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4K Game Stick Pro FAULTY but NEW! | Can I FIX It?

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It looks nothing like a PS5.
Apparently, this thing is new but doesn't work. It doesn't appear to have any power and isn't displaying anything on the TV.
Let's take it apart and try and fix it!
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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@JayWelchy 11 месяцев назад

Ive become rather addicted to these videos tbo. Steve, I attacked a dead board for the first time last night with the iron (Haikio FX-888D) and it was abysmal. Complete disaster, had an absolute fantastic time! Got out the magnifier, which ive never done - the size of the bits blows my mind. Yes, zero experience with small electronics. I spent hours *burning* stuff off the board, to examine, break apart to see why/how. (Note - board off dead flat screen that was off to the trash) The look on my daughters face when I showed her the smallest capacitor on my finger nail was hilarious. Cheers!

@DeathMetalDerf 11 месяцев назад

Me too. Before I went back to school for cybersecurity I used to do a ton of electronics repair at home, but in my current program I just don't have the time right now.

@MayaPosch 11 месяцев назад

Creating solder bridges underneath SMD parts is absolutely possible if there's too much solder on one or more of the pads. The liquid solder will happily wick into the room left underneath the part and ensure you have a heck of a time finding the short. This is why you only ever use as much solder - the perfect amount - as is strictly necessary :) Also a good idea to clean the pads with desoldering wick or similar before putting a part back on it. This ensures it's as clean as possible and prevents other fun gotchas.

@lawrencemanning 11 месяцев назад

I’ve done this on my hand made stuff with hand places paste, but it shows the low quality of the production process. These aren’t even small parts; that looked like 1206.

@MayaPosch 11 месяцев назад

@@lawrencemanning Yeah, it's an odd thing to see in what should be done by a P&P machine and automatic soldering paste dispenser. Definitely an interesting failure mode when I was expecting to see yet another cracked MLCC :)

@michaelstanley5215 11 месяцев назад

These things are so cheaply made that whoever is manufacturing them doesn't care... It's not like there will ever be a return policy on these things.

@narsakucanada154 11 месяцев назад

I found this channel, idk, 6ish months ago and I've fallen for the Nice microscopic world of the passion I love that is pc/pc gaming/console tech.

@hugegamer5988 11 месяцев назад

@@lawrencemanning yea, I’ve gotten far better results with some solder paste and my trusty toaster oven. This is what happens when it’s a race to get it finished.

@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co 11 месяцев назад

Good grief; how shoddy can they get? Great catch, Steve!

@Menjari 11 месяцев назад

No SIGNAL - I love that game. Hours of fun for the family.

@albeanudaniel 11 месяцев назад

You have the best luck in finding the simplest fixes sometimes :)) when i buy consoles to fix them, i almost never get a simple fix

@welshtony1 11 месяцев назад

Great simple fix Steve. Almost wondering how cheap you bought it considering these can be bought extremely cheap as it is anyway haha. Might actually get one, the HD quality looked good.

@charlesortiz1059 11 месяцев назад

nice win! first resistor you looked at, that's tell you something. you sir are getting better at fixing stuff!

@AlmightyFSM 11 месяцев назад

How pleased I am that RU-vid decided to algorithm you into my feed. You should have way more than 119K subscribers.

@dadat30 11 месяцев назад

Dang Steve, that was a very quick fix!! Good job!

@zKaltern 11 месяцев назад

I always love the completely blatant piracy found in these devices - and practically impossible for any of the IP owners to realistically do anything about it... At least it keeps old classics from ever going extinct. They'll always live on. On Ebay.

@StezStixFix 11 месяцев назад

I know, it's mad isn't it? There's thousands of games on this thing too! 😳

@shaneholmes6977 11 месяцев назад

Aren't they out of copyright now?

