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I Bought 23 BROKEN Nintendo Switches - Can I Fix Them and Make Money?
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Күн бұрынI Bought 23 BROKEN Nintendo Switches for $1,955 to Try and Fix Them AND Make Money! I thought I'd be able to fix almost all of these Switches...but I was wrong! I show how to fix lots of common issues like diagnosing and replacing the M92T36 charge chip, P13USB video chip, as well as liquid damage.
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About This Video:
I'm trying to fix 23 Nintendo Switches. While I wasn't nearly as successful as with some of my other salvage lots of Switches I still was able to fix a number of them. I show how to fix most common issues with Switches.
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Any questions on these repairs?
@Iamnicknow 4 жыл бұрын
How often are you able to successfully harvest parts from not fixable machines? And does that help your profit margin at all?
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
@Unitedan I ran a successful repair business for a number of years and now my KZfaq channel enables me to make a lot of bad decisions, lol!
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
@Clipz I always harvest parts from junk boards...I'll probably actually keep the non fixable Switches so I can take parts from them that I can't get anywhere.
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
@Just Do It I'll consider that. Good idea.
@AdamShafton 4 жыл бұрын
Would you be able to go into more detail on a more microscopic level? I'm curious as to what happens (physically) inside these chips when they go bad and if there's any way to repair the damage within the chips themselves. It seems like such a waste to have all these main CPUs going bad and I know you explained the shorting out problem within the video.
@13linkinparkluver13 4 жыл бұрын
Me, knowing absolutely nothing about fixing electronics: Yes, this seems like an excellent video to watch.
@kitsicles111 4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@vro7537 4 жыл бұрын
Same here, just wanna have some extra little knowledge.
@carlosescandon7094 4 жыл бұрын
Yo tampoco XD
@user-mv5vt6xf4q 4 жыл бұрын
spaze_cat Very relatable
@paolo3794 4 жыл бұрын
I don't even own a switch
@camreng9379 4 жыл бұрын
Hearing you say that you wouldn’t feel comfortable selling sketchy repaired switches and shouting out your old apprentice makes me realize there is still good people out there
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@kuroihana3228 4 жыл бұрын
Agree
@ShaneFix 4 жыл бұрын
I concur. Steve's a good dude. 😀
@f-22r 4 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix do you just do KZfaq now? I thought you had a repair shop.
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
@Anonymous Person Yes, just KZfaq now. I did have a repair shop but just couldn't do both. A technician that I trained and worked with me started his own repair shop thought so I still have a good place for my customers to send their stuff.
@PeterRichardsandYoureNot Жыл бұрын
An ethical tech repair/renew guy!!! That’s refreshing. The fact that you wouldn’t sell a liquid damaged board goes a long way to earning respect, bro. The number of people who would just take the bucks and look the other way is ridiculous.
@bonbon3993 Жыл бұрын
but why not repair it for the sake of it , could give it away for free or use it to test switch cards/cons ?
@williamvaughn2938 Жыл бұрын
@Tim Verhelst He likely does off cam. I know I would. Sometimes, the challenge is just exciting.. and you can learn a ton through all the reverse engineering you'd have to do
@icedlemontea6042 Жыл бұрын
Why is liquid damage not worth repairing and selling?
@Sahta99 Жыл бұрын
Can you explain the liquid damage and how it can come back after fixing or whatever are others reasons of not wanting to sell this one to someone? Thnx
@williamvaughn2938 Жыл бұрын
@Sahta99 Corrosion is corrosion. Once there it is very hard to get rid of. Could even be a pocket deep within the board.
@smoothdood 3 жыл бұрын
You truly are an inspiration and you sure do your part helping to solve the modern waste managment problems. I've been doing way more over the last months thanks to KZfaq creators like you!
@davi-brz 2 жыл бұрын
This is a nice feedback.
@jrzimm2787 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine this dude being your dad, literally nothing in your house would be broken
@TheBlistard 4 жыл бұрын
except my 12 out of 23 nintendo switches JK lmao
@xcrocelx9825 4 жыл бұрын
Well guess sorry for not having a dad.
@elcan6426 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheBlistard thanks for spoiler(!)
@Max-qe2kn 4 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of my dad because he just so happens to have everything and know how to fix everything.
@shiftzzlol5487 4 жыл бұрын
Except for the glass flower pot on the kitchen counter
@usstexasbb3555 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody: Guy In Math Problem : I bought 23 broken switches
@notoriousnidoking 4 жыл бұрын
TEXAS W.&.A.R.R underrated comment 😂
@talhatariqyuluqatdis 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@pkssssss 4 жыл бұрын
If 16 of them do not have broken charge ports, how many do have broken charge ports then? 🤔 Better count the stack 😂😂🤓🧠
@omarr7825 4 жыл бұрын
Jajaja 16+7 =23 😂
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Ha, ha, ha...I always hated story problems!
