This Dusty Old XBOX ONE Has NO POWER | Trying To FIX 

Thanks mate. I still have it, I sense a "legend of smellda" collab incoming... 😁

@@StezStixFix haha hell yeah Mr. Switch Killer Jr. 😂😂😂

@@TheCod3r did this ever happen?

so did it happen or whats up

@@RyanAdams1991 I quickly looked at his videos from the last 6 months, there doesn't seem to be anything that matches so I don't think so.

🤣 thanks Pedro! I've never seen anything like this one, so it was definitely interesting. Shame i think it's probably not fixable, but I have some decent donor parts out of it! 👍

Cheers James! I probably should have worn a mask on this one! 😬

Thanks Micro! I think I made the right decision walking away, but it's difficult to do it. Something in the back of my mind is still telling me "but, what if you...". Having said that, I'm happy that I've got me some donor parts now, so I can look at picking another one up to try and fix! 👍

Yep, it's now an expensive coaster! Such a shame, never seen damage like this first-hand before. Scary stuff.

Thanks Arreglando. I did think about the voltage injection after I'd finished up the video. I've seen others doing that and really want to give it a try. I'll definitely try and remember to do that on the next one! 👍

No idea what happened here, It's obviously got super hot and melted the board, but the Mosfet itself doesn't look too badly damaged (the capacitors had just disintegrated though!) It's a strange one! 🤔

Thanks Drago! I did wonder whether I would be able to spot anything on a thermal imaging cam, but thought that the board was too far gone. I'll definitely have another look and see what I can work out, thanks for the tip 👍

😂 The Microsoft Dyson Static-o-matic. Just plug it in, leave it on your floor for a few years and it will remove all the dust from your bedroom! 🤣

@@StezStixFix 😁

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Cheers Wayne! At least I've got a bunch of spares for the next one, I guess! 👍

@@StezStixFix You can never lose, you always gain knowledge and experience.

Thanks Anthony. Yeah, the Quick is definitely a step up. I had a Yihua before, and it worked well, but the Quick just seems so much more controlled and I feel more confident using it. I'm very pleased with it. 👍

Thanks 🐨! I'll definitely check that out, its hard to see the structure of the layers from the charred mess, but if there's a chance it can be saved, I'd love to have a go! Thank you 👍

The Cod3r did something very similar recently.

I came here to suggest this but I'm obviously late to the party. You can sometimes get away with cutting out the layers and hoping that you didn't go through anything other than a ground layer. Then just run some bodges and see if it works. But honestly for a piece of junk VCR Xbone I'd just scrap it for parts and keep moving. Not worth the effort

Absolutely Chris! It definitely was a nightmare, I doubt I'll be able to get this one working, but at least I have some spare parts for the next one! 👍

I was very tempted by the fire option! 😂

It looks like the board did its best to bath itself in fire.

Thanks David! 👍

😁 I could probably make a nice pillow or even a mattress out of all the dust I pulled out of this thing! 🤣 I can't believe how bad that damage was though, must have gotten seriously hot in there for that to happen! 🥵

Thanks M m! 🤣 Charred board and irresistible fluffy dust soup! 😂

🤣 I was sneezing up little dust balls for days after this! 😁

Must have smelled horrendous heating it up

Very true, thanks Kiki! 👍

Wow, nice work! I wouldn't have thought anything that bad could be fixed! 👍

@@StezStixFix There were no vias and it was only cleanly lifted, then it's just a matter of greening it :)

By the way I think that in your case it was also probably fixable? But the area was mangled enough that stuff could have fused and shorted together, but when there are vias over a wide area like that usually layers fusing together isn't a big deal.

@@ItalianRetroGuy you could be right there. I'm tempted to have another go at it!

@@StezStixFix I haven't had your situation before but I'm speaking from a PCB design standpoint, I have designed some and the large trace with all those vias is kinda suggesting that at least two layers are interconnected, maybe more than two. This is probably due to a thermal dissipation requirement, rather than a conductivity thing. I doubt it goes all the way through since you said you don't know where they go, you'd have noticed. Just make sure to solder the top layer back down to the lower layer to restore the thermal conductivity since you tore the vias, and then you can try to adhere the MOSFET again. Also, before soldering the two layers together maybe you should make sure that with your prying and prodding you haven't shorted two unrelated planes. As I said I've never done this before but that's what I would do. I don't mean to sound patronizing because you probably are more experienced than I am but I'm just saying it so that if you think this is all feasible you can proceed :)

😁 Thanks David! I think you're right, this thing sucked the whole bedroom carpet up! 😁

Yeah, it's scary how much dust gets sucked up in these things. I guess it's easy to not think about it and just expect them to carry on working. In this case, I'm sure the dust contributed to the damage. 👍

@@StezStixFix The problem is that unlike a console, opening a PC doesn't usually invalidate your warranty. That makes opening a PC feasible but obvioously not a console (unfortunately).

It likely doesn't occur to the vast majority of gamers that dust is able to get in there in the first place. A large majority barely register the existence of dust.

Thanks RF! 👍

I was thinking maybe it's possible to get thin copper eating and lay them down and solder them together and then put mask over the parts that shouldn't be exposed I think at that point it's not even worth the effort

Thanks Jacob, I didn't realise there were different types! The one I've been using is Kingbo RMA-218. I'll look into that, thank you 👍

@@StezStixFix yeah, most people don't realize that there are different types, and the most common type is passive flux because it's less corrosive and less toxic then active flux and does not need to be cleaned after, with active flux you need to make sure you clean it very thoroughly otherwise it's gonna cause corrosion and even eat through solder mask; that's typically why passive flux is almost always used, though there are a few other small reasons why it's used more.

I have never tried it for Electronics but I used "Power Flux" for plumbing. It is amazing stuff but yes you do need to clean after. I think it would be too reactive for Electronics.

Thanks Dethernal! That's really interesting, and it's something that I would like to have a go at. I was worried about the different layers. Without any type of schematics, it's difficult to know what runs through that second layer if anything. I'll take a close look at it and see what I can work out 👍

@@StezStixFix Check out *Lois Rossman's Videos* As he recently repaired a Board that I "and I might add so did he" think the damn thing was unrepairable, but with the help of an employee they got it working..

@@StezStixFix Those layers usually have large surface areas to them "Some are Ground shielding" so if some of the area is removed it still may function, just make note of VIAS and whether they need to lead to either side of the board usually if the VIA goes through the board without needing to connect to a copper layer the copper layer leaves a space around the VIA..

😁 i'd say that's pretty accurate!

Yeah, this one was pretty bad. I guess it was sat on the carpet in a teenagers bedroom for a few years!

Nose flute is still on order 😬. Dusty Springfield though, that's a great shout. I might go back and edit some of that in! 😂

I’ve got it…… A duet with Dave…. “What have I done to deserve this?”

🤣 that's definitely happening.

Yeah, you could be right there Tony! Hopefully I can use some parts though, I guess I'll find out when I try and use them for my next broken one! 😬

Yeah fingers crossed some can be used. The friend of your daughter has had a expensive lesson there, keep your belongings clean and dust free lol

😬 yep, definitely nasty! I reckon it's been sat on bedroom carpet since new!

😁 yeah, it was a relief to be able to pinpoint the problem so quickly. Shame I can't do anything with it, but I've given them some cash and kept it as a donor. I reckon alot of it is reusable, so it's not all bad! 👍