Bringing MMV's MicroVision Back From The DEAD!?

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3 жыл бұрын

I promise this is the last MB MicroVision video. I just couldn't leave My Mate Vince's one and had to try and get it working.
I'll be trying to fit the chip from my original faulty one back in to Vince's to see if it might still have some life. Well, after I've repaired all the damage I caused first!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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@Mymatevince 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, it lives!!! Nice one Steve, so the missing lines are finally all gone since you worked your soldering magic on it. BTW most if not all that pad damage was done by me! 🤣🤣 (thanks for not dropping me in it though). Now you have to work your magic on the annoying touch pad which needs Hulk like strength to use. It has mostly been replaced with copper tape. Interesting to prove 100% that the chip on your one was faulty. You keep hold of that one Steve, the cost of the chip was probably similar to the price I paid for it, and it doesn't seem fair after 3 videos that you still haven't got your very own 1979 MicroVision to cherish and love.... Also I feel a 4th MicroVision video coming up on the faulty touchpad!!!!

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

😁 Thanks Vince! I did wonder why the touchpad was so unresponsive, but I checked all the copper tracks and conductive paint and everything was going where it needed to... I'm guessing the resistance is different. I might check that against the working one (I'll need to get it back of my friend first, but i really want to know!) I did enjoy working on this one... it gave me a good opportunity to practice the 0.1mm enameled wire again! I feel much more confident doing it now (which is good, because I've got a Switch coming to me with USB C pad damage that I think is going to need plenty of those tiny wires! Thanks again mate. 👍👍

@Mojohoojo187 2 жыл бұрын

@15:34 8008ss…anybody else saw that? 😂

@markharrisllb 2 жыл бұрын

You’ve got to be one of the most humble people on KZfaq.

@Enjoymentboy 4 ай бұрын

Seeing a classic bowling be brought back to life is great. Can't wait for the sequel where we see a bowelling be repaired.

@ToxoRetro 3 жыл бұрын

Respect for not giving up! Glad you got it working, with a bit of Swiss-German efficiency.

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Toxo! Definitely felt good to get it working 😊

@HooverLux 3 жыл бұрын

That was very interesting, nice to see the ole machine back up And running 🤗

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dorian! It was really satisfying to get this working! 👍

@HooverLux 3 жыл бұрын

@@StezStixFix I have my original Speak and Spell to feature, it works, but sometimes sounds a bit nutty. I will take the back off and look inside as it’s fascinating, hopefully something will be glaringly obvious? But shoot! I’ve never done that kinda work before, maybe the hints in the comments will help.

@pdeklerk2330 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, cherry ontop is the 8008S and 8SS for free.

@bunnylove273 3 жыл бұрын

Hi bud a big well done

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bunny! 👍

@GetRefurbed 3 жыл бұрын

Such steady hands Steve! Loving that soldering work and the tracs just seemed effortless for you! Nice one!

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne! I feel much more confident doing the little trace repair stuff now, I was terrible at it at first! 😁

@chrispike7249 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you fix Vince's MB MicroVision there Steve good job with the trace repair and well done - Nice 1 mate 👍

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris! 😊

@CurtisBunker 2 жыл бұрын

Steve! I love your videos. Please make more, more often. Makes my day when you upload

@StezStixFix 2 жыл бұрын

😊 thanks Curtis, really appreciate that! I'll certainly try and do a few more! 🤩

@stephenb4411 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, your video was the first one I wanted to watch for the day, always look forward to watching your videos. You make me laugh with your sense of humour, hope to see many more. Regards Stephen

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Stephen! Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! 👍

@jimmyramkisoen191278 3 жыл бұрын

Nice trace repair! Happy when it works and your diagnose is correct!

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jimmy! Yeah, it was good to be able to prove 100% that it was the chip that was faulty. 👍

@wollibaumfaller3233 3 жыл бұрын

Another great fix! Its usable so its fixed

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wolli! Yeah, it's definitely usable, so I happy with the result! 😊

@PetrolBeard Жыл бұрын

The spider attack 🤣🤣🤣

@tsbeech 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Steve!

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Travis! 😊

@dotheneedful707 Жыл бұрын

Love the t-shirts in your videos!

@jecepede 2 жыл бұрын

Aloha ! Cool video mr Steve. I love the socket you used. Wish more people would do that. Makes fault finding so much more easy. Small tip. You had the socket in backwards. On the chip and on the socket is a little notch that supposed to go together. If someone in the future tries something with the chip and 'mindlessly' puts it back in notch-on-notch as it should, there is a large change he (or she) will blow the chip to kindom come... Also... Love to see at least one person on the planet who is even worse at soldering than I am 😛 Small tip, if it is moving.... it's soldered in wrong. And never ever-ever-ever re-use torn pads... I had to learn this the hard way unfortunatly. Cheeeeeeeeeeers and keep the awseome vids commin' 👍 Jecepede

@semresistencia 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for mentioning megadrive cartridge repair. Thanks to Vincent's video I managed to fix my Sonic 1 with the 1 kilo resistor. If you hadn't mentioned it maybe I never would have made it.

@MicroMageRepair 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work man!

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Micro! 😁

@BodziuM 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job !

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks BodziuM! 👍

@Jinxnator 3 жыл бұрын

Stezzzzzy you did it again very well done 👍😊

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jinxy! 😊

@Jinxnator 3 жыл бұрын

@@StezStixFix Your welcome brother

@KorAllRBare 3 жыл бұрын

🐨Nice one Steve, 🤨 BTW with IC holders @11:51 make a note of where Pin one to the IC is if not plugged in correctly strange operation can occur, Usually pin one is indicated by a dot which BTW is closest to a half circle notch on one end of an IC socket and sometimes as well as a dot on the IC there is a half circle stamped on one end, these notches are there to indicate which end is where pin one is located, so when an IC is removed the notch on the Socket indicates the dot or notch match the end where pin one is located on the IC, It was lucky you at least got the IC correctly orientated 😉 APU I dropped a like..👉👍👈

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🐨! I noted where the notch was to orientate the chip, but didn't realise there was a notch on the socket too! Rrally appreciate the advice, as always! Cheers, Steve 👍

@logothaironsides2942 3 ай бұрын

Haha. Its amazing what you can do with a soldering gun and a few wires!

