How can micro soldering save my data?

When a phone dies from a board fault, the data on the memory chip is usually untouched. Micro soldering repairs the failed component so the phone can power on long enough to reach it. If the data itself is the goal, start at our data recovery service.

What is micro soldering?

Micro soldering is circuit board repair done under a microscope, replacing individual components like ICs, connectors and traces that are too small for standard tools. It's the difference between replacing a failed chip and replacing your whole phone.

How much does micro soldering cost in Vancouver?

It depends entirely on the fault. A loose connector and a failed IC are very different jobs, which is why the diagnosis comes first and is free. You get the exact price for your specific fault before any work starts.

Can you repair an iPhone logic board, or do you replace it?

We repair it. Component-level repair means the failed part is replaced on your existing board, so your data and your phone stay yours. Replacement only comes up when repair genuinely isn't worth it, and we'll say so at the diagnosis.

My phone won't turn on at all. Is it the board?

Often, yes. If charging, a new battery and a force-restart haven't helped, the fault is likely a power circuit on the board. That's a bench diagnosis, and ours is free.

How long does board-level repair take?

Longer than a screen or battery, because fault-finding comes first. These are our most involved jobs and the timeline depends on the fault, so you'll get an estimate with your diagnosis rather than a promise up front.

Micro Soldering & Board-Level Repair in Vancouver

CellFixx does board-level microsoldering in house at five Metro Vancouver stores. When a phone turns off and never turns back on, that is usually one dead component rather than a dead phone, and microsoldering replaces the single failed part on the logic board instead of the whole device. The diagnosis is free.

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What we repair at board level

Micro soldering is repair work done on the phone's circuit board under a microscope, replacing components a fraction of a millimetre across. It's how a phone written off as dead comes back. Here's what that covers at our bench.

No power after a drop

A knock can crack a solder joint or kill a power IC. We trace the fault on the motherboard and replace the failed component, not the board.

Charging faults beyond the port

When a new charging port doesn’t fix it, the charge IC on the board is the usual culprit. We replace the chip itself.

Logic board and motherboard repair

iPhone and Android boards with failed ICs, shorts or damaged traces are repaired component by component, so you keep the phone and everything on it.

Connector and flex-cable damage

Torn board connectors from a repair gone wrong or a hard drop are re-seated or replaced under the microscope.

Chip-level component replacement

Audio ICs, touch ICs, backlight circuits: named chip, targeted swap, tested before it leaves the bench.

Board repair that protects your data

When the goal is reaching what's on a dead phone, we repair the board far enough to get access. The recovery itself lives at data recovery.

A smartphone disassembled on a repair bench, its logic board, battery and housing laid out separately

Why the board, not the whole phone

NO FLAT PRICE

Some faults are a connector, some are a chip

Board-level work is assessed first: some faults are a connector, some are a chip, and the difference is the whole price. That's why we don't publish a flat micro soldering price, and why nobody honestly can. Diagnosis is free, the quote is per fault, and you approve it before we touch the board.

VS REPLACING

Your data stays where it is

Compared to replacing a device, a component repair usually wins on cost and always wins on keeping your data where it is. If replacement is genuinely the better call, we'll tell you that at the diagnosis.

Get your free board diagnosis

Tell us the device and what it's doing. We'll find the fault, then give you the fix and the exact price before you decide.

A technician working on a phone circuit board under a stereo microscope at a repair bench

Why Choose Us?

Since 2004, Cellfixx has repaired the phones other shops turn away, and board-level work is where that reputation was earned.

SINCE 2004

Repairing devices since 2004

Twenty years of Metro Vancouver repairs across five stores. Board-level work has been part of the bench for most of them.

OUR BENCH

The work stays in house

Micro soldering is done at our own bench, under magnification, with hot-air and infrared rework equipment. No mail-away lab, no middleman, no waiting on a courier.

FREE

Free diagnosis before any work

Every board job starts with a free assessment. You get the fault, the fix and the exact price before you decide anything.

Board repair by device

iPhone

Most of our board bench is iPhone work: phones that won't power on, audio and touch IC failures, boards other shops have declared dead. iPhone motherboard repair and iPhone logic board repair are the bench's core jobs. Screens, batteries and everything else live at iPhone repair.

iPad

iPad boards fail the same ways iPhone boards do, just with more room to work. Whether repair beats replacement is a per-fault call, and the free diagnosis settles it. See iPad repair.

Samsung Galaxy boards get the same component-level path. See Samsung repair.
Google Pixel boards are serviced at the same bench. See Google phone repair.
Apple Watch boards are small but repairable. See Apple Watch repair.
iPod is still on the bench, classic and flash models alike. See iPod repair.

Phone Won't Turn On? Repair It, Trade It In or Replace It

Board-level repair saves phones other shops write off, and the diagnosis is free. If yours cannot be saved, you still have options.

Repair the Board

One failed component is not a dead phone. We replace the single faulty part in house rather than the whole device. The board diagnosis is free.

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Trade In a Dead Phone

Some boards are past saving, and we’ll say so. A phone that will not power on is usually still worth something toward a tested pre-owned one.

Ask what it is worth

Need Another Phone?

We sell tested pre-owned phones in store, with unlocked options available. Stock varies by store.

Check what is in stock

Board-level work, trade-in assessment and used stock are all handled in store at our Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam and Richmond locations. Your data is wiped securely before any device changes hands.