Sponsorship isn't free money, it's a recognition of your skill and viewer base that promotes the products directly to your viewers. Don't under value your worth, you absolutely are providing a valid service to both your viewers and the sponsors. I get you're an honest and unfiltered individual, just don't sell yourself short! Keep up the sterling content mate.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bud, yeah to be honest i filmed this 2 weeks ago, and since then I've switched to custom links with my own domain which gives me very useful metrics. Overall tje links have been used over 7,000 times I a week, so it's definitely valuable for the sponsors 😁

@Godslayer1975

Жыл бұрын

lol your full of shit , born victim suck many dicks today . your insane learn how it works in real world

As soon as I saw that the warranty seal had been purposely removed/replaced in a way to look like it hadn't I knew this was going to be bad news. Also the title helped. Great video as always.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i kinda got the same feeling to be fair. It is what it is i guess but we live and learn

@ThePhoenix198

2 жыл бұрын

"Also the title helped" 🤣🤣

If it was sold as having never been opened before, but just not working or if a repair attempt was made (especially a reflow) and not stated in the ad listing, then yes, I would say scam.

@Godslayer1975

2 жыл бұрын

seller had no clue if he bought from ebay or was gift hey broken ps5 its yours if you fix it then sold it , i know i done this given gift broken series x so i just sold for parts though that way person could fix it good on them if not they have buncg good parts, the thing is most

Proud of you mate for getting that sponsor 👍 I've learned a lot from you for just basic repairs on my game collection! Keep up the good work

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy, much appreciated

Ive been scammed about 10 times now on ebay. It happens but it still feels like shit. At least I have a fair few donor boards now! Still amazing content mate, you're literally the reason I started repairing things again!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does suck to be fair. Cheers mate, that's great to hear

@stevenross-watt8640

2 жыл бұрын

On reflection do you think that some of the 10 times you were scammed that you could have seen it coming? To good to be true. Or terrible comms meaning you were suspicious? Cheers.

@nabs3178

2 жыл бұрын

Because people use eBay to sell their rubbish

I've came across your channel randomly and had no interest in this sort of stuff but this is top notch and makes me want to repair things! How did you learn to do all this it's class

solder under APU capapcitor nets was "eaten" by liquid metal - 99% previous user was trying to replace it and didnt clean it (what is very hard to do)

Great video. I really feel for you in this one. Some people are scumbags.

glad your getting sponsers bro you deserve it

It’s common for people to advertise things as drop damaged because it makes people think that a connecter has popped out and its an easy fix, gamble worth taking if you can salvage parts because sometimes it can be, but you gotta take some L’s along the way I suppose! Great vid mate 👍

You would think if they go to the effort of carefully removing the warranty seal and replacing it that they would put the bloody screw back!

what happened here was the IHS was RE liquid metaled and the liquid metal ate some of the IHS capacitors Solder and came loose , so they opened it up again and tried too re solder the Capacitors back on and failed because they didn't have the right equipment or knowledge too put those tiny Capacitors back then re assembled the PS 5 as best they could and prayed it worked and when it didn't they decided too sell it and make it some one else problem ... !!! yes liquid metal eats Solder and stuff over time thats why their is a barrier of fine foam too keep the liquid metal off the rest of the board ... this is a rookie mistake and has happened with Graphics cards as well that i have gotten .. luckily if your skilled , it is fixable !!! and hey Clear nail polish protects the Caps very well ...

Just glad you have the means and knowhow to strip it down and get your money back. Small saving grace someone with less experience could have ended up with a £170 paperweight. Some ppl have no shame, but top job on your side 👍

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's pretty much the saving grace. I'm in a very fortunate position where this video will likely pay for that console in revenue, but like you say someone else would end up out of £170 😞

enjoy the videos man, good investigating here

I think the "drop damage" might have been real. The liquid metal must have spilled onto the capacitors and the previous technician probably tried replacing them using a donor board. Either this, or they did try reflowing it entirely.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

That's very possible. I'm not 100% sure if i was scammed, but it sure felt like it

Mate, I stumbled across your channel and already watched many of your videos, I'm dumbfounded on I've NEVER been interested in fixing anything electrical; doubt i ever will but Jesus Christ, I find what you can do so interesting! Keep e'm coming mate!

You won't fix them all But you will always learn Along the way Keep your head up lad Great content 😎

Love watching your repair videos even though I would never have a clue how to do any of it myself 🙈 Awesome stuff

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, all it takes is a bit of practice though and anyone could do it :)

enjoying your videos. Binge watching your old posts.

