https://mrcupp.com/tags/bench/Recent content in Bench on IamMrCuppHugoenmrcupp@mrcupp.com (Aaron Cupp)mrcupp@mrcupp.com (Aaron Cupp)Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:24:10 -0700https://mrcupp.com/post/2026-08-09-board-repair-open/Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:15:00 -0700mrcupp@mrcupp.com (Aaron Cupp)https://mrcupp.com/post/2026-08-09-board-repair-open/<h1 id="taking-work">Taking work</h1> <p>Short version: I do board-level repair, and I&rsquo;m taking work. <a href="https://mrcupp.com/page/electronics-repair/">Here&rsquo;s the page</a>.</p> <p>Longer version below, because I think the <em>why</em> matters more than the pitch.</p> <h2 id="most-repair-isnt-repair">Most repair isn&rsquo;t repair</h2> <p>Take a laptop somewhere with a dead port and you&rsquo;ll usually get a quote for a logic board. Not a component — the board. The diagnosis stops at &ldquo;which module do we swap,&rdquo; because that&rsquo;s the model the industry is built around: replacement at the largest convenient unit, billed accordingly.</p>