Protip for worn out screws: put a tad of isolation tape on it and for some miraculous reason the screw driver will find grip.

@shagreobe

10 ай бұрын

Or a piece of thin rubber works well too

@MeitsMSX

10 ай бұрын

Yes, picked that trick up from a carpenter's channel once. So much info on youtube to accidentally walk into :)

@alanrichardson1672

10 ай бұрын

A dab of grinding paste helps the screwdriver grip better i.e. stops it camming out.😊

@groovedodger

10 ай бұрын

One thing I do if a stuck screw goes into plastic heat it with a soldering iron .

@budgiefish

10 ай бұрын

There appeared to be still some good 'shoulder' on the cross head there for a proper fitting [new] screwdriver bit (PH2?) to bite into... a manual impact driver can also help with stubborn screws as the impacts help grip the head whilst simultaneously turning the screw, if a dremel cutoff is used, use the thinnest possible disc (an old one worn down to radius the size of the screw head not to marr the case), failing all that, left handed drill bits can do wonders... Of course if you have none of that to hand, then options are probably limited to what Richard did in the end :)

The rubbery thing is called a tactile pad, just for information. 😊

Heya nice jobs wel done love to see a working day in your live

to answer the question yes i still want to be a repair tech lol is what i do and love

Thanks for all the great videos/information! Suggestion - PCB vice(s) or similar "Star" screws = Torx :-)

You could try the rubber band trick for getting a worn screw out.

Get a drill stand for your Dremel and some tungsten carbide drills, make short work of that rogered screw

Richard, I think it is supposed to be bent for a ball bearing to lock into the detents so there will be a positive stop at every click. The ball bearing likely fell out, thus no clicks and no positive stops.

It looks like a TV streamer for deaf people to connect their hearing aids to. My daughters deaf, and it looks very similar to what we've had in the past .

Hi Richard, You can get universal bolt extractors for rounded screw heads. They are sharp reverse screws drill bits. You drill a shallow hole inro the rounded screw head the same diameter of the bolt extractor head, then drill the bolt extractor into the hole you drilled, very slowly with an electric screwdriver in reverse. It grabs the screw and brings it out everytine even when a rubber band doesn't work. I have a set if different size bits in a pack. I think they cost me about £7 for a set of 5 different sizes from a hardware shop in the UK. They have got me out of trouble several times without damaging the device. Just seen that hey have them on AE for £2.55 plus postage.

Good work as always. I was surprised you didn't check F1, right next to the inductor, on the "dead" one. Regards, David

Very good video! Solder tip looks massive doing these surface mount fine work. I have slight tremor now (78) use micro iron for surface work and meter probes are needle thin insulated right down to very sharp points! That happens when you get old! Fraser😅

If you go over the marker pen writing with another marker pen, it will soften the ink and you can wipe it off (quickish before it sets again).

@shagreobe

10 ай бұрын

Also, Iso works to remove permanent marker as well

@BrianSmith-ow9gy

10 ай бұрын

LSO?

The screws are called "torx" head, just for information.😊

Never a boring day!

Any substance such as BLU-TACK -- PUTTY -- PLAY-DO could be used to hold the PCB in place, Of course - an adjustable circuit board holder is easily made at home from wooden batons - or purchase a commercially made holder or an adjustable PCB Vice

Hi Richard, a thought on the encoder switch. I couldn't see but did you remove the nut normally meant for a frame/case mount? Was the replacement switch simple sitting proud as it was a rotary-push combo? Could you have made the hole in the case a little bigger (with the customers permission) to fit your better switch? Love the channel and tips. Ive been an Electronic Technician for the Royal Navy for 22yrs and still love fixing electronics 😊

I’ve been trying to find your other channels the ones you do the live stream with Carlos can you link it under your channel thank you sir very much enjoy watching the channel

Don’t seem to see anyone using as solder sucker anymore. Is it just because everything is smaller and smd? It’s been a while since I did anything and I think last time I fixed anything I just bridged an smd fuse with a 20 mm discreet type and insulated it with tape as I have little if any experience with smd tech.

Hi Richard, great Video 👍🍻, intresting repairs and your soldier skill would be better and better .

There are screw extractors. Drill a large hole into the head and use the extractor to grip inside the hole.

@ianhaylock7409

10 ай бұрын

How do you drill a large hole into a M3 screw?

@denverbraughler3948

10 ай бұрын

@@ianhaylock7409: Drill a hole with a hardened drill bit matching the appropriate extractor bit size.

How was the usb component held on after the brilliant engineer used the brown braid looking thingy ? Or was it the clear looking thing he used before that ? Also how did the solder not short all of the 4 pins at the back when it was soldered like that ?

@rileywaldo1580

10 ай бұрын

The four large solder pads hold the connector on the board and the surface tension of the solder keeps the solder on each of the smaller pins

How does one become an electronics whisperer as fine as Richard? Nigh impossible unless you too were conceived under a desk covered by Altair 8800's on the equinox of a leapyear that is within the same decade of England winning a football world cup. If you can meet those reasonable requirements, you too can become an electronics god.

I find it amusing, the first thing any tech does is put leaded solder in....Hopefully they never take that away, and although it will never happen, it would be nice if they changed regulations back to where factories could use it again also.

Rich I think that you've over done that.

You want to go very slowly with metal drill bits

Why not treat yourself to an adjustable pcb holder

@andymouse

10 ай бұрын

or a lump of Blu-Tak.

No I'm not a repair tech anylonger, sick of armchair experts who thought they knew more than me ,after doing my apprenticeship and a lifetime of it, now retired only do work for my Wife & Daughters, oh and my radio amateur hobby & shack

Annoying hard to understand accent, very long videos with no cuts and very little information to learn form, great 👍, i wanna learn electronics to make money from youtube