Top products from r/mobilerepair
We found 31 product mentions on r/mobilerepair. We ranked the 147 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. General Tools 500 Precision Cordless Electric Screwdriver with Six Bits and Quick Change Chuck, Handles Difficult, Repetitive Screw-Fastening Jobs, Multi
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 3
CORDLESS- fast action super-torque drive applies more than 100 rpm that is powered by 2 AAA alkaline batteries (included)QUICK CHANGE CHUCK- makes changing bits easy on this power screwdriver plus the chuck is compatible with all micro (4mm) bits6 PRECISION BITS- comes with six popular bits: Phillip...
2. AmScope SE400-Z Professional Binocular Stereo Microscope, WF10x and WF20x Eyepieces, 10X and 20X Magnification, 1X Objective, LED Lighting, Boom-Arm Stand, 110V-120V
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
Professional stereo microscope with boom arm has long working distance to enables users to perform work or manipulate large items, including circuit boards and dental appliancesBinocular viewing head with interchangeable pairs of 10x and 20x widefield eyepieces, adjustable interpupillary distance, a...
3. Hakko CHP 7-SA Stainless Steel Non-Magnetic Precision Tweezers with Very-Fine Point Curved Tips, 4-1/2" Length
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Pattern 7 tweezers with very-fine point and curved tips for use in electronics assemblyCurved tines ease gripping in high-density areasSmooth shaft for general handling and positioning applicationsNon-magnetic stainless steel construction resists corrosion4-1/2" (118mm) length
4. AMTECH NC-559-V2-TF Solder Flux - 30cc Dispensing Kit Including Plunger and Tip
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
ROL0 flux classification - rosin based, low activity no-clean tacky solder flux for professional/industrial use. Highly praised by advanced reworks community for mighty long-lasting action and easy cleaning - clear residue evaporates with hot air and doesn't short components. Applicable for a syring...
5. CELL4LESS Back Housing Assembly Metal MidFrame w/Major Components Pre-Installed Including Buttons for iPhone 8 Plus (Space Gray)
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 2
Complete Rear Housing Midframe for iPhone 8 Plus (Not for Standard Size 8) has several components already pre-installed, removing the headache of replacing every small piece from your old housing to your new one!Back Glass is already installed saving you hours of manual labor. Just remove the entire...
6. Automatic Vacuum Pump LCD Screen Separator Repair Machine For iPhone Samsung
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 2
Automatic Vacuum Pump LCD Screen Separator Repair Machine For iPhone SamsungThe part is for repairing .if you install it without any experiences .please be carefully to purchase it.or please first contact with us for some suggestions
7. Hoyle Waterproof Clear Playing Cards
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Clear is more fun! Although the cards are clear, the face cards are still visibleFlexible, hand-washable, and easy to shuffle100% waterproof- perfect to take to the beach, pool, or campingStandard playing card sizePrinted on premium clear plastic card stock
8. Screen Back Classic Metal Plate with Heat Shield/Home Button Flex Cable Preinstalled Replacment Part for iPhone 6 (4.7'')
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
Brand New, pre-installed home button flex cable and heat shieldCompatible with iPhone 6 (4.7'')save your time to fix LCD back metal plate.Including Clean Wiper with "E-REPAIR" LOGO
9. CS Hyde Kapton Double Sided Silicone Adhesive Tape, Amber 1/2 inch x 36 yards
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
This tape maintains high temperature resistance to 500F.General purpose for bonding two dissimilar materials for high temperature applications.Material comes with a 2 mil release liner that offers smooth unwind and easy release.This tape has excellent mechanical and electrical properties as well has...
10. Darice Retractable Razor Knife Set, 3 Knives, Assorted Sizes and Colors - Craft Knife Set for Cutting Paper, Cardboard and Thin Sheets of Plastic, Includes Replacement Blades
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
RETRACTABLE KNIFE SET – This retractable knife set includes three knives in assorted sizes and colors. Sizes include: 0.75” x 5” with 9mm blade, 0.625” x 5.25” with 9mm blade and 1.5” x 6” with 18mm blade.FOR A VARIETY OF USES – This craft knife can be used for a wide variety of proj...
