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Where should you go to have your games console or platform fixed? Who can you trust?
Why not go to where the professionals come for gaming console hardware/software repairs? We make fixes that others say cannot be done. aGeek, repair right down to board level for the I.T. & Engineering trade as well as the public. We don’t only make the easy Playstation repairs, Xbox repairs, and Nintendo repairs. We repair down to PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and Chip level.
As a Trusted Electronics and Computer Repairer we at aGeek specializing in Console Repairs, we offer a range of services to keep your Console Clean and in full working order. We’ve got you covered.
As a gamer or parent of a gamer, you depend on your gaming devices to work properly every day. The good news is that having aGeek for everything means you won’t have lost the use of that expensive console. In fact, at aGeek Chesterfield, we specialise in diagnosing your console’s problem, repairing it, and getting it back to you as quickly and as affordably as possible.
We repair a huge range of console problems, so if you require anything from an HDMI Port repair or USB port repair to a Motherboard repair we are here to help you. aGeek, will make your console repair convenient. If you live near one of our stores you can drop off your device for repair, 6 days a week. Or use our Mail in Service. Most repairs are finished within the week. You won’t have to feel game separation anxiety for long.
Express Service £25 extra
The days of a “specialist” cooking the board or using a heat-gun or hair-dryer or even cooking the whole board in their kitchen oven are sadly not over. We see this all too often still. We still see far too many YouTube fixes.
One example is that at the nerve centre of a modern console there is a microchip called the GPU (Graphical Processing Unit) or APU (Accelerated Processing Unit). They are attached to the PCB well over a thousand minute balls of solder, these are around the size of a grain of sugar 0.5 0.6 mm. As the chip is working it generates heat and becomes very hot while the system is in use. Over time and exposure to poor air circulation (ie dust build-up or blocking the air vents) these solder balls “dry” and crack causing “dry joints” to fail or a “cold solder joint” to appear. Once this happens the unit fails to work.
To fix it we have invested very heavily in specialist equipment, not least our Infrared BGA Rework Station, and training to effect repairs that some others just cannot make. Our equipment is very precise. We will heat just the areas and solder that need to be heated without causing any collateral damage to the rest of the PCB. This is called a “Re-flow”. If we then have to take off your chip and clean off the old (1000+) balls of solder and replace them it is called “Re-ball”. If a chip has been “re-flowed” or “re-balled” several times or once by the below-mentioned “Specialist” then we may have to replace the chip itself which is known as a……………..(wait for it)…………….”Re-Chip”.
The problem many find is, apart from having to learn the necessary skills by experimenting on their expensive pride and joy, they often need specific tools and most importantly quality parts. There is nothing more annoying than spending an age fixing something and then reassembling it only to find the new components are faulty. Not forgetting the insecurity when you reassemble and you have spare screws left over!
When you fix your devices such as your Xbox or Playstation, you invalidate any warranty that you might have left. That leaves you responsible for the full cost of replacement. This is best avoided. Note however that if your item was physically damaged the warranty is probably already voided.
Since aGeek gives you a one-year warranty on our parts and labour, you are at least getting some warranty back. You can trust our technicians to make smart repairs that work well. If something goes wrong, we’re there to support you with a free warranty repair or warranty replacement part if needed.
If your console has a problem, get in touch with aGeek for a quick and reliable console repair. We offer the whole range of console repairs at aGeek Chesterfield, including HDMI Port repairs, disk drive repairs, motherboard repairs, and much more! We repair right down to PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and Chip level.
