I have repaired a number of built in induction stoves with this same issue. I put it down to the same effect the high frequency of CRT flyback transformers had on cracking solder connections with micro vibrations over time.

Error E0 is shown when non-induction cookware is used. To test a pan use a magnet. If the pan is non-magnetic it will cause the E0 error. Nice fix! Cheers

The E0 is normally thrown by these hobs when someone tries to use a pan that is not suitable for induction hobs, eg aluminium. Good to see the hob also had a genuine fault. Well done for spotting it that wasn't easy to see

I admire your courage - you just try fixing things that other never would consider to do. Congrats. Easy fix and nice working hob.

Thank you for showing us this video. I, to, was curious about the inside of induction cook tops. And now we know. Glad it was an easy fix.

Great forensics Mick, seeing that crack I thought there would be something disturbed inside. I have been binge watching all your earlier videos, great entertainment, truly a man of many talents 😀 thanks Mick.

That would fit lovely on my bedside table. Nice rare easy fix John. I bought a faulty battery/mains Polaroid DAB2/FM/BT stero radio on ebay £8.00 inc del Mint condition . Same fault. . cracked solder joint on positive leg of DC 5v input socket. Fixed in 5 mins. I use it in the kitchen whilst cooking.Great sound great price. Thanks for the free entertainment, glad to see the growth of your channel.

Another sterling lesson in fault finding mick, thanks again. 🤗🤗

Very nice job. The power of observation is the best. 👍👍

Another great video thanks for sharing yoir work Does bring back some menories of my days repsiring electrinjc stuff from TVs to hifi sysyems to washing machines or anything eith a plug i used to go around electrinic repair shops collecting TVs and VCRs back in the day even trips to the local dump pick up electronic stuff raiding skips this was back when i was in my late teens early 20s absolutely loved it and made a killing in the process tho my father wasnt to happy with the shed and even the loft being ram oacked full of spares and junk haha but beeen living abroad since 2008 and been out kf the repair jobs jjst eo the odd laptop / cimputer here and there As for induction hobs was quite surpised how little was in that unit I have an induction hob ( single ) and swear by it very useful cooks quick and cheaper to run compared to using gas think mine is almost 15yrs old now has a cracked surface still works just have to be careful no fluids het onto it and leak through the crack Even get asked by others in my building ehy is it i can cook rice faster than they can yes this thing cooks rice in half the time than their rice cooker

That board is actually amazing, all the values are right there

Great job and as always with spares or repairs they always just stop working just sitting on the counter top 😅 I really thought there would be a lot of things inside those induction cookers surprised to see how little is used to make them work

thank for showing how power goes thru board us new guys learn......... how stuff works

I just got one from ikea works brilliantly easy to control better then our electric cooker halogen hob, safer as well as you can touch the induction hob nearly straight after you’ve cooked on it Brilliant fix mate loved it thanks 😊

Nice find Mick, well done, gold star for you ⭐

Good to see a nice separation cut out between the low and high voltage on the board

Nice work when you can get it ! love the old picture there, great fun but technically spot on !!....cheers.

Great fault finding and repair.

Great video Mick.

Well discovered (despite the cracked case being on the opposite side) and remedied. Sorry to hear that you only have one (mark 1) eyeball, you may be able to find another on flea.

Good find. Glad you reflowed the other two legs as there might be some tension built up in those too from the drop. Most of my bad solder joints have been a lot harder to catch, although there are sometimes some telltale signs like dull looking solder and sometimes you can see a very thin black ring in the solder. I often just reflow all large, mechanically mounted, and pin headers as a matter of course these days.

I had a similar problem but changed pan and it work a treat

GOOD FIND! (yes, I had to yell that:) p.s. It might be a idea to drill two small holes on ether end of that crack. Or heat stitch it together a bit.. Thank you for the ride along.

What a nice easy refllow fix!

You DO have the luck of the Irish - you seem to choose things on Ebay that have simple faults! (Or do you just not post the ones that you can't fix 🙂🙂🙂) Congrats on a great rescue!

Yea thats pretty much how they work as you explained. And fyi if you remove the secondary of a microwave oven transformer and place it on a cooktop and turn it on it will make some pretty big arcs and produce enough of a current and voltage to unalive you.. i tested that theory if it would arc like the transformers do and pretty much yep.. except they have so much potential they will arc through the glass to the coil..

Great fix. Had one fixed a while ago in the repaircafe. They told me that water had been spilled on it. It turned out that that this had caused that a track had burned away. Could fix it with a piece of thick copper wire.

great video mick still waiting for the commodore 64 videos to come up all the best and enjoy your weekend

Nice fault finding and fix :) Must've suffered quite hard hit.

