ANOTHER AMAZON Returns MYSTERY Box from eBay? Can I FIX it?

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Жыл бұрын

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Hi, in this video I bought another Amazon Returns Box from eBay! £50 for 50 items.
So what will be inside, will anything be fixable or will it all be broken beyond repair.
Let's find out.
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Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things. I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things, so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series. Many thanks, Vince.

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@gamerpaddy Жыл бұрын

first chip looks very much like a Texas instruments BQ24050. rough pinout, package, everything matches. its a 1 cell usb charge ic

@eadweard. Жыл бұрын

Vince is being modest of course. He actually kickflipped both into and out of that wall ride. Mark Gonzalez was watching and came over to congratulate him personally.

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

😂 Gonz!!!!

@orion310591RS 7 ай бұрын

@@Mymatevince 18:00 - Dont search "ev4c2pf2", its two words. Search "ev4c" or "2pf2" or "ev4c charging chip" or "ECC Easy Chip Charge". Its common charging IC from what I can see.

@Blu3ManiC Жыл бұрын

That potentiometer you’re looking for on the gimbal is a psp joystick. There are psp joysticks with removable tops that are throughhole and smt instead of a ribbon cable. It’s the same one that knockoff joy-con usually use.

@digihorse6730 Жыл бұрын

@Blu3ManiC is the value the same though. As it need to be correct resistance to work I expect.

@VSteam81 Жыл бұрын

I actually didn't know that a psp used this

@Blu3ManiC Жыл бұрын

@@digihorse6730 resistors can fix that value but i doubt it’s needed for a gimbal

@Jdbye Жыл бұрын

I was hoping somebody would have the answer to this in the comments. As there are not that many different models of mini/slim analog sticks around and products tend to use off the shelf analog sticks either from big names like Alps or clones from Chinese manufacturers, I figured it couldn't be that hard to find a replacement. I didn't recognize it as a PSP stick because the thumb cap is so different, but I guess the PSP's analog stick might've been an off the shelf model with a customized thumb cap.

@Jdbye Жыл бұрын

Even if the exact same model of analog stick couldn't be found, there's nothing stopping you from using a different analog stick if the resistance is the same as long as you can make it fit. A Switch JoyCon analog stick might work for example with some cutting of the plastic shell, not a perfect fix but a working product is better than a non working one.

@Boogie_the_cat Жыл бұрын

4:42 Vince made a nice pun with the baby doppler: "let's see if there's life in there" LOL. I'm much liking these mystery box fixes, sir. they're fun, mysterious, and also seem to be honest faults, which are the most fun. Please keep them up!

@wayne3206 9 ай бұрын

Mentioned before?, home baby Doppler's not recommended for any use, not reliable, induced stress for lady, use your emergency unit if concerned for baby. Trash it

@Leonvolt28 Жыл бұрын

I really love these fixes. Its so much better than the "untested" ebay things that someone already looked at.

@miro_trendafilov Жыл бұрын

When Vince uploads, I watch! Really liking those Mystery box videos!

@redtech6732 Жыл бұрын

think i found it. the joystick name soundwell RJ12 series

@MrBrainFear Жыл бұрын

Yep I located that one also the logo is very similar

@Pedro_MVS_Lima 9 ай бұрын

I just love your enthusiasm on attaining these victories (namely with the gimbal). I completely recognize it, even if the result doesn't justify the investment in time and effort, there's that satisfaction of being able to return an object to working condition or at least to understand why it isn't working , instead of just going "It's broken, trash it". Cheers!

@rfmerrill Жыл бұрын

18:00 The pinout looks like it lines up with the texas instruments BQ2404X battery charger, though that's certainly not what it is. There are a whole bunch of 10-pin DFN single-cell lithium battery charge chips out there, but you'd have to compare each one against the circuit that's hooked up to see if it's a viable replacement as they can be quite different from each other in terms of how they behave.

