Sooo close! The backlight was working too so I think you almost had it. I think it may be still fixable. That ribbon cable connector would be a pain but it could be replaced. The only time I use Kapton tape is if there is something that I don't want to melt...that keeps the tape from knocking stuff off the board when it moves. Also...I use a microscope. They can be expensive but it makes repairs like this fun again...for me at least. Great video! My first item for our challenge showed up a few days ago...can't wait to open it and see what I can do with it. Also, really appreciate the shoutout so thank you.

I love the sound of birds in the morning after staying up all night.

You know what I like about this channel. Vince’s humility. Love the fact you call yourself a amateur and don’t try to be anything your not. Nice one mate. Keep up the good work. Love the videos!

Love the videos. I watched this a while back and came to comment because since watching I bought my own broken switch. Turns out the issue was the video chip you tried to replace. I used this video to help me fix my switch. Works great now. Keep up the good work. You are inspiring us.!

Hell of a try. I admire your persistence and I can tell you've learned much since your first brick. Good luck on the next one!

Thank you Vince, very cool!

I love it when you fix switches. And can’t wait for the series with Steve!

Love seeing the internals and the process you go through to see if things are faulty. 👍🏻

I thought I broke my switch when i got it, but turns out it was just one of the joy-cons, ever since I looked it up and watched your video of joy-con misfaults, i've been watching you ever since, Thanks! :)

Hey man! Your T.I.S meter is meassuring resistance. Hence the "low beep" on 75ohms and a louder one on lower resistance (essentially being close to a short).You will find this a very valuable tool for diagnosing over time. An easy cheat for placing chips in the right position: put a small LED torch right under the PCB where the chip is to be placed, the pins will make a nice shadow through the board. Learned this while hand soldering TSOPs back in the days

Fun idea for next month. Look forward to watching.

I really think you can still fix it. I've been watch all of your videos and you've definitely gotten better. Plus i love that you got a new volt meter, that other cheapo meter i couldnt stand watching you use it.

I’m really exited for this upcoming challenge

I enioy this mans content alot. Hes good to watch when im shiny hunting in pokemon , hes someone whos good at keeping you company

FLUX is your friend...expecially when soldering surface mount components. Also I agree that if you watch BigClive's videos he is a good general troubleshooter but for the surface mount and microchip stuff you are doing the best is to watch LOUIS ROSSMAN and his videos.He is an excellent resource and although I have been an Electronics Tech for over 30 yrs I still learned a Ton of stuff watching his channel.He has a repair shop in NYC and he explains everything.

It could be that the chips you soldered are shorting underneath. The video output was definitely working upon docking so something got messed up in replacing the chip. A little advice... If you're serious about working with SMD components (the small ones you just replaced) then you must get a microscopic soldering station. Then soldering those would be a piece of cake. Anyway great video as always...

I remember watching this Video awhile back and YT decided to recommend it to me again so thought I’d give it another watch, Surprised I didn’t comment on it the first time around, I remember thinking that what you did must have been incredibly difficult and fair play to you for not losing your cool and reminded me of the British Slogan: “Keep calm & Carry on!” Things do get to me at times when Soldering especially when components won’t come off boards as easy as they do for other people but hopefully that will change soon after watching lots of Videos from yours & other channels, We can but hope as they say and fair play for continuing to do what you did after the thermal meltdown!

I love how you stagger through and make it worse without any hint of irony, from video to video, but occasionally, victory, keep up with the videos, you are comedy gold, and it's better when you actually fix something, especially more modern consoles like the xbox ones. You brightened up my weekend.. 😆

"all hat and no cattle" - amazing when said by a Brit

NICE! I was just finishing watching the other switches you where attempting to fix.

Thanks for sharing vince.... it was still very entertaining although you didnt get the result you wanted.... all the best to you for your next project...ill be looking forward to that as always.....take care vince....

I haven't finished watching the Battleships yet Vince! Nice one!!

Nice to see that you have got a proper multimeter with actual probes!

