More videos like this on the regular, please. I really enjoy watching them!

Many congratulations on 200k been subscribed for ages love to see this channel grow :)

From iFixit for you m8 "To test the capacitor with a multimeter, set the meter to read in the high ohms range, somewhere above 10k and 1m ohms. Touch the meter leads to the corresponding leads on the capacitor, red to positive and black to negative. The meter should start at zero and then moving slowly toward infinity. This means that the capacitor is in working condition. If the meter stays at zero, the capacitor is not charging through the battery of the meter, meaning it is not working." Hope that helps.

You know Vince i like taking things apart too. You do a great job at these videos of taking things apart that i have never seen apart before

subscribed for the trying to fix series! thanks and keep it up :)

Whoa I'm amazed how big your channel has gotten, It just seems like the other day where I watched that video about playing your playstation 4 portably in a car with that hori or G-story screen addon, Im liking these repairing videos you've been doing as well always enjoy seeing people attempt to mod game consoles or completely restore them, nice work ^^

Vince is going to be an electronics genius when it's all said and done.

Love your channle and keep up the great work I enjoy watching you bring broken consols back to life

Yay another video! Always love an upload! Keep it up!

Since you have a working one, you can test the resistance comparatively.. See where they differ.

There are a couple of ways to test capacitors. The easiest is to use an ESR meter on the broken circuit, but you need to compare it to the functional one, since we don't have the schematics. Make sure you discharge all the capacitors before testing.

What an evolution. 5 years ago you were very limited to trougbleshoot and now you do everything!! Ocngrats and keep the good videos!!

Yay more repair videos! Keep it up vince i love these videos!

The charging light doesn't shows up, so there's a fault on the power section. Use a multimeter to trace where the voltage goes off and then you may be able to repair it. I haven't found the Wii U Gamepad schematics, but i'm nearly sure it will have a switching voltage regulator, that's the most probable faulty component. That or a battery management IC.

love your videos, keep em coming!

Absolutely love your videos mate ! Might i recommend i anti static wrist band ? I once shocked a motherboard and it got fried so i have been using one ever since.

Yes I love 💖 you’re videos especially your fixing ones

I needed this video so much! Saved my beloved WiiU!! Thank you! Bad fuses from reverse polarity!

well im enjoying these fix it videos Vince. Your next step on the mother board is to check voltages on the test points. the Voltages might b printed on the board but probs not. If not u will need service info for it. Board replacement is a good option for 1 off repairs u can still take that as a win mate. Well done

I like your repair vids. Keep them coming.

Love these videos, please continue

got a week off work and have been binge watching these lol

i like your trying to fix videos thanks alot you are the best

Thanks Vince great video i had this problem from the seller when buying from eBay 👍

Love these videos.

Love this THANK YOU VINCE 😊

Very informative video even after 5 years. Saved the video and will get my Wii U gamepad fixed when got a break. Thank you!

To troubleshoot the other components it's not different, anything that's damaged gives a short with a big bleep from your multimeter. So put red wrire against an IC's V and black to its [the IC] ground - if there's a beep it means its dead and have to be replaced manually. Since there are about 2-3 ICs on the board you'll have to test each, and if there are no beeps but consistent numbers on the meter it means they're working. Capacitors are just about the same, just make sure to measure from the correct polarization.

Loving the trying to fix videos

You are one of my favorite KZfaqrs. Keep making more Wii U videos

Yeah please do a lot more of these, especially the more modern consoles I love watching them

@mymatevince Capacitor c103 looks like it has one side raised above its' solder pad, "tombstoned," and it might need to be resoldered to be pushed more flush to the pads under it. Also, the p15 female connector for a 4-pin ribbon cable looks like the solder connection located by the number 4 needs to be reflowed as well; it looked copper colored instead of silver. I'd like to see the other side of the board. It might just be as simple as a cold solder joint that needs to be reflowed. If you can't test the components with diode mode on your multimeter, then just look at each component/connector and see if it looks uncorroded and properly soldered. Great video. I hope this helps. Cheers