@oldman1944 Жыл бұрын

I think a lot of manufacturers get parts with their own part numbers. Sony use the BQ charge controllers in their speakers but with Sony part numbers. Almost mpossible to search for of course.

@markvandesande8855 Жыл бұрын

Use the ultrasound to find noise faults on your Rolls Royce Bud.😊 Hi just say you did a standard battery bms reset shorting the two pins. The battery went to low to charge and only way to charge again is to do the power reset on the bms chip because it latches off.😊😊

@michaeldcullen Жыл бұрын

With the photo printer, you effectively reset the BMS which had shut down due to low cell voltage.

@ninetailscosmicfox5585 Жыл бұрын

I am looking to start repairing things, and this is a juicy little hack. Thank you so much for showing this off!

@Boogie_the_cat Жыл бұрын

This is a perfect way to start my morning. It sincerely puts a smile on my face to wake up to a new MMV fix-it video. Speaking of video length... I for one love the longer format videos. I realize it would be more work... but if you want a longer video, but you get more views from a shorter video, maybe you can release a long version and a shorter version. Like I said, I realize it makes for more editing work... but I believe many of your long term subscribers would love to have longer videos. I was excited to see the runtime of this video, personally. No bandage on the finger anymore. Congratulations.

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

It actually takes me another half a day to get these videos and the car ones) down from 60-90 mins to nearer to 45 mins. My views tend to be better on shorter videos. I used to do a long and short versions a few years back, but overall views tended to be the same. Strange really as I thought having 2 versions would bring in more views. I think it is more KZfaq not pushing videos with lower views maybe👍👍👍

@coolissimo69 Жыл бұрын

And that is what I call a box of surprises. Well done really enjoyed this one.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Another Great Video Vince! 👍. Those amazon boxes do seem to be fairly good value, and are great fun. Thank you kindly for the mention, you're a real gentleman!👍👍👍

@MrEwool Жыл бұрын

And a well deserved recommendation 👍

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

@@MrEwool Thanks Morten! Glad to see you here too 👍

@MrEwool Жыл бұрын

@@BuyitFixit of course you can't say you watch repair videos and not watch Vince 😊

@CLC-1000 Жыл бұрын

Lovely to see this series back. 👍

@GarthBeagle Жыл бұрын

Really enjoying these mystery boxes! 👍 And yikes! 14:00 we gotta get Vince some better leads for his multimeter ❤

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

Thanks Garth, I do have some, I just need to find them and fit them 👍

@Amelia10168 Жыл бұрын

Vince I really enjoy your videos I only started watching them on April and I am hooked they are always interesting to see you taking the items apart to try fixing them.

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

Thanks Angela, really glad you enjoy them 👍

@ralphj4012 Жыл бұрын

Well done, as always. What surprises me most is that these sellers must be taking a major hit re the postage costs, I'll guess at least £10 and probably nearer £15 for that box. The charge chip (EV4C) in the JBL speaker looks to be an NXE knockoff of the BQ24040 or BQ2409 charge controller IC (which JBL use in their other speakers), but, needless to say, do a pin-for-pin, makes-sense check before fitting one.

@oldman1944 Жыл бұрын

Sony also use the BQ charge controller ICs in their Bluetooth speakers, but with different part numbers.

@ralphj4012 Жыл бұрын

@@oldman1944 Interesting, thanks. The BQ series has been cloned by a number of manufacturers, all of which use different numbers. As long as Vince does a pin-for-pin due diligence and selects the correct version to match the battery NTC value, then all should be fine, he says confidently.

@Isekai_Fan Жыл бұрын

I was just going to recommend that one! Great post!

@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy Жыл бұрын

The last time I bought a box full of tech, it costed me more then 50 euros just for simple delivery (2 days deal) while the contents inside that box costed me 7 euros. Just to put into perspective wtf is going on. XD The very same reason why I opt out of buying things if A) is not close to me B) I have no means of picking it up myself or someone I know to deliver to my place C) it needs to have far greater value on the long run for me to bother invest money and time in it Sometimes even if it's given for free I refuse to take it since the transportation fee and time wasted on it doesn't make sense for me to jump into such things.

