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This Laptop Was DESTROYED! My Fix Caused It To ONLY Do This... SOMETIMES!

147K views · May 9, 2026 · Education

Comments · 396

  • @GeminionRay · 4 months ago

    Man I wish my local repair shops had half your patience. Also at this point I think the CPU might be half-dead, or needs a full reball. You already have tried everything else at this point.

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  • @3S4afendi · 4 months ago

    That was a 12 round fight.

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  • @angeltzepesh1 · 4 months ago

    Yet another laptop destroyed by liquid metal. At least this time it wasn't from factory

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  • @jonzweig5860 · 4 months ago

    You have the patience of a saint.

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  • @chrisbertrand2969 · 4 months ago

    Nathan, I KNOW you hate liquid metal, as a Senior EE, I 100% agree. Watching this video triggered a question in my head, when you found the LM under CPU edge within the ball array and then you tried to syringe suck it out... why not consider get a specialized high volume/speed "vacuum" that would hose scale down to the syringe size and literally "suck it all out" at high speed? Wouldn't that provide a higher level of confidence since it is "kind of like mercury" effect for removal? Maybe you have thought about it, just something I've never dealt with but might be a better approach to clean up LM in general, a fast, high volume vacuum with a LM collector for easy disposal?

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  • @Joaco15Arg · 4 months ago

    You know you&apos;re dealing with a complicated case when you start performing CPR on the circuit board. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbD1b0Jfxmc&amp;t=4387">1:13:07</a>

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  • @srmj71 · 2 weeks ago

    You hit it about as hard as one man can. Rest well good sir, you have truly done all one can. ;-)

  • @daviddeschesnes2846 · 4 months ago

    Hey Nathan, big fan of the channel — your work is clean, methodical and genuinely educational. Really appreciate what you put out.<br>One thing I wanted to mention as a friendly heads-up : I’ve noticed you work with 99% IPA pretty regularly without gloves. At that concentration it does absorb through the skin, and with repeated exposure it can add up on your liver and kidneys over time. A pair of nitrile gloves would fix that completely — cheap, simple, no impact on your workflow.<br>Stay safe and keep up the great work!

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  • @MemeticsX · 4 months ago

    Nathan, you are a madman. &nbsp;A mad scientist. &nbsp;A tenacious troubleshooter.<br><br>Thanks for the enjoyable video! &nbsp;[spoiler alert:] Sorry that ultimately you weren&apos;t able to determine the cause(s) of the issues.

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  • @DonaldDuvall · 2 weeks ago (edited)

    The problem with repair, electrical engineering, software development, and similar disciplines and enjoying it, is that you just want to figure it out. Sometimes the hard earned victory is the real reward. After struggling on a problem for hours or even days, scratch long your head, to finally figure it out, drives many (myself included) to try &quot;one last thing&quot; about 10 times, lol.

  • @Last_n_Line99 · 3 months ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbD1b0Jfxmc&amp;t=3985">1:06:25</a>, “I am so fed up with this.”<br>Area IT Director for several years. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve said those exact words. <br>Hang in there pal.

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  • @Dr-Saltier · 4 months ago

    maybe a failing crystal?<br>or try 40 PSI air to blow out from under chips

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