From the bench

Every repair, photographed as it happened.

No stock photos. These are real repairs from our bench, newest first, many of them shot down the microscope.

The back of an LED advertising sign, showing its LED panels and power wiring
The LED sign's power supply unit on the repair bench
LED advertising sign power supplyNot just phones and consoles: this LED sign's power supply had failed, so a replacement unit was fitted and wired in.
Switch Lite board with the faulty USB-C port removed and old solder left on the padsOld port off
The cleaned port pads under the microscopePads cleaned
The new USB-C port under the microscope before fittingNew port
The new USB-C port soldered and screwed into the Switch LiteFitted
Another Switch Lite charging port, under the microscopeThe old port taken off, every pad cleaned and checked under the scope, then a new port soldered in and screwed down. The video shows the old solder being cleared under the scope, sped up.
Nintendo Switch Lite opened up on the bench, showing the main board and USB-C charging portOpened
Close-up of the new USB-C port soldered onto the Switch Lite boardNew port
The Switch Lite back together, switched on and chargingAfter
Nintendo Switch Lite charging portCame in not charging. The fault was the USB-C port, so a new one was soldered onto the board.
PS5 HDMI port repair, start to finishThe console stripped down, the old HDMI port removed, the pads cleaned up and a new port soldered in, then tested on a screen.Watch on YouTube
iPhone 15 with its back glass cracked across the bottomBefore
The same iPhone 15 opened up, with the broken back glass removed beside itOpened
The iPhone 15 with new back glass fittedAfter
iPhone 15 back glassCracked rear glass removed and new glass fitted.
Honor phone opened up on the bench for diagnosis
Honor phone diagnosisOpened up to find the fault: liquid damage at the charging port.
iPhone 11 beside its old charging port flex after the port was replaced
iPhone 11 charging portThe old charging port flex taken out and a new one fitted.
Console board under the microscope with the HDMI port removed, showing damaged pads and tracesBefore
Repaired HDMI traces sealed with blue UV solder mask under the microscopeRepair
New HDMI port soldered onto the console boardAfter
Console HDMI port rebuildDamaged pads and traces repaired under the microscope and sealed with UV solder mask, then a new port fitted.
iPhone 14 Pro with badly shattered back glassBefore
The same iPhone 14 Pro with new back glass fittedAfter
iPhone 14 Pro back glassShattered rear glass replaced.
Samsung phone board connectors under the microscope
Samsung phone board, under the microscopeBoard-level work is done at this magnification, one component at a time.
Xbox One motherboard out of its case on the repair bench
Xbox One motherboardConsole boards are diagnosed down to the component, not swapped for a new one.
An Xbox controller opened up on the repair bench
Xbox controller stuck A buttonOpened up on the bench to fix an A button that had stuck.

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