So glad you did this video Sorin. I was going to ask you several times to show the equipment you use, but figured you had a video already that I had to find. Thank you!
All tools are good because you know exactly how to use them Thank you Sorin You are very generous man lot of us learned from you a lot of useful things Thank you Sorin
Thanks for sharing. I believe in getting quality tools and as you said, they will pay for them self over time. Thank you for all your videos, I think you are an amazing teacher at heart and I love to see the joy on your face when you find the problem. I rarely give up when trouble shooting, So it's so nice to watch you and learn as I go from your channel. Thx, Moe
It helps his business, but for a hobbyist i would say you dont need all of that. He said himself that before he fixed boards with only soldering station and hot air. I would recommend buying the tools if you really see that it will pay off.
Buy the equipment bit by bit depending on what suits your immediate interests, skill set or friends family or customers needs. Buy little bits when you have a few squid spare and I’ve even asked for tools for Christmas and birthdays if I’m asked what I’d like. Thing I’m struggling with is space the wife goes mental when I’ve got all my tools out in the kitchen so getting them out and packing them away is a constant battle. Hoping to move but like you all, money is tight 👍
The uni-t thermal camera IS cheaper and does an excellent job, I say more, its the only camera I have seen wich you can put another lens in front wich allows you to exactly pin point the bad component.
Few questions : - do you repair GPUs ? - do you have more testing equipment like signal generator or scope for when you do audio or industrial professional board jobs?
Yes, he has repaired GPUs, such as in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rIgK80Cr5Z0.html. He repaired an audio amplifier/subwoofer in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o5VAS61Xem8.html, and just used his regular test equipment.
Any thermal camera con do the job better than touching with hands i'm using a very very old flir one microusb paid 249 euros 7 years go... ( used now at 100 ) ... and I have no plans about changing/upgrading it
Sorin, you forgot one of the most important tools: your attitude of “ I can fix this!!”. I have seen other similar channels giving up quite easily and saying it can’t be repair.attitude ( coming from heritage) is separating you from others by far. Fixing a dram module with a “proper calibrated wire” instead of just buy another dram is a perfect example.( or cleaning a micro push button, instead of swapping it).this is what I am learning indirectly from you: never give up.
To answer the diode mode confusion> I believe it may have different voltage settings ? If thats the case, most handheld millimeters use around 2 or 2.2v in diode mode. Some bench millimeters use higher or lower voltage. That may explain weird voltage drop readings you get. So if you are able to change it, its a good thing.
Sorin, for your psu USB cable just buy a common and cheap USB-A female breakout board and connect it to the PSU. No more janky wires. Then use any common USB cable you need and simply plug it in.
great video sorin but i think you leave out one of your important tools of all ...THE ZIPPO FUEL .... i miss you using this tool .....(burn finger end) haha ...in its time your most valuable tool of old times .....
About the multímeter I have seen someones that instead of showing the OL they show a voltage ( 1.7) for example and I also find It complicated. But like others, at the end they show the voltage the diode consumes.
Hi Sorin would you please make video on how to injecting power to the motherboard please I am very confused about that please thank you for all your work I learn a lot from you I really appreciate it appreciate it
Nice tools! Can vouch for AMscope! Happy with mine, I wear glasses. I have a nice linear power supply from multicomp and tc500 thermal camera from Topdon. Want to upgrade my hot air and solder iron. Still using budget.
Does the H8 have some lag or delay, especially LAG in the video. I would appreciate, next time you show thermal imagers to do a pan left and right at various speeds so we can judge the response time and sustained frame rates of the video. Hikvision makes fast thermal imagers. I just bought the Hikvision DS-2TP21B-6AVF/W (-20c - 120c) for $150 shipped, brand new unit. And it is 25fps sustained with very quick response. It is a 160x120 IR sensor but the image it produces on the 640x480 IPS 3.5" screen is comparable to 320x240, it is very clear and sharp. The unit feels well built and professional. The Hikvision thermal units behave and work like their IP cameras. Feed can be RTSP to vlc, their NVR surveillance apps, any IP camera phone viewr app can view video from their units, just like a normal IP camera. Many other parameters can be adjusted from their IVMS software which are not present on the handheld unit itself. Very cool.
