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I've studied that video several times as I prepare to do this. I also understand that different hot air stations will perform very differently. What I'm looking for, I guess, is more of a general answer, do I set my station for high heat and low air, so as not to blow the tiny solder balls out...

Uh oh, Louis and others make it sound like a normal day at work for them to do it, but you say you've not been very successful doing it. Makes me want to just put a shim on it and let the bottom cover keep pressure on it instead of risking a reflow and potentially ending up with a completely...

I've never reflowed before and I'm terrified I'll screw something else up but I'm gonna give it a go! Any pointers as far as temperature of hotair station and how much airflow? I've watched Louis's videos on doing this but would like some hear and air suggestions before I attempt it. Thanks!

That's it! When I tap U9600 the green artifacts come and go. If I apply slight pressure to U9600 the green goes away so long as I hold pressure on it. That's a small chip, with lots of that adhesive rubber stuff around the edges, any chance of reflowing it or should I move on?

I have now tested this with 3 different LCDs and 3 different LVDS cables and the green artifacts are still there.

Mid 2009 A1286 with logic board # 820-2523 has green artifacts on LCD. Tried with a 2nd and then a 3rd LCD and then with 2 other LVDS cables and still has green artifacts. So 3 different LCDs and 3 different LVDS cables and all have the same problem. Zero signs of corrosion or liquid on logic...

I tried out DriveDX earlier today, it looks pretty good. I use DiskWarrior when I suspect a HD is bad but want rock solid confirmation, then I set it to Rebuild and if it starts keeping a count of disk errors while running then I know for certain that that HD should be thrown in the trash.

WineBottler on a Mac is quite awesome and easy as crap to use. Landrex sucks but it's the only game in town, so we're stuck with it.

What's the best Mac-based software tool for checking the health of a hard drive? I use SMART Utility and Disk Warrior but would like to know how you guys check hard drives.

To quote the old saying, you dont pay your mechanic $200 to turn a screw, you pay him $200 for knowing which screw to turn.

You're welcome! Not to mention it's really small so takes up almost no bench space, only noisy when it's being used, no worry of air or oil in the lines like with a compressor, plastic tip so you can get right up close to the logic board and not worry about touching anything. If you want you...

To blow out my logic boards after the ultrasonic clean and the alcohol bath, I use this alternative to compressed air, the Metro DataVac ED500 Electric Duster. http://amzn.to/1Zu6t3N On its own it’s too powerful for the rather delicate components on a logic board, so I purchased...

I've found that for short jumper wire runs I can use the wire from a MagSafe DC In board, it's probably similar to what's in a battery. For longer runs that need to be insulated, cut open a small, mechanical relay. The coil in there will be wrapped with a LOT of enamel (insulated) wire that is...