I always find myself rooting for you to fix the damn thing :)

LMFAO! You had me in stitches when you were describing what happened with that capacitor that flew off!!!! :o) That might be a coupling cap (which you could replace with a 100nF cap or a bit of wire or something), but it could be bypass cap - meaning one end of it is a supply rail (eg.3.3v) the other ground - if you shorted out a cap like that, something would burn up or a fuse would blow. Nice repair attempt though - it was interesting to watch, and as you say - sometimes we make mistakes whilst learning! I had an element of that today too =/

:) The eager and dedication you put in what you do is really fun to watch. Keep on going. The different sounds on the capacitor come because you charge the capacitor with your multimeter

Thanks for giving me a new hobby. I have opened up all my son's gadgets and consoles and had a good look around. For some reason he was not happy. Next time I'll wait for a fault to happen , as now I'll have to buy him a new switch. But I had fun.

Great attempt Vince, You are getting much better at replacing those chips. It can be very frustrating as they are small and also the chances of other components coming off are high. You will get there, I have faith, and you have the get up and go attitude which is awesome :)

Wow, that's great. I just asked if people have sent stuff. Sounds like fun for you guys. Can't wait to watch.

That was interesting thanks Steve! and our mate Vince for your effort in trying to fix it, your heat gun skills are getting better! Ever do phones? My current one has a bad battery n I got a replacement on the way, gonna try it myself hopefully I don't balls it up. Lol I just jinxed it didn't I....

Been watching you for a while Bro I'm also in England I live in SOT, you should open a proper PO box where fans can send you there broken things they no longer want to see if you can bring life back to them, love ya videos keep up the good work bro

It might be fun idea to a live fix(!) session with this. So people who now his stuff will help you online. Really fun to watch your videos. Best.

Beethoven is needed on the fast forward bits Vince! Also the switch flashed as you placed it in the dock! I think you'll fix it one day

That's a snazzy new MultiMeter you got there....Cool bro!!

I love this channel and your voice

How many fixed items do you put back onto ebay? You are the only youtuber that can keep me watching 30 minutes. Keep the interesting videos coming!

I love these videos. You go into so much detail and you have massive determination.

Dang Vince... What do i gotta do to get one of those nintendo switch off of your hands lol. Im so jealous of you coming across these handhelds at a cheap price and then fixing them. Love your vids and keep at it bro.

You have the patience of a saint Vince .... love watchin your videos ... i have the same outlook , try and fix it , and find out how things work , its the only way you learn ... solid advice there ... now i have a asus sabretooth 990 fx AM3 + Motherboard with bent socket pins ..... i wonder lol ;)

Ribbon Cables are what keep me from doing this stuff. But mad props to you for these videos man.

Vince that was fun mate, you are going to get better with that iron and blower mate, it takes time but there is a easy way, if you clean off the pads first and tin them with the same solder you will find that a flat iron tip is much better to heat it up and not move things around, use a coin for heat transfer from blower with heat tape too.

Great content mate, keep it up!

@My Mate VINCE I know it might be a bit late, but if you rewatch the video: - 54:36: Donated Switch. There is a component missing (under the letters FL1). There are six dots of solder. - 54:55: Bricked Switch. You can see that the component is there (under FL1). By the way, it was a great video, very entertaining. Really worth the effort in exchange of experience. Keep up your great work!

Handy hint for you Vince - when diagnosing a Switch that won't power on the FIRST thing you must do is use an illuminated magnifier to carry out a visual inspection of the charging port (USB C port) - these often have bent pins and need replacing. If you have a Switch with a faulty port and plug it into your dock or power adapter you stand a chance of damaging them IF the pins are bent in a way that will cause a short. So check the port BEFORE doing anything else. :-)

Vince this is awesome! Bargain Hunt should be quaking in their boots!

Another hour of Vince Yes!!!!!

Wow... I just came across your video/Channel. I also Buy stuff on ebay for flipping. I never thought of working it into a contest... Brilliant

Hey, vince i love ur videos keep up the amazing work :)

You should try unsoldering the screen connector you messed with, my guess is you have a short circuit preventing any display Btw you're getting pretty darn good at soldering ics ! Nice !

Top vids from a top man! Love the work keep it up

Love the idea vince.

+My MATE Vince Though you couldn't fix it, you tried and gain some knowledge from it. I was still thoroughly entertained👍

Great video Vince. :)

Keep up the good work vince

One thing Vince is horrible at is soldering and using the heating station to replace chips. Everything else he is pretty sharp in determining what the problem is. That's why his last video was a surprised when he didn't break the system after replacing a chip. lol He was as jolly as an infant after he/she learned how to take their first step. But it's nice watching Vince improve bit by bit.

