sebastian-hg3xc]

Louis isn't "highly intellectual" xD He's a dude that fixes hardware, nothing more.

[@LlocanderV]

@@Sebastian-hg3xc thats your opinion

[@electron0002]

Hi the one that’s ID Locked you can unsolder a resistor and will stop the ID lock iv seen it on a KZbin video or maybe swap the chip that holds the info to the ID ?

[@yumark5800]

21:00 me and my aibo(robot dog) bothering me while I’m on zoom. 😂 Can relate hahaha. TeChNoLoGy.

[@capsel22]

would something like goo gone or other adhesive removal liquid be better than ipa for the battery removal bit?

[@BlueKnight87]

Really is a bugger that apple's so anti repair, but ill give the same argument for the repairability as for IO (a particularly strong case for the macbook pro): most pro users don't care about it being razor thin, or light as a feather. That's the air's purpose. People buying the pro want it to be able to do everything they need, including plugging into external devices, and being able to be used until the thing's within an inch of its life.

[@maybelbdidit]

Activation Lock can be removed with some meddling with the ROM chip on the board, for the T2 Macbooks its slightly harder but it is possible - the laptop isn't just parts!!!

[@Numero.uno.sheepshagger]

Cant you reinstall the software back to factory settings to bypass the account linked

[@EeekiE]

They should make clear back covers for these things. They look beautiful inside.

[@AnthonyChopra]

i had replaced my old iphone5 battery in 2013 i was told 'it may fall out if u dont use the same tape, but years later and the basic adhesive tape was still holding in the battery

[@Unseen_potato_83]

i am curious about your stock of spare parts tho

[@Enjoymentboy]

It should be illegal to have to remove so much as a single screw just to replace a battery

[@Lardzor]

regarding the sticky keyboard. Could you just remove the screen and logic board(s) so that only the keyboard and case were left, then slosh it around is some hot water for a few minutes to remove the sugar / syrup and then rinse it in 99% alcohol so it displaces residual water and evaporates and dries out quickly.

[@ElBeardo81]

Shouldn’t get so high from glue stick Bruh. LMFAO

[@ibanezzer1]

Loving the long form videos, would rather watch 2 of these than any of the garbage Hollywood puts out these days!

[@Anonymouthful]

30:37 Apple doesnt care about repair because they dont want people to be doing anything to their products unless it involves payng Apple more. Their anti consumering is built into very fabric of their ecosystem and business practices and it is absolutely disgusting things like EU having to force them to do things that would benefit the consumer are needed for any change to happen.

[@Nele_BiH]

Sweet Jesus what a horror to replace a battery!

[@SpaceTech54]

I think they glue down the battery as a way to 'add' flex-strength to the laptop - to give it that 'high quality feeling' - and so you have to trash it - instead of replace the battery.

[@emmabentley7945]

I have this exact macbook pro which has 835 cycles and it's dying, but I'm just gonna sell it I think and get a new machine, battery on this thing is so difficult

[@Bembika09]

Use zippo fluid on strong adhesive. It's more powerful and evaporates very fast.

[@Zaudunyani]

butane is insanely volatile and should not be used for this purpose

[@Kagura2077]

Also try checking the screen brightness, it might have been turned all the way down.

[@Darren777Au]

Wouldn't it have been easier to plug in an external screen on the damaged MBP, at least to see what is going on?

[@markdjdeenix6846]

so this is about macbook 3. do you have a ultrasonic cleaner ? take the screen and battery off ,and see what a ultrasonic cleaning will do

[@dablakmark8]

i usually use aircon putty to stick it back, best substance in the world, like duck tape but only softer

[@Zaudunyani]

duct tape. DUCT. It's tape for duct joints, not birds at the pond :D

[@MizuhoChan]

@@Zaudunyani Unless you're using DUCK brand DUCT tape.

