Trying to FIX: Faulty R/C Toy Job Lot + Extra Stuff (PART 1)

[@UnitedSpotlight]

"its like the blair with project" had me cracked up

[@ArzHole]

Been there, done that... "Let's go and try your new toy out." Five minutes later return home having either lost or broken it. 😂

[@rays7437]

That deep sea rescue was intense!

[@eg1885]

My heart was pounding when Vince's yacht sank

[@nerdy355]

I was waiting for Action Man in the swamp boat , the ambulance and helicopter to show up and join in!

[@Mymatevince]

Lol :-)

[@rays7437]

@@nerdy355 That would have been great! HAHA

[@gamingvariation1323]

Ray S That’s what she said

[@philsinclair]

“It’s like the Blair Witch project” 😂😂😂😂 a moment of sheer panic!

[@SE77ENGaming]

“I haven’t got my wellies on” Something I never thought I’d hear Vince say in an electrical repair video.

[@Wormetti]

Well that turned into much more of an adventure than I expected. Great video!

[@brutlern]

We got some fixing, some outdoor adventures, a boat chase, shaky handheld amateur footage. A My Mate Vince movie in the making?

[@abdulm9812]

Thumbs up for retrieving the boat and not leaving it as trash in the river

[@jonathanlau1221]

The phone repair part brings back memories of when I was an installer for VoIP subscribers of a broadband ISP. Back then most people didn't like the idea of having just 1 main phone connected to the modem. They wanted to retain the functionality of all their existing phone sockets in all the rooms, without running new cables. That meant if they didn't have an IP or had a concealed IP socket that required hacking, we would have to use both inner and outer pairs of the RJ11 cables to create a network that enables reliable VoIP call connections that you wouldn't otherwise be able to get if you were just using splitters. Faffing about all day, everyday with the wiring nearly drove me potty.

[@broglang9102]

I'm 33, and I sure love all your videos. You do a great job, and you've inspired me huge to fix my things instead of throwing them out. Much love from NY.

[@craigsmith4983]

Ace video highly recommend everyone to watch till the end. Looking forward to part 2 (and then beyond)

[@mariorol5376]

I really felt for you when the boat was heading downstream. What an adventure it was!

[@raihanhassan21]

That was a good father-son adventure in the end

[@ArreglandoCosas]

Great video Vince! Love the suspense by the creek haha. Somehow made me glad that the boat is safe and working again. Cheers!

[@AndyHullMcPenguin]

1:16:25 "Ben! Ben, its working again!!" ... and the entire internet breaths sigh of relief.

[@beavis6363]

I was happy to see you pop back up in the back yard after your epiphany about the helicopter. I had worked that out during the kitchen segment having noted to myself the ballasted battery. I'm impressed that you worked that concept out, not everybody has knowledge well rounded enough to understand such things. Thanks as always for sharing what you learn. The controllers and boat segment was interesting. I'm anticipating the rewire for L-R and F-R.

[@getyerspn]

nice vid ...Like the hunt for red October at the end...lol... my son has several of the 'new bright' RC toys ...one of the best things you can do to these toys is to get rid if the plugs on the PCB and solder the switch & motor/servo wires directly to the PCB and coat the PCB in DCA SCC3 conformal coating ..don't coat the battery terminals of coarse....his toys have survived many a soaking...I've had to clean out the servos but at least the control PCB survives.

[@JonPadfield]

Mate, this really is the best video ever! That boat saga reminded me of the sort of stuff I used to get up to with my Dad. Pure gold 😊😆

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

Recently I've been enjoying your videos with my eight-year-old daughter. She has started asking to watch "MMV videos" (her term). :D

[@MightyJabbasCollection]

I wrote this before the segment on COPPA. I feel that the controversy about this is overblown. They're mostly targeting channels that 100% target kids, not channels that kids might theoretically watch. I do toy reviews, so I do get younger viewers like you, but my videos are primarily targeted at adult collectors.

