Hello, and welcome to my KZread channel.
Rhine Labs Preforms Chip Programming, PCB Rework - Post Production Correction, primarily focusing on industrial PCBs rather than consumer electronics. On occasion I will accept consumer electronics and automotive.
I'll create videos showcasing my passion for a variety of interests, including PCB repairs, laser engraving, unboxings, reviews, and teardowns of the products I use. My content will encompass device repairs, machining, aircraft, live music, firearms, and documentation of my experiences and travels.
Some Politics and wild comments and rants when required.
I like Rock & Metal and some other genres! It is what I like So you may hear it or see it.
My Personal Blog: www.stevenrhine.com (Contact Details On First Post)
My Business Site: Http://www.rhineusa.com
Work Order Tracking: Http://www.rhine-labs.com
I am still learning the video/streaming stuff.
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I have a problem printing the upper and lower of my fgc9mk2 and it cracks, and I don't know what else to do, do you recommend any configuration to avoid this problem?
I haven't bought DDE, but JBC's current products have indeed shrunk in quality. I purchased the CD-2BHQF, which used to come with a transformer. However, the latest batch of JBC's CD series soldering stations now use a switching power supply instead. I emailed JBC to confirm, and they informed me that they will gradually transition to switching power supplies. The funny thing is, the manual included with my soldering station still mentions the transformer component.
@JACK-TIM666 mine are not to old lol less then 1 year. And at time of video brand new.
Even, if you were allowed to repair it, Milwaukee sell most of the inside components as a set. So you, if your switch is not working, you need to buy set which is battery contact, control board, switch and part of the motor/whole motor. To all Milwaukee owners who wonder why Milwaukee send you new tool instead of fixing. Cause its cheaper for them. Not to mention USA get 5 year warranty, while rest of the world gets 3, if you register the tool. Milwaukee is a DIY brand now. They are more powerful than other tools, but with a cost of longevity. They will die fast, but its "not a problem", since they replace the tool. So its the same as going to a big box store, buying their brand, use and abuse the tool, then when it dies, you got return it and get a new one.
If they just provided the value of the inductor or a part number for it, it would not have escalated this far!95% of electronics parts can be sourced from places other then the manufacture of the item you are repairing i am sure this Inductor is a common part just needed the value. Why replace a tool when a $0.02 to $0.15 can fix it. They do brag about sustainability and part of that is keeping items out of landfills and reducing e-waste.
@@Rhine_Labs In Europe many repair shops do not try to fix them as they would be worth 70-80% worth of a new tool. One dude called Dean Doherty on KZread repair tools as a business and often state its not worth the wait for the parts and that it will cost almost as a brand new tool. Now apparently they are also in hot water as there might be a US based lawsuit of allegedly using force labor prisoners in China to make their gloves.
The tool stores here in Australia have authorization to direct replace tools under$100. I also had opened mine but they just swapped it.
Report them to the FTC. What they are doing is illegal in the US. Spread the word, hopefully there will be a class action.
Opening the device does not void your warranty, unless opening it was the cause of the failure, according to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. And claiming it does is illegal.
That is exactly what they claimed lol.
"we won't let you repair this" is just sad and depressing, but best is to vote with wallet, so far there are still good alternatives to milwaukee & TTI.
True, just avoid Milwuakee. Their repair policy is just horrible. Also their spare part politics. I mean why should you buy the whole electronics kit, from the battery terminals until the armature, if just the switch has a problem. Milwaukee (and also Dewalt in some cases) doesent sell the switch alone, it's a whole assembly which is as spare part almost as expensive, as the whole new machine.
@@WolfgangWittler1984 (D) If a manufacturer does not use an authorized repair provider, “fair and reasonable terms” means at a price that reflects the actual cost to the manufacturer to prepare and deliver the part, tool, or documentation, exclusive of any research and development costs incurred.
@@Rhine_Labs That's not the point: I pay a fair price for the spare parts which covers all the costs for the manufacturer with the labour for the guy who is packing and shipping the parts to me. I have no problems witht his. But what Milwaukee and Dewalt are doing, is that when for example a switch is broken, then they will not sell you just a switch. They will sell you a whole unit from the battery terminals up to the armature, with everything (including the whole electronics) in between. Nothing of this broken, there is simply no reason for them to bundle this stuff. If they would be fair, then they let me just buy and pay for a switch for a reasonable price, if just a switch is broken.