[@Lumilicious]

41:28 damn that's an amazing sounding mechanical keyboard, almost sounds like a typewriter. lmao

[@alzatealejandro]

You can install a Linux distribution on the MAC that is protected by the user account and it will work perfectly, so it doesn't become scrap or parts.

[@Garage_gg]

Wouldn't soaking the entire bottom end with the sticky keyboard in IPA be better than buying a new casing & keyboard set?

[@faizf]

Maybe it’s easy to you to Use thermal camera to find shortages

[@adelbelgacem1287]

Whait what!!! how is this possible i just watched this video a week ago and now it's up for 6h ???

[@jeffcook3747]

That mac with the ID problem, throw Linux Mint onto it. It'll be like brand new

[@stevenb1465]

missed the opportunity to install some perfect amount of thermal paste :( (you could have serviced the cooling system.)

[@ipeewhenexcited]

It is possible to remove the locks on Macbooks under M1 versions. I think even M1 is possible now, a repair shop owner told me that

[@eastonvonschist2283]

As many tears that I have had laptops I have never had much use of the battery.

[@jrod_pilot_miami]

I love these videos. But I have to say... all the time it took to "shortcut" is about the same time it would've taken to remove the mainboard. Don't know how much of that "effort" was cut out of the video, but probably best to avoid shortcuts

[@danielpowers5891]

21:09 cat tax?

[@yrootberg]

I was able to change the battery on my MacBook without removing the motherboard (even though the directions said too).

[@lindonberishaj8096]

You can do icloud bypass

[@allfather885]

MacBooks can make your hair grow!! Just kidding. We love you Steve, hang in there buddy.

[@ace35211]

just disconnect the flex cables on the keyboard and other accessories and try again on the macbook air.

[@alistairblaire6001]

Oh my god. I’m so glad I bought a framework lmao

[@ajaks7636]

Great Attempts and Video! That macbook air needs an exorcism. Thank You. 😀

[@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer]

Apple ID? Is it perhaps like inserting a password in the BIOS _(I ask because I know just enough of Apple products to stay the hell away from them and little more)?_ If so, whoever bought that laptop first, before selling it to you, SHOULD have asked about it from the seller. Shoddy trafficking, theirs.

[@MiguelSantos-yx1ft]

1st its true Apple does not want you trying to repair their hardware they rather prefer that you either go to their repair service or just buy a new one, not to mention their repair policy which makes most problems even the easy ones to fix "unfixable" and after you buy a new piece and leave the broken one with them they will fix and sell it again. 2nd it's possible to remove the AppleID I cant tell you how but a quick internet search will teach you how to do it

[@bad4brain]

I think most most users buy Apple because of the software or the design. The laptops are not that bad. Just overpriced and difficult to fix. And of course the lack of usb ports is super annoying. The good thing about apple products is the high resell prices on ebay if want to get rid of your old laptop.

[@ImPurum]

If you have nothing to lose why not try putting crunchy keyboard into an ultrasonic cleaner? =)

[@jessyhartman]

There is a way to remove the icloud lock with a programmer

[@michaelwood9866]

use vinegar as it eats away at corrosion

[@playerztransform8313]

I hate so much the "security" poliics from Apple. Bcause of that, i never had a single device... They are ( or were) great developers, but now, they are only cash hunters.

[@jonnycazoid736]

if you get rid of an apple device or sell it or whatever REMOVE IT FROM YOUR ACCOUNT. most people i dont think they even know that a device is still attached to an account.

[@staceycarpenter3107]

keyboard strip it down and throw it in the dishwasher lol

[@tanjem]

Apple CEO probably thought glue is free ..

[@Mikelp73]

Apple made real machines during the g3-g4 era. They lost me after that. I had a pismo I did the g4 upgrade to then a 667 g4 titanium. Didn’t like the direction after that.

[@joshmartin9880]

The board doesn’t need removed Iv done it without removing it

[@acraigwest]

It's worth soaking the keyboard with isopropyl alcohol, the thing is a brick anyways

[@picklerism]

Seriously? Everyone always says how AMAZING Mac hardware is... I scream BULLSHIT.

