I Bought 16 BROKEN Apple Watches - Can I fix Them?

I Bought 16 BROKEN Apple Watches - Can I fix Them? I've never tried to fix an Apple watch before but I figured it would be fun to try some repairs. I was able to replace batteries in a couple watches and get them working again. I also was able to swap a screen from an unfixable watch to get another one working. And there were also some that didn't go so well.

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[desdearb]

"I made a bad decision but they're mine now", best line ever lol

[jendib]

The amount of perfectly good devices which go to waste just because the battery reaches its end of life is pure insanity.

[mizinoinovermyhead.]

"See that? Thats a spring. I have no idea where it goes..." That made me laugh so hard.

[bear]

Love the variety of devices you attempt to fix.

[tmmangrum]

The problem with using a hot air station on these is you’re melting the LCD’s. Try using a heat mat instead next time. They remove themselves pretty easily. Love the videos Steve. You’re my go to for stuff I need help with.

[silverblaze]

I know nothing about fixing electronics, but I can’t get enough of this content. Thanks for uploading, man!

[nayBobb]

I want to say you really inspire me to fix things rather than just replace! I recently fixed the 6-way seat switch on my car by taking it apart and just cleaning the contacts. Saved me $140 and was really fun!!!

[SibrenFetter]

It's great to see you showing your mistakes. Really helps me learning from your videos even more. But it is absolutely insane how Apple has locked out the possibility to fix certain watches with software. That alone is for enough reason not to support them.

[nmrdkl]

Yeah, Apple watches are pretty fiddly to fix, repaired my old series 1 and was sweating the whole time. It still works.

[Perfectionado]

This was one of the best videos IMO purely for the fact that you've never done it before. When I think about tackling something like this your mind can easily go places and just say 'Nope, you dont know anything about this, you dont know what this does or where that goes or even how its laid out' and to see you just learning on the job is very inspiring and motivational. Even with the busted cable rip, it shows mistakes do happen but its not the end of the world.

[Kickn_NZ]

12:10-12:14 the damage to display on #9 appears during heating.

[orichumo]

when the sticky notes are bigger than the device

[zohaibsiddiqi]

This is what you call quality content 😌

[thatdude]

I'm a man of acquired taste, I like Tronicfix video's where he repairs faulty electronics lots.

[BitMan]

Hats off to you for trying to fix these things, they're a repair nightmare.

[buckbikespent]

Testing these after the repairs would be fun, walking around with a bunch of watches on each hand.

[zUltraD]

Hah, I'm not even willing to _try_ to fix one and you're over here fixing almost 16 with no tutorials, well done!

[geegus]

Oh look I'm wearing one for an extended trial. 😂

[JulianSauco]

You put a lot of heat on those screens. Remember that most OLED screens don't recover from external burn-in as LCDs do. You should get a heating plate for these reparis. Good luck!

[diesel]

I actually love fixing Apple Watches, in my experience they are a lot easier than some other electronics I've had to repair. I refurbish broken ones I get cheap