Stupid Broken Invader From Space

@fimo0299

9 ай бұрын

No replies? Lemme fix that

@paulsengupta971

9 ай бұрын

Now unbroken.

@mwk1

9 ай бұрын

*GET IN!*

@cosmefulanito5933

9 ай бұрын

Please stop putting in all the screws until you are sure it is working properly. The screws are metal but thread on plastic. And they are not designed to be put on and taken off many times. Your work is good, but you always make the same mistakes.

@BlackheathTownhouse

9 ай бұрын

He also has glue...

Thanks for the mentions :) Those D882's are seemingly VERY faulty - probably good you have some stocked, because they are in a lot of Grandstand toys of that vintage!

@StezStixFix

9 ай бұрын

Oooh, thanks Kip. Might have to hunt down some more Grandstand-y type things! 😍

@Vamptonius

9 ай бұрын

The company is from Harrogate, if memory serves.

No interest in electronics….no interest in computer games…….totally enthralling!! I can’t stop watching, don’t know why but keep it up fella! 😁

Had this for Christmas, probably the same year the chap who sent it in. Bloody loved it. Happy days

On the Outro, I hear these string instruments coming in, and I thought to myself, that sounds like nothing compares to you, and then it was! Thanks for the smiles! Stupid song!

I had one of these back in the day.... Amazing how familiar the sound was, having not heard it for 40+ years.

@eightiesboy

7 ай бұрын

I used to play it for months on end. Great Xmas present.

You should probably put the transistor into a component tester and try and reverse engineer what it is in case it ever fails in the future. As it's unmarked.

@Boogie_the_cat

9 ай бұрын

OMG it's Pierce Brosnan. Just yesterday I was thinking of that tabloid picture of you in a head shop, buying a giant b**g. Good times.

@root42

9 ай бұрын

Came here to day that. At least so we know if it’s PNP or NPN.

@Madrrrrrrrrrrr

9 ай бұрын

That component tester costs nothing. Designed by a German as opensource now made by the Chinese #getin

@jnharton

8 ай бұрын

The little one looks like any old NPN or PNP bipolar junction transistor (BJT).

@albinklein7680

6 ай бұрын

BC 548 or 558. 99,9% sure.

These videos are so calming and fun to watch. Thanks for giving me some good stuff to watch while I’m stuck in bed. Stay well

@Tony-xn7sd

9 ай бұрын

I binge watched a load of his clips while I was laid up in bed with a bad back, very therapeutic bloink, hope you're well now :)

Seems you are fixing all my old games, first the pacman 2 and now invaders from space. All I need now is for you to do Grandstand Astro Wars and Entex Turtles and you will have done my childhood. Another great fix video

Your pan face comedy & timing of it, whilst fixing electronics is superb! I'm glad I subbed. When I work with electronics, I get all autistic with having everything at hand, & pages of handwritten diagrams & schematics, it's ridiculous!😅

I would like to see you create an electrical solution to lower the volume of the buzzer. Might it be as simple as adding a resistor in series? No cheating by putting a piece of foam tape over the hole...

Nothing compares to Dave

Nice choice of music! I was waiting for Sreten to say: Coooming up!

I´ve been following for quite a while now, and I have to say that your singing skills have been improving exponentially. Not a meme anymore🤘🤪 I would love to see a video or a short showing the full process of recording a song, showing software, efects, how you do and process the backtracks and such. Even though would be something very unrelated with your niche, it also would be a very interesting video. Just throwing thoughts on here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

DAMN I remember this!! Ranks up there with Astro Wars and Firefox as my favourite childhood games. Great fix of some timeless hardware. The outro song will haunt me for days however.....

@StezStixFix

9 ай бұрын

😂 I aim to please 🤣

@peterbradburn9115

9 ай бұрын

Had this and a an even more basic Battlestar Galactica game. Loved them 😃

Well done. The spring contact on the barrel jack looked to be very loose and sometimes you can remove that contact and bend it to apply more pressure on the centre pin. They get knackered quite easily.

LoL the song in the end. Also I would of changed the caps, well since its probably the only thing to go wrong with it in the near future. That thing is built like a tank.

I would never have guessed it was not the part getting hot. Like holy crap

I like Steve's devotion to the complete reassembly. Shows confidence in his repair. I have stuff I've fixed which has never gone totally back together.

@chanyphilly8266

9 ай бұрын

Tell me about it. I fixed an XBOX 360 a while ago. It's a nightmarish console because the casing is all plastic clips, and could I get it back together again?! I left it as a fail because messing about with it anymore was going to completely destroy the casing lol!

@BaneGamesOfficial

9 ай бұрын

They end up being more of a pain then they are worth the money to buy a new one haha. Those clips are absolutely horrible.

@chanyphilly8266

9 ай бұрын

@@BaneGamesOfficial Thankfully I was just using it as a practise piece, I'm really only a beginner. Managed to fix a couple of consoles so far, and now an old walkman lol! Steve's videos are a great help.

