Trying to FIX This BANDAI Sub Attack Game From 1982 | Warning: Graphic Scenes of Sellotape

[@poddmo]

My fingers started twitching at the sight of that game in action. Some old and very strongly reinforced muscle memory that decades of visits to the pub couldn't erase. Cheers

[@R-R-R]

Soldering is clearly overhyped. Taping the components down has many advantages. Things are way easier to replace and fix. No special tools/skills required. You can use less heat-resistant components, making things cheaper. Tape is non-conducting, reducing the risk of electric shock. Accidentally bridging contacts with solder is no issue anymore. You can run 1 strip of tape several times around the board, securing all components at once. No more burnt hands from holding the soldering iron the wrong way. You can get tape with your name printed on, so everybody can see who did a magnificent taping job. My brother-in-law sells tape, so he's going to make more money. I see only pros, no cons!

[@samholdsworth420]

No burnt hands LMAO

[@spdrfx]

good one, next time i will try the taping method :)

[@yummyklown9226]

Do you recommend a good tape that I could use to tape them down? I'm repairing a power supply.

[@R-R-R]

@@yummyklown9226Lots of people will try to sell you expensive "professional" tape. But any ol' tape will do. Just make sure to lick the sticky side. Licking the other side is optional.

[@JonPadfield]

That Sellotape from the previous owner takes bodging to a new level! Even I know you never bodge with anything less than gaffer tape 🤣

[@StezStixFix]

Ah, yes, the age-old method of sellotaping stuff back together and hoping it works! 😂 I have to agree, gaffer tape would've worked much better! 🤣

[@KB1UIF]

Everyone knows, you fix everything with Duct Tape !! 🤣

[@supermick83]

Everybody knows foil tape is the best option for electronics

[@charlesmott8863]

🤣

[@gordanmilne7034]

​@@StezStixFixIf Boeing can do it, you can.

[@96libertytt]

I have one of these Sub Attack games. I got it way back in about 1982 or perhaps 83 as a birthday or Christmas gift when I was about 10. I live in Australia so perhaps it was from my Aunt who was in Canada at the time

[@davidconway3063]

The capacitor that you removed looked like it said 22uF instead of 2.2uF. Maybe it was just the camera angle, but I didn't see a decimal point. Not sure if that would make a difference anyway. Either way, thanks for another great video and hope you feel better soon!

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks David! I noticed that too when I was editing it, but I double checked the one I took out and it was 2.2uF. Must've been the angle of the camera! 👍

[@michaelknowles1651]

May I ask was that an app you was using to calculate the resistor, if so may I ask the name of this. Thank you n great video

[@StezStixFix]

@@michaelknowles1651 Hi Michael! Thank you! 👍 The app is called Resistor Code Calculator. It's one of th free ones on Google Play. Seems to work well. 👍

[@michaelknowles1651]

@@StezStixFix Very much appreciated, this will come in handle. Thank you and hope your feeling/getting better.

[@TripEllex]

@@StezStixFix As a fellow console repairer with over 20 years electronics experience (Navy trained), I saw that cap and was immediately concerned you were replacing a 22uf with a 2.2. Having rewatched that section, I have to disagree with the above comment, that is indeed a 22uf cap. The 22 is printed multiple times and nowhere inbetween any instance of them is there a dot, as there is inbetween the 6.3v, camera angle isn't the issue. Not to call you out or anything, if it works in the end, great. But lower capacitance values in a circuit such as that can lead to issues down the line. Next time, please triple check and make sure you're using the right cap to avoid issues in the future.

[@MicroMageRepair]

Nice work, getting better and better with the trace repair!

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Micro! I definitely feel more comfortable with it now. Gotta keep having a go! 👍

[@rorykelly8275]

yet another great fix, you dry humour is awesome mate.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Rory! Much appreciated 😁

[@CTCTraining1]

That was a good fix and in situations where you can’t be sure of the expected behaviour it can be tricky to know how successful you’ve been. I’ve noticed that track damage near to places where people press on a board can generate mechanical wear even though the flexing feels trivial. If it comes back to you again just add a couple bits of wire avoiding that area of the board altogether.... remember the original designers wanted something that would be in the shops fast and as long as it worked for a year they were happy ... so many decades on extra reinforcements may well be the way to go. Keep up the great work 👍😀

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Chris! Good shout, I suppose adding a couple of wires too would give it that extra bit of security! Appreciate the tip! 👍

[@mikecro1111]

@@tarstarkusz These ones had no battery as solar powered, but at least the cap didn't ooze it's oozy mess all over the board.