@SashkAleX 11 месяцев назад

They'll never get out of copyright, it's not a music license "/@@shaneholmes6977

@zKaltern 11 месяцев назад

@@shaneholmes6977 Nope, I mean sure maybe a few, but none of Nintendo's are, for example, and pretty much all arcade games by recognised publishers like Taito, Atari, Sega et al, they're all still 100% illegal to download (unless you happen to not only own the arcade board - but the exact same revision as the ROM you download). Happily, it's virtually impossible for these guys to do anything about. They tend to go after ROM hosting sites (Pleasuredome was a prominent example), but there is always somewhere you can find them (usually torrents).

@lawrencemanning 11 месяцев назад

@@shaneholmes6977nope. Copyright lasts like 50 years at least.

@DarranCariadCoins 13 дней назад

Good easy fix. Great video, love watching them.

@edz 11 месяцев назад

No way! Nice simple repair job for a change. Too much solder/"sodder". Nice work on fixing that stupid thing!

@kiphakes 11 месяцев назад

5:55 Yes - LOVE that you're using 'Dreaming Out Loud' :) Great chooooon! Please do a cover of this as an end song sometime!

@StezStixFix 11 месяцев назад

😁 definite choon! Will do! 👍

@MarcelSchr 11 месяцев назад

Whenever 'Tim aus Magdeburg' appears, I'm always happy that there are also viewers from Germany. Greetings from Germany, Bavaria (Viele Grüße an die Deutschen Zuschauer👋).

@geomac7241 11 месяцев назад

You have inspired me to fix electronics thank you love your videos from the uk 🇬🇧

@ChemseddineBourouba-mp2ic 5 месяцев назад

Love 🇬🇧 uk from 🇩🇿 Algérie انا جزائري

@ImaginationToForm 11 месяцев назад

That's the new PS5 Super Slim model.

@dom1310df 11 месяцев назад

From the size of the box I wasn't expecting it to be THAT small!

@mikemarave2275 2 месяца назад

I gotta say, impressive music at the end there! That was "solid".

@chrisj2848 11 месяцев назад

Deeply satisfying! Cheers Steve👍

@StezStixFix 11 месяцев назад

Cheers Chris! 👍

@chanceb7159 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for pronouncing soldered both ways, for us Canadian blokes.

@knightnevermore 11 месяцев назад

Haha that was the worst factory solder job ever! Awesome fix! It can be that easy sometimes!

@WhoCaresWinsAgain 11 месяцев назад

Hi Steve, like the videos and enjoy watching you fault find. I’m an old school electronics engineer when ICs were exciting if they had 16 pins and .1” pitch. Although I have a hot air desoldering tool I generally manage to remove the chip/component only to lose it on the floor and spend the next hour looking for it! I liked the look of the 4K gaming device as I’ve always been a fan of retro gaming and consoles etc. made a few retropi arcade machines over the years. Anyway, do you have a link to the exact 4K stick you bought, there are a lot to chose from and at least the one you bought appears to actually have some working games as opposed to the “rip off” fakes etc. Keep up the videos they are fun to watch. Nick

@exidy-yt 11 месяцев назад

Pretty much anything from KinHank is going to be a decent retro gaming box with a decent ARM SoC and running with a good emulator front-end. Amazon, Ali, take your pick though the sketchier the storefront the higher likliehood you will not get what you think you are buying.

@amaiorano 11 месяцев назад

Nice fix! Probably worked at first, but the heat from the power rail melted the solder enough to touch underneath that component.

@BrantRaven 11 месяцев назад

Steve...Love your vids. Disappointed you didnt mention Munkey Joe Tokyo in your rap though :). I always wait for that one.

@MetroidCatchy 11 месяцев назад

Nice fix, Steve. I also love the outro of this. 😂 I'd really like to know that music tho, if possible, thank you!

@ollieduracell 11 месяцев назад

I love how you just fix absolute turd 😂 always quality content man!

@cjhoyle 11 месяцев назад

Great video! My favourite part was that the rap was at the end. You should do that for every video!

@rytisbertulis3325 11 месяцев назад

That cap had a clear mechanical scratch on the "plus" side. That's possibly why it was shorted. And heating it up made the short "go away", but probably temporary.

