Faulty McHale 868 Square Bale Wrapper Control Unit | Can I Fix It?
21,219
Published 2024-06-08
Let's take it apart and see if we can repair it!
I'm not an expert, but I do enjoy trying to fix things.
If you enjoyed this video, or found it useful or helpful, please consider subscribing. It's free and you'll be notified when I upload more videos.
Thank you for your support!
Some of the tools and equipment that I use:
The Famous Blue Mat: amzn.to/47bPNGK
Infiray P2 Pro Thermal Camera: amzn.to/47c05Xm
170 piece electronics tool kit (security bits): amzn.to/3VnmHBh
SMD Tweezer set: amzn.to/3t9GlW4
Aixun T3A Soldering Station: amzn.to/3Xa8HMe
Soldering Flux: amzn.to/3UDC0py Alternative: amzn.to/4dVRdcN
Low Melt Solder: amzn.to/3QICZ5r : Cheaper Alternative amzn.to/3G4L3XK
Grinding pen: amzn.to/3QCHE7v
Component Tester: amzn.to/46UcHm6 alternative (slightly cheaper) amzn.to/49yZSzJ
Overhead Camera Mount I Use: amzn.to/3tX8Ar4
Microscope Light (I use on my Trinocular): amzn.to/3FEAPgy
AD409 Pro Microscope 10" Screen: amzn.to/3G0CI7P
Extra Long Torx Drivers(used on Milwaukee radio): amzn.to/40siUU3
DC Power Adapter plugs 38 PCS: amzn.to/49lCUMm
USB Power Meter Tester: amzn.to/3R6NX4g
SMD Component ruler 3x (for sizes of components): amzn.to/3TvfcWO
Other Equipment:
Main Overhead camera: Sony HDR-CX450 with 3rd party remote and RODE VideoMic Pro
Other cameras: Canon G7X, iPhone 6
Microscopes: Amscope trinocular (clone) with FHD 48MP Camera V8
& Adonstar AD409 Pro.
Editing Software: DaVinci Resolve
The above links are amazon affiliate links, and I may receive a small amount from Amazon at no extra cost to you, if you choose to purchase an item.
#electronics #electronicsrepair #repair
All Comments (21)
-
You just did that farmer a massive favor, no McHale dealership would even look at that. they would tell him to buy a new one which cost many thousands. Baler and wrapper controllers fail often and repairs are extremely pricey. Replacing an old eprom is over 500$ here. Great job!
-
I love how you always fix different things from tools to consumer electronics to even industrial stuff, it's really entertaining to not just stick to a single category Keep up the good work!
-
Farm equipment that cant be left in the rain seems like an odd manufacturing choice. Inspiring to watch all these fixes. I hope more people start fixing things like this. Very hard to find anyone to do repairs like this; everything is just replaced
-
Moral of the story... don't lend out your expensive equipment! The borrower usually doesn't take care of the equipment and won't compensate you for any damage. That controller was really abused. Great favor and repair!
-
Once again, you can't loan your tools or equipment out to anyone. Mighty fine diagnosis and repair. thank you for sharing it with us.
-
Nice to see things being fixed rather than being replaced.
-
@16:45 - You could probably also build up a ring around the break with baking soda and super glue. I found that to really work well.
-
The best thing I've found to secure the plastic back together marine jb weld takes about 24hr to cure but its amazing stuff
-
Glad the emergency button was a two piece, had me going there for a minute as I couldn't see that. Great fix, clean up, battery and a button, sweet. It could have been a lot worse😉 Nice job bro. See you next time.
-
It is always nice to see something fixed from being dead. I sometimes do micro soldering on phones and motherboards, some come to life, some do not. I do like your work and thinking while you fix things.
-
Yeahp, electronics and rain don't get along very well....!!!! Great fix.
-
For the problem of long term use of silicone you mentioned (29:11) my solution is to put them in a ziploc bag and keep them in the fridge. I can use even the smallest tubes of silicone for many years this way. I keep my cyanoacrylates and even marine wood glues fresh for very long this way.
-
I learned quite a few things watching this repair video, thanks a lot!
-
Truly original and authentic content, great work. The one board where you probably want conformal coating
-
What an astonishing coincidence, I just worked on one yesterday and the water had come in though a crack around the emergency stop switch too!
-
Stuns me that a piece of farm equipment is so poorly protected against water ingress. Great repair.
-
Great fix! Silicone open tubes preserve well by running all air out, then seal opening with celophane and cut cap. Store standing up with tip in air at comfortable room temp. Stores well for about 2 or 3 months. Silicone does not have a long shelf life even when not open and this is why you can find it on sell sometimes.
-
Very cool fix, I can imagine you saved a ton of money as these devices are probably very expensive to replace 👍
-
Emergency stop switches are usually normally closed so that you get a stop condition if the wiring becomes disconnected, otherwise whatever it is controlling would happily continue with you fruitlessly operating the switch when the wiring gets cut!
-
Nice cleanup job! Those 3.6V lithium batteries are the #1 enemy of the Classic Macintosh computer community. They have ruined many motherboards over the years. Luckily, this one hadn’t leaked terribly bad. I’ve seen some horror pictures from inside old Macs.