[@scottfirman]

I gutted the electronics out of a toy school bus today. It was supposed to have little figures go in it with magnets that corresponded to a location in the spot the figure sat. It was supposed to make different sounds with each figure. Water had damaged the circuit board so I just pulled all the wiring, speaker and batterys out. Kids can still use it as a rolling play toy. . My next project is a toy vacuum cleaner. It's fun watching you work on those toys. Glad you had better luck on some of yours.

[@sufipunk18]

Love that intense boat retrieval adventure with ben at the end. :D

[@jasejj]

Only Vince could make a highly informative and entertaining hour of content out of a box of old tip-fodder :)

[@canalboating]

Glad you got the boat fixed Vince your maiden voyage made me cry with laughter, thought you would have to buy Ben a new boat at one point, thanks for sharing your adventures👍

[@dash8brj]

Those little helicopters are a blast. They're only about $20 each, and a great toy to take to the pub. Just about any one can fly them, and we buy a half dozen and challenge the table to helicopter dogfights.

[@GadgetUK164]

Great job! LMAO @ the boat flying off down the stream!!! I couldnt stop the tears lol!

[@Mymatevince]

Lol, it picked up some good speed. That is probably the fastest that boat has ever gone!!!

[@GadgetUK164]

@@Mymatevince Haha! To be fair, it wouldn't have been as fun to watch had you tested it first in a pond! Miracle you saw it at the bottom! Waterfalls too - action packed!!!

[@dschult3]

"I think what this really needs is a good clean." I don't know why, but every time you say that, I get happy. Another great video, sir.

[@lunarmodule6419]

LOL ... But still its kinda fun to see him unraveling and fixing circuit boards.

[@logothaironsides2942]

We were given a helicopter similar recently. I think it flew about twice before it got too boring. Love the Phone. That ambulance has good playability as it would fit playmobile , sylvanian animals and those small action figures like star wars and Robocop .dr octopus looks more like those collector's models they have in shops for adults that sell mint condition comics etc. My son had action man and it has changed for the bad since my brother had one, no uniforms to buy for them and they all are made to do something special these days and only that. Love all these toy mending videos.

[@CannibalShadow]

I was expecting Vince to test that boat in the bath lol.

[@alexrivera.churchpianist]

Me too, but it got better than expected! Hahaha

[@-Scraggyanne-]

I had a remote controlled boat many years ago, it's better to use them on a large pond or lake rather than a stream, felt sorry for you when the boat disappeared and sunk, but glad toy managed to retrieve it and fix it again. 🙂

[@anthonyhenryhoover9278]

Yay another 1 hour plus video staying up for this one.

[@paulcresswell2279]

Same here.love his vids

[@dash8brj]

The boats frequency is a common one. We used to sit in the car park watching kids get confused when their cheap toy cars would misbehave - it was because we were transmitting on channel 15 on the cb radio, it causes the toys to spaz out. 27.145 is slap bang in between channel 14 and channel 15 on a 27mhz CB set :)

[@FennecTECH]

additionaly just swap the motor wires for the servo and motor and ittl fit that ontroler

[@rmac4411]

Hey Vince, we don't need time stamps, we are watching the whole video.

[@UltimatelyEverything]

Most of us watch the entire video all the way through but yeah some people like to have time stamps so they can choose which part of the video they want to see.

[@strayling1]

Great video! I haven't watched part 2 yet, so you may have already done this, but if you just hold the controller upside down it should control left/right, forward/back the right way round.

[@Tokaisho1]

You will be safe from COPPA Vince because your content is actually educational and doesn't contain swearing or anything inappropriate even when showing toys, so being marked as "not for kids" you should be absolutely fine even if someone was to actually look through one of your videos.

[@anthonynicholson8062]

For the red helicopter, the back prop needs to be working. It is what gives the chopper forward control. It spins, lifting the tail, making the main rotors give a bit of forward acceleration.

[@TheSlysterII]

Wow! So much in this episode! Blair Witch, Bear Grylls, Titanic(at least you saved the boat lol!) Great video Vince, keep it up mate! Ps, we are going to need a biiger bath lol!!