@kataraluna8417 Жыл бұрын

mine says mine says NXE 098 AJ7E on my JBL Go 3

@talon4x4 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love these mystery box videos!!

@petertrevena804 Жыл бұрын

I love these Amazon Returns Suprise boxes. And some of the items make a great video with you trying to fix them👍👍

@wollaminfaetter Жыл бұрын

This concept is genius. Love it.

@RandyDarkshade2 Жыл бұрын

I've just bought another one myself. I just like the surprise aspect and find it fun.

@frostyslife1729 Жыл бұрын

Ok I know this is gonna be a great vid cup of tea ready !!

@MichaelBritt23 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Looking forward to more of these.

@nikitaoake123 Жыл бұрын

Love the mystery boxes 👍🏾👍🏾 keep up the great work!!

@brutlern Жыл бұрын

The tiny printer is really cool. I might get one, just for the novelty.

@mcac5150 Жыл бұрын

I love this type of content, please do some more box returens videos!👍

@TheSkaldenmettrunk Жыл бұрын

Love that and the fixes won. Nice! Hope you will get the chip and the pentiometer.

@CR7hg Жыл бұрын

That picture on skateboard was great. Like a proper photo session

@dodgydruid Жыл бұрын

I did a Vince worthy bodge yesterday... I found in a Salisbury charity shop a metal articulated arm for a few quid and I modified it with some old GoPro brackets to take my USB microscope and spent today road testing it after setting it up on my workshop PC, hands free and decent viewing and all it took was some old brackets, some dremeling, a bit of epoxy meaning I can now do microscopic stuff finally yay.

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

Well done Ian 👍

@theatheobhv 8 ай бұрын

Have you ever considered doing a Repair-Café? There’s one in my hometown every two weeks. People come in with there broken items and a couple of people try to fix it. And there is coffee too of course. You’ll get a lot of unknown stuff to repair. Btw. the people fixing the stuff don’t charge the people it’s a kind of neighbourhood help.

@cowclan3382 3 ай бұрын

its so cool! never heard of it

@Mr._Mythical 2 ай бұрын

Now I want a repaired café to be mandatory in every town and city. It sounds like such a good idea, but nobody wants to do it at all

@theatheobhv 2 ай бұрын

@@Mr._Mythical Well, here in Bremerhaven it works out quite well. They offer it at least every month.

@adiposerex5150 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are very entertaining. Thanks for the efforts.

@heatshield Жыл бұрын

Your friend used a physical film camera, which he then somehow digitized and sent to you, which you brought to an app with your phone, to print out from a mysteriously fixed pocket device. I call it a win.

@leseriath Жыл бұрын

Hi Vince thanks for another great video👍🏻 I spotted the first item you have taken out of box is the Pure discovR smart speaker I have one that had no power and got it working again but with alot of trouble and it's really only a temporary fix by cutting of a portion of ribbon cable that was blown out it's contained inside the rubber shroud that expands and contracts when it goes up and down. You may not have this problem with yours but incase you do I think this could be the cause it seems to be a design flaw! Good luck and keep the great videos coming thank you👍🏻

@charlesdeens8927 Жыл бұрын

Excellent fixes!

@andyyoung5606 11 ай бұрын

Love the cabinet jumper wire 😉

@AeiKei Жыл бұрын

Seems like Vince will start digging thru loot boxes. Amazing fixes. I guess most of the stuff is suitable for tea-break fixes

@DEmma1972 Жыл бұрын

even if the box was doctored, still a good bit of stuff for you to work on. Loved the camera gimble, give me a shout if you can get it fixed lol.

