I bought a FAULTY Switch Controller and made it WORSE...

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I got a Nintendo Wireless Pro Controller, made by PowerA, from off of eBay for £11.99. It was sold as no power, and sure enough, it's completely dead!
Join me on a ridiculous journey as I try to fix it. Sorry it's so long, I was working on this for about 3 million hours.
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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@StezStixFix 10 месяцев назад

Stupid Wireless Controller(s)

@davevanoerle3879 10 месяцев назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a5CgqQp992E.html The R64 flew off and melted right in to the plastic of the battery connector ;)

@marbellalodge3374 10 месяцев назад

Hi I was wondering if you can help me with my nintendo switch it has been working but there's no screen so I was wondering if we can talk private and I can send it to you

@MjC7192 9 месяцев назад

and stupid not being used as a number...when not is just a word ,,,Not a number stupid mispronunciations...still like your videos though...long "live" Dave

@IAmNeomic 10 месяцев назад

Reading the description, please don't be discouraged about longer videos. Even for easier fixes. More Steve is always welcome!

@Senso84 10 месяцев назад

I agree!

@patrickkaltenhauser6154 10 месяцев назад

Just a guess, but at 35:06 it looks like the resistor only fully connects to one of the pads. That would at least explain why it worked when you heated it up, because it had better contact due to thermal expansion

@dbbm0 10 месяцев назад

Exactly. Only one pad gets glossy and pulls the resistor in.

@Adrian_Finn 10 месяцев назад

Yeah thought exactly the same!

@WardenOfTerra 2 месяца назад

@@Adrian_Finn - No you didn't.

@scottishzoomer 10 месяцев назад

Did anyone else shout out “No” when you bought a working one 😄😄

@steveg4122 10 месяцев назад

I don’t usually comment but when you replayed the loss of R64 I couldn’t stop laughing and had to comment. Your reaction to that was hilarious.The amount of time it took for you to find it and edit it must have been work!

@matrix7479 10 месяцев назад

Hi Steve. You can't measure continuity with the charger plugged in. The multimeter will see the voltage, assume its from the other probe and read 0 ohms. You'll notice the beeps go on for longer than they should too because of this, that's how I usually end up realising I still have the board powered and have to go back and retest. I have spent more time than I would like to admit chasing false shorts because of this.

@miker13 10 месяцев назад

I think your airspeed is too high. I find I can successfully de-solder at very low speeds with a higher temperature.

@Jesselovespinball 10 месяцев назад

That was pretty intense . I really enjoy the way you work Steve . Your sense of humor is infectious. Honestly it’s what keeps me coming back week after week . The repair part is an added bonus !

@noisedsn 10 месяцев назад

That R64 looks suspiciously on 35:10. Like it's soldered just to one pad.

@snik2pl 10 месяцев назад

Thats probably why heating help to charge at the end

@11Davidrh 10 месяцев назад

Your determination to get things working again is remarkable. Big fan, please do a revisit video, I’m sure you’ll be able to sort the fault!

@johnnyw8446 10 месяцев назад

Steve, that was a nerve wracking video. I would have taken both of those controllers and threw them right in the trash about 15mins into the video! haha You have way more patience than me, thats for sure!

@DavidPlass 10 месяцев назад

Same.

@mightywiz 6 месяцев назад

If you don’t want components blow away turn your air down and put kapton tape over the small components you don’t want to blow away! You drive me nuts with the amount of air flow you use!

@imaginitivity7853 10 месяцев назад

Inspired by videos of yours, such as this epic, I wasn't phased when my son's Xbox controller had stick drift. Stand back son, said I, confidently. 15 minutes later as well as stick drift, the controller now had the issue that I had destroyed the wifi antenna connection to the daughter board. The scale of these things is miniscule. Without any microscope I can't even see the part i need to replace, let alone fix it! 😂 At least my son got a new series controller out of it

@LunchMeatTrump 10 месяцев назад

Idk why he is wasting his time fixing junk when he should obviously be trying out for american idol with that angelic voice

@Raqtor96 4 месяца назад

probably already figured out but. When a Multi-meter tries to measure continuity or Ohm's it does so by applying a TINY voltage and measure the tiny current or vise versa. If there is ANY voltage on the circuit you measure ZERO Ohm's. With some multi-meters you might even fry the meter or circuit.

