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Have you  ever wondered what’s the worst that can happen if you puncture a battery during a repair? Out of all the components inside of mobile devices the battery is the one that can potentially cause the most harm to the user or technician, not to mention destroy the device itself. When this happens, it's called a Thermal Runaway. The reason for this is the chemicals present inside of the b...

Piggy’s Repairs - A focus on the Woman running a community based Service National Women’s Month gave us a great opportunity to recognize a woman in the tech industry that’s made her own path to device repair, while providing her family and community with her shared technical experience. We’d like you to meet Ashonda Sanoguet, owner and operator of Piggy’s Repairs, which is proudly located in ...

SUPPLY CHAIN ALERT! You may have read in the press that China has shut down the city of Hong Kong and neighboring Provinces due to spikes in COVID.  More than 66 million people have been ordered to shelter in place for the next week.  While some are working from home, factory and warehouse workers remain home.   This order will impact not only the product component product of parts for cell ...

The Test Box S200 is a great product to use if you find yourself needing to test new or buyback screens for iPhones. The Test Box S200 comes with a charging brick and cable along with the Test Box device. The Test Box S200 does not come with the individual cables needed to test the iPhones, however this product is universal to 13 different models of phones.  So if you have a test phone that you...

Are you damaging FPC connectors? Here are Tech Bob’s Quick Tips for Common Causes and How to Avoid: The right tool, the right way... One of the most common ways the FPC connector is damaged is by disconnecting the cable. A scenario we commonly see is a spudger or just a fingernail is inserted to deeply underneath the cable, the connector is hit, and the plastic pins are knocked loose....