Xbox Series X damaged HDMI connector restoration with 10 missing Pads

[@erockem]

The UV + Heat gun shot provided a fantastic perspective of the scale/size you're working on. In a previous video you used a dime, anytime you can remind us of the scale you perform these repairs on is appreciated and is awe inspiring. Also on the 2nd pad when you use the trace end of the pad, I'm like ummmmm, then you trim and use the pad side on another ripped pad - Genius. THEN a few pads later explain that using multiple pads in a row would cause a short - Holy $hit, THAT is skill and understanding of a master tradesmen.

[@BashoStrikes]

I am a consummate amateur at this stuff but because I've been watching you, I have pulled 2 pads so far out of 15 repairs, and because I watch you, I've been able to repair both. Thank you for what you do. It's very inspiring!

[@SiETechNotebookReparatur]

For these consoles, a template should be produced where all the traces and pads for the HDMI socket can be replaced in one piece. Stick it on, solder it in, remove the rest, done.

[@tiporari]

They are people who make/sell them for some applications. If you are repairing things in volume it makes sense and helps.

[@chromestorms7311]

Honestly not a bad idea. Wouldn't necessarily be hard to have made either. Could even have it pre-tinned. Scrape some masking off, lay it down like tape, hit it with some heat and youre done!

[@ralfungar3530]

there is a company doing these flex pcbs for the nintendo switch. they should offer these for various consoles tbh

[@dafalzonAUS]

The bigger the job, the longer the video, the more I learn, the more I enjoy watching!

[@nart216]

11:59 this view alone puts everything into perspective how much little space you are working with. God these videos are like Pringles. You watch ONE you binge the rest!!!!

[@Scardaddy]

loloololllolol soldering joints not smoking joints. Man you got some lines, the one I love you saying is, "If we don't start, we are not going to finish." Thanks for some good times Alex

[@maickelwand9100]

These videos are like Boss Ross, but way more exciting! What a tremendous skills you have!

[@ramirososa7566]

I just bought one of those grinding pens from your store and it came in about 2 days ago! I’m excited to use it!

[@marc49lewis]

Heads-up on the grinding pen. Just got mine a few days back: when you put in the small grinding head, you've got to adjust it a bit in the chuck to make it run true. Don't tighten the screws too much and watch it under the microscope to see if the bit wobbles any. If it does, hold the chuck and partially rotate the bit and watch it again. Once it's running true, snug-down the set screws evenly. The thing works great.

[@kinnymonster]

I keep wondering how many of Alex's repairs are from his viewers who watched his videos & thought, "Looks easy enough. I can fix it myself." Then Alex gets to show them it's not as easy as it looks. LOL. Not everyone can be as good as Alex.

[@kossieseii85]

Board repair is a great game of patience and good timing. I have had to throw boards away, because I got impatient 😐 Salute To Alex for his great videos.

[@wayland7150]

That one looks like the X-Box I repaired.

[@Lecon60]

I suffer from PTSD and I've been repairing things for 40 years. This morning was especially bad and I needed to fix my nieces Bluetooth speaker. It is t fixed yet but I am sure relaxed now.

[@TheDronzDr]

Also just got the grinding pen. Love it. Works great. Thanks The Dronz Dr

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

I think I’ve watched every video you’ve made in the last two years. Easily the best repair content out there. Can you please tell me where I can purchase the blue thermal putty on the SSD and other components? I’ve never been able to find any information about it.

[@NorthridgeFix]

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[@I_SuperHiro_I]

@@NorthridgeFix thank you! You always have exactly what I need. :)

[@S.YouTube83]

Svaka čast Alex Čudo neviđeno ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@dtiydr]

3:43 I had NO idea that existed, that makes it sooo much easier, almost to easy.

[@djspidey7235]

You make it look so easy when it really isn't, great work Alex.

[@Gigga9]

Impressive, such meticulous work.

[@rodhester2166]

great job, if I ever send something in for repair I will request your autograph beside the work..that would be cool

[@leonkiriliuk]

Alex. When are you going to enable USPS shipping to Canada? UPS Shipping is almost as much as all the items I want to buy from you.

[@jcb208]

Your think with the amount of hdmi ports that require replacement the manufacture would design a plug in system but I expect that would cost more

[@amd864]

Pozdrowienia z Polski ,robisz dobrą robotę

[@thomashenden71]

This type of job, saves both the environment (reduces e-waste) and saves people’s wallets. 👍👍👍

[@ApocDevTeam]

a thicc solder joint is a happy joint

[@progsam]

You are making soldering looks easy 😭

[@lum6216]

Check out his surgical skills!🔥🔥🔥

[@MadMax-yq9ix]

That looks difficult and tedious, GG dude

[@dangriggs617]

Bravo. as always job well done.

