[GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

[Don Tai]

I usually remove all connections, ensure everything is clean, then
carefully reinstall everything. Do people actually do traces and try to
solder? These are tiny components. I use a multimeter to ensure connections
are electrically sound, and that is it. Sometimes for a loose connector
such as a USB I'll heat up the connectors enough to resolder itself, but
not hot enough to remove connections.

I know of no place that does more than troubleshoot and swap parts.

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 10:55, Dave Collier-Brown via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> There used to be a good little laptop repair shop at
> https://goo.gl/maps/APtaLkcY4262  Eglington west of the Allan expressway.
> I see two little PC places there, but they aren't familiar...
>
> Google lists lots of places, including one called "laptopwash.ca" (;-))
>
> --dave
> On 2019-01-09 10:30 a.m., Alvin Starr via talk wrote:
>
> I second grabbing the torx screwdriver.
>
> I got a cheap(ish) multi-bit screwdriver kit at Princess Auto and it has
> been great for fixing things like that.
>
> It may not be a corroded trace but it may still just be wet inside and the
> coffee and water would happily conduct.
>
> If you take the board out and can a bit of clean water can be used to
> flush the wet parts.
>
> Also things like keyboards don't take kindly to dirty water under the keys.
> On 1/9/19 10:22 AM, Don Tai via talk wrote:
>
> I'd try buying the correct torx screwdriver sizes at CanTire and take it
> apart myself. Then clean and put back together.
>
> On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 10:20, Tim Tisdall via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>
>> So, my laptop won't turn on today and it's likely due to a coffee spill
>> that happened yesterday.  I suspect a trace on the board may have become
>> corroded.  I took it to the ASUS repair centre on Markham and the absolute
>> minimum cost to repair it would probably be $400 and if I want to keep
>> everything on my SSD I would need to remove it first (but I don't have the
>> necessary torx bits to do that).  I think they only swap parts out and
>> don't attempt to actually repair.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good and reputable repair place that would be able
>> to fix a corroded trace on the board if that's all it is?  It's an Asus
>> Zenbook UX305C.
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