Sony PS4 HDMI Port Repair

There can be several problems that lead to the dreaded HDMI port failure. Among these are the port itself (99% of the time it's the port itself...they are made poorly and also soldered poorly out of the box), HDMI filters located near the HDMI port, the Panasonic IC chip also located near the HDMI port (these all work together to give you a picture on you television screen) and/or faulty board wiring.

Console RepairJordan WiresDecember 20, 2018Wires Computinghdmi, port repair, solder, microscope, micro solderComment

Nexus 5 Boot Looping Power Button Repair

Often times the boot looping issue on the LG Nexus 5 is caused by a failing power button which needs to be removed and then replaced with a new one which involves using a hot air station as well as micro soldering techniques.

What is Micro Soldering?

Often times with smaller mobile devices, a need for shrinking the surface mounted components arises. With the smaller components comes smaller tools. Typically working with components on the 0402 scale and even smaller makes using standard tools very difficult. The scale is literally microscopic; components on a board can be smaller than a grain of rice (hence the microscope)