[@KittenRaptor]

I had this as a kid! And I've been trying to remember what it was I had for over 30 years! KZbin is the goldmine of nostalgia that keeps on giving. ,_,

[@DavidJohnson-nf1be]

Yes, I had this one too…huge wave of nostalgia as I watched this video….I seem to remember it plays like a game of two halves where one part is avoiding depth charge attacks and then a view of the submarine where you had to move your guy to plug holes in the hull ?!?…..something like that….. 🤔

[@dadwillfixit1907]

Great fix mate made me chuckle about the paint 😂👍🏻

[@StezStixFix]

😄 Cheers mate! 👍

[@chris-pike]

Good to see this fix there Steve and sellotape , hope you get better soon mate - Nice 1 👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Chris! Feeling a bit better today, getting back to my normal self! 👍

[@555geoneo555]

Nice fix Steve! You always make me laugh 😅

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Geoneo! 😁

[@pedromimoso8804]

Another great fix, Captain Bodge! We're gonna need a smaller bit! Nice detail! 😀🐟🐠🐡🐋🐳🐬

[@StezStixFix]

😁 🦈 thanks Pedro! I probably laughed a bit too much at it myself 😂

[@GetRefurbed]

Your humour is bang on! Good job as always buddy!

[@StezStixFix]

😊 Cheers Wayne! Much appreciated mate... 👍

[@sarahdaviscc]

What an amazing device - almost 40 years old.

[@Balsksks]

Danke!

[@enjoilife1128]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I swear one of the ceramic caps to the right of the screen was charred and cracked on one of the leads. Didn't look like the connection was completely severed though. I noticed it at 6:34

[@RBKing80]

Great video as usual Steve,

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks RB! 👍

[@billyhorn7886]

It's weird going back to your old videos where you say 'solid' normally

[@IanMorpeth]

I had a MIDI rack unit with an intermittent mains power problem. When I took it apart, the connector on the PCB had a dry solder joint so some genius put a screw in to wedge it and a bit of tape to isolate the screw - genius.

[@ToxoRetro]

Another project from your friend, Kimberly. Rest in peace comedian Victoria Wood. All these noobs using solder. The real pros use Scotch tape. 😂🤣 I might respray my car beige, if I can a-Ford it... Maybe that's a paint chip... I'll get my coat. You're getting pretty handy with those trace soldering jobs. 🤘😎 Nice on Stez. Get well soon buddy.

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 Thanks Toxo! 😁 I definitely feel more confident with the trace soldering, but I'm gonna need more practice with the sticky back plastic I think! 😬

[@ToxoRetro]

@@StezStixFix 😂 The trick with sticky back plastic is to have one you prepared earlier. 😝 Is Blue Peter still a thing? I think the last time I saw it Matt Baker was still on it.

[@StezStixFix]

😂 yeah, I think it's still a thing. I remember the Tracey Island they built out of used toilet rolls and cereal packets. Incredible stuff. 😬

[@ToxoRetro]

@@StezStixFix It's amazing how much junk they kept out of landfill whilst creating pretty decent things, as with Art Attack and Tony Hart/SmArt too. Long before people started making weird stuff and calling it "rustic".

[@BluejuiceT4]

Chip number is Ford "Silk beige paint' 🤣

[@StezStixFix]

🤣 bound to come in useful for someone! 😂

[@Tech-Nobby]

silk beige is a great name for a post-punk jazz revival duo :)

[@Gazman011969]

I've got this, and a Egyptian one..The first stage, there are two, you have to move around the cabin to fix the leaks. The second stage I vaguely remembers has you shooting torpedoes.

[@tomstdenis]

Reminds me of our old Vic-20 which clearly had a loose solder joint in the RF box. If you pushed down from the top the picture would come on but otherwise not. So my Dad not being an electrical type (and this was like 1987) taped the thing up tight and then for more pressure to the floor (this was the era of 'TVs are furniture') just in front of the TV. Worked like a charm. Hhehehehe.

[@tsbeech]

...and charge him a £100. 🤣 Great video Steve!

[@StezStixFix]

😁 thanks Travis! 😂👍

[@wyxchari]

09:14 I think you forgot to solder that track that goes under the condenser. Maybe it's the sound. 22uF capacitor, not 2.2uF.

[@hteekay]

I don't know how to feel, seeing a gaming relic and realized I'm actually older than it. My body does feel like it got held together with tons of sellotape tho

[@KoSLoW27]

I think you missed to repair one track at 11:09 you added a wire on the resistor but on bottom there is also a damaged track and you just positioned it without solder or wire. Am i wrong steve ?

[@keironcornell9396]

Sorry to hear you’re not feeling good!

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Keiron. I'm feeling a bit better today! 👍

[@housinit]

Those piezo speakers generally need to be attached to something securely, like the case, to be able to hear them properly.

[@alexpmK3]

Get well soon buddy

[@Septer_Sever]

🤣Silk Beige...I'll remember that one!