@mattwuk 10 месяцев назад

The definition of pissing into the 200 degree wind 😂

@AtomMachinerule 10 месяцев назад

Quite the roller-coaster of emotions on this one Steve.. 🤣 thanks for this SOLID episode

@davidwilliams706 10 месяцев назад

That was like watching a Greek tragedy. I really must congratulate you on your zen like calmness, I'd have been reaching for the claw hammer long before.

@pixelpuppy 10 месяцев назад

when that little resistor flew of, I was like OH NOOOOOOOOO OH NOOOOOO OH NOOO...

@Mrflash222006 10 месяцев назад

Don’t do her dry like that, the last chip you heated, reflow it with some flux

@hugegamer5988 10 месяцев назад

The charge and discharge are managed by the protection circuit so you may be able to charge it but not discharge, or the opposite. You can always use some resistors to simulate a load, then check to make sure it still has the same (or close) voltage during discharge without dropping. So in this case you could use two 1/4 watt 82 ohm resistors in parallel to simulate a .100A load.

@Tim_3100 10 месяцев назад

Stupid controller thing great video

@K2ZE 10 месяцев назад

I had one Controller of that brand before on my workbench and failed all the way on my try to fix it. It is nice to see that you are able to fix the one you wanted to fix in the first place. I am sure you are able to repair the other one in the future. I enjoy ever new video of yours. Thanks for the content and keep up the good work

@imaginitivity7853 10 месяцев назад

Oh, forgot to add, please stop testing live naked boards while they're resting on metallic objects! That's surely going to confuse the issue or cause further damage

@Stolkmen 10 месяцев назад

I'm proud that you were able to trademark the big fat head in the way cam. I swore I thought someone would have beaten you to it :D Great teardown as always

@bozovrulez 10 месяцев назад

Hey Steve, my best guess for GU1L is the BD4958, a CMOS voltage detector from the BD49xxx series. If I am correct (which I still doubt) “GU” should be the SMD code for the SSOP5 package, whereas “1L” might be the lot number. Had I the pcb with me, I would check if the connections match with the typical application circuit shown in the ROHM datasheet. 😉

@chrisj2848 10 месяцев назад

Great work Steve. You are a machine! They cant all be easy👍

@StezStixFix 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Chris! This one tested me! 👍

@electric-toadstool 10 месяцев назад

Walkin' down the road,I got stuck in the mud. There goes Bugs Bunny. There goes Elmer Fudd.

@Spellfork 10 месяцев назад

The ol' "Switcharoo"

@rkillalea6706 10 месяцев назад

They will make a film about this some day, mark walberg will play Steve

@Samsemillya 10 месяцев назад

Why didn’t you mix with leaded to make your life easier

@Nobe_Oddy 10 месяцев назад

I've been lmao this entire video... and NOT 'at you' ..... okay, maybe a few times your self deprecations has been hilarious, but you just really knew how to hit my funny bone today LOL :)

@hugegamer5988 10 месяцев назад

One problem into two? Now you’re talking my kind of aptitude.

@BrendanGeesonOfficial 10 месяцев назад

Steve... who is sent broken things, fixes things, then breaks them to then fix what you broke in the first place then not actually fix the original problem 😆 Looking well Steve, enjoing the channel as always.

@bobsg35 10 месяцев назад

Just pack up the broken controller into the new box, return it to the store due to it not working,

@rodericktracey 10 месяцев назад

"schoolboy error"" should be ur new stage name

@clarafedde8674 10 месяцев назад

I played a controller like that was brand new.....it was already faulty and didn't even work for Bluetooth function.

@Narr1 10 месяцев назад

Dirty dead done dirt sheap..