[@IlBiggo]

Taking out those batteries is actually a 10 minutes job. Take an old credit card. Insert it under the battery. Drip IPA on the card so it flows under the battery. The glue is now soft and you just cut it with the card. Placing the battery is much harder. I usually stick the new battery to my clothes to get the adhesive "dirty". Remember to fully charge the new battery *and then leave it under charge for two more hours*. Use the computer on battery power until is fully discharged, then connect the charger and do a full charge again.

[@alexw9746]

The EU brought Today the right to repair law. We will see how apple and the other takes this pill. Well done Eu : copied from the eu page: Manufacturer has to repair a product for a reasonable price and within a reasonable timeframe after the legal guarantee period Access to spare parts, tools and repair information for consumers Incentives to opt for repair, such as repair vouchers and funds Online platforms will assist consumers in finding local repair services and shops selling refurbished goods

[@tyschmidt7404]

Try just for fun to soak the keyboard in IPA

[@bryandrobny7690]

Boom the battery explodes we see a mushroom cloud and next thing we see Steve with black dirt on his face and his hair is a mess

[@TronicsFixLongs]

Lol

[@GM-bm1zg]

Buen video

[@rahulbiswas8680]

NORTHRIDGE FIX vs MacBook Nfix = hold my AMTECH FLUX😂

[@zakuguriin4521]

I can't stand Apple and this video just further deepens why I dislike their products. 😂😂

[@nige4287]

IPA and a tooth brush

[@smedlap8789]

Apple is not a great company when it comes to fixing their things! 🙄

[@mobrocket]

Not great is an understatement

[@treddy85au]

Apple is great at all full stop

[@benvasquez2964]

This is exactly why I will never buy a laptop. They are so stupidly designed.

[@olens.6987]

This is why I don't buy anything Apple!

[@mohjoes]

Darkweb: LMFAO

[@margingalaxy9826]

Im sorry to say but , honestly you are a not a genius repairman, just a parts replace repairman 👨‍🔧 You can learn board repair to become a real repairman. Cheers 🥂

[@abdulkaderalriyashi9436]

Would never buy a Mac

[@bryandrobny7690]

Any battery that isn't from china is better

[@easycom65ify]

Wow you still use film lol Do you still buy your film at Kodak . lol

[@mobrocket]

Film has become a generic term now for recording video Movie makers still use the term film, even when they shoot it digitally

[@easycom65ify]

@@mobrocket i was kidding i was joking around lol

[@lieutenantcliff]

That's why I refuse to buy Apple, you cant replace parts.

[@swpowell1226]

The fact that you cannot repair an Apple product and then start it up without the original users credentials is working exactly how they designed it. They want the user to have to BUY a new one rather than have it repaired. They know exactly what they are doing.

[@lifespanofafry1534]

I farted 🤭

[@balsyprick6764]

Im glad the EU decided to force apple into using the USB-C charger same as everyone else. It was a hassle to keep getting new ones with every phone. I have a box alone dedicated to my familys chargers its ridiculous lmao. I hope we see some changes in the area of repairs as well. Basically every brand of cars is also purposely making repairs harder to make us spend more money on their mechanics. Should be illegal.

[@Pm2318]

Use iremove tools they can bypass the Apple activation

[@AmirRas]

Im sure this is an older video

[@TronicsFixLongs]

It is, the main difference between the original TronicsFix videos and these videos is that these have more cleaning/repairing content for those who want to see it

[@AmirRas]

@@TronicsFixLongs 💯💯👌🏽👌🏽

[@tonyj3189]

they don't need the device to remove the same device. they can sign in to icloud on any device and go to devices and remove the device from their account.. when someone steals your $1200 device believe me, you won't feel the same. Especially when your tracking, knowing they are waiting me out in hopes I remove it. NOT A CHANCE IN HELL. If I don't get it, nobody gets to use it. Throw it in the trash cause your not using it.