[@marcyd2007]

Alex, when you're soldering the feet for the connector on the board, you have the connector upside down, are you holding or pressing the connector on to the board from underneath? or are you letting hang freely and soldering it wherever it happens to rest?

[@hellaex]

Really Beautyful

[@ca3340h3993]

Solder joints can be smoked as well - I've seen plenty of devices do it. But that's bad for the health of the device😁

[@wayland7150]

I repaired one of these X-Box HDMI connectors once. Bloody nightmare. I wish I had seen this video first. The design is stupid for a child's toy. They should have used through hole wiring to anchor it to the board.

[@robin-xs1py]

muy buen trabajo ojalá tuviera tus herramientas

[@mohamedumar4635]

You are the boss & then there is the big boss 💪, great work big fan of you, but you should mention batter than factory more often ✌️

[@katlegomogwera3424]

Wouldn't masking the entire trace prevent pins from moving once soldered?

[@richardhujdechene2702]

Could you apply solder mask on pad area then replace pad. Would that hold pads in place?

[@kellybriggs7971]

I need to buy some of your tweezers! Mine are terrible.

[@oscarmarfori613]

I will never have that dexterity I will surely damage that board further, nice job 👍

[@TheBronx_911]

Can I send you the board from my MyEnergi Zappi EV charger? Loose live wire burnt some relay blocks or something.

[@xristosglezellis3025]

I think it's better idea to put solder on legs and the soldering down in place...

[@atranfanatic]

I've tried to do that and believe me it is way harder than it looks. lol

[@Twistedmetal-qe8kx]

Awesome videos, always excellent techniques, tools and materials. I always learn something that I can look forward to practicing. I have been doing more advanced repairs at work, thanks to this channel. An absolute pleasure to watch a master craftsman at work.

[@jotnarymir1393]

Is there a way to first stick the pads to the pcb first ?

[@finalman321]

Why so many broken HDMI ports on Series X. Is it because the ports metal support legs don't protrude out the the other side of the motherboard? Therefor no extra solder support like on previous gens where the solder forms a cone shape as it clings to the protruding HDMI port support leg. Widest at the motherboard then gets smaller right up to the HDMI port support leg tip.

[@nada-xz2cf]

Hi, can I use copper tape to replace the pads? Beginner here

[@cscomba]

Love your Work! Greeting from Portugal

[@NuggetGaming]

The flux at 12:48 looks like it makes a face and it’s staring right at me lol

[@tahatarik3783]

Beautiful

[@louf7178]

What if traces have corrosion? Vinegar?

[@vladimiralena9129]

Hi, can you in any other video show what current consumption your uv lamp has and at what voltage? You have good hands, I look forward to your new videos.

[@loafdad]

Amazing work as usual Alex.

[@lllSCREENS]

Do you need to grind down the pads ??

[@isaiahearnheart7129]

What's the solder temperature he's using?

[@katlegomogwera3424]

How are guys breaking these ?

[@jeanemil8988]

What if i need to remove solder mask. I got an xbox with a good mess.

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Great work very impressive thanks for sharing

[@__kagami4293]

I been watching northridge fix videos but till now i don't ok now his name? What is your good name Sir?

[@chotuusian4127]

Good work

[@andrea_dev]

better joints for all 🍁

[@KARLLARK100]

lov your stuff

[@ford1546]

looks like hdmi is such a bad plug design. on some hdmi plugs there is nothing on the back that stops the pin from being pushed out. a little too many contact points and such a small plug! ends up with a little too thick cable that gets too heavy for a small plug.

[@ronlevin2339]

How much extra cost is restoring each pad ?? 10-20$ ?? Or it is subject to negotiation .

[@atranfanatic]

It's running me over $200 at a local shop to restore all 19 pads on an HDMI port for an Xbox One X. I am not skilled enough to tackle fixing ripped solder pads. But I hope to get better with practice and watching these videos.

[@TooBokoo]

You can rarely have too much flux. But, you can definitely have too little. Flux is your friend.

[@AndAbel-AOD]

Similar to non electrically conductive thermal paste then.

[@tomasnovak584]

Really good job. You are doing job better than factory, like you always talking

[@SimonEllwood]

Great fix and even pronounce "Solder" the same way as British English :)

[@rameshsaud7513]

Smoke and joints lol 🤣🤣

[@cihankilicoglu]

very good

[@protossevolution3361]

The zoom camera makes all the difference in the world: I have this junk Mega CD, and it freezes on the bios. Swapped all the capacitors, still freezing. I decided to reflow the main chip on the board, but the legs on the chip are so tiny, next one to another, that even a tiny amount of solder, splashed over and doesn't matter how hard I tried to see where 2 joints have solder so I can separate them, didn't work. And after many tries to remove the excess of solder, I ended up breakint 2 pads, and 1 leg, the leg broke very close to the black mass of the chip, so I gave up: I know I can try to trim the black part to reach to the copper, but it's so tiny, that I think it's worthless. The camera would be solution here...! Anyways, I bought another faulty Mega CD, swapped some boards, and now I have a working device, the other one, I'll put in the closet to work as a donor if any other part needs replacement in the future.