@PunchKickBlog 10 месяцев назад

This deserves more upvotes

@kiphakes 10 месяцев назад

ooooppphhhhh that was a journey! :) Not a fan of working on controllers - they often seem to be a pain!

@StezStixFix 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, they can definitely be problematic! This one tested me quite a bit! 😬

@Bortamert 10 месяцев назад

Damaged resistors cause the weirdest faults. I was thinking a small wire on each point (with solder mask) to a resistor not connected to the board out of the way would be another way to do it for beginners.

@TheRasalhaag 10 месяцев назад

no cow pictures with the unsolder gun at 21:16? I am disappoint

@rzyghull 10 месяцев назад

Amazing work. Love your videos!

@Samsemillya 10 месяцев назад

Pretty sure you didn’t solder the resistor properly

@Popeyes66 10 месяцев назад

Steve must spend as much time on his " music " than he does on his repair attempts. I'm not saying which i like better though. Not kicking a good man while he's down 😁

@AdikMusicOfficialTM 10 месяцев назад

Stupid Switch Controller 😛

@Heymrk 10 месяцев назад

Lesson learned: Only buy official Nintendo or Hori branded products.

@john4013 10 месяцев назад

So did you buy a broken one and then buy a working one to make one working one? I’m confused but I am drunk. Still a great vid cheers Steve.

@thumbsdownbandit 10 месяцев назад

No, it was to break the working one and to repair the broken one.

@ianhaylock7409 10 месяцев назад

22:38 If you get a second soldering iron then you can remove the components by heating both ends simultaneously. That way you don't need to use the heat gun and risk blowing the components away.

@alfonsogrondo 10 месяцев назад

One of my favourite videos now Steve, the sheer determination to get a result! Well done

@rimmersbryggeri 10 месяцев назад

2,8 volts is very low indeed for a lithium battery.

@AJB2K3 10 месяцев назад

Going green is caused glitching the charge circuit. 2.8 is too low for the battery and so the BMS has tripped 3.2 is the lowest a li-ion should be allowed to drop

@t1d100 10 месяцев назад

Maybe try a regular soldering iron, sometimes, instead of the hot air?

@user-gj1lb6xp3t 10 месяцев назад

Should've just swapped the working board into the broken controller, easy fix

@victor58010 10 месяцев назад

Surely the charging current at 1.1 amps is too much for that 3.7 v battery. Likely about 500 milliamps would be more suitable?

@jasonmuller1199 10 месяцев назад

Stupid hot air thingy

@zuxx00 10 месяцев назад

Fixed the broken one but broke the working one. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be, I guess... 😆

@wisher21uk 10 месяцев назад

Very strange did you see if the cap was short on the second Bluetooth sub board ? Thanks Steve 😊

@dodgydruid 10 месяцев назад

Its considered gauche to start of with the port... one should start with an aperitif, then move on to the table wines selected for each course and then once all the birds have been sent elsewhere, then its time to break out the port and choice cigars and talk like men talk sorting out the world...

@DrMurdercock 7 месяцев назад

Gonna be walking around for months saying "Here we go" in my lowest possible voice. Thanks for reminding me about that line lol

@Google_Is_Evil 10 месяцев назад

It might be that the blown off resistor that you put back is making a bad contact that only completes the circuit when slightly warmed up it expands a bit and actually touches. One of the solder joints on it didn't look super to me.

@captcraig777 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your nightmare with us!!!

@CrazyMan_Engineer 10 месяцев назад

TLV74318PDBVR possible match.

@guliverpain 10 месяцев назад

Sorry I’m very ignorant, why does it work without the capacitor, does it shorten the length of other components without it in, is it like redundancy for some reason?????

@lindathomas5500 3 месяца назад

Can I just ask why you don’t use self locking tweezers? Nothing would blow away if you did.

@ecc84 10 месяцев назад

Pretty sure R49 had a bloody huge chunk missing from it at 7 mins 58.