Wow I used to have one of those when I was a kid but the tiny joystick was always breaking! But having Space Invaders in your hand at home was an incredible feeling, used to have to cycle 5 miles to the nearest Real Space Invaders arcade machine

The outro was top notch! :P

Some resistor to reduce volume output would be awesome

@kayleas5328

8 ай бұрын

i wonder if a 3.5 mm audio jack mod is possible as well as a resister to lower output

I remember getting that for Xmas about 40 years ago I thought it was advanced at the time

I’d love to have one of those thermal cameras. Well done, sir!

god, i had that one when i was a kid too and yeah, trying to play that while you were supposed to be sleeping never worked out too well.

i had one in the 80's loved it

I had that game when I was a kid and I loved it!

I stumbled across your videos a week ago and I’m glad I did! Fantastic stuff! Love the fault finding process unfolding. You put a serious amount into each video, a lot of people would just open it fix it and show it working. keep up the good work! “Peace”

it might be handy to get one of those cheap component tester to test and identify components at the same time.

@MrTasYT

8 ай бұрын

i think he has one lol

Such a great sense of humor and excellent troubleshooting skills. Keep at it, mate!

I was NOT expecting it to work by replacing that MOSFET!!!! I thought it was FOR SURE the piece that was overheating... HAHA!!! GOOD JOB!!!!

@davidpowell1215

9 ай бұрын

D882, or full title 2sd882, is not a MOSFET, just a medium power bipolar transistor.

Nothing compares to a successful repair

Every time I watch one of these vids I find myself on eBay looking for faulty stuff to repair, only to eventually rein myself in by telling myself “where would you put it once fixed, you don’t need anymore stuff you’ll never use”. It’s always a narrow escape. But still, I come back for more.

@CalculatorObsessed

9 ай бұрын

Well done on the will power. It is a slippery slope.

@steelcityreseller8170

9 ай бұрын

Wish I had the willpower. I actually bought equipment like a soldering station before figuring out I don't know what I'm doing and have no place to actually work on things. 😀

@sparky150875

6 ай бұрын

​@@CalculatorObsessed I can relate to that, I started doing xbox ones after watching ste and joey does tech. Ended up with 6 of em but managed to fix 2 and make a profit but too many sellers tell lies on ebay. Come to think of it I had a buyer say he hadn't received a package and eBay refunded him even tho it was delivered the next day, so he got the products and his money back. I appealled thru ebay but they didn't want to know and still took sellers fee from me. Buyer was pixel-outlet. Has a shop in London pixel direct. Dodgy character. I'm trying to ruin him so he can't rip anyone else off.

Another fantastic fix, nice one!

Another fantastic repair!!

Good to see that there is more than only easy fixes.

VFD Display ! Love it !!!

Thanks for the Sinead O'Conner outro cover. Sad she passed recently. Great repair as always!

That outro was hilarious. Quality video as always!

I see it coming when the humming sound started ... great outro😂

I had this exact game, I'm guessing early 80's about £20 if I remember right. The coloured filter used on the screen sparked the memory! 😂

Heheheh.. "Or is it?!"

@StezStixFix

9 ай бұрын

😁

I got so used to the patreon rap ending with Munkeyjoe Tokyo that it feels strange when it doesn't end that way

hahahahah the outro song. love it

Nicely done Steve!

Te sigo desde España y hay veces que no llego a entender todo lo que dices porque no domino el inglés pero aún y así estoy totalmente enganchado a tus vídeos. Un fuerte abrazo!😊

Love the ending Jam

Nice 1 Steve great content as always 👍

That's a good looking internal pcb thingy.

Awesome job! I love watching you fix these broken handhelds. What will be next?

I think I put a piece of tape over the 'speaker grill'. It helped a little

You need to start powering things off a bench supply rather than batteries. You can control the current, in case of a short, and also see the current draw to see if anything is alive. Any repairs I do are always on the bench psu first. Remember fets are switched on if you use diode mode on the gate and source which will then give a short on g drain to source

Love your videos, inspires me to tinker with broken shiz!

Stez is always so kind to give you the timestamp to skip the song... but does anyone actually skip it??? It's always a banger!!! I listen and dance to it every time 😂

@ImaginationToForm

9 ай бұрын

How can you skip his songs?! He has the voice of an Angel.

@JustMatt87

9 ай бұрын

@@ImaginationToForm yup, I am still hoping for another of his stezstixsings videos

Love your vids! Outro hilarious!

Man this gave me so much nostalgia had one of these as a kid it took me right back

Nice repair work. I have been trying to get my head around electronics for a while, always kinda fun to tinker. By the way it looks like you accidentally bypassed the power socket without realizing seems you already fixed that bit.

Those sockets for barrel jacks are a common failure point. I’ve “repaired” loads of 1970s calculators just by cleaning them or the switches. More frustrating when they no longer spring properly, and are of a sealed design. Also, sometimes when the battery contacts look clean they can have a film on them which can increase resistance, and a drop in voltage at the board. Not sure if it is from the plasticiser as I have noticed this is more common where the plastic has become particularly brittle. Anyway, a quick clean of the battery contacts can be worth while, even if they look clean. Anyway, great fix, really enjoyed the video.