@RetroUpgrade 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video , Now upgrade this thing with a USB arcade controller and you are set 😋, it did have a USB port so should be trivial , maybe a 8bitdo controller

@roddypiper211 11 месяцев назад

great to see John Virgo back on TV 😉

@sorakat42 11 месяцев назад

Game is so stupid it can't even put parts on straight. Nice to see another thing get fixed!

@StezStixFix 11 месяцев назад

🤣 thanks sorakat!

@gazmack6196 11 месяцев назад

Steve - your videos make me laugh out loud 😅 I’ve watched you grow. You’re like the funny My Mate Vince (solid) I also hear you’re from Manchester like moi. I feel your pain 😢

@DTGuitarTech 11 месяцев назад

Simple fix when you know what you’re doing. Awful factory quality! Well done mate. Stupid bad soldering.

@christophereric7 11 месяцев назад

Learning a lot from you. Thanks Steve!

@Talmiior 11 месяцев назад

that is so weird! just a solder bridge, and a bad one at that. I had that happen today while working on an xbox one controller, though I was the cause of the solder bridge. Thing is, the solder bridge was absolutely tiny. Even under the microscope it was small

@beavis6363 11 месяцев назад

Geez, Stezmack Chilflux, you dang made the ass drop on my 71 Impala with that ill jam. Nice diagnosis and fix man. My first thought was faulty socket, not the board shorting the socket. I would have needlessly gone down that path first wasting time.

@wisher21uk 11 месяцев назад

Nice easy fix well done Steve, seen shorts under caps before 😊

@wisher21uk 11 месяцев назад

Scammer alert Steve

@JMassengill 11 месяцев назад

Steve, i'm a fan of your work but not a fan of your rap....but such is life. thanks for the videos

@imaginitivity7853 11 месяцев назад

I'm guessing you were sold by the self portrait on the box😂

@maoropizzagalli4153 11 месяцев назад

The raps are just getting better and better or is it just me ?

@MrMarkb68 11 месяцев назад

Nice work. Stayed for the rap. :)

@thebeerinnandrewmckenna2655 11 месяцев назад

Also what about getting soldering tweezers for smd

@RATADATUAVELHA 11 месяцев назад

oh man I love your videos and your hip-hop freestyles | great fix!

@samsagaz77 11 месяцев назад

I don't know if it affects anything or not, but at minute 2:47 the component 5R2P looks a little inflated and has cold welds.

@JustinEmlay 11 месяцев назад

A good ESR meter would have told you about the cap without removing it. Also a good pair of heated tweezers is so much better!

@NowInAus 11 месяцев назад

Easy fix and top rap: best in a while mate. Loving your work

@steven-vn9ui 11 месяцев назад

Nice hair cut Steve. Looking sharp, Sir.

@mtshark7 11 месяцев назад

Nicely done Steve!

@anks888 11 месяцев назад

Soddering sounds like something Jimmy and Jacko did as a collaboration with Barrymore

@jasonpatterson8091 11 месяцев назад

Who would have thought that the esteemed makers of Game would have an issue with build quality?!

@fgmenth 11 месяцев назад

I pity the fools that skip the Patreon Rap

@wardy2002 11 месяцев назад

On the title music of the Barbie game. I'm sure it was playing the theme tune to Rupert the Bear. Oh I forgot to say. Great fix Steve.

@Wenlocktvdx 11 месяцев назад

First line sounds exactly like Rupert the Bear.

@gat1986 11 месяцев назад

Hi it's just a quick non-related question, but I wondered if anyone could help. You use a minature grinder to remove rust on some videos and I just wondered where I could buy one, I don't even know what to search to look for one. Thanks! Again loving your content!

@JonnyMudMower 11 месяцев назад

I have a stack of these game sticks I’ve accumulated, I use one to level off my refrigerator that’s all they are good for .

@justinchadwick3688 11 месяцев назад

Been fascinated by your channel And i have a ps4 id like to donate to the cause

@krahwinkel9503 11 месяцев назад

Easy fix. I would love to have that easy fixes as well but my repair always end up with "unfixable".