Hi Vince, This week, I had a same problem (Wii u gamepad dead, no response including charging ) and after reviewing the possible solutions including your both gamepad fix videoes; I also tried every Nintendo official and other suggestion, but the gamepad is still no response. Today, it's lucky my gamepad came back and activied as normal. Below are my steps and may be helpful for you and someone. Wii U gamepad dead (Method" redirection the gamepad charge code) 1. Remove the battery from gamepad more than 30 seconds. 2. Plug the charge on the TOP of gamepad. 3. My Wii U gamepad charge Led orange blinked for 10 minutes. (The orange led blinking means the gamepad battery not charging in) 4. Unplug the carge and install back the battery; and then re-plug the charge on the TOP of the gamepad. 5. Now, the gamepad charge led stated as orange as normal charging; After the battery charging full, my gamepad come alive as usual. Remark: not test on the charge cradle. No sure why Wii U gamepad goes dead so easy after google searching, there many many same problems. Just my guess: the gamepad charge mechanism goes wrong code if battery power too low or too full; the gamepad battery protect rules go to both NOT power on or charge. But sometimes the protect codes still stay even the battery remove. That's why Nintendo official suggestions works. My gamepad was power on and charging over night, but dead in the morning. However, I used Wii U this way for months, it's no problem. Anyhow, the method is lucky for me and expect same all of you. Possible Methods I found might be useful. i. Nintendo Official: (It's works, can find at youtube) Open the back cover and remove the battery for more than 30 minutes and reinstall battery. ii. Find another Battery or charge. (It's works, ) Buy or find battery and the gamepad charge. iii. Motherboard replacement. (not sure homebrew to set up as region free works; may be need same region as Wii U console) Buy a Wii U gamepad from Amazon or ebay or Aliexpress. iiii. as above step 1 - 5. the end.

I like your video as you are just like me, not really sure what you are doing but giving it a go any how. =P I've been buying damaged phones online and opening them up just to see. I've actually surprised myself at how many I've been able to fix.

Actually you need to find schematics for that circuitboard to indicate every capacitors voltages, which is unlikely to find on internet. Most likely a capacitor don't deliver the proper voltage. You can test them with motherboard connected to battery with multimeter by checking each individual microvoltage, With schematics you can see every cap normal voltage. Resistors i don't think you can check with your multimeter. Btw if you buy another motherboard, you can try the faulty one in oven at 120 degree celsius for 7 minutes, maybe you have luck and there is a tiny imperfect connection from solder.

Hey, Vince, like your channel? Keep it up and keep the good work up. Very interested in how you did the VSV like the video. That was critical, the PlayStation Vita or PSP, what you're doing on the PlayStation once.

Really good videos, been watching all day. You seem a bit flustered throughout though. Still, great videos.

Looking forward to this video, even though i think i've spoiled the result by reading the comments first. I passed up a WiiU for 25gbp at a charity shop the other day, catch was it had no ganmepad

Hey Vince! Have you considered livestreaming yourself recording these repair videos on Twitch? I'd love to watch these live, even though it may take an extra couple of hours.

I've had mine since launch and three kids who use it with me. Never had an issue really. In surprised to see a board fry. Great video

Great video, good luck with the final fix.

love this series.

If this Vince could see future Vince now 😂

maybe a tip, i always check if it draws power from the supply, even if it does not turns on it can be a dead short although the battery isn't drained down. capacitors usually fail and short out, so a capacitor test is just a continuity test. you could probe every place the positive power goes down the traces. anyway good to see you try to fix it, good video, thanks for sharing

Good video as always!!!

You can check out Louis Rossmann channel, he have many detail tutorials on repairs and testing motherboards. You will need schematics for that wii controller.

Awesome! I just subbed for these videos 😉

There is a British KZfaq channel called electronics repair school. The guy is called sorin and he has hundreds of vids showing how he diagnoses and repairs stuff, from TVs to I phones. He never uses schematic diagrams and its very rare that he has the correct spare parts. But 9 times out of 10 he gets the gadget going again. I highly recommend sorins channel to you.

Another great video mate

These are so interesting to watch.

“ it would be nice if it was the battery...” Looks at 30 minutes left. I dont think so

If you try the oven resolder method, use an oven you don't plan on using again. It can contaminate your food.

I love this videos!

You should open up a po box for your fans to send things in for you to review or do some videos on. I would love to send you some stuff for you to fix as i love these video!

It's the charging IC, I have repaired several of these in the past. I also sell the IC's if your interested.

Imagine if the screen had been smashed on the pad when it turned on haha! Good effort mate, great fix!

another great vid,thanks

Your videos are the best

you can get a replacement motherboard for around £15 from eBay EDIT: saw you ordered on in the end!! awesome video! :) - well done!!!

I love the Wii U so much!! I remember buying it when it came out. I owned it until the Xbox One X came about and I did a trade in. I regretted it since and had to go and buy another one to enjoy the awesome catalog of games I never got to play. I collect retro games and play them everyday! Wii U is highly underrated and if they actually put more time into marketing, who knows where it would be now but I think it's truly ridiculous how Nintendo was so quick to write it off. As for the Switch, not a terrible system but I do not like the joy cons and I still hold the Wii U superior to the Switch. Fantastic video!!