@fallingfloor6924 3 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why Apple and Microsoft wants to eliminate right to repair. They want you to send it back to them for them to make money. Heaven forbid the customer doesn't want to go through the hassle of shipping and wait 2 months for the manufacture to repair instead of just getting someone local to change a 20 dollar part
@CS_GOD64 3 жыл бұрын
I mean people keep supporting them so.... I guess you can't really blame a Shady company for the decisions of dumb and elite people who still buy their product.
@richardmitchell2628 2 жыл бұрын
That’d be grimey as hell, taking a way the keyword OWNERS rights to repair their device that seems controlling and messed up
@theskywalker8416 2 жыл бұрын
when i brought my ip xs to the shop for repair, they ask 200$ ,i took it back and brought to a small store down town, 30m and 40$ were all i need
@Cassiopeiaaaa 2 жыл бұрын
I was going to take it to a local place but they wanted $50 more than Nintendo wanted. I decided to do it myself 🤷♀️
@repeekyraidcero 2 жыл бұрын
Flip this industry...
@shrokbouf 3 жыл бұрын
"I probably can't break even" "I could sell ALL of them as broken and break even just from that" hmm...
@kyle-im8ic 3 жыл бұрын
to be honest i don't know why dont he just fix like 10 of them and then sel all the broken ones that are not fixable and he should get profit back
@threebees7785 3 жыл бұрын
I guess he just assumed that no one would buy these broken switches thinking it was unlikely
@Alex-cq1zr 3 жыл бұрын
@@threebees7785 Maybe he will salvage parts from them for future fixes. Separate parts can probably also be sold. From what i've seen people do that.
@belldrop7365 3 жыл бұрын
@@threebees7785 He knew the prices and he bought low to avoid losses. The line was just a bait for the video.
@Imbigburgerman 3 жыл бұрын
@@belldrop7365 wdym
@mappd38 4 жыл бұрын
Him: You know what this means! Me: *No, no I don’t*
@natsukikruger94 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty envious of anyone who can take apart something, fix it and put it back together.
@jim2704 3 жыл бұрын
anything built by man can be fixed by man. you too can learn these abilities
@sped5462 3 жыл бұрын
dont know about consoles but pcs are like legos with screws and plugs
@prettygookbaby 3 жыл бұрын
It’s actually easy if you practice
@LaurensYTChannel 3 жыл бұрын
i did an IT internship where we just fixed chromebooks a majority of the time. i had never opened up an electronic prior and within a few days it felt really easy to fix everything. the hardest part is just making sure you have the correct parts on hand, and removing stripped screws.
@GermanHiqhz 3 жыл бұрын
@@prettygookbaby ☺️
@shuriken4852 3 жыл бұрын
In the future, wouldn't it be easier to just stick the postit on the right side of the screen.
@bizanagi5378 3 жыл бұрын
what
@WolfRose11 3 жыл бұрын
@@bizanagi5378 He means so that it doesn't cover the charging symbol and he wouldn't have to move the post-it note to see if it is charging.
@soupy6630 3 жыл бұрын
we totally take for granted the time he took to fix all of these. To take them apart and put it back in exact order is incredible.
@repeekyraidcero 2 жыл бұрын
That's why Northridgefix divides things: Alex solders & fixes Uncle dis and reassembles devices good stuff !
@SneakyTurtles 4 жыл бұрын
I don’t really understand what he’s talking about, but this is still enjoyable
@theewelder 4 жыл бұрын
READ the title??????????????????????Burger king employees for life....
@applejuice5391 4 жыл бұрын
Mr nice guy idot
@theTrend7 4 жыл бұрын
Most people don't you're not alone😄
@Zealant 4 жыл бұрын
Mr nice guy lol what? The title doesn’t contain the full dialogue and terminology of the video
@internet2055 4 жыл бұрын
🔵Big Brain 🔴Smaller brain If you don't understand, ....the We know its 🔴
@alphastarteam4980 4 жыл бұрын
"Even though I could fix it, I don't feel comfortable selling it" Apple: I'll pretend I didn't see that.
@DONK8008 4 жыл бұрын
The real Apple: Even though I could fix it, I won't! Buy the new model!
@montereybaymurals 4 жыл бұрын
I'll take it if you can fix it
@Veredictor 4 жыл бұрын
Apple fixing a display: Well, for what I've seen, I have to change the display, the battery, your motherboard... Wait, I think it would be nice if you would buy a new model, sir.
@47KRoman 4 жыл бұрын
He's right, you can't just stop corrosion, it's complex elektro-chemical process - once corrosion is started there's nothing you can do, you can just clean in periodically to slow down the process.
@SmashyPlays 4 жыл бұрын
@@Veredictor why are you verified??
@dallows3235 3 жыл бұрын
It makes me happy knowing that even if he can’t fix any of them, the monetisation from the views alone is enough to cover his ass. Good stuff!
@RoryRamshot Жыл бұрын
I just found you the other day and would like to say I am very impressed with your ability to fix the stuff that you fix. It takes skill, patience, and knowledge. Thanks for sharing. I hope you make good money doing what you do! Cheers.