@bstefelecbstefelec2150 11 месяцев назад

Il se peu que la chaleur du hot-gun ai fait disparaître le cc du condo, mais si ça se trouve la panne reviendra une fois la température redescendu

@henridouglas6591 11 месяцев назад

Addicted to this channel!! Love you!!

@markjames3328 11 месяцев назад

Well that was the quickest fix

@LambertFam1Gaming14 11 месяцев назад

Another awesome repair! Can you do a video on a coleco tabletop repair?

@alphalunamare 10 месяцев назад

I got mine working thanks, but I haven't a clue as to how to play any of the games :-)

@SunnyDarkoShow 10 месяцев назад

Are the pads chargable

@sdungworth 11 месяцев назад

Nice one Steve 👍

@ladyj2552 11 месяцев назад

Spittin" that fire!!

@pedromimoso8804 11 месяцев назад

Another nice one, Steve! 👍

@simonlunt353 11 месяцев назад

Well that’s a quick fix 😂 Steve well done mate see you soon 👍😊

@johnmuff1348 11 месяцев назад

Great repaire 😅😅😅

@TheAlastar8 11 месяцев назад

Some simple QC and this wouldn’t be a problem

@ed_j_webb 11 месяцев назад

7:26 That is the incorrect amount of solder - hmmm sounds familiar.

@madmarkm 11 месяцев назад

nice find, a "sodder" short, stupid game.

@soycarcare9866 11 месяцев назад

That is fast.. good job steeve

@ZafroSoundz 11 месяцев назад

You made "short" work of that one pal! 😆

@djm9937 11 месяцев назад

Sir, you are a genius :)

@Dannon1111 11 месяцев назад

One of your better raps too

@screwthenet 11 месяцев назад

I enjoyed that far too much...in a great way. Subbed! Happy Spooktember! And then...Shocktober next month ^

@vas729 11 месяцев назад

God, I love this channel!

@BrunakoPAO 11 месяцев назад

Nice repair clean and quick bravo 😁✌️

@lordhostile 11 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed your video about that stupid game ;) cheers

@lowguidoschopshop 11 месяцев назад

exciting!

@franckozon 11 месяцев назад

Nice

@Rich77UK 11 месяцев назад

5:51 Sorry? Aluminum...are you going yank Steven?

@Inugamiz 11 месяцев назад

A simple solder bridge...

@logothaironsides2942 5 месяцев назад

Those games were entertaining at the time though their cover art was more exciting than the actual games.

@ZunaishaAquatics 9 дней назад

i have same game , but my card is crupt ,please make video for firmware where to download and how to install ,

@stuffandnonsense8528 6 месяцев назад

In a way the surprising thing is that this fault is so rare. The ease with which a bit too much solder on tiny components could short them should make it more common.

@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy 5 месяцев назад

I don't know if it's THAT rare. I see these and similar game stick packs being sold in bulks at random places and flee markets too, all factory new but faulty, each one of them have some sort of problems with it. Bad solder, bad component, dongle doesnt work, problems with gamepads, some are cracked cases, etc. I know because I also bought some of the stock and fixed few while returned the rest and exchanged for other products because I cannot be bothered anymore to waste days to fix things that I will make barely any profit on. I literary today returned the last ones and lost time on it, had to go through inventory and dig for some s--t I can actually use or re-sell ... Hours wasted that wont come back ... Lets say I pay 5 euros each then spend days trying to fix them all which chances are some of them I wont be able to fix and then sell the ones that work each for 10 euros it's just not worth it. Idk why I even tried ... If I would get 50 euros for each then yeah, it would cover me, but like this F all that ... Brand new ones that work are 13 euros in stores ... There is no profit it any of this for me due to wasted work hours and they are on every corner being sold online etc, even if I would get them for free not worth a f--k ...

@stuffandnonsense8528 5 месяцев назад

@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy what would you say is the most profitable thing to fix and flip? (I know it's impossible to predict how complex a fix will be, but let's suppose the fault is an average fault with an average fix time).