That last song was perfect lol

OMG.. the outtro just killed me

Here's something funny, a few years back, I slung an old Windows 98 PC motherboard in my scrap box because I didn't get any response from it(dead). About a year ago, I dug it out, dusted it off, & everything looked ok, I installed an AMD K6-2 CPU 400mhz, & 2x 128mb RAM , & I could access the BIOS when before, it was nothing! It's weird that something doesn't work at one time, only for it to work later on, & you didn't do any repairs on it! It's the definition of having a ghost in the machine!

I always check if there is continuity through the power led before testing other circuitry.

I like how it’s only one invader from space. Their military had to cut back, and so they just sent one… was mildly frightening. Kind of like a Chinese spy balloon.

My guilty pleasure is to listen to what Steve will sing at the end of each video 🙃

Great video!

Why didn't you test the new Mosfet to compare to the other that you removed before soldering it in?

Havent watched in awhile. Glad to see how many more subs you have now!

I have one of these, bought it because my dad had one and I wanted to huff some grade A nostalgia

I had one of these and 999 was pretty achievable if you got 'in the zone' - you got a great little 'dee-du-day-du' repeating beep loop if you cleared it. As satisfying as crashing Tetris LOL.

Great video

wow! I used to have , & love, one of these back in the early 80s. Wonder where it is now, probably in some landfill somewhere

i actually had one as a kid. think my nan and grandad bought me it. its funny but when you got it working, i so remember the sounds. must be 40 years back

As always, always a pleasure watching your videos. Regards Steve.

OMG I had one of these! Had to put tape over the speaker to dull the sound down. It was sooo LOUD!!!

Hey buddy, I love watching your videos. You've come so far since the first uploads. Only advice I can give you, is to practice your component testing methods a little more. For example, the component you thought was a MOSFET (D882), is actually a transistor...so your reading of a short between 2 of the pins is a clear sign of failure. However, if it was actually a MOSFET, a short between 2 of the pins is exactly what you would expect after triggering the gate (3rd pin) with your positive probe. Download every datasheet you can. Datasheets will give you all the info you need - Allowing you to fully understand your measurements and if they indicate that the component has failed. Keep up the great work mate!

When adding components back in always strip all the old solder away using sucker or wick and lay an new pad with minimal solder. The rule of thumb is lay a piece of solder from corner to corner and let it flow, then add you component and heat. Do not add more solder! Best of luck in the future.

I had this as a kid loved it as would reach the top score of 999

Btw I love your selection of 80s synth right out of rocky man training montage

Love electronics.. That display his amazing saying that exclent videos wish you well

we had one of these when we were kids- like Colin we were regularly able to ace the game by scoring 1000+ points the main trick was to time shooting in-between beeps

I remember having one of these for Xmas myself I was really disappointed because the battery is only lasted half an hour had to wait for the shops to open to get a plug-in transformer for it. No I did the same love the machine

Oh god,i had this for Christmas as a kid,i played it and played it!!!

Nice one ! I would have replaced the first transistor but no markings hummmm Congrats !

Had one in the 80's feel so old

Love the ' Nothing Compares To You ' spoof at the end Steve. Shame about the original artist,i suppose .

I wish I knew how to use voltmeter, I could have saved loads of my old electronic stuff, love your channel Stez, apart from the singing ;)

Any chance you could do a video on what you recommended ways to get started doing this stuff?

Got one. Still works

He, he. That brought back memories of my childhood. Had one too, it stopped working so I opened it up and could see where the glass screen is pinched together at the bottom, there appears to be burn marks, so I presumed the screen had burnt out or something. Of course, I blamed my brother 😂.

Replace any electro caps, particularly the 45 volt rail to the VFD (usually 50v or 63v caps). That will return the VFD to full brightness and reduce heating in the inverter transistor (the one you replaced)

That one fought back today.

That circuit is a voltage regulator circuit for the board & that small transister could be replaced with any npn (low power) transister like a 2N5551, as it is the driver for the bigger transister.

@jonathanwright1507

7 ай бұрын

@StezStixFix Sorry, too busy making circuit boards on my new CNC machine, no more ferric chloride etching, which I have been doing for the last 20 years, lol!

Nice t shirt, one of my favourite breweries.

Get a Peak DCA55 for basic transistor testing, Ste. It'll make your life easier.

I'd chuck a resistor on the speaker if there was nowhere for a volume knob. Tone it down a bit.

I have a few Epoch games and they are all so loud. LOL

Instead of clean and bend the plug you can bridge with a diode and it will work more permanently.

I remember this game, I didn't own this one though. I had Astro wars, and Caveman.

Those D882's are a failure point I've seen on a few on these Grandstand games now, so not surprised it was that.

Will my dishwasher fit in your PO box? Stupid dishwasher 😊