[@Theintruder100]

nice one love the sellotape

[@Balsksks]

Your voice fits good to you:)

[@JT-il3fe]

Great job

[@gb7767]

Something I've wondered about for a while now is the possibility of using a high temperature epoxy to bond the pads back to the circuit board for mechanically fixing on these one-sided boards. The resistor here would've been a prime candidate for experimentation. Has anybody tried such a technique?

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks GB. That definitely sounds interesting, hopefully someone will be able to give some insight! 👍

[@bufordmaddogtannen]

It can be done. Superglue under the ripped pads / traces works as well but the fumes are nasty.

[@Ratchet_effect]

You sound how I feel Brother Steve 💩 Hey! At least the sellotape saved the component. That was a big! save too! or you'd be chasing the right value(s) 🖖👍🏻 Hmm Nice Hair (That's what she said) 'It's Hard' She also said that too! 😂 I'm going sleep now! I've been playing INSIDE for 12.7 hours time passed so fast!

[@StezStixFix]

😁 Thanks Steve! I've been in for the vast majority of this heatwave feeling 💩 need to get outside! Yeah, I suppose the sellotape did keep the resistor contained! Happy I got this working, I've kinda fallen in love with it. 👍

[@Ratchet_effect]

I have been going out, just not to places that are enjoyable. I could hear and see the enjoyment come flowing out of you! right, when the sound come out 😊 I've been playing' Monkey Island SE Then thought I'd give INSIDE a try. O.M.G that game! Talk about puzzling. It was a great experience very, very challenging 👍🏻

[@StezStixFix]

Ooh. Inside sounds interesting! I thought you meant in the house! 🤣. I'll have a look at that! 👍

[@Ratchet_effect]

LMAO!! 🤣🤣 You Plonker 😁 But honestly I can see what you mean now I read it back 🤦🏻‍♂️ On a fun note I can play it outside on my alien laptop but, I don't! wish to torture it, in this heat right now 👍🏻

[@StezStixFix]

Playing inside outside sounds like a good plan! 🤣 But yeah, it's certainly scorchio out there again today! 🔥

[@simonlunt353]

Nice little game l like it 👍

[@Tink-GB]

Did you test the resistor at all,

[@chrisgray305]

join you? on the darkside? do you have cookies? i remember those solar powered flip games as a kid

[@StezStixFix]

😂 You don't know the POWER of the darkside! I never had one of these solar powered ones. Seems like a really neat idea to save on those littel button cell batteries. And it seems to work well! 👍

[@kidpiper9642]

I'm just noticing this is an older video so I figure he fixed the background noise getting picked up because I've never heard birds in his videos before.

[@BoingBB]

Could you not superglue the pads back, which would stop them moving about while you solder the wires on?

[@renataavgeri1132]

When you tried the piezzo speaker you need to get it inside to work. The piezo speaker needs to be in contact with a bigger area to work

[@StezStixFix]

Aaaah! Thanks Renata, that makes sense! 👍

[@renataavgeri1132]

@@StezStixFix Thanks to Vincent I know now

[@Stonecold724]

I am commenting to increase engagement! ENGAGE!

[@StezStixFix]

😁 thanks Stonecold! Always appreciate a bit of engagement! 👍

[@grointastic4242]

You should be able to fix that with the one pump technique

[@Alinktome]

Thank you man, i love these solarpower games. I think 1/ the original speaker was ok but needed to be cleaned from corrosion. 2/ the mistake i think you made when you tested your speaker from tiger game, is that you just forgot how to start the game. It seems you did not pushed acl , select, and right or left. I did not see you push the select area inside and that is why the game did not start, so no sound. I may be wrong... Anyway there are 4 big games with 2 real superposed different lcd screens. And 5 middle/small games with 2 screens smartly alternating on the same 1 and only lcd. (Like yours there).

[@FixDaily]

What's your scope's brand?

[@StezStixFix]

It's an Andonstar AD407 👍

[@ukrpgfan4029]

Loving the Body Count shirt....

[@kennethbarker852]

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth

[@eyesopen6110]

What do you do with all the fixed gadgets? Sell them again on ebay?

[@tonyboy6202]

Solar power in 1982 in a game ..??..never knew solar was that old lol

[@liamh9814]

I had this game as a kid.

[@little_ol_me7166]

I’m not sure how often you get asked this, and I’m so sorry if it’s annoying at this point- but is it possible to ship damaged consoles out to you? Definitely definitely would pay for the trouble

[@StezStixFix]

😁 I do get asked quite a bit, but I don't mind! I only do repairs for fun, so don't like working on other people's devices in case i mess it up! I'm looking at getting a PO Box set up at some point where people can send me stuff, but that would only be stuff they don't mind getting more broken! 😬

[@allthegearnotaclue]

I was going to buy a soldering kit but then I saw a roll of sellotape on offer so got that instead.

