How does a person learn to repair MacBook logic boards?

How does a person learn to repair MacBook logic boards?

Hi! I'm wondering how people go about learning to repair logic boards. Not replacing components (DC-in, memory, etc.), but actually repairing the board itself when it has liquid damage or other issues that are typically fatal. I've sold a lot of dead MacBooks and have noticed there is definitely a market, and I've also successfully used flat-rate services which pretty much repair any MacBook board for a few hundred dollars. In my experience, they haven't switched them out -- they've actually fixed the board. And not only that, but the high success rate leads me to believe that the repair process must be fairly systematic and straightforward.

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mcgyver89 [Entry]

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mcgyver89 [Entry]

"So much bullshit.

Firstly, in terms of PCB level repairs not being reliable; sure, if there's a hole in the motherboard, it was goused with Coca Cola and it was repaired by a monkey, yes. It is less reliable. The entire board is corroded, many components are hanging on by a thread... sure.

But 99% of the time they last and work just fine. The reason PCB level repairs are not done is not because they are less reliable, it is because you have to have a brain to do them - something most have stopped using throughout the new millennium.

Fast forward to 23:50 in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=885LDVit... What is holding this stuff to the board from the factory just sucks.

Don't bother with Apple certifications or programs, they qualify you to unscrew the board before you hand it to me to actually fix it. They are worthless.

To answer the OP's question, how do you learn how to repair logic boards? You watch my channel. Listen, think, absorb.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL..."

mcgyver89 [Entry]

If we're considered Geeks, motherboard repair is in the land of Uber geeks and the guys that flash PC video cards to work on Macs. I went there in the days of the Apple II, it's a strange land full of RPG characters, wizards and golems.