@WolfgangWittler1984 agree, I have not taken many of these tools apart I would assume the switch is a custom part?
Sounds like Rossmann needs to feature this channel again.
This is insane. The audacity ! "It's on our website" Priorities: website > law
Yea, FTC just Yesterday July 03 Posted Clarification about illegally voiding warranties. www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2024/07/warranty-warnings-dont-interfere-consumers-right-repair?:_don%E2%80%99t_&
@@Rhine_Labs it's pointless if no one actually gets in trouble
@@ShrirajHegde True they need to enforce it.
Wow shame on you Milwaukee tool …
"We won't let you repair this" Wow that was honest lmao
Yes, it was! The only person that can tell me they will not let me do something and I will not defy it is my wife of 29 years!
@@Rhine_Labs 😂😂😂😂 Accurate!!!
Yikes. That's a shame. Love my Hakko setup, probably not moving away from Hakko anytime soon.
I do like the power and thermal transfer of the JBC over my hakko 203's
Wow. That looks like crap. I am with you on that. That was definitely made in China. Rushed and mass produced.
Pretty much! I will Be Opening up all My Stands and Checking them and Cleaning Them. A small amount of flux is normal but this is Excessive and looks acidic.
Very disappointing to see a product that costs that much uses cheap components and tries to hide information so you can't fix it. There is really no excuse for them to not solder in that connector and to have flux all over the board. I guess I won't be buying JBC.
I call it my $5,800 Mistake I must Live With. I admit the thermal performance characteristics and Features are Great, But Customer Service and Build Quality is Terrible! Read about My Full Experience Here: www.stevenrhine.com/?p=131943
I have Ranger 2980 1 element from frequency counter is out how can I fix it ?
I have not worked on one of them you can find the schematics at cbtricks.org/radios/rci/rci_2980wx/ the display has a part # of EPT024540Z-3 I cannot tell if it is a VFD or 7 Segment if a VFD will prob be hard to fix but if 7 segment prob easy.
@Rhine-Labs Hey Rhine, Just got my DDU (DDE-2C), the unit doesn't go to sleep mode. The unit is running the infamous 8886448 firmware. I tried to download the latest from JBC with the hope that such issues would be patched. The unit freezes when I insert the USB stick. I tried many other USB stick, same issue. Have you found a workaround as of today ? or is there a specific firmware which works that you got directly from JBC ?
Contact JBC they are aware of the issue's they may say they have never herd of it (that's seems to be their default) or they will ignore you but they are aware of the issue. If you have a unit with a Downgraded MCU you are probably may be out of luck. They did recently update their software download page www.jbctools.com/software.html and the DDE-C Says SEE TABLE and list of serial #'s so not sure if they are making custom firmware for units affected?
@@Rhine_LabsThanks for the feedback. My unit is not listed on their website. So i'm attempting to use 8886903 without any success so far...if it's hardware related, how could they miss this in production, do they actually test their product at the end of the production line...very disapointed.
@@rslyrick5315 You prob have a unit that was made using a downgraded MCU see my dde teardown live stream And Blog Post www.stevenrhine.com/?p=131943 JBC will prob need to replace your unit but they will try and tell you nothing is wrong or just ignore your complaint.
@@Rhine_Labs Hey Rhine, so I got in contact with JBC support (spain). I got a very quick and friendly support regarding my issue. They asked me to actually update my unit with 8886905 (my unit was not listed though...). I think that they update the online device list based on customer complaints. Sleep mode and hibernate are now working just fine. Note that the process for updating via the USB stick is slightly different from what's described within the "Firmware Update Manual" found next to the binaries archive on their website. You actually have to plug in the stick and then boot the unit. I used a FAT32 stick. Note that the file size for 8886905 (3 Mo) is significantly smaller than 8886903 (8 Mo)...maybe it's related to the MCU downgrade not being capable of handling big binaries, so 905 is probably made for these units. I don't really know...anyway, it seems that i got a better support experience than you or other people complaining here. Let's see how this unit performs in the future. I have 5+ years old JBC equipment at work, I love it. That's why I invested in one for my private usage. Let's see if the quality is still there. Anyway thanks for your investigation work and for sharing your experience with us :) !
Better than what ace is doing now
Not seen ace.
