IP68 Phones and Water Damage: What the Rating Does Not Promise
What an IP68 rating covers, what to do after liquid exposure, and how wear, repairs and warranty terms affect a water-resistant phone.
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Case Study: MacBook Air A2179 - When We Advised Against the Repair
A badly liquid-damaged MacBook Air A2179, and why we advised against a long repair attempt. What we found and what the owner decided.
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Case Study: HP Pavilion - A MOSFET Burnt Into the Board
A MOSFET on this HP Pavilion burnt into the board itself. We cleaned out the carbon, rebuilt the tracks and had it working the next day.
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Case Study: Galaxy S21+ - Recovering Data With Parts From a Donor Phone
Corrosion had eaten parts off this Galaxy S21+ board. With parts from a donor phone we rebuilt two circuits and recovered the data.
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Case Study: MSI Katana - An “SSD Not Recognised” Fault That Was Corrosion
An MSI Katana reported its SSD missing. The real fault was liquid corrosion on the board and on the drive, plus dried thermal paste.
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Celebrating a Decade of Tech Repair Excellence at Fixfactor
A look back at Fixfactor’s first ten years, from Raphone in 2014 to the workshop, team and repairs shown in our original photographs.
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Technology Is a Double-Edged Sword: Our Take From the Repair Bench
Technology is at its best when it disappears into everyday life. A phone gets us home, a laptop holds years...
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Case Study: Lenovo Legion 5 - A Burnt Power Converter a Month After the Spill
A month after a spill, this Legion 5 would not power on: a burnt PU6201 power converter. How we found it and replaced it at component level.
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Case Study: Asus ROG - Brought In Just in Time After a Heavy Spill
A heavily flooded Asus ROG that still worked when it came in. Ultrasonic cleaning and corroded components replaced before it failed.
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Case Study: Surface Pro 6 - Liquid Damage, a Working Tablet and 360 GB of Data
A liquid-damaged Surface Pro 6 brought back with a board repair, a new battery and screen, and 360 GB of the owner's data copied off.
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