[@willmorici5765]

*PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE* Rule #1: If you break it, and you don't know how to repair it, just stop. Stop right there. Get with Alex. If you don't...you're just asking for trouble. *END PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE*

[@iyadshwiky6712]

very good jobs as usual . kolo shgal كلو شغال

[@rfr653]

good job mate.

[@JonJonChannel]

Again !! Jon Stewart to the rescue!!

[@alialshams1043]

nice Vedio ☮️👍

[@shamsalfaisal]

Came in for HDMI port replacement.

[@you166mhz]

he's the best .... :)

[@khatharrmalkavian3306]

Dat's a lotta pins.

[@wackey3455]

Maybe we could smoke a joint in the next video 🤪

[@bryanswaggbeast8194]

Joints LMFAO 😂😂

[@salvatoresalafia7631]

Amazing Alex! That’s what You call “better than factory”! 👍👍 🔝

[@lezhall1]

Hi pal A quick hello from England, I found you about 4 weeks ago and been catching up with your back catalogue I am about two years ago, Stay safe you all in the shop 👍

[@tsmlightszy2845]

Hi! I'm curious about that grinding pen. Does it like get dull after awhile? Do you have to replace a tip or something or do you have to buy a whole new pen?

[@freakbot1056]

Yes it does actually. How long it lasts depends on the quality of the set itself.

[@atranfanatic]

I am willing to bet that I could use my dremel tool and get about the same results. I may try it for practice sometime. I have a ton of attachments for it too. lol

[@_Skim_Beeble]

Redoing pads looks like an extremely tedious job, I applaud your patience.

[@kossieseii85]

Yeah it is! ☺️ Great job 🙌

[@vincebeans3830]

i love how you say solder joints and not marijuana joints AHHAHA

[@snowysnowwolf6228]

You could possibly get flexible circuit boards made up with the pad strips already at right distances. Strips on top and bottom.

[@ovalwingnut]

Minuscule [ min-uh-skyool ] Precision [ pri-sizh-uhn ] Awesome [ aw-suhm ]

[@GhostXIII13]

16:13 I can't resist my self enjoying your videos..it's really better than factory

[@george78779]

Ringo Star on electronics

[@drawings4896]

How much do you ask for a pad replacement?

[@arasus6107]

Awesome job bro keep rocking bro 👍👍👍👍

[@GreenAppelPie]

Wow that grinding pen looks handy. I’ve usually scraped them off with an exact-o but that looks so much more controlled.

[@Darren777Au]

Nice work, great explanation.

[@mohamedhussein120]

Nice

[@WinrichNaujoks]

What do people do to their HDMI connector to get that kind of damage?

[@userPrehistoricman]

First, they break it through normal use or abuse. Then they don't know how to desolder it properly with hot air, so they rip off the pads.

[@Elektronikreparatur_Annaberg-B]

Happens if you desolder it to could

[@sschueller]

At what temp and airspeed to you usually have your hot air station on?

[@phillscheppert1556]

Genius!!!!

[@abdelatifmariche8771]

First thing to do when getting up. Look for a repair video to watch with coffee ☕ great job captain 🤠

[@WinrichNaujoks]

What! No test? I feel cheated!

[@lucymc0191]

as always pleasure to watch alex .....

[@darkmatter6467]

Can we all admit that there is enough space on the PCB to make these kind of repair much more easy for both specialized technicians, and hobbyists? The HDMI is a connector that is constantly under stress, this PCB area should be designed accordingly.

[@kossieseii85]

@@graealex That’s true. I guess the manufacturers differentiate between home use and industrial equipments. Thus the smt option.

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

I hate when my design guy has the pcb manufacture mask the vias 😑makes harder to fix when the guy rips the connection off ☺️

[@T-C-M]

What a professional job!!

[@temp650]

monkey busines - it was necessary to get only two pads from the front of the connector, the rest could be soldered with regular jumps but customer paid for ten recovered pads

[@drawings4896]

Flux helps with the transfer of heat(more surface area contacting), and probably mainly slow down or prevents oxidation of solder and copper(a thin layer over the metals that prevents solder to fuse).Oxidation is accelerated by heat. Thats what I think.

[@freakbot1056]

What helps the solder stay a beautiful blob on the joints instead of being a spike when you take off the iron tip??

[@marc49lewis]

@@freakbot1056 Right temperature, right flux, right solder, right tip. Always remember, flux is your friend. Eutectic alloy is your friend. Clean iron is your friend.