You actually inspired me to get into the more technical stuff in electronics. I just bought a soldering station and using your videos as guides to not mess up. You are amazing.

Hey Steve, I'd just like to say thank you! I've gotten into tech repair thanks to your helpful (and addictive) videos! I bought a broken PS4 the same model as this one for £40 (forgot the exact model number, but its the PS4 with the physical buttons rather than touch-sensitive) and I sold it off yesterday for £120! I've been practicing a lot on different things - Gameboy Advance, PS3, Wii, and I've got a PS2 Slim I'm looking forward to fixing! Anyways yeah I just want to say thank you for getting me into repairing, I enjoy it a lot and I know the things I spend time fixing will go on to people who will have great experiences with them rather than filling up the junkyard

Steve, it amazes me how consistently you put the perfect amount of thermal paste! Keep up the good work, mate.

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Ha, ha...thanks!

@Box223

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix This seems like something that would be pinned. Also, it is at the top.

I jumped when I heard you say replace the thermal paste I honestly don’t know why. Most likely the perfect amount of thermal paste.😂😂😂😂

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

hahahaha!

@masbestiaquetu

3 жыл бұрын

Someone should show the guy from the verge his videos.

@lvs8768

3 жыл бұрын

@@masbestiaquetu I love how you can say "the guy from verge" and everyone understands lmao

@dboymax1

3 жыл бұрын

Well Thermal paste does dry up over time so replacing it is a good idea..

There is something so satisfying about taking a nasty console and making it look almost brand new. Saving a item from the landfill and making a bit of profit is rad as heck.

@jeremypacailler

3 жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly

It's amazing how many consoles are thrown away as "broken" when it's just a failed hard drive. It takes all of 30 seconds to change it, and it's not a proprietary part.

Another great looking console, I remember the BO3 special edition, it was and probably still is one of the best looking consoles Sony made. Awesome job bringing it back to a former glory 🥳

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Yep...I've always liked these.

@Digikidthevoiceofreason

3 жыл бұрын

No it is one of the UGLIEST ones out there. Now a good looking one would be the Destiny Taken King Edition. THAT is a beautiful PS4.

@urukadooedwards7637

3 жыл бұрын

It's too bad your Wrong!!

@Digikidthevoiceofreason

3 жыл бұрын

@@urukadooedwards7637 wrong? No I am not. I am NEVER wrong about anything.

@iHaveTheDocuments

3 жыл бұрын

Not to add to the hate but I was just thinking how its the ugliest one ever. My God... it's ugly. Days of play blue is best to me.

That feeling of satisfaction when it's all cleaned up!

@joesaiditstrue

3 жыл бұрын

that brush cleaning is very thorough, most people would use compressed air but the brush gets more of the particles out

Nice job Steve!

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

It was this channel that inspired me to do a deep cleaning of my used Xbox One. It had a bit of a dusty smell, but it is much better now.

Very impressed with the clean and precise repair work you do. Great job as always

I was actually thinking of buying this version when it first came out. love the black n orange combo

@DonaldDnicefromtwitcH

3 жыл бұрын

I have it n controller its awesome

Love your videos. I haven't owned a gaming console before but you give me hope man thanks.

The Most Important Part Of The Repair *Steve applies the Thermal Paste* 8:34

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@cocoyuh_

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix Agreed indeed!

The ability to replace drives like that on this gen of consoles makes a tone of sense.

You repair really in-depth 👍

I thought goodwill didn't sell items they knew were not working.

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

They sell lots of broken stuff...especially online.

@zhengguo3178

3 жыл бұрын

Not so good will after all.

@ID.002

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix I've always liked shopping there! Never thought they had a website, guess everything has one now. 😆

@williemyers6472

3 жыл бұрын

The one i managed we made it our business not to. We even put some on display

nice music. not distracting and quite jaunty. neat video

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Nice, the ps4 I own! Watched tons of your videos to fix it numerous times. Love it

Nice! It was because of this channel I now know how to disassemble, fix and reassemble a PS4 haha. Ty

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Idk what it is but i love seeing you clean and rollers! Its satisfying 😌

Great work ! its interesting That JLCPCB sponsor you ( I use them a lot ) as you have never made one for the channel and most of your viewers probably don't do there own designs, that's great that they do !...cheers.