@albert_vds 2 ай бұрын

You can't test batteries with a multi-meter and conclude they are okay. The battery needs to be under load to read an accurate potential. Clip 2 alligator wires to a 100 omh resistor, 1 to each lead, and then clip 1 of the wires to the positive probe and the other to the negative probe of the multi-meter. Not putting it under load will give a higher voltage than the battery can give while under load. So it might seem it's reading as 1.5 volt but when under load it might give something bellow 0.8-1.0 volt, which isn't enough to run anything.

@mrjsv4935 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting mystery box, great stuff and fixes :)

@MasterJediSean Жыл бұрын

A similar thing can happen to the fan circuit on a nintendo switch, thecod3r has a video called the magic smoke or something like that, where he shorts something on the fan circuit and boom the fan starts working. so it is very likely you have stumbled onto a similar issue where an ic gets locked. good work Vince!

@frankyw8803 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed that , thanks .

@rfr653 Жыл бұрын

Good job mate 👍

@123simion1989 Жыл бұрын

Nice video Vince 🙏

@frankromero5581 9 ай бұрын

Your amazing man . never give easy ok . your friend from the US . 🐢

@The-Weekend-Warrior 8 ай бұрын

You silly sausage :D:D I loved the segway to the PCBway segment :D:D:D:D

@mikeselectricstuff Жыл бұрын

Zero volts from a lithium pack usually means the onboard protection chip has tripped, due to either undervoltage or overcurrent. This gets reset when a charge voltage is applied

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

Nice one Mike👍 Thanks for helping.

@darthbuzz1 9 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

@begames585 Жыл бұрын

Great video ! cant wait for the futurs videos like thaht ! thanks

@johnclintonmusicandmore 7 ай бұрын

Good looking dog that’s a cool little picture printer

@uknavynige 10 ай бұрын

Your such a clever logical bloke, fascinating videos although a lot of it is beyond me how u figure out the problems 👍

@andythomas7931 11 ай бұрын

Picture perfect well done mate!

@frankcarpenetti5776 Жыл бұрын

I think Ralph J is on the money with his suggestion. I was going to suggest the BQ2409 Texas Instruments series. Need to look at the typical app sheet and see if it matches? Like that printer. Cool.

@nunocac Жыл бұрын

Hi Vince, on the HP Sprocket and that battery mind boggling issue is normal, i work in the battery manufacturing and i can confirm that certain battery PCB's can go to sleep over time to self protect from over discharging. Some batteries will require to be plugged in to a computer with the adequate software some others will just require a burst of current.

@AmazingDX Жыл бұрын

The JBL Go speaker could be saved if you add a tp4056 charger circuit inside it. As for the gimbal, I have Zhiyun Crane M2 with a very similar joystick to yours which got broken, luckily I have a Moga Pocket joystick which uses the exact same part, took the stick from the Moga pocket, installed it on the gimbal and it works beautifully.

@masoudmontazery907 6 ай бұрын

Good luck sir 🎉

@mikeshaffer1169 Жыл бұрын

For the gimbal potentiometer. Looks to be a Soundwell RJ12

@tonysheerness2427 Жыл бұрын

You hit the jack pot with this mystery box. However it is your skills that bring them back to life.

@jonathaningram4672 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant job on the pocket printer, do love these vids and yes you wouldn't win a box like that but it's all good.

@frankromero5581 9 ай бұрын

Great picture .

@ovalwingnut Сағат бұрын

I'm a lilttle late to the party but I just wanted to say; You are a very, very honest man "My Mate Vince". You could just be the last one on planet Earth Cheers from So.Ca.USA 3rd House On the Left.

@DrywFiltiarn Жыл бұрын

As to the EV4C marked chip in the JBL GO3 unit, I suspect that it will be some obscure Li-Po charging chip, at least from the major electronics brands there's not a single one I was able to find in this package with the given IC marking code. If you would be able to reverse engineer however the components connected to the IC and the pins they connect to, I imagine there will be a drop-in replacement available from a reputable brand.

8 ай бұрын

Amazing things that do not exist in Patagonia Argentina. ¡Gracias!