I'm glad I found you, someone I can ask question about ps5s in the near future , great watch and insight many thanks bro ✌

eBay has tons of dishonest sellers of "for repair" electronics. I've seen sellers cherry pick broken components and toss them together for an impossibly faulty item where essentially every component of any value is faulty. Very common with PSP sellers but I've seen suspicious DS Lites like this as well.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I had that a couple of times myself on Nintendo Switches. It's really really annoying when the deception is just blatantly obvious

@trevorwilliams4067

2 жыл бұрын

Ebay is a No Go

@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr

5 ай бұрын

@@trevorwilliams4067 It is if you deal with reputable vendors/sellers. Like everything due diligence is important.

I don't understand why someone would claim it was just dropped. If it doesn't work, at least provide all the information you have for the next owner.

@firetrap4226

2 жыл бұрын

that ps5 was never dropped someone got angry when it started turning itself off and gave it a crack people so dishonest it looks like to me all the liquid metal had started run and shorted cpu out

These videos have been helping me through the not to be named illness. Think I've watched a lot of your content inc the 6 part series, and I don't even do any of this! The most I have done is modded a Megadrive to run japanese/60hz

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

That's good to hear mate and I hope you get better soon. Glad the videos are helping ;)

New sub here, loving your work dude 👍🏻

PS5 is such expensive. A failature will never be fixed with reflowing the APU. That's a real dirty trick to call that "drop damage".

Pet peeve that always bothers me with repairs where someone else has opened it in the past: How F@#$ing hard is it to keep track of all the screws? Every system I have ever disassembled, I put the screws in a little baggie and seal it. That baggie gets set aside. When I reassemble it, I have all the screws!

Great video you are doing a great job keep fixing mate

I do as well because the seller made it look like it was not been opened and they would of been honest upfront if they were not scaming someone.

Great content... subbed :)

It amazes me that consuls that have only been out for a matter of a few months and cost hundreds need repairing I’ve still got a ps1 in as new working order as well as newer models Xbox 360 blah blah all still working and my ps1 has got a chip box plugged in the back that required a spring in the cd drive to disc swap still working Great content as always

I don’t understand or I get it… but I can’t stop watching your content 🙏

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, much appreciated

Your videos are awesome! Do you do general PS5 servicing? I'm from telford and mine could use a good internal clean but I don't trust myself to open it up 😂 warranty expired over a year ago so it's fine to open 😎 had it since day 1 and I wanna treat her to a proper service

I hope you get a partial refund. It has happened to me when buying electronic devices on ebay. Keep up with the videos, truly enjoy watching then here in Canada.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

I would've done if it were ebay but paying cash I have no way of getting it back to be honest. Cheers bud, glad you're enjoying the content :)

Just a piece of advice. Before you power the board. First check the board thoroughly under microscope. Check the resistances on the power lines. Or critical datalines. (The ones often fail) Just to prevent further damages by turning the equipment ON. That gives you a clue if there is something major going ON. If you are fixing the same boards. Just record the resistances on a good equipment. Every day is a school.

Enjoying your content, satisfying seeing you give CPR to broken gear

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, mucb appreciated

@ThePhoenix198

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully not using a defibrillator! (Quick 3000V across the APU ...)

Saw your vid , count me as a new Sub. Love and appreciate your work

hello, ling time viewer first time commenter. Love your videos, dude, interesting to see how incompetent either repair shops or DIYers can be. glad you are getting recognition for sponsorship, you deserve it. keep up the good work.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, glad to hear you're enjoying the content. Definitely there are a lot of incompetent people out there lol

You should put a led beside the multimeter's screen to light the characters up.

Jeez my hands are sweating 😓 for you 😂 dang I can't even tell witch compositor or whatever you did. Pretty damn good 👍

now a new thermopad PTM7950 has come out and you can safely put it on the core and it dissipates heat very well, instead of liquid metal

My biggest bug bear is people selling items that they know have issues other than what they describe, why cant people just be honest when selling something, i for one could never sell something i knew to be faulty unless i told the buyer. By the wsy you seem a genuine guy just trying to make a living doing something you enjoy and helping us not so tech savvy folks out for that you get a sub from me and gl in the future.

I think somebody messed with it until it would turn on even though it would turn off right away just so that way it would look like an easy fix or fixable.