hello @Sorin can you please explain or give me a link if you already explained what's the difference between switching power supply and linear power supply, and how can i modify my power supply to remove short detect, thank you very much and keep up the good work
That's too much to ask of Sorin. Google for "linear power supply circuit" and "switch mode power supply cirvuit". You'll see the difference immediately.
great video, you said some flash ship does not recognize until connect the unit power, lets say we trying to flash stb flash chip, is it softly to connect stb psu while connect programmer cable to spi flash ?
Thank you for showing your tools, would it be possible for you to explain how you adjusted the focus range on the thermal camera? I have the same and do have problems focusing.
Yeah, this multimeter ... I have almost the same one, would not buy again. Same issue with the diode mode. Problem is: This multimeter tests diods in both directions, so you can put the leads in any way. It will then show you the direction of the diode. While that is good for quick testing actual diodes, it is a problem if you try to test mosfets and transistors where you explicitely want to measure with a given polarity (or even turn on mosfets). So I keep a second (5€) multimeter around for this task. I can't understand why UNI-T does not allow to disable this stupid multidirectional testing.
4:12 is your computer a laptop without ground? Or is the soldering iron not grounded? The issue has to be one of the two, and afaik, weller would ground the tip of the iron. 4:30 Sorin, they use a transformer inside. It's the common mode voltage leaking through the capacity of the transformer windings. But again, if they ground the tip, which even cheap irons do, that shouldn't be an issue. So either your unit is defective (but just measure continuity from tip to Gnd contact of AC plug) or it's your PC/Laptop. Or your entire house doesn't have Gnd (if the building is old).
hello sir im your subscriber from 2017 i lean lot of thing form you thank you for your service .please share your camera arrangement video for streaming
The tools now in public.. I see a uk and usa store for sorin supporting usefull stuff, but what about EU ? I realy like to expierence/support and use but not via the US.
What sizes of those sop8, dip8, wson8 programming pogopins you need mostly, there are a lot of different ones i see. Suspect you only need a few that are frequently used.
Hi sorin U mentioned usbc meter that can’t start the dell xps board without being 3.1 the reason is I had a xps board with damaged pd controllers, which I replaced all 3 and still the board didn’t boost to 20v and I tried everything and replaced the isl controller, is it possible that it was fixed but my meter didint support xps. Thank you
Nice setup, good stuff. Sorin do you use some type of heat silicone protection for the table? Also before you bought the SIO programer you used to buy chips already programed by a guy, can you share the link were to buy programed chips, I remember you said once but cannot find that video for some reason. Thank you for everything.
what do you think about someone buying bulk dead laptops or other items and then repairing them for sale? do you think this is profitable or is it too hard to sell them after the repair? Some very large businesses or colleges may have a dozen for sale as bulk dead laptops.
Do you think it's worth it to drop a few extra hundred $$ for a thermal camera like yours vs the phone attachment cameras? Like you said, all of my tools have already paid for themselves so far, but $600 is quite a lot and it seems like some of the phone ones (at half the price) might do the job just as well. Is yours higher resolution or more sensitive or something? Thanks for the video Sorin!
Why is so hard to find linear Power supply? Also where did you buy yours please, I can't find it anywhere, saw your video about the PSU, but can't find it, could you please suggest different linear around the same price range. Thank you
You can find them but at that price range looks like is hard, i have same issue, i got a cheap switching one, but want by Lavolta, but unable to find it in UK.
I just got a UNI-T UTP3315TFL-II from Aliexpress. Has a transformer (linear), good price and also has 4-digit display so current reading is even more precise.
Ok can you tell us in comparison is that thermal cam any better then Infiray P2 PRO with a macro lens? (It should be better by specs and for this kind of jobs).
How do you connect a USB-C laptop to your power supply so that you can measure? Or also connect this with the 2 wires to the large power supply as shown in the video. It's not clear to me.