@chi_cha Жыл бұрын
he gets more money from the million views
@RoryRamshot Жыл бұрын
@@chi_cha Good for him. He is basically providing a service to all his viewers by showing them how to fix these kinds of things.
@sayantanmazumdar3 Жыл бұрын
@chi_cha You're talking like he does illicit business to make money. He is making way better content than most of the creators on this website.
@Trial331 4 жыл бұрын
Me before this video: This could be interesting, I know nothing about fixing switches. Me after this video: NOT A .46! YOU AINT FIXING THAT SON
@DuskPShermanWallaby123 4 жыл бұрын
lol
@mzumno 4 жыл бұрын
I’m too stupid for this and there’s zero need for me to watch this, but I love watching people who know what they’re doing. It’s satisfying
@AmmoBops 4 жыл бұрын
b a m b u s definitely
@bananaabuser3645 4 жыл бұрын
True that
@avengingme 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody with a functioning hand and 2 brain cells to rub together is too stupid for this stuff. That's just what public schooling and bad parenting lead us to believe. You can learn anything you want to, just gotta start with the basics and learn it at your own pace, in your own style.
@AmmoBops 4 жыл бұрын
Aven also true Many people base intelligence off of grades Like it plays a small part but most of it counts off of Dedication
@zachanikwano 4 жыл бұрын
I doubt that. I bet you could do this given education, practice, and time! 👍
@denyago 2 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that Nintendo talks about corporate responsibility and environmental protection, but fails to make fixable devices. TronicsFix, you do a great job! 👏
@tomohawk2177 Жыл бұрын
I know this is a year old but wdym the devices aren’t fixable? He legit fixed half of them in the vid with the other just being too damaged to repair
@JustinFromThe206 Жыл бұрын
@@tomohawk2177he explained in the video that if they spent a few more dollars adding in fuses and stuff then the cpu wouldn’t short out and been non fixable.
@klippschliefer4968 Жыл бұрын
nintendo once won a price for being the most irresponsible company in the world in things like environmental care and such
@JishinimaTidehoshi Жыл бұрын
All companies are the same. Blame the consumer when THEY ARE THE PROBLEM!!
@markharrisllb 2 жыл бұрын
This is an absolutely brilliant video. I'm sorry you didn’t make a profit on the Switches but your honesty and integrity could have saved someone who can’t afford it having the same outcome. Too many channels don’t show their less successful forays into buying broken equipment and make it look easy.
@Trollseeder 4 жыл бұрын
Some of those non-repairable switches were probably resold multiple times.
@byronjeffries9754 4 жыл бұрын
Very true, i hope he makes good money off this video or else there not much point to all his effort
@callum_92 4 жыл бұрын
What do you think he did after this video, all those broken switches went back on ebay for someone else to buy and try to fix xD
@sighpuii 4 жыл бұрын
he could sell the working parts for good money too
@OhLatte 4 жыл бұрын
theismaeliscool I skipped all the ads lmao
@SimsinWonderland 4 жыл бұрын
chicken tenders not repairable probably means it’s not possible.
@karlyjones7511 4 жыл бұрын
me, a dumb teenager who knows nothing about fixing electronics: wow, that’s a lot of corrosion.
@wydjon 4 жыл бұрын
Aw ye
@hexon8013 4 жыл бұрын
I am a dumb teenager that actually works on electronics
@frogoverlord3471 4 жыл бұрын
Me: wow, whats hapening
@owenhorn7548 4 жыл бұрын
Hexon same
@dianejilly9526 4 жыл бұрын
Lol I feel this
@Magoo277 3 жыл бұрын
Been trying to find my "thing to do" while looking for a job after school and you my friend have just inspired me. Seen your videos over the years and I finally subbed. Great content and a great learning experience for other fellow fixer's out there.
@repeekyraidcero 2 жыл бұрын
Make sure to trsin on defective baords to get a feeling for desoldering etc
@DodgeThatAttack 3 жыл бұрын
this is like the opposite of "will it break" tests so nice
@pantone369c 4 жыл бұрын
Straight up giving me massive anxiety over all the things that could cause my Switch to stop working.
@peytonjackson855 4 жыл бұрын
philmess honestly I was just staring at my switch the whole time thinking “you’re so fragile”
@tsunfish9443 4 жыл бұрын
Me "my poor boy, Nintendo asked you to do too much while still staying handsized dkcjskc"
@nerad1994 4 жыл бұрын
The owners were probably super rough with theirs honestly
@theshinyqueen6013 4 жыл бұрын
Yes that was me throughout the entire video.
@potato-sweet 4 жыл бұрын
@@nerad1994 that what I'm hoping! I'm generally really careful with my stuff so I don't wanna get a switch and see it break so easily 😭
@bradleycasselman8272 4 жыл бұрын
Note to self: Never place liquid of any kind anywhere near the Nintendo Switch.
