PlayStation
PS5, PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro, PS4, PS4 Slim and Pro. HDMI, no power, liquid damage and board faults.
PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo Switch · retro consoles
Games Console Board Repair
HDMI and no-picture faults, consoles that will not power on, Switch charging chip and USB-C repairs, controller boards and retro console restoration.
£45 Diagnostic
The fee is waived when you go ahead with the repair, and you get a fixed quote first. Every repair is no fix, no fee.
Free Both Ways
Tracked and insured across the UK.
30-Day Warranty
On parts and labour for this repair.
Signs you need this repair
- No signal on any TV, with a good HDMI cable
- Power light comes on, then the console shuts off
- Switch will not charge or turn on after using a third-party dock
- Switch USB-C port loose or not detecting the charger
- Liquid spilled on or into the console
- A retro console that powers on to a dark or garbled picture
What actually goes wrong
HDMI is the most common console board repair we do. On PS5 and Xbox the port is soldered to the board, and when it breaks — usually a cable yanked or caught — the pins bend or the port tears its pads. Some no-picture faults are the HDMI chip behind the port instead, which is why we test both. Our dedicated PS5 and Xbox HDMI pages go into the detail.
The Nintendo Switch has two well-known board failures: the power-delivery chip and the battery charging chip beside it, both easily damaged by a non-compliant dock or charger. The symptom is a Switch that will not charge or will not turn on at all. Both chips are replaceable, along with the USB-C port, which is soldered straight to the board.
No-power faults on any console usually come down to a shorted component on a supply rail, found on the bench and replaced. On a PS5, liquid metal that has escaped its seal can short parts around the processor, so we check for it on every board we open.
Retro consoles are restorations as much as repairs: original capacitors leak and corrode the board over time, and handhelds such as the Game Gear are known for it. We replace failed components and repair the traces the corrosion has eaten.
Devices and brands we work on
Xbox
Series X, Series S, and Xbox One, One S and One X. HDMI ports and HDMI chips, power faults.
Nintendo
Switch, Switch OLED, Switch Lite and Switch 2. Charging chips, USB-C ports and no-power faults.
Retro consoles
Older PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and Sega hardware — capacitor replacement, corrosion and trace repair, assessed case by case.
Not in Newcastle? Post it to us
We repair Micro Soldering & Board-Levels by post for customers right across the UK. Book online, send it in, and we diagnose it and confirm a fixed price before any work starts — with a £45 diagnostic that is waived when you go ahead with the repair. It comes back to you tracked and insured.
- £45 diagnostic, waived on repair
- Tracked, insured return delivery
- 30-day warranty, same as in store
Questions about this repair
My Switch will not charge after using a third-party dock. Can it be fixed?
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Usually. A non-compliant dock commonly damages the power-delivery or charging chip, and both are replaceable at board level. Board-level repairs are price on application — you get a fixed quote once we know what has failed, and nothing is done until you agree it.
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Other Micro Soldering & Board-Level repairs
MacBook Logic Board RepairNo power, liquid damage, charging and USB-C faults fixed on the original logic board — not swapped for a new one, so your data and your board stay with the machine.MacBook Not Charging RepairCharger connected, nothing happening — or charging from one side only, stuck at a percentage, or "not charging" in the menu bar. Found and fixed on the board.Gaming Laptop Motherboard RepairNo power, shorted GPU and CPU power stages, dead HDMI and USB-C ports and heat damage on high-end gaming laptops, repaired at component level.Laptop Motherboard RepairDead laptops, charging faults, broken DC jacks and USB-C ports, liquid damage and firmware chip faults repaired on the motherboard you already have.BIOS & Firmware Chip RepairFans spin, lights come on, nothing on screen — often after a firmware update that was interrupted. The firmware chip is reprogrammed or replaced on the board.iPhone & iPad Logic Board RepairDead iPhones, charging and audio chip faults, backlight circuits, liquid damage and stacked-board repairs — fixed on your own board, so your data and paired parts stay put.Samsung & Android Motherboard RepairNo power, charging circuit faults, boot loops, liquid damage and board-to-board connector faults on Android phones, foldables and tablets.Handheld Gaming PC Board RepairUSB-C and charging faults, dead handhelds, card reader failures and liquid damage on handheld gaming PCs, repaired on the main board.Graphics Card RepairDead cards, shorted power stages, melted 16-pin power connectors, broken video outputs and cracked PCBs repaired at component level.Melted GPU Power Connector RepairA burnt or melted 16-pin power connector replaced, with the pads beneath it rebuilt and the card's power circuit checked before it goes back under load.BGA Reballing & Chip ReplacementChips that sit on a grid of solder balls — GPUs, processors, memory — removed, reballed or replaced when their joints crack or the chip itself fails.Liquid Damage & Corrosion RepairWater, coffee, sea water and sugary drinks cleaned off the board, corroded components replaced and eaten-through traces rebuilt — not just dried out.No Power & Short-Circuit RepairDevices that are completely dead, boot loop, cut out or fail intermittently — short circuits traced to the failed part and fixed at component level.Backlight Circuit RepairA black screen on a device that is clearly on — you can just see the picture with a torch — is often the backlight circuit on the board, not the screen.USB-C, HDMI & DC Jack RepairBroken, loose or burnt USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort and DC power ports replaced where they are soldered to the board, with any torn pads rebuilt.Data Recovery From Dead DevicesWhen the board is what stands between you and your files, we repair it for long enough to get them back — assessed honestly first, because not every case is recoverable.Torn Connector & Pad RepairRipped FPC and board-to-board connectors, lifted solder pads and broken traces repaired — including boards damaged by a previous repair attempt.Drone, Camera & Electronics Board RepairDrones and controllers, cameras, premium audio, VR headsets, NAS and networking gear with board faults — assessed model by model before anything is promised.
Book this repair
Post it in from anywhere in the UK, free both ways, or walk in to 119 New Bridge Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2SW with free private parking in front of the shop. We diagnose it and quote a fixed price before any work starts.
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