Repair Services

Most “repair” is really replacement — swap the whole board, bill for the board. I’d rather find the one part that actually failed and fix that. That’s board-level repair, and it’s what I do.

What I fix

• Microsoldering — fine-pitch and BGA rework, lifted pads and broken traces, jumper repairs, connector replacement. The small, fiddly work that needs a microscope and hot air.
• Board-level repair — component-level diagnosis on logic boards. Trace the fault to the failed part instead of shotgunning replacements.
• Computer repair — the broader stuff too: laptops, desktops, the diagnosis-and-fix work that doesn’t need a scope.
• Vintage computers — restoration and recapping of older machines. The ones worth keeping running.
• ECU repair — on the roadmap. Not offered yet, but it’s where this is heading.

What I won’t take

Saying this up front saves us both an email:

• Boards someone else already “fixed.” Lifted pads, blobbed jumpers, and cooked neighbours turn a two-hour job into a rebuild. I’ll still look — just know the odds drop.
• Anything under active warranty. Send it back to the manufacturer. Opening it voids a free repair, and that’s a bad trade.
• Data recovery as the goal. I fix boards. If the data is the thing you actually need, a recovery lab is the right call, and going in with a soldering iron first can make their job harder.

How it works

This is a growing practice — no ticketing system, no storefront, just reach out and tell me what you’ve got. I’ll be straight about whether it’s something I can fix, what it’ll take, and when I can’t help. No-fix, no-fee on diagnosis. And the usual caveat with any board work: back up anything you can’t lose. I’ll be careful, but I can’t be responsible for data on a device that’s already failing.

Send me the details

The more you can tell me before anything ships, the faster I can tell you whether it’s worth doing. Include what you can:

• Device, and the model or board number if you have it
• What it does now, and what it should be doing
• What changed right before it failed — drop, spill, power event, a repair attempt
• What’s already been tried
• Whether it’s been opened or worked on before
• Photos of the board, especially anything that looks burnt, corroded, or bulging
• Where you are, and whether you’d ship it or drop it off

The button below opens a blank email with those fields already laid out — fill in what you know, skip what you don’t.

Or just write to mrcupp@mrcupp.com in your own words — that works too.