I have a ps5 with a error code CE-108255-1 I have tryed everything even factory reset it and still dosent play some games I have contacted sony and they had me do everything changed a lot of setting but they couldn't fix it so before I return it to the shop do you have any idea what might fix this

You should make merch. A shirt that says "Shut up Multimeter"

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha it's in motion with Puddlt.com mate ;)

Sadly, FleaBay is starting to get more crooks and people who seem to think they can stuff a bowling ball with garbage and sell it as a pro bowling ball. I had one not too long ago, a rare Roland MT-300S (Midi recorder with floppy storage). Seller swore up and down that it was in brand new shape. Low and behold, I open it, guess what? BOTH speakers were lying in the cabinet, the plastic mount posts were broken off and missing. And the floppy drive, someone had stuck a knife in (part of the blade was still there) and destroyed the R/W magnetic read write head. So one old 3.5in drive from a donor PC, bolts, screws, and a drill later and the machine is working again. All because a seller couldn't be bothered to check what he was sending. But don't take it personal, it's definately not your skills that are in question, it's a seller's honestly and even if you can't get your money back, you should have reported this moron for trying to sling shit and pass it as functional. FleaBay is getting trashy because SOME sellers are just not happy with making an honest dollar/pound. And it's actually hurting repair technicians like yourself in the end, because our profession is on borrowed time as it is. Can't fix it anymore.

Love your channel Well done

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate much appreciated

The amount of residue around the CPU/APU shows that it was definitely messed with, and that sort of residue looks to me like flux. I'd say you got scammed.

so sorry to see this brother, you'll catch another W somewhere. It's part of the game unfortunately, there's dishonest people out there. You are still The man! keep it going, I'll be sure to put the twitch prime subscription in

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, I appreciate the support. Yeah I have bought another one since and got it working using parts from this one so it isn't all bad

Just found your channel, good content just wondering are old consoles harder to fix like mega drive etc

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, welcome mate. I haven't worked on any older consoles yet but I do plan to at some point

If it seems to good to be true , it most likely is and in this case , it was too good to be true. Sorry you were the one that got scammed. That’s why I don’t buy from eBay or Facebook. Very hard to get a truthful seller from both of those sites. 👍👍👍✌️✌️✌️

@robertsmith20022

2 жыл бұрын

It’s easy. Just look for the sellers who have a LOT of sells and high positive remarks. Just gotta do your research

new sub ! you know why ? you are real.

Unlucky Phil, you win some you lose some, there are some dishonest people out there, I wish people would just tell the truth about items they are selling, at least then the buyer can make an informed decision about the purchase knowing the facts instead of having to find out that the seller is dishonest. Been there and done that. I'm sure you can claw some money back on parts and even things out when you get an easy win.

@normski123456789

2 жыл бұрын

oh and btw pew pew pew :D

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, yeah it is what it is I guess. Lol that face tracker does my swede in haha

Phil, id like to see you re-ball that APU when you get a stencil, a further repair attempt will make a good video.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

I could but I've already nicked the southbridge, fan connector and a random cap from it haha

@livelongandprosper70

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r ah well, like you say, you wont loose on the deal, most people would have tho.. scam sellers should be lined up and shot IMO.

It's still not a failure to me as a learned so much

Camera quality is amazing, such a good camera

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed mate, the ZV-1 is definitely on my list for a second one lol

I have a question (((on the APU there are few empty places for caps or what ever them name are/WHY there is an empty places and can we add caps if some gets damaged or we add more get better preformance???) CUZ I've seem that on so many laptops cpu or gpu's.

I feel your pain bro!

Think I may have seen a bridged cap just before you removed it from the microscope. Revisit the caps. One of them also looks like it might be slid far enough some of the pins may not be properly connected.

I just paid 270 for one like this, minus the controller and the og boxing. Wish me luck.

I try and steer clear of Facebook Marketplace normally but spotted a fairly decent Yamaha AV Receiver that was listed as faulty for £20 which was up in your neck of the woods the other day, got it back and there’s nothing wrong with it, Doesn’t have the Remote & Setup Mic but you can control it with the App, I think the guy must have plugged his Speakers in to Zone 2 and they won’t work if you don’t turn Zone 2 on anyway, So that was one deal that I’m chuffed to bits about! 🙂

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Nice win mate! Yeah I try and stay away from marketplace too but this one was worth the buy even as parts given the price of it lol

@AJComputerServicesUK

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r Thanks & Congratulations on your Sponsorship btw, It’s well deserved, I need to sort my Channel out but it will get there at some point I hope! 🙂

You realise when you showing the voltages we can’t seen on Multimeter as screen is dirty and the lights on it 😂

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yep I know lol, the screen is really dull on the meter

Great videos still cant find a new ps5 to buy still, bostin work on the repairs

Depending on where you live you can actually buy PS5s brand new close to retail price on offer up. I got a brand new in box sealed digital ps5 for $550 on offer up sure I paid 100 dollars over retail but that's still a pretty good price. I live in California.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's not a bad price at all. I dont think we have OfferUp here though but they're selling for £450 ish on Facebook marketplace right now

@tonygicz8

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r That's not bad considering they were once sold for 800 to 1000 dollars.