That is awesome!! I can't wait to get a wii u, the games look awesome!!

Those items marked F1, F2, and F3 that contain a component with a '0' marked on them aren't fuses. Honest mistake. They're "zero ohm resistors", in other words - jumpers. Usually they're used to set some sort of option - what used to be done with a little switch. I agree with the "heat it up" comments. Done carefully and properly (temperature, time and cooling rate all matter) you're basically redoing all of the solder connections on the board. Done wrong, you're ruining a broken board, so no big deal. Also, being a double-sided populated board, you have to be extra careful - you can't rest it on the components on the bottom while you do it, so you need some sort of stand.

Thanks for this.. much appreciated

This is mesmerizing to watch

do you know if its easy to fix hd port on wii u console i got to link mine up with wii u 2 adapter but only gives you 480 resolution even no it says 1080?

Hey mate nice one again want more how to videos !!!

Nice video, great thanks.

Do a nintendo switch trying to fix!!! Ps- even if i am late and its bareley any chance it will happen, i still will watch all of your trying to fix videos!

I love these videos

hello! hey what sort of computer is that? the one that you use when you read the ebay listings?

Just found a gamepa--- just as i was typing you mentioned my suggestion of buying a new motherboard from china for 14.39, however a couple comments below mentioned putting it in the oven for a bit and i believe you fixed a LG tv that way before, worth a shot, Score on mario 3d world

you should check the water damage indicator sticker, and any big capacitors, also the top board likely broke from something happening to the chargeport, since i cannot think of how else it would break. are you sure you checked every fuse? if you did then i would still recommend looking at many pages of google and checking many forums and videos of wii u gamepad repairs to see if your can find something that could help you

I love this idea of video

What's the little clam shell tablet device you're using?

nice video thanks, do you know where i can buy the rubber square screw pads ? many thanks

Nice video! what's that mini laptop model ? thanks!

10/10 for your patience!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love it ty for vid!

Hey vince can you tell me what monitor you was using for your Nintendo Switch XL build thanks keep up the good work

i got a WiiU from game in the uk for £90 and it came with th original box and it is an A rating which is the best rating you can get plus i get a 12 month warranty.

I had one of the original nyko extended batteries but those of expensive these days of course. Anyone have a good brand of replacement larger battery for the gamepad? Much thanks!!

Put your meter on beep mode or diode mode, then put your red lead on ground (-) and then check those smd caps They should only beep on one side if it beeps on both sides good chance it's shorted remove and check out of circuit Do the same with the diodes check to see if you get a short both ways with both leads on the diodes Those black fuses are zero ohm resistors or just links Check mosfets for shorts and check voltage regulators

Just remember wii u tablet controller's are region locked. Also you could trace out the power,you have a working one as a reference,will take some time but I'm sure you can do it.

I agree with you on the Wii U being good. It’s an amazing console

Also you found your shorted caps at 24:36 they are shorted to ground you shouldn't get any continuity between them. But there maybe a power management ic shorted to ground on that line the caps test bad on.

is your gpd pocket get hot after 10min on desktop or browser?

Good video. Wanna see more like this.

Excelente work I have a ps2 fat (frist model) and don't work. you know if the motherboard have a fuse? Thanks regards

If you wanna repair the capacitors I would suggest twisting it off rather than pulling it off. When you are twisting it you do not apply as much pressure. Pulling it off can result in the connectors breaking off and having to put a new one back down diagonally.

how do i fix my blinking blue light on my console unit not the touchpad?

It's not just about "continuity", you need to see if it's out of the range of the actual voltage (or resistor ohm)

I love how they sent Cif package with Wii U.

Cool video love it

Question to all can the wii U main unit work without the gamepad ?

Cool mate.

finally someone else in the world that likes the wii frickin u

i was just given a wii u a few days ago from a friend. and the screen on gamepad is broke. so ive watched a few videos on how to replace it. and once i can order a new screen and it gets here. i can hopefully put it in and fix it correctly myself. ive never owned a wii u and only seen one in my life. so when a friend was willing to give it away. i was all for it.

I mean I have the regular wii black console, so does the gamepad literally just mirror whats on the tv in game? so I mean if you wanted to you could be staring at the gamepad whilst everyone else is looking at the tv? I need knew thats how they were really lol, I vaguely remember trying one out at gamester when it first came out but this is really neat! So now I have to know, which is better in terms of functionality the WiiU or the Nintendo Switch?

Do a faulty "New" Nintendo 3DS XL video

Nintendo products are the easiest items to get replacement parts due to the modular technology. Screen digitizers are £5 so if touch response is dead easy fix.