What Salt Water Does to Electronics - Drone Crashed Into the Ocean

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What Salt Water Does to Electronics - Drone Crashed Into the Ocean - I paid $469 for a DJI Mavic 2 Zoom drone that was crashed into the ocean. Anytime electronics are exposed to salt water you're going to end up with corrosion so I'm taking this drone apart to see how bad the corrosion is and if I can get it working again.
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[@Tronicsfix]

Here's a video where I tried to fix a liquid damaged Canon camera: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKjPqKyFbptkiKs

[@marcuskobel6562]

Cool to see you trying to fix this. I was expecting a no fix, but this was way beyond repairable.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed. I'm still surprised at how bad this was on the inside.

[@conjie1986]

@@Tronicsfix this is why most certifications on devices in water are for fresh water. salt water is a whole other level, aluminium and stainless steel can corrode in salt water.

[@ardendolas]

This was actually quite entertaining. There's a certain satisfying aspect to seeing you revive a dead device, but this was a different spin on the usual video, and a good reminder that electronics and sea water don't mix! Thanks Steve!

[@Tronicsfix]

So glad you liked it. Thanks for the comment.

[@ddegn]

I feel the same way. It's fun to see things repaired but it's also fun to see something beyond repair taken apart.

[@menglor]

@@Tronicsfix hey Stephen, I'm wondering if this is you I received an email from KZbin saying that I've won some kind of a prize and that I should send you a message on Telegram I'm assuming it's scam but just in case

[@milhousesmom]

Love seeing things that can't be fixed. Makes me feel better about not be able to repair everything I get.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yep, not everything is fixable, like this drone, unfortunately.

[@ellensburgamplifier]

A little ultrasonic cleaning will get that back in the air, only once you throw it into the dumpster. Always a pleasure to watch your videos Steve no matter the outcome. PS.. I picked up a 3 pack of the BW100 off your link to help support your efforts!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you for the support. I think you'll like the product. It's something that I actually use on a regular basis.

[@DrBobGaming1]

I haven't seen a drone this water damaged. Seen when people ran them into trees. But you probably could have had roasted a marshmallow with that plate.

[@Tronicsfix]

I don't think I've seen anything this liquid damaged. Ha, ha, yes, it would have been quite the campfire if it wasn't under water.

[@stefan-ox8qs]

@@Tronicsfix it istn only the liquid all that salt in that water make it even worst.

[@VijayaLakshmi19807]

@@Tronicsfix Bro Please Post more content like this

[@amorshc8659]

This is an excellent showcase of why you should immediately try to repair/recover things that are liquid damaged, and not wait! Thanks for uploading this fun video Steve!

[@danarepouille1381]

"It's just a flesh wound. Walk it off."

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol!

[@williamharris8367]

I would not encourage anyone to purchase damaged beyond repair electronics merely for our entertainment, but I very much enjoyed this video. Again, it is featuring something completely different from video game consoles and laptops. Thank-you!

[@MarcelSchr]

I've been doing repairs for years and have never seen water damage like this, totally crazy, I hope you get some of your money back! And thanks for uploading it was really interesting to see what seawater can do👍

[@nathanquintal]

Loved this type of video, even if it isnt a fix one. It kinda teachs how bad liquid damage can actually get, even more if you just let the device sit for months

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad to hear this. Thanks for the comment.

[@mitchelldavidson9911]

thank you. you help my addiction of tearing everything apart.

[@musthavechannel5262]

Question: Is rinsing with fresh water a good idea if electronic device falls into salt water?

[@richardbriansmith8562]

Awesome Video tronicsfix

[@Luiscabada1966]

Thank you very much for all your knowledge and patience in everything. BW-100 it is.thank you

[@anthonymaiolino300]

Super cool

[@rockatrion]

From fix videos to forensic videos, keep them coming!!

[@mukeshgoolcharan6121]

Good stuff man

[@paleguytony]

This is entertaining. Love this vid. Cheers.

[@TheGlitchyMario]

EBay sellers: slightly used. Only used once.

[@Tronicsfix]

hahahahaha! So true

[@ryanboutr7756]

That drone was literal toast. I loved this video. Definitely make more content like this

[@gooseman247]

This was still a good, fascinating watch.

[@adamconcepcion79]

I like these kinds of videos. I'm always hopefully you'll repair whatever device your working on. But sometimes its nice to just see the damage and watch as you learn with us :)

[@montereycalifornia650]

I like this type of content, please load more. Thank you.

[@garyslatter9854]

Love your salvage vids

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! So glad you enjoy

[@esrAsnataS]

Amazing to see how much damage can be done by a dip in salt water. Pleased you posted this.