Another awesome video !! Sorry that it turned out the way it did, just some people really suck and don't care who they screw over just as long as they get ahead. Can't wait for the next one !!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, indeed it's a shame but it's not all doom and gloom, I've used several parts off this one already to fix others so I've definitely made more than I paid for it lol

@danimayb

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r Yeah I thought that straight away! It was a gamble sure, And you did get scammed (Which sucks in principle), But for you it wasn't a financial issue because for your line of work you just paid a good price for PS5 parts and can earn a profit in repairs lol

Unlucky on this one mate :-(

I'm speechless. Wow man.

Usually when something seems too good to be true, it generally is.

It’s repairable, removed that liquid metal and clean it up and reflow it. It’s that simple. Must make sure it’s clean for reflow.

Probably could have run a big solder blob on iron across caps to reflow them....... Should instead of balling the chip normal way have heat pad just under solder melt level then use a syringe needle with ball on it bring over a heat gun chip melt ball on With dead board and apu and other chips u should try some techniques like with a spacer on iron an blob u might be able to flow molten solder onto the chip pads at right amount and other physics tricks to work.......... Can also turn dead board into stencil drill out pcb use it as one Take screen shot of pcb and print it drill out the pic in material make stencil Etc

in the us it doesn't matter if the sticker is gone they have to fix it anyways. lol

There are so many thieves on this World... trust no one unless you know them that well.

Never realised pS5 had an APU always thought the CPU and GPU were seperate, It looks like someone got to the APU before you and tried to fix it, the drop would have had cracks and other components out of place, so yeah scammed by the looks of it or wanted you to fail because you fix EVERYTHING! Maybe try bring you down a notch as your abilities are getting noticed more and more. I had a asus laptop with APU A9 I think it was few ago was a decent laptop just for making Unity games, got a new Asus TUF F17 Gaming laptop which has the right specs for my new future UE5 game making, only thing is though the screen flickers now and again, never had that problem before, any idea what might be causing it?, it has an i7-11800H, RTX 3060 8GB, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 17.3 inch screen @144Hz with Windows 10 home, hoping my screen doesn't pack in as it's brand new, hopefully it dies down, thinking of just getting a Desktop PC next time and a Macbook Pro once I can afford it once my games come out which are taking AGES to finish lol started off 2D android then done some Google daydream until it shut the server so moved to 3D android and now 3D PC steam games, hopefully console once I see how my Steam game does but freemium in android is annoying way to make income if any, things change too fast, was thinking moving into web or going bk to my uni routes and some microcontroller work, done some Analogue electronics as well wanted to further that, Electromagnetism is fascinating etc but the Analogue Electronics was all ADC stuff and other stuff not explained properly like it never connected to other coursework unlike the digital side which connected with the computer science stuff hardware/software, my course felt biased towards digital which I can understand but was more programming than hardware and building testing only tiny amounts of soldering which was on the Analogue electronics side, and wish I had been doing things like what you are doing, microcontrollers were as close as I got and some sensors programming in Assembly and C. I did fix my Samsung lcd once though replaced about 6 capacitors all fine but 1, couldnt find I think was a long time ago a 100uf and used a 10uf instead, tv worked but the scart buzzed lol never realised just a small difference in capacitors made a big difference, those values might be wrong but they weren't that far off that I thought na won't matter, the tv worked that's all that mattered. Handed it in to cash gen years ago after about 5 years use, they never checked the scart lol just the ariel to pick up freeview lol nice wee Samsung was sad to see it go but needed the cash got 125 for it(wasn't too happy but knew it wasn't 100% so let it slide) was 300 new and a little cracker at the time 2007. Anyway love the channel subbed. ✌

What is liquid metal? How would it get there? Where is it from?

Hello, Phil does isopropyl alcohol have an odour to it like normal alcohol I bought some from ebay and it just smells like water no smell to it at all?