Excellent 😊

Your a Genius. Can I send you some of my Milwaukee tools that are broken. All electrical issues. Cheers Kev

When you said this video was for entertainment purposes I started looking forward to loud explosions, the letting out of magic smoke and "supersolderer" swinging down a rope brandishing a soldering iron (lead free) in one hand and a pack of R0 surface mount resistors in the other. I think you should get a better script writer, because an easy fix and the soothing appearance of a pan of water heating up don't quite hack it.

I always seem to be online when you upload 😅

Good catch! That fix was easier than working with those damn meter leads. lol Not much in that cook top, I have been inside some older ones and they are chock full of big caps, IGBTs and all sorts of stuff. Like comparing the insides of an old plasma TV vs a TV today. Actually glad plasmas fell out of favor. Such a pain to narrow down what board is the culprit sometimes. Let alone what is wrong on that board.

Excellent work, as always. Nice simple fix, for once. However, having ignored your disclaimer and verbal warning I find myself sitting here typing this comment while my hair, well what's left of my hair, is standing on end, my face covered in black soot, my heart racing at 200 bpm, my eyesight blurred, so forgive any spelling mistakes, and the tips of my fingers are burnt and tingling. Also, my tongue is slightly burned and swollen as I licked a capacitor or two to see if they were charged or not. Sad to say they were charged...🤣🤣🤣⚡⚡⚡

Very nice repair - I wonder why the seller didn't mention that it appeared to have been dropped ........ ?

Very nice video

Amazing video

That was terrible...hardly even whetted my DIY ego Mick. 22 minutes tch tch. You'll need to add another repair for the next one Lol. Brilliant and easy :)

Nice one.

Great spotting of the broken solder joint. What component/function had the broken solder connection?

Bet that made your day😀

Identifying components on the silk screen, now that's rare to see. Good observations lad. TY for the video although I was hoping there was a hint at my own problem. Two hobs show E4 fault and the other one works normally. Ideas?

Well spotted on that joint

amazing

Great job. What type of solder did you use in this fix? Thanks

What do you do with all the stuff you fix, do you keep it or sell it on?

Hi, enjoyed your video, cheers 👍. Given the risks of discharge from the capacitors can you tell us what you do to mitigate the risk? Excuse my ignorance but if a resistor is 0 ohms can it still be considered a resistor?

With any type of circuit board, it's always worth checking for cracked joints on connectors, heavy components or ones that get hot.

so it's basically a switch mode power supply configured to drive an inductive load at fairly high frequency, interesting

I would have pulled the other card out and resoldered those same connections as well

I need your turbo in my real Life to Unscrew the screws 😂

Was that another dry joint on the through-hole part at 14:21 above the IC?

Hah. "There are no high voltages in here, currently." 😁

I have some Lidl induction hobs that throw this error when they can't cool properly. Seems like the same design is on numerous of these.

Hi mate, no disrespect but it’s time for a decent set of test leads. Invest in some probemaster ones. They are gold plated and nice and sharp.

I bet part of the issue is that the seller did not use a pan that was compatible for use on Induction jobs 😂

I'm still watching @ 7:15 and I think I spot a cracked Capacitor (the lower left one). Edit: nice fix and apparantly no crack in the capacitor :) Do you have 3 Phase power for electric cooking in the UK ? We have so a 4 -pit Induction plate can together consume more than the one phase limit of 3680 A max (16 A x 230 V)

Please help my 2000w invector shows red fault light when I connected it to a 100ahm battery

What thermal camera module do you use in this video give a link to that thank you 🎉

How far do stoves like these radiate radio interference to a mediumwave receiver? Isn't it dangerous to bring a pocket computer with camera so close to it?

What do you do with all the electronic things you fix?

What about the other side, was that the same fix?

What microscope you got there, please?

Result!

Hey, please, i wish reis with fried chicken and so pepper sauce. How long does it takes?? 🤣

Another great diagnosis , in a year or so you could open your own store in town with all the NON working ebay buy's ..... JK .... Take Care Mon Ami ....

Never heard of hob. That is weird. That is a burner or portable cooktop/stove. No idea where the word hob comes from.

Hawkeye

if only we had a way to remove the child lock, that always is positioned at a place where it accidently is activated. i never use child lock anyway. i have no children. until now i have glued a small piece off cork on top off the annoying button.

My eyes are not very good, but I have a very big screen 🙂

you are cooking with gas now :)

Faulty. Amzchef. Dual. lnduction. Job. Error. EO. Can. l. Fix. It. ??

Think of an induction coil as a light bulb the wire in the coil has similar resistance when you pass current through it, It generates heat and glows which is why you see some cookers with glowing rings under the glass, This is how it works and why the technology is so old.

He didn't answer me 😭😭😭

the fastest way to test for charged caps is too give the underside of the pcb a good lick.

as its more or less a transmitter does it cause rfi on the ham bands?.

Do you have a link for the USB-C heat camera for your smartphone? Great easy fix as always.