Awesome fix and I am glad to see Good Will does a good job with used systems even though it was slightly dirty

Great job Steve. I want to take a minute to tell you that thanks to your work and to your youtube videos about ps4 consoles, I started my small business of cleaning consoles and everything have been great. Thank you very much!!

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Wow...love hearing this. So glad to hear it!

As always keep up the good work, I've bought quite a few broken systems from goodwill "mainly ps1, dreamcast, Ps2, OgXbox systems" 99% of the time all they needed was a good cleaning, laser replacement and/or some lubrication.

Nice work Steve always enjoy your videos and the tips in them great job 👍

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Awesome video, Steve! i have learned a lot watching your videos. thank you.

I love these cleaning videos! Really feeds into my OCD! But in a healthy way 😉 Great video Steve!

After years of doing repairs, I'm pretty much a WD HD fanboy... but anything is better than Toshiba :D

I'M LITERALLY WATCHING THIS VIDEO ON THE SAME EXACT PS4 EDITION I LOVE THIS EDITION

Its funny how you dust the covers on top of the newly cleaned ps4. Love the end result.

This video is just what I needed I have this ps4 and needed a video of someone opening it so I could see how it is done...and I couldn't find someone opening this one until I found your channel lol

That liquid on the sticks is Oil that Sony puts under the surface of the stick, when you stop using the controller for a long time it starts to seep through and that's the result

Oh cool. Let's go! Lovely looking console. Simple but quality

Good thing he linked a hard drive because my PS4 had issues with it. Thanks 🙏🏼

PS4?? Special edition!? I’m definitely saving this video to watch later after I done my in-game hardest challenges. I always love watching Tronics’ repairs and fixes as I’m always learning things

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice job Steve keep up the hard work!

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Nice tear down of a great PS4!

Well this is sick bringing a good console back to life

so satisfying watching your videos getting resurrected. I've watched a lot of your Ps4 repairs ,you'd think I'd be an expert at this stage,but I ain't.

It's mind-boggling how PS4 hardware still holds its value in after market !! guess the new CFW and PS5 being rare to get

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

They really are holding their value well.

Good job Bro🔥

Always the perfect amount or thermal paste!!

Nice on steve always a pleasure..

Ohh I love the cleaning that you're doing

I will never get tired of watching Steve do his thing on these videos. Still amazes me how precise he is with the thermal paste and more often than not, is successful in his efforts.

your channel is the only one that i give a like before i even watch the video lol.

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you

I went straight to goodwill when you posted this

Dude your phenomenal at what you do ✌.

Love the videos. Going to do an Xbox 1 Controller LED change soon. Cant wait.

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Good luck with the mod!

Omg that ps4 is soooo clean!!!

@gino298

3 жыл бұрын

I have one myself. I love it :D

I really like these console videos.

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them. It's fun seeing these consoles come back to life and get cleaned.

excellent fix steve :) just a regular cleanup :)

Your videos are so relaxing. I used to work on fixing Xbox 360 consoles back in the day but I stopped because I just wasn't very good at it compared to how Microsoft was fixing them.

Always good job

Love this video super satisfying

Gooey liquid on thumbsticks: sugar absorbing water from the air.

Hello I posted on your site asking about the controller to this conceal. figured id comment to see if you would see it her first . also love the videos

Nice vid man I have a ps4 just like it just not bo3v and it helped me out a lot thanks man keep up the awesome work looking forward to watching ur vids have a good day peace

As always great video 💪

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

my favorite type of content to see on youtube please dont stop making videos i just can never get enough everything you post interest me 🔥❤

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@mikisafe2905

3 жыл бұрын

Sameee😁

Flawless Repair 👌🏼

I had one of these, good looking on a shelf

Thanks, great channel

I love this channel!

I know this is an older video, but when you check eBay prices, you have to consider the eBay fee of 13% on sale price + shipping. It was great video and I love what you do mate.