@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy 4 месяца назад

@@stuffandnonsense8528 Depends of the market you are able to access. Where I live in Europe I have hard time selling anything since you can source things for cheap, even if you buy from China we get free shipping. So if you buy things for yourself all great but to flip electronics that is impossible today. At this point probably nothing is worth to get to repair and flip, the profit either doesn't exist or it's tiny. Because everything is made cheaply in China and can be obtained cheaply. Sadly we live in a era where people litter and simply buy another item of the same or similar enough. Some things are glued together so you cant even repair rather do more damage. But now thinking about it, my only current suggestion is antique electronics or just things, first find groups and see how often someone buys something etc what is selling higher. They try to obtain junk and replace cables etc should be strait forward simple fixes. Sort of restorations or restomods if the og tech was never meant to be great in the first place then you can mod it and give it new life etc. Sorry for this long answer XD I write fast and just placed down everything that came to mind XD

@PhilipBryden 11 месяцев назад

You lucky bugger 😉 Definitely faulty from factory. It's a shame they use terrible controllers on these things.

@narsakucanada154 11 месяцев назад

A few years ago I repented to God then begged for help, "I was until then an Atheist." I then had a dream of Jesus coming before God and he spoke of the Tabernacle in perfect context, "A word I didn't know existed.", and what I felt from Jesus when I held him was unlike anything I've ever felt before - A lifetime of Love every second - It brought me to sobbing and it changed my life, forever. I've had Many experiences since, "Several witnessed", one was seeing a bright orb of light pass across my face in the dark, hours before a major surgery the second I gave up in my heart. Know that God and Jesus ARE real and that they Love us deeply. Let go of your hatred and Imagine yourself holding the people who've hurt you. Tell them you Love them. Always have hope, I believe that prayer, following God's laws & Love is the answer, and through that, Truly becoming humble, merciful, welcoming, giving, gentle, respectful, compassionate, patient, kind and forgiving, To All.

@garethbeaton8414 11 месяцев назад

I got one I'd send to you a oculus rift deve kit 1 I just don't know haw it works or if need a solder plug new cam from oculus so shouldn't be hard Ile pay

@mikigameplays 11 месяцев назад

Amazing

@jerrybomcool 11 месяцев назад

How shit these things are made I’m not surprised it’s a silly issue like this from the factory 😂 glad you fount it quickly

@LeeFall 11 месяцев назад

The box is very misleading, I chuckled when I saw the size of it.

@BazWhite 11 месяцев назад

Hi Steve - Can I ask a couple of questions? I used your link an£ purchased both the moo’ing delsolder unit and the microscope screen unit. 1) all of the tips on the desolder unit are sealed on the tip... shouldn’t they have a hole in then to suck the solder? Even looking at replacement units on eBay... they all look sealed? 2) I cannot seem to zoom out far enough with the scope .. it has the height for focus and a little zoom but nothing like I see in your videos.... what am I missing here mate?

@trueblue937 9 месяцев назад

I was gifted one of these recently. Mine turned on fine and played well for a few hours. After that it booted to a completely different screen with only 30 games on it, and I can't make it go back to the selection screen shown in this video. Any idea what would make it do that?

@AcornElectron 11 месяцев назад

3:26 don’t apologise. There definitely IS an L in solder, soldered AND soldering. 😂

@YesMir 11 месяцев назад

finally, thank you :-)

@davidgriffiths9021 11 месяцев назад

Stez can you recommend a British repairer who can replace hdmin and 2 missing pads

@brainnuggets8601 3 месяца назад

Mine is stuck on the emuelec loading screen without loading

@michaelmcguinness1224 7 месяцев назад

I've got one of those but it's a 4k gamestick lite the controller is just flashing red and blue and the game just won't switch on I'm not good at doing what you did so where is the best place to take it

@incrediblesloth85 9 месяцев назад

I just got one for my birthday today and it's not turning on. I get the light and all but it won't show on the display and it's a 1080p display. I'm confused