[@621ELECTRONICS]

My sister gave me one of those clear phones many years ago, I should still have it somewhere, it's very cool looking phone, especially if you are into electronics repair being able to see the PCB and all. Oh and glad you got your boat back, I was worried for a minute you had lost it it! I got a good chuckle while you were running through the woods and said "it's like the Blair Witch Project". Also glad it still works.

[@Tokaisho1]

Something that's super great for protecting electrical connections and switches from moisture just like deoxit is a dielectric grease, it does not conduct electricity (silicon based) and protects and lubricates really well!

[@191matrix]

You are the best Vince. Was laughing out loud when we got to see your "waterfall" ang when you ended up in the bathtub. Great stuff 😂😂👍

[@Stuck_Farmer]

I played around loads with these RC Toys I learned they are all based on a custom chip known as TX2 And RX2 Transmitter and Receiver modules respectfully. Their frequencies are set by a resistor and any can be easily matched provided the RF Carrier matches. From what I could work out the Transmitter "TX2" Chip needs a resistance value x3 greater than the "RX2" Resistance. So a 2K2 in the receiver would need around 6K8 in the transmitter.. (They're quite forgiving in the tolerance).. I urge you to grab their datasheet they allow for laser / IR data transfer excellent for hobbyists , basically enabling an 8 bit data bus to serial encoder / decoder to mess around with. Taught me the fundamental principles of Computer addressing, Bus transmissions Etc etc.

[@michaelallaire6296]

Land sea and air love it Vince extremely entertaining

[@nomadpack4050]

I have one of those boats i found it in the shed at my parents so i fixed it with upgrade to the motor, speed controller, battery pack & 2.4ghz controller. So fast now and enjoyable to use with the kids 😂 i already had the battery pack & motor from another project it was out of old screwdriver and small cheap speed controller from aliexpress the 2.4 controller was off RC Aeroplanes. Loads of fun in the summer

[@derekstorey5889]

This was better than watching titanic!

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

I am so happy that your yacht is still working Vince :)

[@ianallen2]

"If it sinks, it soesnt matter, it was only cheap". a bit later, panic set in, its run with the current and sank, "Oh no, We have to get it". lol. Me thinks it means a bit bore to you than a cheap boat Vince. lol. Well done on fixing it tqice. :). I enjoyed this video.

[@treenamcgowan7652]

Great video! I especially liked the end and the will they won't they find the boat. Exciting!!

[@drobino]

Hi Vince. It is best to put elctronic board into isopropyl alcohol after water damage. Alcohol binds water chemically.

[@kennethbarker852]

so pleased to donate money to this 1st class guy 🎄

[@Russian32gb]

Good morning Vince, well that's an awesome amazing video with toys fixing and a little action adventure and suspense during the testing process in the small river canal... Hahaha, plus family father and son filming and searching and running and having fun.... +1000 , and guess what its just part 1 of 2 or 3 so, we're waiting for them now haha

[@noffler]

Great video. Had to laugh when your stick broke.

[@AdamKeyz]

Why not try to reverse the polarity of the motor and servo wires on the boat so the controls match what you are pressing on the controller? Or maybe open the controller up and just spin the D-Pads around? Also, maybe open up the 27MHz controller that came with it and find out why it’s not working, it might still be the correct controller for it.

[@solveit1304]

I love that long videos, so much fun for quite a long time :)

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

Why the hell did I watch this? Because it is quite satisfying.

[@scaleop4]

just a heads up with the RC helicopter, the blade on the back is supposed to spin so you can move forwards or backwards. I had one and that's how mine worked

[@Minitrucker231]

I was thinking the same thing

[@travisolson9413]

That was a great adventure. Well done.

[@SimonNemeth]

The little tail propeller is usually provides the forward momentum on these type of helis. I don't know why they cheaped out because you can pick a much better one up for around £15.

[@termnl9975]

That tail rotor on the helicopter is to put the nose up/down. That is what makes it move forward and backward. I had one and I could move it forward, backward and and (as you already gotten to work) rotate around its axis and up and down. I think you should check out why you can't control that rotor on its tail

[@Cha-chingWV]

I loved the "Blair Witch" footage Vince. Awesome entertainment.