@BestKingChin 3 жыл бұрын
RIP my sweaty hands
@oliverthejojo8815 3 жыл бұрын
YES don’t do that
@white-eyesbluedragon1767 3 жыл бұрын
@@BestKingChin same oof
@FalseRadiation 3 жыл бұрын
Chinsanity yeah because you cut them off
@firecat2465 3 жыл бұрын
Hands or overrated anyway
@sstanfo1 3 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say thank you from a budding repair tech. Good console repair knowledge is so hard to come by.
@matthewhoward4573 Жыл бұрын
Im currently in electrical engineering and have done similar troubleshooting processes in my electronics class. I love seeing that someone is doing this for fun and informative videos. I hope to do some of this in my free time.
@lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Жыл бұрын
Why does this show up as a top comment
@itsErratics 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine him selling these now. He would make bank lol
@yonoob1998 4 жыл бұрын
How many did he fixed
@sugeevan9171 4 жыл бұрын
Replay just stop u weirdo
@spaghetti1493 4 жыл бұрын
@@sugeevan9171 Dude you stop you didn't even spell weirdo right lol use punctuation and caps also.
@maryanny.1611 4 жыл бұрын
spaghetti lmao he spelled it right and you spelled it exactly like he did and who capitalizes and punctuates on the internet
@Elite4GamingZ 4 жыл бұрын
How so? Switchs are still the same price they have always been
@mickfitz76 4 жыл бұрын
At least you have a heap of parts from the unfixable ones. It's never a loss.
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Yep...there's a lot of good parts on those boards.
@Deep_phobias 4 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix so what exactly do you retrieve from the unfixable ones? The chips and battery?
@LeSarthois 4 жыл бұрын
@@Deep_phobias and the screen, digitizer(touch screen) shells, screws, depends on the shape of those parts.
@seirbhiseach 4 жыл бұрын
@@LeSarthois the shells are worth more to him than some others may realize; in the last couple videos he did, he showed off some that were absolutely mangled and bent at 10 and 20 degree angles!
@aidenabernethy5189 4 жыл бұрын
TronicsFix You could probably build working switches from the broken ones
@Sasataf 3 жыл бұрын
3:33 the good ol' "where the f*ck did it go" dance.
@kairon156 2 жыл бұрын
In general I enjoy seeing people fix electronics but to see you are willing to do this on a larger scale I want to say thanks for keeping these out of land fills as well as fixing up consoles to be able to be apart of someone's gaming setup.
@nighty2445 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, about number 1. Maybe the switch is in recovery mode using autorcm in that case the screen would not turn on and waits for a payload to get injected. Its being used by people who mod their system. It would also not fast charge in rcm mode You could check it if you connect the switch to your pc if it shows up or use any payload injector and check if it detacts a switch in rcm mode. I kinda feel that at least one of them is in rcm mode so many without backlight
@prayhe 4 жыл бұрын
He should try that the next time!
@DrinkHCl 4 жыл бұрын
absolutely this ^^^
@LoPhatKao 4 жыл бұрын
also should check pins on the right joycon connector. easy enough to damage them without a rcm jig (whoops >.> )
@MajoradeMayhem 4 жыл бұрын
That's a good point. Some of these Switches could definitely have been "bricked" thanks to an incompetent hacker.
@RoGamer97 4 жыл бұрын
To get out of RCM mode you can hold POWER for at least 30 secs
@samysnes 4 жыл бұрын
For someone so good at fixing Nintendo Switches, you would think he would put that post-it in the top right corner as to not block out the charging symbol on the screen lol
@saintnicholas643 4 жыл бұрын
lol well spotted :)
@slowtaknow 4 жыл бұрын
You dare to learn from your mistakes? You are a bold one aren't you?
@ChaseEverage 4 жыл бұрын
He already checked for the charge before he put them on the switches.
@ChaseEverage 4 жыл бұрын
I mean yes that is true but if one would have done it whenever he was testing he was diagnosing the motherboard, he would be able to that if it was all okay that it either was a CPU issue or that it was a display issue
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
You'd think I would have already thought of that huh? lol
@antonnym214 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting and informative! It's very cool you can diagnose those chips without too much difficulty. Look at the bright side: At least you'll have plenty of parts for future repairs. Like my friend Mike says, "Nothing is so bad it can't serve as a bad example."
@chrille3311 2 жыл бұрын
@TronicsFix: Some of those Switches can be in permanent RCM-mode causing them not to show anything on screen until a proper file is injected with tools like "RCM loaders". This is for nodded units.
@repeekyraidcero 2 жыл бұрын
Can easily check that via serial # Or perhsps the nand chip is busted
@tonicheval1 4 жыл бұрын
I don't even have a Switch and I watched him fixing them for 30 minutes straight mentioning all those terms I never heard of.
@shiriguessman5157 4 жыл бұрын
Same but I do want a switch
@andreilucian10 4 жыл бұрын
Me too..i think i watch him 1hour, ps4 switch etc :)))
@Jake-jf9ij 4 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to you fixing the new animal crossing switch cuz u know some kid is gonna drop it in his cereal on day one
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea. I'll keep my eye out!