[@christopherdecorte1599]

With most of the pads being still attached. I would have superglued it back in place then jumper it after glue cured.

[@andrasszabo7386]

That capacitor looks more like 22 uF than 2.2uF.

[@frankurmom8741]

Not using duct tape is where the previous owner went wrong. That stuff fixes all

[@oldguy8177able]

heating the chip?

[@PeasGraveny]

Do Steve play guitar? I think theres one on his wall.

[@tyronenelson9124]

It would have been quite handy if SMD components existed back then?

[@MizuhoChan]

Was this made by Apeture Science?

[@hphp7587]

I always thought it was CELLOTAPE. 😂

[@hotlavatube]

It looks like the factory destroyed a trace to make a hole for the capacitor. How weird.

[@KazsprG]

Well don't let the friend who keeps sitting on his electronics play with it. Lol

[@CygnusTM]

You should take advantage of the rough sounding voice. Bust out the karaoke machine and do some Barry White. 😁

[@StezStixFix]

🤣🤣 Can't beat a bit of Bazza White! "You're the first, my last, my everything!" I think I'll give it a go! 😂

[@tiagofonseca7673]

That is a Hitachi chip Steve. Hitachi logo that.

[@apb3251]

That is an old Hitatchi logo on the chip

[@Gaborsk1]

How are his video ending up on my recommandation?

[@Tegatreides]

hungover af. lol

[@RJAH355]

I get where your coming from with the sellotape but it’s a game that was made for kids and when a 10 year old try’s to fix it cause that resistor broke they thought sellotape might work seen as I tried to fix my toys when they broke and I couldn’t repair toys like this when I was 10. So making a big deal out of it when you don’t know who’s tried to fix it is a bit ridiculous.

[@RetroZoltan]

WOW

[@InaldoTavares]

😃

[@aitorsantacruz2385]

I thinck the capacitor it,s 22uF, no 2.2

[@BestBackingTracks]

Body Count for life!

[@JVerschueren]

Think that capacitor might have actually been 22uF/6.3V, but it still works with the 2.2uF/50V, so: meh.

[@DalmaTon-Records]

Looks like a mini-tricorder from Star Trek...

[@Cluffo11]

The guy a bought it off was wearing a T-shirt that said “I love sellotape” so that explains that I guess. Also, can I pay you in back rubs?

[@StezStixFix]

I would totally buy an I love sellotape t-shirt. In fact, I'm going to. And yes, back rubs are perfectly acceptable. 😍

[@dcidaves3119]

nice

[@gyrenrockz]

when i was a kid i had a tetris brick game and its not working so i ask my uncle to fix it.. and he just use a candle droplets to the pcb LMAO.. that was 30 years ago..

[@pepethefrog7193]

That was 22uf, not 2.2uf.

[@jeffcarriere]

❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@chrisspence6484]

I think the tape was to just hold the resistor in place ready for a later repair.

[@IamNotANumber]

Ooo fwend! Is it your fwend? Only jealous because I don't have any.

[@BrianEBoyd]

Charging a 100 pounds isn’t that outrageous. Just saw one on eBay for $124 plus shipping.

[@ahndeux]

You should use E6000 glue instead of relying on the green solder mask to keep components down. The E6000 is the best glue to use. Its strong and still flexible.

[@2005saadcomputer]

Like👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Saad! Much appreciated 👍

[@whiteelephantvideos1343]

It is spelled cellotape as in cellophane

[@CrashFan03]

the brand is spelt with an S

[@mick0905]

All that time you've wasted soldering on your other videos when you could have just used sellotape.

[@StezStixFix]

Definitely sellotaping the next one. 👍

[@hicknopunk]

Just get conductive hot glue and go hog wild!

[@JustinEmlay]

Who needs solder? Just use TAPE!

[@hicknopunk]

Hot glue it! 😂

[@Me-uh1lb]

any one tried blu-tack? ;) :D

[@My_Op]

You should ask 250£ to be certain.

[@OOOHBILLY]

Squeaking. Seen it before my journey. Onward.

[@dak2]

Cellasolder

[@unperrier]

In dire need of solder? Just use tape!

[@everythinginfullspectrum8625]

2 Year old video so you probably has figured put that you can use hot glue , to secure components to the board.

[@Xorrak]

200 pounds charge? oof

[@TCRTechLife]

did you have covid in this video?

[@ovcody123]

Body Count rules .

[@JonnyMudMower]

Dude ,, did someone make a fake acct with your stuff and is Telling folks they won a sega console ?

[@res1tah71]

Hes cute