Nearly every repair shop replaces parts. Very few repair the board those parts plug into. When a chain store tells you a device is unrepairable, what they usually mean is that the fault is not a module they can swap. That is the work we do.
Request a Board DiagnosticInside your phone, laptop, or console is a logic board carrying hundreds of components measured in fractions of a millimetre. A single failed capacitor, a corroded resistor, or a cracked solder joint under a power management chip will stop the whole device. Replacing the board costs most of what the device is worth. Replacing the failed component costs a fraction of it.
Doing that safely needs three things: a microscope, controlled heat that will not lift neighbouring parts, and someone trained to certified soldering standards. Our lead technician Umair Zia holds IPC J-STD-001 soldering and IPC-A-610 electronics assembly certifications alongside ETA CET and CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, and Server+.
The most common board-level job we see. Ports on consoles and laptops are soldered directly to the board, so replacement means desoldering, cleaning the pads, and fitting a new port without lifting a trace.
Flexible printed circuit connectors are the small sockets that screens, batteries, and cameras plug into. They tear off during careless repairs elsewhere, and a device that worked before someone else opened it often has exactly this fault. We fit a new connector rather than condemning the board.
Passive components fail from liquid exposure, voltage spikes, and age. Finding the failed one is the actual skill, and it is what thermal imaging is for: a shorted component draws current and heats up, which shows on the infrared camera before it shows anywhere else.
Power management ICs, charging ICs, audio ICs, and backlight drivers can all be removed and replaced. This is the deepest end of the work and where the laser desoldering station and 4K microscope earn their keep.
Corrosion spreads under chips where no amount of drying reaches. Proper recovery means ultrasonic cleaning, then tracing what the corrosion destroyed, then replacing it. A device that has been sitting in a drawer since the spill is still often recoverable.
Board-level repair is not something a shop can offer by intention alone. Our bench runs a TBK R-2201 infrared laser desoldering station with a 4K electron microscope, a Qianli Supercam X 3D thermal imaging camera for locating shorts and leakage, an M-Triangel 20W fibre laser for back glass separation, and a vacuum OCA laminator for screen refurbishing. You can see the full bench on our About page.
Board-level diagnostics run $50 to $150 depending on time and difficulty, with results in 3 to 7 business days. Board work takes longer than a screen swap because finding the fault is most of the job. General diagnostics remain free.
90-day warranty on all board-level repairs, covering parts and labor.
We take board-level work on a wholesale basis from businesses, schools, and other repair shops that do not have a soldering bench. If you are a shop that currently turns this work away or mails it out, we are local and we do not compete with you for the customer relationship.
2409 W Kenosha St, Suite 137, Broken Arrow, OK. Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm, Saturday 12pm to 6pm.
Get a Free Quote Call (918) 883-8293Board-level work on iPhones, Samsung and Android, laptops, and consoles.