@FinnleysAudioAdventures 10 месяцев назад

"dead" Either it doesn't work or they are reminding themselves of their favorite They Might Be Giants song.

@stupidfish2 4 месяца назад

I don' like the PowerA switch controllers. Had one and was faulty after 1 week. then i bought a Nintendo Pro Controller and this one is ok.

@YUNGHENNEY 10 месяцев назад

GU1L chip......gu1lty of being the problem 😁

@P5YcHoKiLLa 10 месяцев назад

R64's planet needed him. Stupid Intergalactic Resistance.

@guns102 10 месяцев назад

damn this was a journey. Maybe faulty production line?

@ikkezegtie 10 месяцев назад

i was wondering what took you so long for another video. I understand now. Entertaininig though. Was worth the wait. Yet again soooliiiiddd work.

@danielcayengame1042 5 месяцев назад

There is one thing i still don’t understand and from all your vids you never check the usb ports before plugin in the wire for charging maybe the pins are bad and you could damage that usb plug your putting in there

@zerocks88 10 месяцев назад

to my eye (not finished watching) in the first 5 minutes or so you trying to charge it, seemed like the light went green when you were pushing the charging cable in (because you were stabilising the amp meter thing)

@krahwinkel9503 10 месяцев назад

You lucky guy - blowing the resistors all over the place and then find it again. I never have so much luck. Congrats.

@itachiuchiha-py2nj 7 месяцев назад

Mr Steve fix can you fix my ps mini the chip to read the usb and power on the console can you fix it if I sent it to you and you send it back to me ???🤔🤔

@VampyRagDoll 10 месяцев назад

Did I just watch the squid games? Red light, green light.

@mattsephton 10 месяцев назад

I'm never buying this brand of controller 😅

@nooneson1 10 месяцев назад

Just curious do you work with joey does tech it seems you both upload at the same time almost every time either way you are amazing and love tge videos you make me want to fix faulty items

@TheMadSqu 5 месяцев назад

At this point I am convinced you Troll us on purpose with not turning down the fucking airflow no matter how loud we are shouting at the screen.

@Rukyr99 10 месяцев назад

And still halfway?? This torture is going to last longer…..👍

@Zobbster 10 месяцев назад

I'm actually here for your un-screwing raps.

@Rodville 10 месяцев назад

R2 is cracked.

@solidamber 10 месяцев назад

Switch aproved pro controler,why no rumble motors?

@mrpetit2 10 месяцев назад

....I think you need to buy another working controller...😅

@bullzye101 10 месяцев назад

awesome stuff steve . you make me LMAO THO .. big thumbs up

@tfx1184 10 месяцев назад

brilliant.. loved every minute .. stupid chips

@shambleslongplay3566 10 месяцев назад

if heat helps 99% chance its a CAPASITOR in that area...

@freddehultman1717 6 месяцев назад

Episode 2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-slUqHLvNmiM.html&ab_channel=StezStixFix%3F

@larkan511 10 месяцев назад

I've yet to see a PowerA controller that doesn't have issues after a few months, even if it's light use.

@Talmiior 10 месяцев назад

I felt robbed of the lack of cow images popping on screen at 21:15 D:

@cms1138 10 месяцев назад

Thought I was watching Squid game for a minute!

@crackedfrost 10 месяцев назад

Good video. These controllers look like actual garbage.

@Pandor25 8 месяцев назад

If it's turned green at one point i would think it's a faulty port...

@Zhixalom 5 месяцев назад

Awh Steve... I really felt your pain on this one. 🤗

@TheRealJPhillips 9 месяцев назад

There's one word for the reasons of all that trouble....Nintendo

@Gmlt3000 10 месяцев назад

SPOILER ALERT! He fixed it.

@Addict2FX 10 месяцев назад

Should have just taken the faulty one back to the shop.. problem solved

@ralphj4012 10 месяцев назад

Epic. Probably confusion on my part, but ensure there is no power on components you are testing for continuity (18:01 to 18:24) as you will get false readings and may damage your DVM.