[@jasonbucy]

That was my first phone when I was a kid! in the 90's! wow that brings me back haha

[@eain9009]

Lol I had one too when I was a kid, my mum got me my own phone line and this phone on telewest to free up the main line I always hogged.

[@lunarmodule6419]

So cool! Is it a UK or US phone?

[@scottfirman]

You made me laugh. You are STILL a kid to us old folks. Lol. I would love to had been a kid in the 90's.

[@lunarmodule6419]

@@scottfirman Frankly Im happy to have been an 70' kid. In the 90' there was too much inhouse distract keeping you inside. 24/7 cartoons! Internet! Us we would jump on our bikes right after the saturday cartoons and explore the WORLD! (ok the park...) 😃

[@tonecapone8426]

Save by the Bell phone

[@ianofliverpool7701]

The RC Boat is made for park duck ponds....you should try it there with your son also I loved the phone.

[@ExStaticBass]

The helicopter needs the rear motor to work for it to have forward motion. It's got a tiny motor back there which as you said is stiff. That's where the pitch change comes from though.

[@robert11872]

One of the best channels on utube

[@Therandomlifeofmarks]

I had a silverlit pico z helicopter which was pretty good, similar size but it had a tail rotor! It required you to put more weight on the front to stabilise, I just glued some washers on 👍🏻

[@Yoldark34]

Yay, you are my favorite content on youtube these days :)

[@Boogie_the_cat]

That Ambulance siren sounds like monkeys howling. Fun video, I enjoyed the moving parts. I also liked the Sugarplum Fairies.

[@adrianpearce5214]

It's a repair video so I wouldn't class it as children's video Great video looking forward to part 2 Love the videos keep up the great work

[@DEmma1972]

LMAO at the boat rescue. Great fixes Vince

[@Mymatevince]

😂 Thanks Emma 👍

[@Retro_andy_1977]

The phone is quite valuable now Vince being a late eighties one plus the transparent colour.that alone was worth what you paid for the whole lot

[@garry7263]

put some of that blue tack stuff in that hole with the antennae. it would seal it better. Also, put some foam in it so it wont sink. Another thing, you should put a little bead of silicone around the receiver to keep it dry.

[@jesus_perez_r]

Yey! Another trying to fix video !

[@martiencools1100]

Hi Vince, I don't know how you do it, but you managed to let a person like me who's not interested in any kind of adventurous stuff at all feel like: "Oh my God, I hope they'l get the boat back." And every time it went further away I was like: "No no please, hope they manage to get it back." Great one Vince; I love toy boats, a few years ago, I bought myself a tin put-put boat, do you know what I mean? I don't have a bath (and even if there was a stream in my neighborhood, I wouldn't even think of trying my put-put boat there haha), so I put it in the kitchen sync. hahahaha Oh and by the way, I am glad I am not the only one doing the tongue test on batteries; if you cannot read a volt meter (just like me), then you have to do something like that... Or, what I also do sometimes is holding both wires of a scrap little motor against the battery terminals and listen to the speed the motor is turning and as long as I know which sound it's suposed to make at a given voltage, it works quite well.

[@mrbridger5]

I can't wait for the next boat video! 🙏😀

[@dodgydruid]

I would coat everything inside with dialectic grease and maybe seal the two shell halves with some silicone and some silicone on the aerial exit and around the prop gland exit where the shaft comes out. As its a planing hull, some ballast in the rear part of the hull would aid traction and steering quite well. Boats, everything is opposite steering anyway and some ships have been known to keep afloat by simply reversing into harbour, one story from WW2 was where a tank in reverse towed its front half blown off by a torpedo.

[@garry7263]

27mhz is the bandwidth, the actual frequency is in that parameter, there are also 72mhz, 2.4 ghz.... A controller needs more than just 27mhz. That bandwidth is the same that CBs use and get shot down easily so they are dedicated to surface models. You would have to look up specifically what the crystal is, usually a sticker on the case of the receiver and transmitter.

[@carlb1056]

Bit late now but why dont you mod the controller on the boat by switching the switches around to make the boat go in the correct direction?

