Vince's Ebay Repair Thread - (Console Repairs & Mods)

Diggsy said:
Not sure a reball is something that can be done without a BGA station. @Vince will be able to confirm I hope!
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It can be done but really you would want to pre heat the board and then use a full infrared bga rework station to get the chip uniform hot for removal and putting it back on... These boards can take so much heat that just a rework station isn't going to work well, the likely outcome is damaging the board beyond repair before you even get the chip off.
 
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Ok, interesting. If nothing else I'll try and get to the point where it attempts to boot, and if it has the issue at least practice removing the beasty. It's disposable in that respect. I've got a controller on the way which I'd like to practice refreshing, as I have a Logitech F710 that needs the same. It's getting on a bit and has been kept running with regular cleans etc, but now needs a refresh.

Controller description says this:

All works fine but left thumb stick doesn't recenter.
Both thumb sticks are damaged as shown.

Damage is the rubber on the joystick has been half ripped off.

I have a repair kit coming for that from ebay 2x green analog sticks + 2 rubber caps £4.99
 
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As luck would have it the speedo and rev needles on my XF Sportbrake had given up, making seeing at night tricky. So, I have some new LEDs on order and I get to practice the hot air gun removal process on them.
 
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