Tronicsfix is an amazing repair centre for Nintendo Switch. They fixed my bricked switch.

A good tip i can offer is to use cooking aluminium foil and cut a hole out to protect components in the area from the heat and use some capton tape to secure it. This will protect plastic connectors and other components from getting melted/knocked off.

Haven't made it that far into the video yet and I don't know if you used the hot air gun again or not, but if you did, turn the air flow down a little bit. You don't have to have it that high. It will still put out plenty enough heat to flow solder. Saw you struggling with the chip blowing around in the Xbox one video you did last. Also, get some aluminum tape that they use for air condition ducting and use that to protect everything around whatever it is you're hitting with the air. It works better than that Kapton tape. The only downside to it is that it leaves a little sticky residue you have to clean off with some alcohol. Edit: After watching the video, yea.. Turn your air flow down quite a bit..

i love your vids mate keep it up!

Hi! Would be really nice to see Steve make a "commentary" video for this. I bet we all could learn some interesting things from that. Good video once again.

those ribbon cable connectors are very delicate. ive worked with loads of them when replacing screens in phones, tablets etc the white clip that came off will go back on and btw your using too much heat and too less air. the cap that came off is easy enough to re-solder just take it from the donor board :).

Vince I love your have a go mentality !

The month of November should be challenge Vince. All viewers should send you broken items that they are willing to give up & see if you can fix it.

love you videos , i always hope you fix the things because i know how much it means to you ! you made this one worse :-(

As usual another great video

NO, NO bridges on capacitors they often are between positive and negative rails

Wu hey your finally sitting at a desk 😁👍🏻

If the shorted component next to the chip is a capacitor, it shorting on both sides could indicate that it is actually the bad component. I think you should try changing that piece out.

The chip you ask about at 55:22 is the CPU and it is a BGA chip. The two chips at the side of that are memory chips. On another note the reason the meter made a low beep when testing one side of the capacitor is because there was 3.3 volt from the battery. It was a capacitor running between a 3.3 volt rail and a negative rail. A noise like that means your meter is struggling. If you use a meter on either resistance, capacitance or continuity the meter sends a small electric current through one probe and measures the electric current coming back on the other probe. If there is a low voltage on the board the meter gets confused and struggles. If however the voltage is higher it will damage the meter. Another thing for your information for surface mounted devices resistors tend to be flat and black(sometimes with numbers on them telling you the value of them if they are large enough to print numbers on them). Passive capacitors tend to be rectangular(when both viewed from above and from the solder joint) and are a shade of brown or grey. Small coils/chokes tend to be grey longer than a capacitor and square at the solder joint. Diodes tend to be black with a line on one side and small transistors tend to be black rectangles with two pins on one side of them and one pin on the other side(I have however come across diodes in this same package). Transistors also come as rectangles with three pins on one side and two pins on the other. Small SMD fuses come in a assortment of colours but tend to have a notch in both solder joints. Larger SMD fuses tend to be white rectangular in shape when viewed from above and square at the solder joint. Sometimes however 0 ohm resistors are used as fuses.

It would be cool if one day you and Steve tried to fix a load of broken things together sometime in a future video

Ill be 100 percent honest with you, I have never ever been smart with technology. I mean I can set up a phone, a Xbox, ps4 etc. But those are all basic stuff, but I have always been interested in the more mechanic side of tech and I came across your page months ago and have watched every single video you have posted and I now understand a ton more than I ever did. Ill admit I absolutely couldn't take something apart and mess with it but just watching you do all of these things just educates me on certain levels, I find it all very interesting and you explain it in ways that completely clueless people can understand but you are obviously very brilliant. Anyway I just wanted to thank you for putting these videos up, they are really entertaining and educational and I appreciate them. Keep up all the hard work my friend. If you ever want donated stuff to fix, just reach out, I have some stuff like a kindle that doesnt work, a psvita etc. Of course I'd just donate it to you. You have your hands full, but if you ever do need or want donations of electronics, just reach out to all of your fans and I promise you will receive tons and tons of items! We all have your back!

Great video as always

What I learned was: Don't re/move kapton tape You protected components with, when they and the board are still hot. You might sens parts flying or in odd positions ^^;

Nice try vince looking forward to the new series may the best man win

'The slots bigger than my tiny needle' oh, how true that statement is for me.