@burtosis Жыл бұрын

Spider: Yo dawg, I heard you’re good at finding bugs…

@Ratchet_effect 3 жыл бұрын

How apt those names are Brother Steve. MicroVision - Microscope. Blockbuster game - A hell of a game for You! to fix! I see the T-shirt 😂 Also a Blockbuster video for all the world to enjoy! & most of all Vince gets his device back! working!! BTW you're Not! an Idiot 👍😁🖖

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! 😊 I am a bit of an idiot. 😁. Yeah, pleased to be able to put this all back together and get a working chip for it. I couldn't stop thinking about it lying there all dead, so I had to do something with it! 🙃👍

@Ratchet_effect 3 жыл бұрын

OK,OK You win! 🤭 we can both be idiots 😁 I think Vince will be so pleased. When you said in the video the chip was £25 in the UK I thought to myself if you don't want to do it, I'd have got it for you both. Your both awesome guys, big! respect!! 👊

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

😁 thanks brother Steve! Appreciate the thought! The one I got from Switzerland was only £7 I think, but i had to pay as much for postage. Still worth it I think! Vince has said I can keep it, which is really nice of him, so I'm really happy with the outcome! 😊

@JeffreyGroves Ай бұрын

I've not finished watching yet, but if I were you, I would use some superglue to make sure the chip socket is firmly attached to the circuit board.

@Rocky1138 2 жыл бұрын

Apologies. I've just written a comment on your previous video about adding a socket any time you remove an IC and didn't know you'd done it here in this video!

@MilekaRobot 3 жыл бұрын

One word: great 🦾🦾🦾🔧👍

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mileka! 😍

@guywilton7471 3 жыл бұрын

BBBBBravo good Sir !

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Guy! 😊

@johndoe-vz6tb 3 жыл бұрын

Beard spiders, Nice

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

😁 hopefully there isn't a whole spidey family in there!

@garymucher4082 Жыл бұрын

I realize this is an older video. While it isn't a big deal, the chip socket you installed had the chip configuration indicator 180 degrees out. That chip socket was showing number one pin being bottom left instead of top right like you installed the actual chip. The little half circle on the chip socket shows the direction of how the chip gets installed...both half circles to the same side. But it works so not a big deal. Just a suggestion for future socket installs! Thumbs Up!

@dustinstewart772 2 жыл бұрын

I was wearing that same T Shirt when my Daughter was born in 93'

@MrMurUK 2 жыл бұрын

I had one of these as a kid and the buttons were a nightmare even when it was new.

@t0nito 3 ай бұрын

Most of those on the bottom row you could have just bent the pin down and soldered directly to the trace.

@Dsbarrynl 11 ай бұрын

Haha that sticker says BOOBS 😂

@DerGraf1901 2 жыл бұрын

You seem to do brain surgery with a soldering iron. Phenomenal! Always great watching you.

@Tidder007 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Adding the socket was a stroke of genius, did you do it thinking you likely would have to replace that chip? Or what made you go for the socket?

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tidder! I had those sockets from when I did the Mega Drive a few months back - I remember someone telling me that it was good practice whenever you remove a 20 or 40 pin chip to put a socket in it's place. And yeah, it worked out nicely on this one, as I did think that chip was faulty and that I would have to replace it. 👍

@Tidder007 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, that makes all the sense! That's why you're the KZfaq sensation and I'm just a guy watching videos. 😉

@StezStixFix 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tidder007 KZfaq sensation 🤣

@chrisj.1608 Жыл бұрын

so question when you order something outside of the UK do you have to go through customs with it?

@willemvanvuuren3719 Жыл бұрын

Is it just my juvenile lizard brain seeing MMV's board has a sticker on it than reads 800855 which my brain can't unsee as B00BSS like I'm back in primary school playing with calculator spelling... Anyway, nice work done mate

@redneckwarriors1 2 жыл бұрын

what kind of desoldering iron do you use

@IamNotANumber 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if you'll see this as it's an old video, but you mentioned about repairing megadrive cartridges. I have a few (out of case) that no longer work. I'm very much a complete novice but is it possible to get them working again? After your comments I'm wondering if they can be resurrected and whether someone as woefully new as me could give it a go! Thanks

@XSpImmaLion 4 ай бұрын

If anyone knows, are we still using that same process to make PCBs? Probably not, but just asking out of curiosity. It kinda seems like as this one got old, the top mask layer degraded, though the traces remained glued to it instead of the substrate... so if for whatever reason the mask layer goes up with bubbling, humidity, corrosion or junk getting in between, it also lifts the traces up with it, which makes damaging them way easier. Seems vias would be particularly vulnerable to it. I'm a total noob here, but it kinda looks like a common failure mode for old electronics, is that right?

@lnxcodevideo 2 жыл бұрын

That Board is so bad, I would make a new pcb for it :))) It's not like it's rocker science, it's a very easy board

@OOOHBILLY 2 жыл бұрын

Nice fix! Albeit a boring game, but still.

@LtdResources 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve, I was wondering if you could tell me where you got the copper wire from and what size it is. I am trying to repair a nintendo switch joycon and think this is the only thing I can do. I've also zapped you a message on Patreon, hope you are well dude.