@@Rhine_Labs I've seen enough of full show videos especially from Orlando the most recent one.
firmware in pic mcu seems to be read protected by fuse
I would assume it is, Have you attempted the read? Some manufactures do not lock them.
填充一定要100%吗？pla材料吗？
So many companies are like that. For example Raspberry, a company freaking formed around "makers" and engineers. They think they are some kind of wizard because they built a circuit and us mere mortals couldn't possibly understand or fix their incredibly simple designs that they try to hide with their secrets. They slip in proprietary stuff too, not to make it better but to make it more difficult to repair. Don't get me started on appliances, power tools with coded batteries, firearms tools, other tools, etc. A child could build and understand most of this stuff... but they're wizards! No, they're assholes.
Power tools ohh yes I will have a video on the red company soon.
Wait wait wait. You were a ferry pilot?! Wow! I’m sure you must have some stories.
Yea, just a few!! I have Travel to more places than I can count. Sadly most all the videos and photos i had are lost forever.
This looks like a nice supply. The auto transformer is one of the smallest I’ve seen. I usually get hand-me-down chunky ones that are wonderfully oversized for their ratings and will outlast me easily :)
These are great Isolation Transformers!
Those flex cables with crimped pins at the end are the spawn of satan. Once the metal oxidizes at the interface between the pins and the traces, bad things happen and you have to replace the thing with hopefully something more reliable. Discrete hookup wires twisted together work well and will outlast most things :)
Maybe you can take individual contacts from a breadboard and solder them at the correct pitch to make something to fit that edge connector.
I am sure it will be a common card edge connector once part number is known I will publish it to help all. I could 3d print a type of pogo pin clip but no time nor the 3d modeling skills to do it efficiently. I would Rather find the card edge connector solder a few wires and attempt the download it. And it is a 50/50 chance Targets will be read protected and a useless effort.
And Cottie stole the video - as cats do everytime :)
She is the star!
Is some JBC stuff made in Spain? I’m wondering if some things like these board assemblies & the disappointing tweezers (AM120 I think) are outsourced; not made by JBC.
On the units it says Made in EU
wow, I definitely need to open up mine I have the same model and replace those capacitors with some name brand .. I personally never messed around. We’re trying to dump firmware or install new firmware on the hot air station 🚉 back in the day. It was described to communicate with the computer, but never got that working .. what’s up with that barge wire That jumper ?
What to go FOH couldn’t hear a word
Oh man, how does this happen. Keep your deplorable egoey hands out of anything Motorhead you pile.
🤡💩
Want to hear Gene sing Enter Sandman
Now that he is a cover band bound to happen one day.
Is his bass even plugged in?😂
Who did the bass intro then if it wasn't plugged in genius?
Not if we're lucky
@@wadetomczyk8043an actual bass player
Killmeister? It's KILLMISTER!
I know. What a buffoon!
Is he just a bass player in his band?
Gene you're no Lemmy😂
And Lemmy was no Gene. So what's your point other than to be a hater? The man is trying to pay tribute to someone. Isn't that enough?
@@daveoleary289 ..I'm so sorry 😔
I replaced them like that then the S light still on and cannot accelerate more than 50mph. So which component should I check? Thank you
Look for broken (Corroded Away) traces/via's very common.
Gene thinks this is gay thats why
Cast it, make a metal lower from aluminum. Last longer and looks cooool
I don't understand if you recommend not to do it why show how to make it work..clearly it is slowly damaging the radio
definitely saving this video for later!
fantastic .
I hope people didn't have to pay too much to listen to that. It sounds like karaoke night at the local bar
Show was on the house lol
The ASM-TF is great i tried it. It glows also under UV (not glowing in this video because of the bottle). Its very good, basically its the old Amtech 👍🏻. And a very cheap, the price will go high i am sure after all ppl knows about it.
This kid simply ripping my most treasured skid row tune ....no words
Curious to hear how these turned out. I am looking for some new flux and haven't had good luck with what I found on Amazon. I am just a hobbyist and fix small electronics for fun. What flux do you recommend?
I will report back after i use them for a bit.
Gene Simmons band? What???? Never heard of this.
Gene Simmons's new cover band lol.
I have one of these welders. I don’t know what’s wrong with it. The welder arcs but it doesn’t melt the metal When I turn it on -.3v pops up then it goes away.Any idea what the problem might be?
Dam those chickens 🐓 eat better than I do haha 😂
They work hard at being chicken's.