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yes mate isopropyl alcohol will have a very distinct strong smell. It smells like hand sanitizer only much stronger. Hand sanitizer is basically isopropyl alcohol mixed with Aloe Vera

Dude was speechless 😂😭

If the price is to good to be true there is always a reason why.

They pulled a fast one on you but sometimes it happens unfortunately. We live in a scammed world, too bad you didn’t meet the seller yourself. If it were me I would have contacted the seller or report him as a scam seller on the Facebook market group.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah shit happens sometimes mate, the parts are worth more to be than what I paid for it though. I couldn't report the seller though because i got it via wayne and Chris

U can use a gpu from a donor board and replace it if u think that was the issue and have spare time to fix it

Hi, do you fix graphics cards thanks???

Loving your content. Like a few people in the comments, I just stumbled across your channel on KZread. If circumstances were different, I would certainly take this up as a hobby. Keep up the good vids. Have you tried messaging the person on Facebook and sending them this vid? See what their reply is.

I have noticed that cpu chip it should say Sony Entertainment Network do think the chip been change at all ? Love your video buddy keep good qork I got scam for ps5 2 weeks ago the guy said bring to me never showed up got my money ran

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

That sucks, sorry to hear that 😞 nah the chip won't have been changed

LOL every time I see a PS5 it reminds me of those "fancy" routers from like 2005. It seriously looks like there should be a TP-Link badge on it or something!

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I thought that when I first saw it. The xbox series x reminds me of a fancy Tivo box too 🤣

And this is why fewer and fewer people trust buying things from sellers they do not know. Don’t these idiots realize that all they are doing with this dishonesty is destroying the very market they use. Narrow minded short sightedness is all this is. Not to worry though mate, one day this very person will get screwed too and I for one hope it is for far more then $200.

This is why I don’t trust buying from people these days unless there’s coverage for money back when they lie.

I've noticed i have this habit of instantly pressing the like button on everything I watch :P

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks mate, that's really appreciated. It definitely helps push the video to new viewers

Dropped mine from 4 feet it still works given it sprung off my bed on the way down lol

Phil, Wayne, Chris and the seller Four way sale Phil not three way lol. Good luck bud.🤣👍

Your friend could have switched motherboards where doubts come in and that’s why you always buy thee item in person! Sorry for you loss!

Any recommendations for repairs for a noisy ps4 pro ?

If the seller / previous technician had put the screw back under the sticker, do you think you would have known it was tinkered with? I guess the missing APU shield would have been another red flag.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Until I got inside probably not, but yeah the apu situation would've given it away lol

Did you have to fix the sorry camera 🤣

Are you working in a loft, it must be so hot come the summer 👍👍

Are you sure you haven't just reconnected a shorted cap? Seems odd that it worked (kind of) before you re-flowed.

@shaunscaddan8168

2 жыл бұрын

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@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

That is possible, the problem is there's no way to really know because those caps are auper sensitive and i dont have the equipment to test them properly

@calderjonhughes

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCod3r no but you could whip them back off?

Just wanted to see how important those caps on the cpu are lol

Worst thing to hear "I think this APU's been reflowed". Then seeing the caps..I don't know about you but I wanted to throw stuff. Clearly dishonest seller cutting his losses. I don't know if you can heat the APU and reseat it. Not much else as reballing isn't an option right now. However I think you will repair this one eventually as more info becomes available.

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Nah to be honest I knew all along it was a risk, but then I also knew I had more than £170 in parts available from it so I was willing to risk it. But to be honest since filming I've already made more from this as donor parts than I paid for it so I don't mind so much

@robertsmith20022

2 жыл бұрын

So there’s literally no way to repair this?

Like the most important caps , i don't knowhow u did that without throwing up from tension and stress.

yes you did get scammed there so many dishonest people online i would rather buy from electonics store or gamestop or walmart or from directly from sony that gives buyers protection if indeed it broken sony can fix it send it back to you or give you brand a new console

hi Mate, do you fix laptops as well? I got an old msi gt72 been sitting for awhile. I sent to 2 companies, neither could repair it. There is a fault on the motherboard. I suspect it will be a challenge. Are you interested(I will pay) ?

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

I do repair them mate yeah, but if it's been to 2 companies it depends whether they've done anything to it to make it worse

Hey, do you have a link for those alternate power cords you use?

@williamdaniels73

2 жыл бұрын

At about 4:35

Definitely scammed. It happens though. Look at the bright side, you got the Xbox working! I too have been in your shoes. You win some you lose some…love the videos

@TheCod3r

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed mate. Yeah I have since got a ps5 working for my collection too using parts from this one so it's not all bad