[@blarbdude]

I love drones so this video is right up my alley 👍

[@dewdusmaximus7692]

It was satisfying watching total disassembly like this to see damage. Hoping it’ll be a more regular thing!

[@J0ermungand]

Quite interesting to see it from the inside. An account of all the major components and chips would be interesting too.

[@Criptor93]

While I was hoping this would have been a repair video, once you opened the case I knew right away it was a goner....would love to see more drone videos in the future.

[@klopferator]

5:06: "So clearly this has quickly gone from a rescue mission to a recovery mission." I think the word you are looking for is "autopsy".

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, ya, that would be a good way to describe it

[@reinhardt6217]

Awesome video! I love all of your videos, especially when you fix stuff that aren’t game consoles. But I even watch the game console repairs lol

[@TheTbird668]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@TheTbird668]

TronicsFix you need to contact someone about these scammers or you are going to lose a lot of watchers! Everyone that has accounts on here need to pool together and stop these low life's.

[@Houtka86]

Definitely fun to watch, very interesting to see what the water and the salt do. Would love to see what's actually salvageable

[@TravisM05]

Interesting video!

[@mikejanson3052]

This was a fun change from the normal videos.

[@virgildeklerk]

Wow just wow.. never even seen this much damage by water... very fun to watch.. keep up the great content 👍

[@menglor]

Love the recovery video s

[@enigmaoftheechidna6279]

Very cool video idea, I could have guessed there would be this much damage but seeing it is nice for learning as well as entertainment.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garynewell6947]

just wicked

[@kingnolan1514]

No way you considered not uploading this vid! 10/10

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes, I almost trashed the whole video. So glad you enjoyed.

[@leev211]

Great vid, I have a dji mavic mini that won’t connect to controller, after watching you take this apart I may have a go at it,

[@G_Machine_Joe]

These types of vids are cool. Keep doing what you're doing. As soon as you said (and showed) "ocean" I knew it was toast. There's no coming back from salt water.

[@Tronicsfix]

So glad you liked this video.

[@1Nolimited]

I love to see that not all cant been repaire.

[@markg3506]

Nice video. I was curious what the pcb's would look like after cleaning them

[@CannibalShadow]

This is horrific 😂💀 never seen corrosion so bad. Thanks for the video.

[@assamita81]

The charred part is the ESC, which is the part in charge of drawing the amperage of the battery and provide power to the motors (which as you can imagine, draw a lot of amps). The ESCs are likely to burn out if the motors pull too much current, so I'd say it happened quite the opposite. I'd bet the ESC burned out and that caused the drone to fall into the water and not the other way around.

[@Dennisgameplayentertainment]

i pretty mutch watch all your videos love to watch it and learn stuff i even fix a ps4 thanks to you hope you keep making these great video s

[@Longplay_Games]

Truly gnarly. Fun video :)

[@controlsaibot9178]

Bro I was in 😳 the entire time of this vid. Great upload and very entertaining and informative 💯👍

[@dilianvt]

There’s no freaking hope for the board ever working again in that drone! It’s just beyond destroyed with the water damage

[@anoc5345]

I really enjoy watching this channel because not only is it interesting to see what electronic devices are like inside but it's amazing to see the skill and expertise that (I don't remember his name!) has.

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...so glad you enjoy it! If you're talking about the guy in the videos, his name is Steve. Thanks for watching!

[@anoc5345]

@@Tronicsfix Hi Steve! Keep up the good work! Have a great weekend

[@BuyitFixit]

It was still interesting to see what was actually inside the Mavic II Zoom. Teardown video's can be quite interesting and entertaining. I'm the type of person who likes to see what makes things tick. Was thinking of doing a couple of teardown video's myself.

[@BladeoftheImmortal2005]

Perfect amount of thermal paste. It's still good.

[@MultiKelly85]

Honestly, if it has a motherboard of any kind I'd say work on it. I enjoy learning about new things and this channel has helped me more then you know

[@kaushikmishra1]

Awesome video do more this type of videos love from India 🇮🇳 ❤️

[@kevrosbane]

i think this video is a good thing as it gives people a reference on what happens if u plan on fixing ur electronics right away when they get wet instead of waiting, iv tryed to explain this to so meny people that don't beleave me and just state its fine i just need to put it in rice after a week.

[@mtshark7]

That's pretty interesting Steve

[@Drone_Out]

A drone video!!! Exactly what i asked for in your q&a with your wife. Shame this one is a goner. Keep it up Steve! Greetings from Sweden.

[@beckykerr5829]

Wow that was fun

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

It was very interesting to see the inside of that drone. It looked very very bad. I never saw something like this before.