[@ajquigg93]

If you cant find another controller for the boat, you could always open up the yellow controller and swap the up/down and left/right leads around so that they would correspond to the right buttons

[@mindthegap29]

I’m glad the yacht survived and didn’t drown.

[@kenny9648]

That Blair Vince Project was exciting. :-)

[@hogshouse]

I had one of those phones back in 1990 ish.. I think my one use to light up when it rang as well

[@randomcro24]

Brother I love your videos keep up all the good work

[@steveforrester2217]

I may be wrong but the 27 frequency range is broke down into many other frequencies, just because both components are 27, it does not necessarily mean they match.

[@georgebond6429]

With regards to the helicopter the rear propeller is suppose to work to move forward and back, you might want to revisit

[@m111kca4]

You should upgrade that boat with lipo and brushless motor. Some radio gear and a better servo and revisit the rapids and conquer it.

[@xerejuneseve6333]

In this boat,you can pour pcb in silicone,make it waterproof. When I did not have transmitter 27MHz I used the receiver 40,from damaged toy.

[@scottfirman]

I know this is old, but any time you need to strengthen a glue joint, wrap thread around the joint after using super glue, then coat the thread with super glue. This makes the repair stronger. I cannot remember where ai learned this, but I use that method on RC cars until I can get replacement parts. I found it lasts quite a long time. On a simple toy, that repair would outlast the toy. I find repairing toy grade toys frustrating. On the RC stuff, I like to upgrade to hobby grade parts. On toy boats, it works great! I pick and choose my projects. Some toys are not worth the effort.

[@mohamadasriabdulazid4784]

You can just flip the wire on the motor. Anyway nice job.

[@jhgpsimons]

It might have already been sayd after 3 years :) , but if you just revers the polarity of the motor on the boat, it will also move correctly to the controller

[@Mamut86]

I think they used the board instead of crimping the wires inside the ambulance for maybe a demonstration option when in store. Next time when super glueing, try super glue and baking soda. Look it up, holds very strong

[@tipfox9212]

If you clean such switches with IPA or similar - use some vaseline afterwards on the contacts. It will protect it for a long time. Only for "sliding" contacts like here ...

[@georgemartinez1720]

I love your Parts holding matt

[@georgemartinez1720]

I like they use in cell phone repair you should get magnetic Dish

[@lebeltoottoot9212]

Lol… quite a nice motion at the back😂 Oooo Errr Mrs

[@jackthelad612]

"Great, we've got rust" lol.

[@abdulhkeem.alhadhrami]

1:16:01 Back from the dead congrats Vince you now own a Yacht!

[@gamenfix2586]

This made me happy and ready because I used to own a little boat like that when I was 7 and I played with it in the bath tub it was awesome but it broke down and everyday I wanted to fix it but I didn’t know how nowadays I do and I plan to buy a small rc boat Tommorow on thanksgiving also happy thanksgiving

[@ExtremeBogom]

We don't celebrate thanksgiving in the UK.

[@Truth_Seeker_UK]

Happy thanksgiving

[@freetipuk]

Nice - there goes my early night !

[@chrisrobson8540]

funnier than 90% of the so called comedy on the telly 🤣🤣🤣

[@eeledahc]

I got around @20 cars and @10 controllers at a flea market for $20. About 5 controllers didn't go with any of the cars. I was able to make them work by removing or shorting (don't remember which) the coil with the wax in it. It gets rid of the narrowed down ie: 27.## or 49.## signal and opens it up. Then anything that used the 27 or 49 would work with the controllers, if it had the same tx/rx chips that is I think been a year or so and I gave them to my nephews.

[@lunarmodule6419]

You mean you removed the wax on the Trimpot, then slowly screw and unscrew it while keeping any button pressed, until you find the exact frequency? Its like looking for a radio station.

[@eeledahc]

@@lunarmodule6419yes, the trimpot, thanks! I tried that on one controller and I broke the trimpot so I bypassed it, Afterwards any 27 or 49 whichever freq, has to match the cars basic number of course, it worked. I was using those cheap flip over car controllers with new bright cars.

[@South336Victor]

I love the boat