@desexeddoggo2520 4 жыл бұрын
Jake 😂
@eli_corn 4 жыл бұрын
Nooooooo
@aaroncallahan119 4 жыл бұрын
Ugh waste of an awesome promo system. But your right.
@Blake_Stone 3 жыл бұрын
Pro tip: Nintendo Switches are water resistant up to zero meters!
@Blk_mind 2 жыл бұрын
I really like these types of videos of people fixing stuff. I don’t know if I have the patience to do this but it seems rewarding.
@SPITZtheGOD 4 жыл бұрын
His shirt says "Never take broken for an answer" and he proceeds to say "this one is NOT fixable"
@CitricThunder 4 жыл бұрын
I think what the shirt is trying to convey is to not take wasteful consumerism as a way of living. Try to fix things and if it's not fixable, at least you tried
@MarksterC 4 жыл бұрын
@@CitricThunder ^ this. Dont just throw something out if it stops working
@kuronoroux8864 4 жыл бұрын
@@MarksterC i have nibs, pencils, markers, etc. If I can salvage them I WILL. Same for electronics, things are not cheap!
@slimestoneexpert9804 4 жыл бұрын
Kurono Roux you know you can recycle them or give them away or even sell no need to hoard
@Zindokar 4 жыл бұрын
Broken != not fixable
@user-ls1rl7oi2p 3 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate seeing a video where someone fails at this. It's real. There are so many videos where people succeed that I think they make it look a little easier than it is.
@sumit.kukreja 3 жыл бұрын
Did he really fail if he makes money off the video anyway?
@TryPuttingItInRice 3 жыл бұрын
@@sumit.kukreja exactly Haha. He made bank off this video
@Deewreck1991 2 жыл бұрын
He was referring more towards the actual profit margin from the purchases and not from his KZfaq/patreon etc.. Gives more of a realistic sense for the average person who wants to try this out to make some money.
@ChewyThomson 2 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert man
@tradeka4206 2 жыл бұрын
That’s something I really like about this guy. He’s very skilled and probably the first person I’d want to send my broken electronics to, but he’s honest when he can’t fix something. He could just not post the things where he can’t get it working and make it look like everything he touches he fixes, but that’s obviously never gonna be true no matter how good you are at it. He’s very transparent and even when he doesn’t fix the device the videos are still entertaining and educational
@monfi1794 Жыл бұрын
My dream hobby would be to do something like you, but with so many tools...
@youdonegoofed Жыл бұрын
Start small, make small additions to your set of tools over time.
@HTMangaka Жыл бұрын
Some of those switches have the "Turn on display when docked or undocked" setting disabled. Pretty sure that's why some of those seemed unpredictable. I noticed the one at 25:50 turned on when you touched the screen. Just keep in mind that switch has settings to determine how the device powers on. =\
@tomd96 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know they could have that setting as I'm only familiar with the Switch Lite, though at this point, they've probably been torn down into parts to recover some of the cost. Even those with liquid damage could still have a decent part that could be salvaged, the heat sink, screen, cartridge board, etc. Getting the screen out is a bit difficult as it requires deactivating the adhesive that keeps it glued to the frame. People who do case mods struggle with it.
@out6ot 4 жыл бұрын
T-shirt: Never take broken for an answer. Reality: Unfortunately, this one is not 'gonna be fixable.
@Dakeyras83 4 жыл бұрын
Because one word is not like other...
@nathanjualin2118 4 жыл бұрын
Friend: “ah man my switch is broken” Me: “let me look at it... hm no charge no display? Let me take the back off and test the capacitors... ok no shortages let me replace this chip”
@lemon8934 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao true
@Ace_064 3 жыл бұрын
That's Just me, my dad is Just like this dude, so he teaches me some things
@raiinefall 3 жыл бұрын
Me-I have no idea but you mean but mk
@leonardosuarezsanchez3645 3 жыл бұрын
ever since I found out this channel I´m no longer afraid to open up and salvage any console
@Ace_064 3 жыл бұрын
@@leonardosuarezsanchez3645 Nice, om not afraid for it either but sometimes I'm still kinda scared of breaking it
@starnixx 3 жыл бұрын
This man woke up and thought “let’s buy 23 switches that don’t work”
@hapahapahappy Жыл бұрын
As someone who has no idea what you're doing at all with these, this looks so interesting to learn. When you start using the soldering tools and show the inside parts like the motherboard, it just looks like witchcraft to me lol
@xDB8x 4 жыл бұрын
Would watch these all day
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@PixelTrainer. 3 жыл бұрын
At first I wanted to do this, but then I remembered I have no knowledge about fixing electronics.... And that i have no money to buy those switches
@anonymouslyforgotten5592 3 жыл бұрын
My exact problem now. It's easy to want to do it, and buy the soldering equipment. It's a whole another thing to learn about it, and have something to apply that knowledge to.
@jamesbaskerville9800 2 жыл бұрын
The way you replace those chips is amazing. I always thought some kind of microscope soldering of each point was needed.
