From the bench
Moto G Stylus 2024 from a house fire
This phone was in a house fire. We brought it back with all of its data intact.
Our repair work
Real repairs from our bench in University City, from cracked iPhone screens to board-level soldering.
DATASaved
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MacBook connector burnt by liquid
Liquid reached this connector and burnt it. This is why a spilled-on MacBook should be powered off and brought in fast.
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iPhone 14 Pro, ready for pickup
Finished, tested and ready to go home from the shop.
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PS5 HDMI port, before and after
The damaged HDMI port came off the board and a new one went on in its place.
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Pixel 9a screen, back glass and frame
In for a cracked screen, cracked back glass and a damaged frame. All three replaced, and it went home looking new.
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PS5 controller: TMR Hall Effect sticks
We took out the original joysticks and fitted TMR Hall Effect sticks, then finished it with the custom look the customer wanted.
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PS5 controller: stick drift and worn thumbsticks
In for stick drift, with both thumbstick caps worn through. We replaced the sticks and the caps.
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Xbox Series HDMI: torn contact traces
A common one on Xbox Series consoles: when the HDMI port is damaged, the traces it connects to tear off the board. Fixing this takes detailed jumper wire work, so please don’t try it at home unless you’ve done board repair before. We do it in store.
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Nintendo Switch Lite screen replacement
New screen fitted and back on the home menu.
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PS5 overheating: dust through the fan and heatsink
This PS5 came in overheating. Opened up, dust had packed into the fan intake and heatsink. It got a full clean-out.
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DJI drone with a broken arm
A damaged arm with the motor wires exposed. How it came in.
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PS5 overheating: dust and hair in the fan
This PS5 was overheating. Under the cover, the fan intake was packed with dust and hair. We did a full clean of the console, fan and power supply, and reapplied the liquid metal.
Ticket #T354
iPhone 17 Pro Max screen
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PS5 fan connector repair
The fan connector on this PS5 board had burnt. We repaired it on the board.
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Custom controllers
Custom controller builds from our bench: a modded Xbox Series controller board and a PS5 controller fitted with back paddles.
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PS4 Blu-ray drive repair
The Blu-ray drive mechanism in a PS4, opened up for a disc drive repair.
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Pixel 9a, old frame vs finished
The finished phone next to the frame it came in with. Look at the bottom corner of the old one.
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iPhone Pro with a green, cracked screen
Cracked glass and a display that has gone green. This is how it came in.
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MacBook Pro charge ports, burnt by corrosion
Two MacBook Pro charge ports with heavy corrosion. It got so bad that the ports physically burnt.
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iPhone Pro back glass, shattered
Back glass cracked across the whole phone, before the repair.
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iPhone Pro back glass, finished
New back glass fitted, ready to go home.
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MacBook board connector corrosion
Corrosion left by a spill, built up on a connector on the board.
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iPod Touch screen replacement
The new screen working on the left, the cracked one it replaced on the right.
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MacBook Air A2337 liquid damage
Liquid residue spread across the keyboard of an M1 MacBook Air.
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iPhone 15 back glass
Back glass shattered edge to edge, in for new glass.
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iPad screen repair
A replacement screen fitted on an iPad.
Ticket #T050
iPhone 13 back glass
Ticket #T252
iPad 9.7" screen
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iPad Air, finished and tested
Back on the hello screen and ready to go home.
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PS4 motherboard
A PS4 motherboard out of the console and on our bench.
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Evercade retro handheld
An Evercade retro handheld on our bench, booting to its home screen.
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iPod Classic charging port
The worn 30-pin dock connector, removed and replaced on the logic board.
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Game Boy cartridge save battery
A dead CR2025 save battery replaced, so the game keeps its saves again.
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Volvo module battery terminal
A battery terminal repaired on the circuit board of a Volvo module.
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Xbox Series X HDMI port
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iPhone logic board diagnosis
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PS5 HDMI port replacement
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iPhone 14 Pro, ready for pickup
Repaired, tested and on the stand.
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iPhone 16, ready for pickup
Repaired, tested and on the stand.
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iPhone, back to the setup screen
Repaired and tested, waiting for its owner to sign back in.
On video
Laser back-glass removal
The laser lifts shattered glass without heat or prying, so the phone keeps its original frame.
Charlotte Tech Trade
Upgrading? Sell us your old device.
Phones, iPads, laptops, consoles and drones. Paid in cash the same day, or as credit toward a repair.