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A customer told me my HDMI port repairs were all failing and he was right
I had a guy bring back a PS4 I fixed 3 months ago saying the HDMI port was loose again. Turns out I was using cheap lead-free solder from Amazon and not preheating the board enough. Switched to 63/37 leaded solder and a $40 preheater from Fry's and my last 8 repairs have held up perfect. Anybody else get called out on a bad habit by a customer?
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paule531mo ago
Man that takes guts to admit. I had a customer call me out on HDMI repairs too. Was using a cheap iron and no flux, just soldiering away. My joints looked fine but they cracked under heat cycles. Customer brought back a Switch a week later and showed me the broken pins under a microscope. Felt like an idiot. Switched to good flux and a real soldering station. Night and day difference. Sometimes you need that reality check.
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david7391mo ago
Yeah that moment when you realize you've been doing it wrong the whole time really stings doesn't it?
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