@spiders-tours Жыл бұрын

Do we need some sort of law where manufacturers use only certain parts for standard functions as part of right of repair. Especially that voltage-checker thing, that should be readily available on eBay. Perhaps some sort of product fix rating as well 1-5.

@booboyBL Жыл бұрын

After your previous video, I also bought a £50 returns box. There were a few items that were an easy fix, but none of them particularly useful to me. I also got a power bank with the same fault as yours (it was also the same brand but a different model). Unfortunately, I could not get into it without destrorying the case. I got over 100 AA alkaline batteries too. I may get another box in a month or so.

@ronodowd5724 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@Dg-zj6jo Жыл бұрын

wow thats brilliant

@Tim_3100 Жыл бұрын

Oh cool last one was intresting

@maniatore2006 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that Great Video.

@samuelfielder Жыл бұрын

It seems you need a lithium battery charger ic which takes 5v usb in, and outputs 8.4v (i.e. is capable of charging two cells in series) in a 10-pin package. It will need to have an integrated voltage boost. I looked long and hard for these but could not find any that were simple enough.

@the.resintist 7 ай бұрын

amazing great video. a very nice box . bling bling 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

@electronixTech 11 ай бұрын

Just found your channel and have subscribed. I am enjoying the repairs. Do you resell these items as refurbished on ebay?

@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 Жыл бұрын

I think that short on those pins of the mini HP printer was from + to a Resetable fuse! I think a fuse on that charge chip somehow tripped for whatever reason and you shorting the + to thet resetable fuse line Reseted the fuse!

@mahlapropyzm9180 Жыл бұрын

Could be overcharge/overdischarge/short ciruit protection. usually on a battery protection board and power off resets it (often involves detaching the battery and reattaching). Maybe Vince's tweezer action somehow did a similar thing o the onboard chip.

@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 Жыл бұрын

@@mahlapropyzm9180 you mights be true about that although the battery cells I didn’t see a temperature sensor

@snafu2350 4 ай бұрын

WRT that last fix with the hearing speaker, you could have used a cheap sewing needle/pin to provide the strength, then sealed the end projecting into the jack socket with mastic/hot melt or WHY; if you're unhappy using metal, there are novelty cocktail sticks made of plastic that would have done instead (with less strength ofc). It requires a steady hand with a jeweller's hand-drill to make the holes in the jack (esp centring), but I'm sure you're up to that with your microscope :)

@WeFixTvs Жыл бұрын

Nice job

@philsinclair Жыл бұрын

I want to purchase a signed print of Vince on the Skateboard 😂😂😂

@elegri Жыл бұрын

You might have damaged the pin of the charger IC of the printer when shorting to +battery voltage (I assume the IC is supplied by 5V from the USB port). To check the functionality, you. should short the NTC to ground to trigger the over temperature protection.

@Za_TA 3 ай бұрын

16:50 HAHA Nice. I Have actually came to This Channel from Him. He, one of his video mentioned about your channel. I enjoy watching Like these repairs.

@Hayatory Жыл бұрын

great video vince :-)

@zorkblat3858 4 ай бұрын

I was already happy I subbed to you, then I found out you skate.

@KaleOrton 8 ай бұрын

Oh for those 'easy fix' blessings! (Still need the knowledge to identify). 🙏

@j1mgg Жыл бұрын

I also got the hp sprocket in a returns box. Replacing the battery was the ifx in my case, but i dont have your skill to properly troubleshoot the electrical side.

@aaroncampbell113 5 ай бұрын

I reckon accessing the chip from the JBL speaker would be fairly easy, since JBL seem to have 1000's of them. It's probably pretty common. When replacing it on the PCB you probably wanna get a pre-heater, which is essentially a convection heater that suspends the PCB over the heat source warming up the whole board preventing localised heat from running off onto all the copper nearby. Then you can use your heat gun to solder the chip back on with some confidence you've reflowed the big ol ground plane underneath. Hard to check unless you have an X-ray machine handy.