Looking back on this video, I see that Vince never removed the battery/power supply when comparing the capacitors, so that may have led him down the wrong path of troubleshooting. This was a difficult to repair after finding that dodgy display connector. Also, if next time he ever comes across a Switch that turns on and charges (not bricked) but the battery is depleted, just let it charge to full before operating, just to have peace of mind that the battery is not convincing him of a dead Switch.

Thank you for the video.

You have the patience of a Saint!

Vince it is time you cleaned the garden with that blower,,,sorry mate i couldn't resist .😁

Hi vince love your content and i have been subbed since 42k subs not a lie because i hvae a screen shot to back my self up

verry nice work on the sirface mount replacement

Another great vid!

That capacitor 'tombstoned' :) I usually just reheat it with hotair and tap it down. I've recently fixed a switch that was dead too in the same way. That video chip was burned. I replaced it and it stopped working after I plugged the USB-C in. Then I looked into the USB-C port and notice a pin that was broken and shorted other pins. After I replaced the chip again and fixed the pin it worked perfectly. So maybe check the port? Also, under a microscope you can fix the little pins of that connector with that needle. I got 2 fixed (after breaking them). Takes a very steady hand! Pushing them up will fix them... Use a exactoknife with a thin blade I really enjoy watching you learn this!

I believe the different results on different multimeters is down to how the multimeters measure continuity and how caps work. First caps work by essentially creating an electric field through a insulator from one electricly charged plate to another. When the insulator breaks down charge jumps from one plate to the other rather than storing on the plates. In the cap thats good the insulator is working correctly so you get sound, then charge on the plates build up and the cap stops flowing electricity so the sound stops, then you do it the other way and the same happens. But in the bad cap the metering current/voltage of the meter is enough to push charges from one plate to the other thus the cap never stops flow and you get the sound all the time in both directions.

If you make no mistakes you'll make nothing.. your an inspiration to me.. great channel..

I hope to see this fixed in the future. Greetings

dude you need microscope, asap. i love your videos and through watching them i see you progress rapidly. like watching your kid grow up. Also by watching your videos, i got motivated to find my soldering iron and start some old consoles/handhelds fixes.

That moment when you're touching the innards of a Nintendo switch with a pair of metal tweezers with the battery still plugged in.

Finally some free stuff

:D you should do a live stream of a device you can't fix and maybe let some electronic engineers help you via chat. I bet many people would watch that

You underestimate yourself mate you do a good job its got me into thinking of doing the same thing to get me a switch in this way seems like will save me a few bucks to get one. I have a R/C car background so im good with soldering an the likes. Keep up the good job very nice videos.

Those are capacitors. Generally they are tan or grey. Resistors are black and much flatter to the board and often have a value code on them. Caps block DC and pass AC. Don't solder bridge across a missing cap or you will create a DC short. When replacing caps with an iron, you might be better off removing solder from one of the pads with some braid so you can attach the cap into the pad with solder, then solder the second pad once the first one cools. I would pull off the cap that reads shorted on both sides and see if it is the chip or the cap. I'm really enjoying your channel.

if for example you checked the switch main board multiple times, and everything seems okay then you really have to think about what component(s) has or have been changed and or replaced. Because if it has, it doesn't necessarily mean the replaced component is a working one or the job to replace it was a solid job. it basically is trial and error until it 'works' and this comes from experience.

I have watched every Fix it video since day one! Amazing videos although it makes me cringe when something goes wrong (not because of your methods, as obviously your learning). Just my honest opinion Trying using a little less of the tube flux when you are soldering and don't forget your soldering wick! Keep up the good work Also I'm from the UK and can't put my finger on the accent

Nice work. Next time you should repair a sony walkman!

You should monitize your videos you deserve the money

its never a good idea to use a new soldering mat straight after getting it vince lol

Hey Vince, Enjoy your videos. I think you resistor got stuck to the captain tape. 27:00

Vince you must not use tape,use foil. Still keep up the good work. I wanted to fix things around my home.

I suspect your heat and airflow are set to high mate, try lowering air and heat, whilst there isn’t much ground for the heat to sink but my suggestion would be to preheat before working on your boards. And when you are soldering, always use flux. 👍🏻