[@12345.......]

I like any type of video. It would have been a miracle if were able to fix that disaster.

[@Tronicsfix]

This is probably the worst I've seen

[@idj20]

Yes, I did think that was a little ambitious. 😂😂😂 Quality video as always. Lately I've been turning to KZbin for video content more than our TV here at the UK!

[@ChodaBoyUSA]

Had the damage not been so extensive and permanent, how would you have cleaned the components and removed the residue? Would you use an ultrasonic cleaner, BW-100, etc.?

[@thomasrecyclingendeavours]

These videos are entertaining

[@freedomfrochaos7730]

Wow this was a awesome video with the lot of corrosion But still worth it

[@papawinters]

Would you mind doing a short video of your microscope set up? Thanks

[@MQZ17]

I really liked this video, very interesting to see. The videos I hate are the fake ones that show this level of damage and the person "cleans and fixes it" lol

[@repairtactics]

That was fun to watch, I had a customer recently bring me a motherboard out of a slot machine that had fire damage! That was a long fix 😬

[@torbenmayer]

Would’ve loved to see what’s up with controller and battery. Other than that, electronic autopsy is kind of a fun thing tbh

[@seuratguy]

I hope you make videos showing you repairing drones with other problems.

[@ninounino4552]

The guy who sold you this garbage made the best deal of his life 😂😂😂

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha, ya, this wasn't the best way to spend my money

[@ninounino4552]

@@Tronicsfix OMG I've been your fan for years it's the first time you liked my comment ❤️❤️❤️

[@frankity]

that drone can Rest in pieces.

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, it's definitely resting in a lot f pieces right now

[@neromana2]

I want more those type of videos with drones

[@RedRingOfDead]

This was interesting. But hot dam this is one crusty drone 😂 It was fun to see you still uploading this. 👌🏻

[@vittoriokosseta4210]

More drone stuff 🙏!!!!!

[@shawnburke3427]

This was interesting because of how bad the damage is. I definitely felt relieved that you decided not to work these boards.

[@W4ReLL]

I watched so much of your videos that I know from the introduction that's almost a unfixable drone... Thanks for sharing by the way! 😉 How can people sell products in this condition for this price ?!

[@Talmiior]

both solid entertainment, and educational in the exploration. Sure ya might not have been able to fix it, but come, we all knew that wasn't possible the moment ya mentioned it fell in the sea, so we're all here for the same reason. We're curious ;)

[@lbdjthethird1240]

Oh yeah, great idea for a video. Fun to see all aspects of the work you do. And yeah, it was a recovery mission from the start. No way in hell was there any rescue possible.

[@LegionRides]

Although it wasn't fixable, I enjoyed the video! You have still some spare parts for later use.

[@chrisnavarro1972]

I like this video

[@carletonrutherford1799]

To quote Lemmy, "you win some you lose some, all the same to me". Looks like you drew aces and eights, when it comes to that drone.

[@furtalance_x]

I know the burnt parts are done for. But could the others be put in an ultrasonic cleaner?!!

[@abdosama]

I'd hope if you could try to restore it anyway :)

[@jaredniegas4255]

Recovery videos are nice to watch along with repairs. Being able to make at least some money back is a good thing. :-)

[@brooklyn11218]

I'd love to see a video of you cleaning it up.

[@Tronicsfix]

I just don't see the point of cleaning this up

[@Pistol_Knight]

On recipt of it you should have chucked in a vat of Isopronol Alcohol for a day or 2 then let it dry for a week, but the thing was ruined when you got it, good to see how much it decayed and the metal shields did do a job to a certain degree

[@metatron6661]

Liked this video

[@23Rrhmj]

Do those float ?

i like this kind of videos. No spare parts to save?

[@smedlap8789]

Cool stuff. I'm just like you and want to see what makes things work. That thing was so far gone I don't think you would be able to make it run if you got to it when it first showed up?

[@notavailable9919]

With exception to the power board I wonder how much a sonic cleaner would do for the rest.

[@risk_it_4_the_biscuit]

Why would you wait?

[@instahawk8422]

I’ve never seen something so small require so much thermal paste I’m not sure if it’s the perfect amount with how much it contains

[@worldsboss]

Me: So how much liquid damage is there? Steve: Yes.

[@BowsettesFury]

You might be able to sell the screws for something 🤣

[@JoeyDoesTech]

Would you like some drone with your liquid? Yes. 😁

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, exactly!

[@danwyan]

What I learned from this video is that I need to sell my broken stuff on eBay if people will pay over half of what I paid for it new.

[@The_LexSter]

"So I don't even remember what's included" -> Definitely lots of water was included!

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha!