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I paid £8 for this PAC MAN thing | Can I FIX It?
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2 ай бұрынThis My Arcade Pac Man handheld game was sold as dead, with no power. It's powered by either USB C or AA batteries.
Let's test them both and try and work out what the problem is!
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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@richardcahill3406 2 ай бұрын
Anyone else shouting ‘J3Y’, ‘J3Y’!!!!!! And ‘YESSSS!’ when Steve asked, ‘do I have any one those?’ I’ve watched sooooo many of these it’s like the different components have become minor characters! 😂
@timehunter9467 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, I said J3Y too, seems to be a very common component to fail.
@dennisagten172 2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah I was thinking j3y Steve you have plenty of them 😅
@Boogie_the_cat 2 ай бұрын
I was 91% sure it said "Jelly" actually. It was really demoralizing to find out I was wrong, and I'm going to quit my position as a high power stock exchange analyst, because I've lost my mojo, or my juju or my jelly babies, or something. Has anyone seen a bag of jelly babies on the NYSE floor? I Sharpied my name on the bag: Ralph I'm hungry.
@danp101 2 ай бұрын
Yeap. Also mumbling Y1, S8050, 2N5551, just put a 1 amp npn transistor there, you had this before! 😂
@petemc4190 2 ай бұрын
started screaming YOU HAVE LOADS OF THOSE!!! a fan base that knows the spare part stock is something Steve could only dream of
@ProfSimonHolland 2 ай бұрын
you are an inspiration...i bought a Lidl soldering iron and a blue silicon mat... tried melting plastic but the lidl soldering iron broke....but you saved me £800 on a new washing machine....did i fix the circuit board? no....i just turned it off...and turned it on....job done. inspired.
@ShouldHaveBeen 2 ай бұрын
Yessss. "Ghost Town" The Specials
@dccelly1615 2 ай бұрын
Hell, yes
@natsterjam 2 ай бұрын
Gotta love the SKA editions! Oh wait, they're all good but when ever there is SKA it's Yessss! ❤
@andymouse 2 ай бұрын
You sure that wasn't a cover band ? didn't sound right to me
@tjolsonmcse 2 ай бұрын
@@dccelly1615Too much fighting on the dance floor.
@paulsengupta971 2 ай бұрын
@@andymouse It was Steve.
@zKaltern 2 ай бұрын
Well you Munched your way through that fix. It was so quick we can all Pac up and go home. Quite a-Maze-ing how simple the fix was in the end. Pill-ar of the repair community right here. Just Ghosting your way through that fix (ok, I'm done now.)
@StezStixFix 2 ай бұрын
😂 and I thought my jokes were bad 😅
@leefreeman-roach3526 2 ай бұрын
@@StezStixFixyou may have just lost that title 🤣
@plan7a 2 ай бұрын
Pizza cake...? (Because of Pac-Man's origins and shape, etc?). Don't 'Blinky' or you might miss it...? LOL. Just a few more for you...?
@Stephg128 Ай бұрын
I never thought watching a gentleman with some sweet rap rhymes , fixing electrical items would be my most favourite thing on KZfaq. All the best from Scotland.
@wanjockey 2 ай бұрын
It's nice to have a easily visible confirmation of the fault. Thanks for sharing.
@imaginitivity7853 2 ай бұрын
Watching these vids must be teaching me something. I saw that hole in the J3 transistor straight away.
@pablosway 2 ай бұрын
I noticed way early them him 😂😂😂 I didn't learn that on highschool!
@oh-totoro 2 ай бұрын
I was shouting "there's a hole in that there!", "a hole - right thereeee", "Over more - a hole!!". Then he flips the board over and I'm screaming "back to the other side - a hooooole!".
@mojoblues66 Ай бұрын
It's part of the entertainment value and the reason why he is nominated for the Oscar!
@asmayin4474 2 ай бұрын
thx for the video steve i changed succesfully my switch pro sticks today took me 3 hours but it was so gratefull when i saw it working
@ScottMadeAThing 2 ай бұрын
WELCOME BACK! Hope you had an awesome time! Love the song at the end, as soon as you said '... ghost' I thought 'ohh I wonder if he's going to...' then the song came in right on cue :)
@StezStixFix 2 ай бұрын
😂 I'm far too predictable these days 😅
@plan7a 2 ай бұрын
@@StezStixFix I just knew you was going to say that! (LOL).
@chrisj2848 2 ай бұрын
Beauty! Another "Y1" bites the dust! 😅
@StezStixFix 2 ай бұрын
😂
@turtuhl 2 ай бұрын
That little thing had a pretty nice screen actually. Nice fix!
@whollymindless 2 ай бұрын
It's so funny when Steve plays into his own lore and expresses surprise when testing before putting everything back together.
@iaincowell9747 2 ай бұрын
Because you never know that that is the only fault. Just because you fix one thing there might be other things wrong that stop it from working as well
@mrkthmn Ай бұрын
You always say, "It can't be as easy as that! Surely!" right after finishing a bunch of proffesional level detective work and fix-em-up. I'm always thinking in response, "I'd never be able to figure that out!" Haha!
@3rr0rX 2 ай бұрын
Watching your channel amongst others such as tronixfix, has inspired me to give it a go myself. So far fixed a DSi, soldered an HDMI on a PS3, repaired a power supply and a couple of Sony 4K TV's. Thank you for everything you do. Love your stuff.
@Inugamiz 2 ай бұрын
I can see Steve ordering more Y1s in a near future.
@theantithesis1 2 ай бұрын
Why?
@plan7a 2 ай бұрын
@@theantithesis1 One.
@JonnyFix 2 ай бұрын
Well done! Can be handy to look around the board and see if they used the same part twice, to get the rest of the marking.
@EgoChip Ай бұрын
This is a far cry from the Grandstand Pac-Man game I had when I was little. It's amazing how much technology has advanced and how cheap it is now.
@ronsonwagner9401 2 ай бұрын
Those two 512 (5.1k ohm) resistors @4:48 are on CC1 and CC2 pins on the USB Type-C connection, a quick and dirty way to pull 5V at up to 3A from a charger.
@knightnevermore 2 ай бұрын
nice fix and great to see that it works right on the first reasembly without any prior testing. This fix shows how much knowledge you built up over time. Quickly identified the problem, knew the components, a fast replacement and voila, put life back into a device. Your videos give me so much confidence in trying to fix stuff myself! Thank you Steve!
@stevenmarkbullock8002 2 ай бұрын
Love your channel. I have a cool old Vectrex system from my childhood bought in 1980. Was working fine when it went into the attic...now all those years later no sign of life. I'd love it back working and I'm sure it would get you some good viewing figures if you fancied a cracked at it.
@greenaum Ай бұрын
Great! Now all you have to do is solder a couple more buttons on, and put an actually good game on! Fab! You might get Street Fighter 2 if you turn the screen around.
@MarcelVerheijden 2 ай бұрын
Scrambles to search for "The Specials - Ghost Town" sings along like a crazy mf on Sunday morning...oh man, thank you so much for the walk down memory lane...
@Abauto84 2 ай бұрын
the way you say continuity always makes me chuckle 😅
@mainecoonman 2 ай бұрын
First step should always be a visual inspection of the board. I saw the hole in that transistor as soon as the picture of the board was visible. However good to see you tracing the voltage path and finding it anyway. Nice simple fix.😀
@dj5626 2 ай бұрын
I've been going through all your videos again, one enjoyable marathon, especially with the lyrical masterpieces
@gcrosheffielduk 2 ай бұрын
Great video. Excellent cover of Ghost Town too! 👍👍👍
@dodgydruid 2 ай бұрын
Aw ended on just about the best 2 tone song ever... they actually shot the video in my neck of south London and I can annoy people by pointing out various streets etc AND actor Gary Oldman's Deptford road where he grew up...
@klorslug 2 ай бұрын
Lovin The Specials Ghost Town, first song to pop into my head when I heard“stupid ghosts” Great fix!
@janskeet1382 2 ай бұрын
That was a lot of fun. Well done. 💕
@pelculator 2 ай бұрын
So glad it worked after assembly first try! You did not have to reopen it this time. Those Y1/J3Y thingies seem to fail quite often, or are they designed to be the point of failure to protect the rest of the devices…
@Johadart 2 ай бұрын
Wow oh wow, 97 days since any plastic has been melted, can you make it to 100? Good job 🤙🏼🇦🇺 Joe from Australia 🤙🏼🇦🇺
@jackal242 Ай бұрын
You are my favorite youtuber. Hands down favorite. Just needed to say that.
@StilgarAstartes 2 ай бұрын
Hello, old friend Y1! After so many failed transistors, I vote for namig those pieces the "Y-tho?" because they seem to fail almost randomly. Nice Fix, Sir!
@summerlaverdure Ай бұрын
That was a great fix, thank you for making this video
@watchingdanny 2 ай бұрын
There must be tons of e-waste created because of faulty Y1's. Great video as always. Always fun to watch.
@jimgallaher458 2 ай бұрын
How sad am I ? Sitting with a beer getting excited as Steve saves the day once again 🤣🤣🤣
@KabutoTX 2 ай бұрын
5:10 Oh! There! There! Look there! Finallllyyyyy.
@roneckler9937 2 ай бұрын
I just repaired the same game except mine had a broken tactile switch for the volume. Nice repair.
@mrgodBG 2 ай бұрын
I actually enjoyed Ghost town from StezMadness 👌
@natsterjam 2 ай бұрын
Stez Specials! Madness is not quite right my friend 👊
@plan7a 2 ай бұрын
Perhaps these J3Y & Y1's should be the first things to look for - other than the screen not being connected, that is? As it (the J3Y/Y1) seems to be a common thing that fails?
@Triforce1985 2 ай бұрын
I love how excited you get when things work out
@Triforce1985 2 ай бұрын
Also that screen is gorgeous for a hand held packman game
@jonahweinshenker 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see an easy fix once in a while. Well done, sir!
@wisher21uk 2 ай бұрын
Well done Steve I was saying J3Y lol nice fix looks a good cheap game 😊
@daviddawkins 2 ай бұрын
"seamless"..."pretend you didn't see that"... :-D Do more of this please
@MikeB_UK 2 ай бұрын
Love your vids. You must put a lot of time and effort into the rap stuff. When watching it always ,make me wonder is Badgersquash a drink or an unfortunate accident :) Keep up the great work.
@wesleybilly8097 2 ай бұрын
Good video. The atari is great from my arcade and i think you would love it. you can add games to it. either way good video. I appreciate you
@diablos250 Ай бұрын
the shoutout music kinda reminds me of sonic adventure 2 with knuckles levels.
@LeeBall 2 ай бұрын
You're a funny guy Steve, never change :D
@hirightnow 2 ай бұрын
Fully expected you to re-assemble it before testing after connecting the screen... :P
@groxle 2 ай бұрын
Fascinating! Could you please include the function of the failed component to help me understand electronics betterer. Many thanks to you.
@obsidianpanther 2 ай бұрын
You have definitely, definitely had to replace those J3Ys before. And more than once lol. Seems like a very common faulty part.
@stevenwheat3621 2 ай бұрын
I'd sure like to see this gents collection of games..
@mjmr914 2 ай бұрын
Excellent rendition of ghost town I live there
@freddiemaller 2 ай бұрын
I really like your choise of batteries
@timnixon2889 Ай бұрын
The hole in the xistor was where the "magic smoke" escaped.. which is why it didn't work and needed to be replaced
@maicod 2 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the fix and the Special(s) Ghost Town
@DeathInTheSnow 2 ай бұрын
Is there a market for tool repairs at all? I'd like to see how they get repaired by comparison :)
@cliveparkes4052 2 ай бұрын
Really annoying thing with SMD is j3 might be a transistor with one manufacturer but a zener with another manufacturer and try finding out the manufacturer is nearly impossible
@JomasterTheSecond 2 ай бұрын
The Pac is Back, baby.
@chrisfeaka4250 2 ай бұрын
Nice catch!
@jean-philippegrenier120 2 ай бұрын
love this channel
@sk4lman 2 ай бұрын
Nice tan! 😊
@gamemaster2022 2 ай бұрын
Awesome job like always! Love the faces you make :DD
@timbrown9535 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant. I do love your content. And I too have a love/hate relationship with the stupid ghosts lol.
@adiposerex5150 2 ай бұрын
Good job.
@justin81981 2 ай бұрын
The end song was very similar to Fun Boy Three-the lunatics have taken over the asylum, lol. Great video as always!
@paulsengupta971 2 ай бұрын
The Specials - Ghost Town. I have that record from back in the day.
@rwilcox_71 2 ай бұрын
Eezy Peezy Lemon Squeezy! Nicely Done!
@mattsephton 2 ай бұрын
This is arcade Pac-Man with the vertical screen. They also do a version with NES Pac-Man and a horizontal screen and A/B buttons.
@JamesUK-je4ew 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting that; I noticed myself the boot looked like the original arcade board test sequence and wondered if it was indeed an emulated version using the original ROMs. I’ll have to see what other games My Arcade do too. Regards
@paulrb894 2 ай бұрын
Good video, I got your email and many thanks for replying. And for repairing my item if it's not a pain to do. Cheers
@rosebery101 2 ай бұрын
Might be worth getting some of those J3Y’s… looks like they go pop a lot
@jylam_ 2 ай бұрын
I come for the rap music, but sometimes there's even some electronic stuff. That's culture for you guys.
@jeffdewe 2 ай бұрын
Funny thing is that I have 40yr old electronic games like this that aren't broken, But modern day stuff, give it a couple of years, Same with consoles, I still have a commodore 64 that has never been recapped but try that with modern stuff 40yrs down the road, not a chance, China Vs Japan I guess. When it comes to quality.
@PeteArmstrong 2 ай бұрын
Welcome back
@colinboreland7033 2 ай бұрын
The Specials....gettin!!!!
@highroyds 2 ай бұрын
haahha nice vid m8... 3:30 when you clip on the bench leads sounds like the noise from the Wii & WiiU lol
@mcolom 2 ай бұрын
I'm wondering what could have caused that transistor to have such a hole. It doesn't seem to come from the inside, so perahps it was damaged right after the machine was assembled? Great videos Steve, by the way!
@LOrealHardly 2 ай бұрын
7:00 You did something else not so long ago, that was a J3Y, I'm sure, Stevie Boy..?
@BAMF0383 2 ай бұрын
Really enjoy watching your fails and success, but the rap,music for patrons are a nightmare. Appreciate the skip message though 😅. Keep up the great work 👍
@justforfun187 2 ай бұрын
Weird that so many of these same components seem to fail... if only they would make it a bit better, so such a small component wouldn't be the end of so many devices.
@athomegrampy709 2 ай бұрын
Wow I bought one of those brand new from Walmart for $5 :) It's a gimmicky thing... As soon as I saw that thumbnail, I had to investigate.
@chanyphilly8266 2 ай бұрын
Another billiant vid ❤
@lkswift 2 ай бұрын
❤ the outtro!
@Bergi2000 2 ай бұрын
❤ nice & easy 👍🙏
@pedromimoso8804 2 ай бұрын
Nice one Steve! 👍👍👍
@FixitAde 2 ай бұрын
Cracking fix Steve 👍
@umbrellacorp. 2 ай бұрын
In my day, you'd just chuck it in a bin. No one would ever think, hey it might be just a bad J3.
@paulsengupta971 2 ай бұрын
J3Y nonetheless.
@lordsoth6846 2 ай бұрын
well done ol’ chap!! 🍻
@tr0jantv628 2 ай бұрын
Started watching your videos last week, hooked, What flux do you use?
@simonscott1121 2 ай бұрын
Does "complementary" mean "a direct replacement for"??? Looks like it actually emulates and uses the arcade ROMs. Cool.
@kiphakes 2 ай бұрын
WHOOP WHOOP! Welcome back!
@StezStixFix 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Kip!
@SolderBrothers 2 ай бұрын
Never a doubt.
@An4gram 2 ай бұрын
you can tell when its summer in the UK all the pasty faces get brown lol
@int2str 2 ай бұрын
Who remembers Super Mario Track Gate?!!? I do!
@Tim_3100 2 ай бұрын
Great job!
@NexisTube 2 ай бұрын
steve i chuffing love you! you never not make me laugh!
@Mr_Brainz 2 ай бұрын
Loving the tan, Steve 👨🏿🦳
@DrSammyMunchkin Ай бұрын
Fabulous... 🎅
@foxhack5011 2 ай бұрын
It's really interesting how a lot of these devices you repair seem to have similar kinds of damage. Could they be caused by cheap USB power supplies that have no safeties built in?
@clarafedde8674 2 ай бұрын
Of all the songs to choose from....why not "Pac-man Fever"?