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Do you really think so? On the other hand, let's take the ransomware. The owner oft he ransomware wanted to have 1BTC from the users to get the data back. It’s currently 450 USD and some of the users paid the fee to get the data back. Well, but maybe you are right, that a private customer...

Hi, In the last weeks, I was looking for a new service I can offer when the repair business is dead. And one of the closest services, that I can offer is the recovery of data from HDD, SSD, USB-Sticks and SD-Cards or Phones and maybe navigation systems as a part of forensic work. First of...

In my Lab, I use the Rigol DP832A power supply. It's a high precision power supply, but it has it's price. Once you used it, you don't want to use any other. Besides I also have a SPS-8400 Power Supply, it's a 0-15V@40A beast and a LVP-1602 [email protected]. But in 99% I use the Rigol.

Hi, currently I have a problem with my personal MBPr. Today I was working with my laptop. Than I felt like a drop of sweat was falling near the trackpad. I looked at it but couldn't find any wet spots. But right after that, my trackpad was going wild. It's clicking, moving the mouse horizontally...

Well, in Germany the TV repair industry is doing quite well. But I'm not talking about the classic TV repair shops, we have something like a mafia. The "companies" are running by some turkish or arab people, they put their advertisements everywhere and if there is just a little problem with the...

Repairable And how should I do that? Because most of the devices that are offered to me are already without a HDD. And... I don't think, I can lower the price by putting the hdd in an external case, because currently a new 3TB HDD costs about 75-100€. And do you want to laugh a little bit? In...

Does it really work for you? When I'm trying to buy a water damaged mac, most people want to have 300-500€ + they take their HDD/SSD and Ram out (if possible) because they worry about their private data.

I know some repair shops in Germany, that are using the Proton MF70: http://www.proxxon.com/de/micromot/27110.php?list This machine costs about 230€, but it's not CNC, it's manual. I think, I'm gonna buy a milling motor from Kress and a Cross-Table with a milling stand. 200€ is the motor and...

Hi, for a long time, I had a faulty 820-1889-A Macbook, a fried donated to me. Today I decided to fix it. I knew, that it had a blown backlight fuse, but now the Macbook didn’t turn on at all. So I took the logic board out of the Macbook. The Charger Light was green, but it sometimes...

I have another question for this thread: What kind of solder are you using? For production we use the SAC305 and Koki S03X7Ca. Both are lead-free. I also use this solder for SMD rework. And as leaded solder, I use Sn60Pb40. In some video of Jessa, she said, that she is using a Sn63Pb37 solder...

Hi, currently I have an iPhone on my desk with a bad water damage. Even the screws are oxidized. I took my screwdriver and tried to move the screw, but after the first turn I damaged the head of the screw, so I wasn’t able to use the screwdriver again. This happened with about 3/4 of all...

For me 95% D-Limonene works fine. It's the same chemical that is used in the 3M sticker remover pen, but here you pay 15$ for a Liter and not 20$ for 300ml in a can. And if you need more "power" you can combine it with 3-5% hydrogen peroxide. But take care of you hands and wear gloves!

JorgePayar I think, the iSmell Feature of my new iPhone 7 isn't working that well, it's just a beta. ;) No, this phone was diving in the sea, for about 3 month. November last year the phone was found again. But it has some kind of a sad story. That's why I'm going to try to get the data out of...

Repairable I don't care about stolen shit. But what I do care of is my own toolset and my skills. And if there is a procedure I don't know, I'd like to find out more more about it.

Hey Louis and others, In another thread you mentioned something about CNCing ICs from an iPhone board to unlock the iCloud lock. And in some of your videos you mentioned that Jessa does not let you use her CNC machine. And I also watched some youtube videos about CNC machines for iClod lock...