@repeekyraidcero 2 жыл бұрын
I'm just surprised he uses no flux tbh
@qinn1996 Жыл бұрын
@@repeekyraidcero What are you talking about? You can see him use flux throughout the video and he even literally states that he uses flux at 6:25
@kinshra639 4 жыл бұрын
Fixing game consoles and other electronics is always something I've wanted to do but been to scared because I didn't want to waste my money in screwing up. It's sill mesmerizing though to watch you a work. Love the content!
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you're enjoying these!
@MrIcepick1337 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Cody I feel the same way. One day I might have enough courage to try it myself. Everything I have learnt so far I have taught myself but it is a long process.
@tyleraws 4 жыл бұрын
i’m the exact same way! i like to tell myself i watch these to learn how to do stuff like this lol
@drivenbyfate 4 жыл бұрын
It really is one of those things you just gotta jump into. I started with buying cheap broken portable consoles (3ds, vitas, psp) and just having a go at it. There's tons of resources on the internet and really the majority of problems are not too bad to fix.
@thomasvlaskampiii6850 4 жыл бұрын
Protip. Don't mess with Apple stuff. If you do, you'll be completely bald by 40
@Agilato 4 жыл бұрын
I think #'s: 1, 2, 11, 13 might be in RCM mode and whats why nothing on the screen. Check with hekate.
@Paniio123 4 жыл бұрын
Ilia Rebane he should check the serial first before pushing a payload but yeah .. could be that auto rcm was enabled
@Marci.B Жыл бұрын
Love how the sticky note got placed right over where the charging symbol shows up so you have to keep peeling them off
@TrollFaceTheMan Жыл бұрын
The reason why it might no longer charge the battery is becuase there are often safetys that disable battery charging after they dip Below a certain voltage point.
@benc1449 4 жыл бұрын
"I officially can not break even but im gonna show you a little trick just upload this vieo to youtube and you can make more then if all were fixable"
@monkeyrobotsinc.9875 3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHahaHAHAHAHaHAHAHAH!!
@arturochavarria930 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly idk what he’s talking about the whole time but I do like his passion for fixing these consoles and this is content that I like
@creeperraper1337 2 жыл бұрын
So a note on switches and how they were designed. At the time of designing the switches, Nintendo was having a real bad issue of "hardware hackers." The CPU Fuse shorting issue were by design to deter the hackers. It wasnt because of poor design. (Well maybe it was and they played the "its a feature not a bug" card)
@Tofuey 2 жыл бұрын
Thats not a good excuse either way
@thiagomarques8106 3 жыл бұрын
It's interesting how this video is the first one I see in youtube that the person doesn't accomplish the goals, but we still support them and the video turns out to be cool! 👍
@what6354 4 жыл бұрын
3:33 when you lose your pencil in class and you realize it’s right in front of you
@ezrabrwn 4 жыл бұрын
*when you lose OUR pencil, komrade
@Anabe1l 4 жыл бұрын
*_OUR_*
@byel2844 3 жыл бұрын
@@ezrabrwn r/suddenlycommunism
@TreavorUnion 4 жыл бұрын
"I won't make a profit" covid-19: I gotchu, bruh.
@ClickingPixels 3 жыл бұрын
I typed in "broken switch" knowing you would have a video on it, "it will help me decide whether or not to buy that not charging switch". Thank you (:
@danielneave6748 2 жыл бұрын
I just love your honesty, the fact you won't even try to repair a water damaged unit because it will most like cause issue down the line is amazing,.you are a try gentleman!
@OverlandTrailer 4 жыл бұрын
"I make bad decisions". Ha ha
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Can't hide the truth sometimes!
@sfmc98 4 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix Reminds me of Hoovie's Garage!
@mrnukes797 4 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix or just send them into Nintendo to be refurbished and get some monayyy back
@karbaona 4 жыл бұрын
another thing you could do to make some extra money is sell the bricked switch cases to a designer for a few dollars and theyll take them so they can use the cases to design, also just another thing to bring the profit up more and less paperweight switches that you have which are basically trash
@Datttsnake 4 жыл бұрын
Can you explain?
@filly291 4 жыл бұрын
@@Datttsnake they probably mean that they could sell the switch cases to someone, who can customize them (like paint on it some pattern or a design) and sell the further to people who would love to have a rainbow case or a case with their favourite character not sold by Nintendo itself.
@jacintfodor2372 3 жыл бұрын
Sell them as not working pretending he don't know they cannot be fixed.
@coinage8356 3 жыл бұрын
@@jacintfodor2372 You're a jerk and karma will hit you one day.
