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How Liquid Damage Affects MacBook Components and How to Treat It Effects of Liquid Damage on MacBook Components When liquid enters a MacBook, it can cause severe damage due to electrical shorts, corrosion, and residue buildup. Here’s how it impacts different components: Logic Board (Motherboard) Damage Liquids cause short circuits by bridging connections that shouldn’t

Good news for common problem with iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max where screen goes all white or all green. Most shops would diagnose this issue as iPhone LCD problem and would recommend LCD replacement. However, it turns out that in some cases this issue is not caused by the damage to the

We repair not only phones and laptops but any electronic device, including navigation equipment, GPS, communication two way radios, chart plotters used in marine applications and autopilots. Often times, there would be one component failing in the whole system of navigation electronics on a boat so fixing that one failed component is much cheaper than

This is a rare one! We replaced the backlight on the Display Assembly for MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021. The job started as LCD replacement which is a complicated job in its own right. Chips need to be transferred from the old display to the new LCD so this alone takes few hours. To make things

We are an approved WINZ supplier, authorised to supply quotes for mobile device repairs and sales and accept WINZ card payments. Using a New Zealand Work and Income card to pay for repairs or the purchase of mobile devices can be a valuable option for individuals looking to improve their job search capabilities. Here’s a

Finally solved iPad Pro 11-inch problem! This is quite a new expensive iPad A2759 from 2022 so was worth diagnosing the logic board and doing the component level repair on it. This iPad was in our workshop for quite some time as troubleshooting was made difficult by the fact we could not find the schematics

There seems to be an inherent fault in the hinge design. We have seen few of these through the workshop. Replacing the hinge is not an easy repair by any stretch of imagination! Very time consuming and risky process. When the hinge goes however, it has to be replaced, there are no two ways about

Selling unwanted MacBooks or iPhones can be a profitable venture if done correctly. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to make money by selling these devices: 1. Evaluate and Prepare Your Device Clean and Restore: Physically clean your device to make it look presentable. Remove your iCloud account and restore the device to factory settings

This is a hard and full on repair! Replacing an cracked LCD on a 2021 MacBook Pro Model number A2442 and 2023 MacBook Pro model A2779. This particular example and the photos are from A2779 model bu the process is identical for A2442. Why is it so hard? The LCD display is paired with the

This is becoming a frequent topic and lots of our customers have asked this question, so we decided to publish a little article to help explain the process. It’s very simple, just follow the below diagram and your’ll have hours of fun! Just joking! This a an AI generated image that is well…not so accurate.

We have seen a number of loose Playstation HDMI Ports lately so it’s worth making a port about it. Sony Playstation HDMI ports often get damaged and need to be replaced. The repair is straight forward enough but it takes time. End to end it takes good two hours to establish the cause of the

PS5 diagnostic and repair! Plugging it in and turning it on, front lights lit up, beeped, no image. Controller is getting power from all the USB ports so 5v isn’t an issue. HDMI port felt loose but didn’t have any bent or folded pins on the front side. Swapped HDMI cable and monitor inputs, still

We received a Steam Deck with power issues. Luckily for this customer, it was a simple fix. The charging USC-c port was damaged preventing proper charging of the device. Charging ports on devices like the Steam Deck can get damaged due to various reasons, including: Physical damage: Accidental drops or impacts can cause the charging

We see so many of these, MacBook, iMac and PC alike. Dust or pet hair lives in most peoples laptops. Gaming PCs with water cooled GPUs are particularly notorious when it comes to dust buildup. Is it bad? Yes it is, dust accumulation within laptops can significantly increase the likelihood of hardware failure due to