iPhone Pro and Pro Max
Stacked logic boards on every model since the iPhone X. Dead phones, liquid damage and charging faults.
iPhone · iPad · iPad Pro
iPhone & iPad Logic Board Repair
Dead 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.
£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
- Completely dead, even on a known-good charger
- Stuck on the Apple logo or restarting every few minutes
- Charges only at an angle, or says "accessory not supported" on every cable
- Speaker greyed out during calls, or microphones silent
- No backlight — you can just see the picture with a torch
- No Service with a known-good SIM
- Dropped in water and died
What actually goes wrong
Apple and most insurers fix a board fault by swapping the whole phone. That is the end of the data on it, because an iPhone's storage is encrypted with keys held by its own processor and cannot be read on any other board. A board-level repair keeps the original board, so the photos, messages and Face ID or Touch ID pairing all survive.
A dead iPhone is usually a short on the main supply rail — a single failed capacitor is enough to stop it booting. We inject a low, current-limited voltage into the rail, find the component that warms up and replace it. Charging faults often trace to the charging and USB control chip, which a poor-quality cable or charger can damage; the port itself is a separate, simpler repair.
Some faults are well-known board failures on particular models: the iPhone 7 audio chip that greys out the speaker button, the no-service fault on some iPhone 7 boards, backlight circuit faults on LCD iPhones from the 6 to the 11 after a screen was fitted with the phone still powered. Each is a specific, repeatable repair rather than guesswork.
Since the iPhone X, the logic board is two boards stacked and bonded together. Many faults live between the layers, which have to be separated with controlled heat and rejoined perfectly afterwards. That is precision work, and it is why the price depends on what the diagnostic finds.
Devices and brands we work on
iPhone and iPhone Plus
Every generation from the 6 onwards, including the known audio, no-service and backlight faults on older models.
iPad and iPad Pro
Charging circuits, backlight faults on LCD iPads, no power and liquid damage across iPad, iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad Pro.
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
Can you get photos off a dead iPhone?
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Often, by repairing the board for long enough to back it up. The storage cannot be read anywhere else, because it is encrypted to the phone's own processor. Whether it is possible depends on what has failed, so we assess it before promising anything.
Will Face ID still work after a board repair?
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Yes, when the original board is repaired — Face ID and Touch ID are paired to it, and nothing about that pairing changes. It is a replacement board that breaks them.
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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.Samsung & Android Motherboard RepairNo power, charging circuit faults, boot loops, liquid damage and board-to-board connector faults on Android phones, foldables and tablets.Games Console Board RepairHDMI and no-picture faults, consoles that will not power on, Switch charging chip and USB-C repairs, controller boards and retro console restoration.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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