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.

Watch it happen

The bench is going on stream — Twitch and YouTube, under my own handle. If you’d like to see your board get fixed, say so when you send the details and I’ll put the job on camera. Your name never does.

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.