Awesome video thank you.

hai steve my brother is a big fan of you and i wanted to tell you your really awesome

Looks so nice 🤩

Fantastic job thanks

Hi Tronics FIX !!I WATCH you from South Europe !!

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

This is a productive channel. Nuff said

These are the best videos

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoy them!

The liquid seems to come from the sticks itself. I noticed the same on my DS4 after I haven't used them in months because of PS5😉

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's true. Strange

@SwampFox178

3 жыл бұрын

My DS3 does that because I use my DS4's when I play PS3 every so often so my DS3 never gets used

Thank you for this

Looks brand new !!

Thats a nice wrap

Testing system with Horizon Zero Down disc. CLASSIC 👍😁

Thank you you just saved my life my PS4 is fixed 🙂

Hey Steve. Awesome job on the restoration! What kind of thermal paste do you use if you don't mind me asking?

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

I normally use Arctic Silver 5

When you cleaned the plastic covers on top of the still open, freshly cleaned PS4 I died a little inside.

@williamedward3176

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing

@trickster_qc

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

cleaning electronics is oddly satisfying.

Pssst dont skip ads and make him 1 million subscriber

The special editions always look super cool

Perfect ad timing the second you press the button and it beeped the ad started lol also i got this PS4 lol

Amazing dude

Dude that’s one of my favorite looking consoles

0:06 first off, that box in GREAT shape. Shoulda seen the one I got Wednesday. Looked liked fell of truck on HWY doing 80, then when come to stop after rolling, bouncing, etc...was hit by another truck before picked up. Than looked like was stepped on, actually had a shoe/boot print in it😅 (seriously, not joking); and there literally wasn’t one place that “didn’t” have tape on it (think after all the damage, they had to tape to keep box together 🤦🏼). BUT, yep, always a but, 😉, b/c the person packed it so well inside, NOTHING WAS DAMAGED, not one thing. Had thick bubble wrap, dense foam, and they even reinforced corners w/ cardboard braces using hot glue (from what looked like). So, pretty awesome imo, that nothing was damaged, and what was inside was a bunch of replacement “chips” for MOBO, electronic repair, etc...and everything tested 100% working. Where am I going w/ this novella, would be curious to see the “state” at which you receive some of your boxes from ppl, and what used to “cushion” device/part inside during shipping. Bet ya got some good stories 😉😆 Cool was a HDD issue and easy to fix, also like that you 7:25 clean the rollers and felt parts of disc drive, as some don’t do that for refurb’d or even factory refurb’d devices👍🏻 Cheers✌🏻

I have the same model ps4, works pretty good got it when bo3 first came out

Reason why I see this channel: to se how Steve puts the perfect amount of thermal paste every time 🌡️💉

Hey Steve I love your channel and have learned alot from you, but I have a question " what kind of flux do you personally use and when doing ic chips or video chips what temp do you set your hot air station to?

I cleaned my ps4 pro n applied paste the other day works amazing like new

How many things have you got hanging around for future videos?!

Prices on the Goodwill online site are absolutely insane. Way more expensive than eBay.

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

They can be crazy high...but sometimes you can get a deal.

Hey you're so good in fixing everything can you fix my broken heart? :(

@Tronicsfix

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I've got no experience with hearts. Sorry

@pomidortv797

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix lol

@sparty6609

3 жыл бұрын

Just replace the perfect amount of thermal paste on your heart this will keep it cool

@andrewgwilliam4831

3 жыл бұрын

There's probably something in an iFixit toolkit that can help.

@JayMaverick

3 жыл бұрын

Just replace it with a known good one.

Omg i love your vids

That is the most beautiful ps4 I have ever seen.

The liquid he was referring to was the oils breaking down in the plastic thumb sticks. This is common as it has happened on my PS3 controllers many times... you just need to wipe them clean with windex and paper towels to remove the excess oils. Plastic contains oil.

What was that little block u plugged in after you put the new harddrive in, is that something I need to install a new drive myself?

What i find to help get scuffs off of consoles are magic erasers and Clorox Scrub Singles Heavy Duty Scouring Pads.