@frozendude707 Жыл бұрын

17:15 On those small chips it is often the second line that is the model number, and looking for "2PF2" there was one company in Beijing called Niceway (北京耐芯威科技有限公司) that claims to have access to some stock of it.

@mandragor85 Жыл бұрын

24:00 this remind me of an earlier project of yours where you did short out the battery managing unit and it start getting a charg in it again i do not remember exactly what it was maybe a battery for a tool or somthing like that

@JohnGotts Жыл бұрын

Look at the layout of components connected to the IC. Surely you can find a compatible 10 pin charge chip based on that.

@pitco-nj9qk 4 ай бұрын

Love these videos and would love to kniw the selker you buy from so i could pissibly fix some items

@eathenalexander2836 Жыл бұрын

Vince looks so cool on a skate board

@audibell Жыл бұрын

Oh hope you can fix it all

@jrsc01. Жыл бұрын

great segue Vince!.. 6:07

@AnonymousRepair Жыл бұрын

great video ,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍,Thumb slide Joystick ,b10k-1, no luck yet on the other parts

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

You legend AR. The potentiometer is a Soundwell RJ12 potentiometer, but unfortuantely I cannot purchase them anywhere...So I bought 10 x b10k-1 for £8 from AliExpress instead. Hopefully it may do the job. Nice one AR 👍👍👍

@AnonymousRepair Жыл бұрын

@@Mymatevince you're welcome, Anytime

@timjones148 11 ай бұрын

Hi Vince, great vid. I was wondering if you've looked at any DJI battery charging issues, I have 2 DJI mavic pro batteries that will not charge. They were left unused for a year & now won't charge. I only used these batteries a couple of times! Any ideas? Many thanks for any advice & keep up the good work. Tim

@scotthewitt6047 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes what i use is Google Lens App take a picture and it will search for that part or symbol. Doesn't work all the time but sometimes you can find that fart like on the Camera thumb stick.

@toolsarecool Жыл бұрын

Nothing like finding that fart with Google lens! 😂

@j1mgg Жыл бұрын

Thats how i found the potentiometer

@MrCaptainbilbo Жыл бұрын

Since the first video I have bought 2 boxes from the seller both filled with decent stuff I like to fix items when I'm bored silly. 👍

@erbigimbi9903 10 ай бұрын

What is a good link for buying them?

@technixbul Жыл бұрын

17:57 just put in one of those TP4056 small boards and hook the battery through it, DONE! ;) EV4C in DRC 10-pin package may be either BQ24040 or TPS40210-EP depending on schematic and function, try to trace some pinouts for it on the board. A TPS40210 is a boost converter that may be set to control charging current and voltage and soft-start function. A fix that I suggested is preferable over guessing what it is, it may be neither of them.

@sajjadkhan1986 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly the same thing. When you cant find things, improvise...

@AndyDo Жыл бұрын

I have an LG monitor that has an eeprom with bad code. Whenever there's a power outage, there's a chance it will just not power on. I have to bridge vcc to one of the pins to pull it high and then hope that it's on a clock cycle that refreshes it. I wonder if the charge controller has a similar bug.

@102bahri Жыл бұрын

bro your accent make me want to leave my contry and com live in uk ,i love your video and thank you for all what you do sorry for the bad english 😅

@nephrusdf6 Жыл бұрын

make a new hole for that external battery charger you were using and fix the bt speaker by wiring to the connector. I think it was the tp4056, or replace the connector that is there with a breakout board and a spacer and wire to the tp4056 and then to the battery connector

@rfmerrill Жыл бұрын

If a lithium battery is reading significantly below 3 volts, I would not risk charging it unless I'm sure that's the result of protection circuitry and not the *actual* cell voltage! Attemping to recharge a ltihium cell from such a deep over-discharge would be dangerous. However in this case I think the battery has internal protection that tripped and it was likely just in a deep discharge, not an overdischarge.