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I chose to fix a 2015 MacBook logic board with a heat gun instead of sending it out, and it actually worked.
Everyone at the shop said I was crazy to try a reflow on a board with that many layers. The quote to send it to a specialist was over $400. I had a Weller heat gun, good flux, and a steady hand. Took me about an hour, carefully heating the GPU area. The machine booted and has been running fine for a client for three months now. I know it's a temporary fix and might fail again, but for a small shop, that $400 saved made a big difference. When does a 'bodge' fix become a valid repair in your book?
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foster.jordan2d ago
Sometimes a temporary fix is the most honest repair you can offer.
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reesej271d ago
My old laptop ran on a temporary fix for two years, it was basically a mechanical life support system. Sure it's honest, but at some point you're just the tech version of a guy holding a broken shelf up with his shoulder. The real question is whether you're giving them a band-aid or teaching them how to apply pressure to the wound.
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