@repeekyraidcero 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea
@sasuke65743 3 жыл бұрын
Man, i'd love to do this kind of work. I feel excited whenever i open my laptop or the joycons lol
@KeViNaNoViC 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many gameboys out of my childhood he could fix and I could continue playing pokemon.... Good old Days
@lordBritish1 3 жыл бұрын
Or you could buy a game boy for $20 online
@KeViNaNoViC 3 жыл бұрын
@@lordBritish1 You are the Perfect example for a Guy who better dont Type in the Internet while being realy realy Stupid ^^ In my Childhood there was no "online shopping" but nice comment
@beel_sona 4 жыл бұрын
my heart snapped everytime he put his palm on the screen lmao
@Big_Ones 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@petrescuework-difficultcas6581 3 жыл бұрын
Funny intro 😂 I actually really enjoy the neatness of your videos. Like you sort and stack the devices neatly, you label them neatly. It all looks so organized. That's very satisfying.
@andylewis3461 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant & well informed video mate! Thank you for taking the time to make this video & sharing it for all, from a senior Electronics Engineer!
@sofiajohansson8537 3 жыл бұрын
Would be nice to see a chart at the end of the video of how much you'd think you sell them for, fixed or broken. And then a summary.
@-BitGaming-eq5cl 2 жыл бұрын
No
@ABC-ik9vj 2 жыл бұрын
@@-BitGaming-eq5cl a bit late
@-BitGaming-eq5cl 2 жыл бұрын
@@ABC-ik9vj no
@ABC-ik9vj 2 жыл бұрын
@@-BitGaming-eq5cl Yes, reported
@-BitGaming-eq5cl 2 жыл бұрын
@@ABC-ik9vj no, reported
@yesuui 4 жыл бұрын
watching this because Nintendo switches are sold out rn 😔 I’m just trynna play new horizons
@myshiteu4934 4 жыл бұрын
yesui b it’s pretty fun but I can’t tell u anything else since after 3 weeks mines wouldn’t turn on anymore 😔
@yaboidracoth5171 4 жыл бұрын
Animal crossing is amazing
@datbitchkeepingitreal6712 4 жыл бұрын
yesui b i heard the new cheaper version of Nintendo switch is better built try getting one if you can
@jaiyuzivert 4 жыл бұрын
Lites are sold out too
@ellie9085 4 жыл бұрын
Ceci can I?
@aliasgenesis 4 жыл бұрын
I haven't watched this episode yet and I already can tell that the top 3 problems would be: 3. Faulty charging port. 2. Water damage. 1. Faulty GPU. I really like your content, hahahaha.
@Tronicsfix 4 жыл бұрын
Ha, ha...you sure you didn't watch first? lol
@aliasgenesis 4 жыл бұрын
@@Tronicsfix I really laughed when I posted this comment, started watching the episode, and right away you said: I'll be checking the charging ports first.
@HappySlappyFace 4 жыл бұрын
i mean its a video chip not GPU right? as in it chooses how the video signal is sent to when it exists the gpu
@joewisor736 Жыл бұрын
Just came across your channel. I am thinking about going to school for electronics repair. This may be a dumb question but where do you get your replacement parts for that particular gaming platform? you get them from another game board that is in repairable or do you order that particular chip from somewhere?
@1LegendaryNinja Жыл бұрын
Hey! Wonderful video, helped me learn a lot fixing a friend’s switch. I was wondering where I could that external charging board for the battery at 27:18. Both the connector and board are hard to find. I don’t have tools, so would I be able to find them sold together??
@ShermanBMason 4 жыл бұрын
What if my FBI agent uses my account to watch videos and this was recommended because of them?
@grimes558 4 жыл бұрын
He looks like a character model from Half-Life 2.
@nischlas 4 жыл бұрын
LOL TRUE
@MarksterC 4 жыл бұрын
Straight facts
@Myne1001 4 жыл бұрын
This must be a mistake! I got a standard relocation coupon just like everybody else!
@Alb_ 4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes i dream about *cheese*
@antipsychotic451 4 жыл бұрын
DON'T DRINK THE WATER. THEY PUT SOMETHING IN IT... TO MAKE YOU FORGET. I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER HOW I GOT HERE.
@realbirder 2 жыл бұрын
Honest in a world of endless waste and unsustainable production this is God’s work. Cannot express enough admiration for what you’re doing here an I hope you’re able to turn a decent profit from it.
@Buraikun1 Жыл бұрын
Gotta respect your integrity with not fixing some of the ones that would maybe be fixable but not reliable units.
@theredblooper 4 жыл бұрын
There's something mesmerizing about seeing a ton of stock of one product together, since I'm so used to buying only one of anything most of the time.
@CaptSpeirsB744 4 жыл бұрын
I see a trend here. People are buying these broken Switch's and what they can't can't fix goes back up on eBay. Sooner or later only non fixable Switch's will be available while all the others have been fixed. Thanks for sharing.
@TheJarJarKinks 4 жыл бұрын
Some people are also keeping them for parts.
@chronovore7234 4 жыл бұрын
The ones that don’t get fixed are kept for parts. And its not like there is a limited amount of broken Switch’s, people are always going to break their electronics.
