Device Repair Specialists Serving Huntersville & Lake Norman
Huntersville has shops that can swap a screen. We're where Lake Norman brings the hard cases: phones that went in the lake, MacBooks other shops called dead, crashed drones, and data that can't be lost. Board-level repair and data recovery, 20 minutes down I-77 — and worth every one of them when it matters.
- Board-level micro-soldering — no depot send-away
- Water damage & corrosion treatment for phones and MacBooks
- Data recovery from dead, drowned, or broken devices
- Drone repair in-house — crash, water, and board damage
- Free diagnostics — know the odds and price before you commit
- Walk-ins welcome Mon–Sat, 90-day workmanship warranty
Serving Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Birkdale Village & the Lake Norman area
1001 E W.T. Harris Blvd Ste U, Charlotte, NC 28213 — approximately 20–25 minutes from Birkdale Village via I-77 South and I-85 North. Free parking right at the door.
Dropped Your Phone in Lake Norman? Do These 3 Things Now
- 1
Power it off immediately
And do not charge it. Electricity plus lake water is what kills phones, not the water alone.
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Skip the rice.
It doesn't work, and the delay lets corrosion spread.
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Get it to us fast.
We open the device, treat the board in an ultrasonic bath, and repair corrosion under a microscope. The sooner it arrives, the better the odds — same week is good, same day is best.
Every summer we rescue phones, and the photos on them, that went overboard at Blythe Landing, off a dock, or mid-wakesurf. Even when the phone can't be saved, our board-level data recovery can usually still pull your photos, contacts, and messages off it. Free diagnostics — you'll know the odds and the price before we start.
MacBook Liquid Damage RepairFor Huntersville & Lake Norman
The Repairs Worth the Drive
These are the six repairs local shops most often can't do in-house. We do all of them ourselves — no depots, no mail-in, no weeks without your device.
Water Damage & Lake Rescue
Lake, pool, or dock drop — we do board-level corrosion treatment, not just a dry-out. Bring it in fast for the best odds.
Learn moreData Recovery From Dead Devices
Photos trapped in a drowned or dead phone, laptop, or drive? We recover data other shops can't, in-house, from $99. If another shop said it's gone, get a second opinion.
Learn moreDrone Repair (Yes, Even Water Crashes)
Lake Norman is drone country — until one goes in the water or clips a tree. We repair DJI and other drones in-house: gimbals, arms, boards, and post-crash water damage. One of the few shops in the region that touches drones at all.
Learn moreMicro-Soldering & Logic Board Repair
'It needs a new motherboard' usually means one failed chip. We repair boards under a microscope for a fraction of a replacement — MacBooks, iPhones, consoles.
Learn moreiPhone & Samsung Screen Repair — From $69, Under 30 Minutes
Cracked screen on the way through town? Most screens are done in under 30 minutes while you grab lunch — real quality-matched OLED, never a downgrade. Includes our 12-Month Screen Breakage Guarantee on eligible devices — crack it again within a year and the next screen is free.
Learn moreMacBook Repair — Board-Level, Data Intact
Dead MacBook, liquid spill, battery, screen, or keyboard — we repair MacBooks at board level under a microscope, from $149–$300 for failures the Apple Store solves with a $700+ board swap that wipes your data. Ours keeps it. Free diagnostics, firm quote first.
Learn moreGame Console & Retro Repair
PS5 HDMI ports, Switch charge ports, controller drift — plus the retro gear nobody else fixes: NES, N64, GameCube, Game Boy.
Learn more“It Needs a New Motherboard” Is Usually Wrong
That diagnosis typically means one failed component — a $3 chip, a corroded connector, a blown filter. Shops without micro-soldering equipment can't tell the difference. We repair boards under a stereo microscope: replacing individual chips, ICs, and connectors instead of quoting you a $600+ board swap.
- MacBooks other shops called dead
- iPhones with no-power or no-charge faults
- PS5 and Xbox HDMI port micro-soldering
- Liquid-damage board treatment & corrosion repair
- From $149 — fraction of a board replacement
Board swap vs. board repair
Full board or device replacement
$600–$1,200+Loses your data. Quoted by shops without soldering capability.
Charlotte Tech Repair — micro-soldering
From $149Component-level repair in-house. Keeps your data. 90-day warranty.
Lake Norman Area
Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson — We Know the Area
Birkdale Village
Huntersville's shopping & dining hub
Northcross Shopping Center
I-77 & Sam Furr Rd retail center
Blythe Landing Park
Huntersville's boat launch on Lake Norman
Ramsey Creek Park & Jetton Park
Cornelius lakefront parks
Davidson College
Historic campus in Davidson
Questions From Lake Norman Customers
I dropped my phone in Lake Norman. Is it dead?⌄
Not necessarily — but the clock is running. Power it off, don't charge it, and get it to us as fast as you can. We treat the board itself for corrosion, and even when a phone can't be saved, we can usually still recover the photos and data off it. Diagnostics are free, so you'll know before you spend anything.
Huntersville has repair shops. Why drive to you?⌄
For a simple screen swap, a local shop is a fine choice. Drive to us for what they don't do in-house: board-level micro-soldering, data recovery from dead devices, drone repair, water-damage board treatment, and retro console work. We're the shop other shops' 'it can't be fixed' devices end up at.
Another shop said my MacBook's board is dead. Is it worth a second opinion?⌄
Usually, yes. 'Dead board' often means one failed component that we can replace under a microscope for $149–$300 instead of a $600+ board swap — and unlike a board swap, our repair keeps your data. Free diagnostics either way.
Do you fix drones?⌄
Yes — one of the few shops in the region that does. Crash damage, gimbals and cameras, broken arms, water landings, and boards. Most Lake Norman drone pilots find out the hard way that mail-in service takes weeks; ours doesn't.
How far are you from Huntersville, really?⌄
About 20–25 minutes: I-77 South to I-85 North, exit at W.T. Harris Blvd. Free parking at the door, walk-ins welcome, and most standard repairs are done same-day so one trip usually does it.
Do repairs here include the Screen Breakage Guarantee?⌄
Yes — eligible phone, tablet, and 360-foldable-laptop screens we replace include our 12-Month Screen Breakage Guarantee: one free replacement if it cracks again within a year, renewable for $20–$50 if used, up to 4 times a year. Cracks (even spider-web) are covered; punctures, back glass, frame damage, and bends aren't. We confirm eligibility at drop-off.