@waltercomunello121 4 жыл бұрын
makes sense lol
@dantoulson5377 Жыл бұрын
Love watching these videos, I've been doing basic repairs on various electrical devices myself, and watching these makes me want to try various other new things :)
@KG-th3cr Жыл бұрын
These kinds of videos are exactly what I do all the time. Except the exact opposite. I take things apart that are not completely broken and when I put them back together they don't work anymore.
@llazerproductions9522 Жыл бұрын
Hey do you think game stop could repair my switch?
@Mickster114 3 жыл бұрын
Fixing 23 broken anythings sounds like an absolute nightmare lol. Its clear how much you love doing this. Keep it up man!
@derKischda 2 жыл бұрын
If you are experienced like he is, it doesn't take up as much time. On top of that he developed a system in which he works the most effectively. Anybody can do that with enough basic knowledge and experience.
@Joe-qd7kd Жыл бұрын
@@derKischda what system?
@minnow1337 Жыл бұрын
@@Joe-qd7kd Exactly what he did in the video…
@Joe-qd7kd Жыл бұрын
@@minnow1337 when I read developed a system my first thought was created a game system
4 жыл бұрын
Me, when i see he may be loosing money on this video. "Better pause Addblock and click on some adds..."
@ageofdulltron2052 3 жыл бұрын
Me, wondering if this was worth the money he spent and a viable option for a living wage. “Oh hell no!”
@NB-ir1me 3 жыл бұрын
The guy just spent over $1,600 on broken switches just to play with lmfaoo
@ryanjones7681 Жыл бұрын
At least you got a lot of spare parts!
@knightslifes1592 3 жыл бұрын
TronicsFix I have a question my switch doesn’t have the charger prongs sticking out on the bottom works fine and charges in the dock and the dock light even comes on when I position the switch in a certain way. But it doesn’t connect to my tv it’s not the dock I have tried other switch’s with the dock and they connect fine. I know you don’t know for sure but any suggestion on what I could do or do you think you could tell me what might be wrong with it? Please respond and help if you can!!! Thank you!!!
@CormacGekko 4 жыл бұрын
TronicsFix: "Why would i buy 23 broken nintendo switches? you might ask" Me, who's been deprived from sunlight due to coronavirus outbreak and is out of games to play: I don't know man just fix the damn nintendo switches.
@RedNayl 4 жыл бұрын
Does your room not have a window?
@wickedsteer8910 4 жыл бұрын
Press Y to S ame
@SoundToxin 4 жыл бұрын
@@RedNayl the radiation from the sun that gives you things like Vitamin D doesn't make it through glass (he can still get light, it just won't have much benefit beyond the artificial light in his room)
@colynman 4 жыл бұрын
jesus i wouldn't have the motivation and patience to do a huge project like that lol
@StealthMoustache 2 жыл бұрын
So off the ones you assumed or checked are entirely screwed, could you maybe test and see if you could use parts from other broken ones to replace and maybe fix 1 or 2 more?
@charll1404 4 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why me, a person with no knowledge in repairing anything let alone switches watched this video, but yet here I am 🤪😂
@flavorlabdabs4018 4 жыл бұрын
23 broken switches are now worth 2.5 million dollars on Amazon due to price gouging.
@vidosodel5075 3 жыл бұрын
Ahah, what a joke!🤣
@jxstjohnny 3 жыл бұрын
You got the whole squad laughing
@tstkashizu 3 жыл бұрын
He’s stacking the Switches 💀💀💀 doesn’t that scratch the screen
@rihards7651 3 жыл бұрын
no
@AbdulHannan-lc3lg 3 жыл бұрын
Depends
@sir_frogs_4184 3 жыл бұрын
No
@icantthinkofanything798 3 жыл бұрын
I would say no, not if the joycons are all detached
@RobertVanHelsingX Жыл бұрын
This is gotta be a total gamble on your part, yet at the same time, i love your videos repairing/refurbishing stuff is cool. I am curious though you cant use any of those other ones that were not fixable or could you harvest any of the chips off those mother boards and use them on another?
@tanner5873 3 жыл бұрын
I'm scared of my switch developing one of these problems. Like the charge port. It seems so flimsy and easy to break
@ForumcoldiArchon 3 жыл бұрын
It looks that way but it isnt at all. Youd need to drop it to concrete with something hitting the charger like a bigger stonesplinter to break it
@repeekyraidcero 2 жыл бұрын
If you use an official charger n dock things are fine. I have 4 switches (2 lites, 1 normal, 1 oled) only the normal one has a faulty microSD port. Pretty durable
@kylieb1352 4 жыл бұрын
Me after watching two videos about fixing switches at 2 am: s t o n k s
@atiadjt 3 жыл бұрын
My switch is turning 2 this July and I am really taking care of it.
@Joshubuh-JB 2 жыл бұрын
‘Let me get you guys zoomed in’ Yes, thank you. I would definitely understand what I was looking at if I was zoomed in.
@TimeQuxxn 4 жыл бұрын
This video reminds me of the toy repair man coming to give Woody a cleaning
@diarykeeper 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. That guy was the definition of a 'pro'.
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