11. Nicorette Nicotine Gum Fruit Chill 4 Milligram Stop Smoking Aid 100 Count
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
1. You must be motivated to quit.Use Enough - Chew at least 9 pieces of Nicorette per day during the first six weeks.Use Long Enough - Use Nicorette for the full 12 weeksUse with a support program as directed in the enclosed User's Guide.If smoking more than 24 cigarettes a day
12. Kendal Industrial Grade 165 Watts 2.5 Liters Digital Heated Ultrasonic Cleaner with Degas Function
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Large & Lengthened tank -- Suitable for long dental equipment and tube. Tank Capacity: 5.29 pints (2500 ml). The tank size 9.6Strengthened transducer makes the ultrasonic more powerful (40 KHz and 165 W is total wattage which includes an ultrasonic transducer (65 watts) and a heater (100 watts)) and...
13. Hakko T15-ILS Conical Soldering Tip, Slim, R 0.1 x 13.5 mm
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
for 852 Rework System and C1392B Rework FixtureSuperior tip plating provides for a long tip lifeBuilt-in patented heating elementFast thermal recoveryHigher temperature tolerances than T7 series
14. SanDisk SDDR-121-A11M MobileMate Micro Memory Card Reader (Red/Black)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Includes the following U3 compatible PC programs - CruzerSync - Desktop synchronization tool, SignupShield - Password manager, SKYPE - PC to PC video and audio calls, AVAST - Antivirus, HP Photosmart and Sudoku/MahjongDistinctive Blue LED25 MB per seconds read, 18 MB per seconds write speedsEnhanced...
15. Wiha 92190 Master Technicians Bench Top Set, 50 Piece
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Wiha tools are made to ISO quality standards.Wiha has been making Premium Tools For Over 60 YearsExact fit precision machined tipsSpecial high performance CRM-72 tool steelVapor hard chromed satin non-slip tipsThrough hardened for maximum durabilityAll handles are molded onto blades
16. Craftsman Slotted Flathead Screwdriver 3/32"x1-1/2" 41541
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Craftsman Slotted Flathead Screwdriver 3/32"x1-1/2" 41541Made in USASamll Screwdriver. Shaft length is 1 1/2 inches total length including handle is 3 1/2 incheshead width is 3/32 inch side
17. Excel Blades #10 Curved Edge Blade, 5 Pack, American Made Replacement Hobby Blades
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
High quality classic #10 general purpose hobby blades, 100% Made in the USA with a steel curved edge that's perfect for carving, slicing, or trimming plastic, wood, paper, and more with ultimate precisionVersatile replacement blades fit with all standard light and medium duty craft knives including ...
18. Iso-Tip 7975 Micro-Therm Flameless Heat Gun
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Piezo electronic ignition system with safety locking switch.1300 degrees Farenheit flameless heat.Offers 20 minutes of continuous use.Windproof catalytic heating element and waterproof ignition.Comes with deflector and cartridge.
19. Haneye 100 Pcs Guitar Picks Variety,Colroful Premium Celluloid Picks for Acoustic Electric Guitars Bass or Ukulele,with Different Sizes Contain Thin,Medium & Thick Gauges
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
100 Pack assorted picks with various colors and designs,different thickness have different playing timbres.These guitar will give you a unique experience,Three different thickness include 0.46mm,0.71mm,0.96mm.Suit for electric,acoustic & bass guitars or ukulele.Made of high quality celluloid,these g...
So I did this on a phone I picked up off Craigslist. I would recommend using a long razor knife to remove the screen if possible.
The trick is to work the glass down from the top until you can get the blade fully extended so it sticks out the far side of the phone (between the glass and the LCD).
If you can keep the right amount of heat in front of the blade, it will just peal off and you won't have to worry about damaging the LCD if you keep the blade at a slight upward angle. There is a Youtube video where I discovered it, I'll try to find it. Edit: Not the exact video, but a similar method. I wouldn't use a ruler due to thickness, less likely to damage bezel around the screen though.
Start at the top, be careful around the speaker grill, also be careful at the bottom, the menu buttons are taped onto the glass, you'll want to carefully remove them with something like a guitar pick or plastic spudger.
You can just tape the sides, it works, but it doesn't look great, when you press down on the glass, you see it make contact with the LCD.
Using LOCA glue is your best bet for a nice finish, but the con of that is you have to remove the LCD from the phone for a neat job.
I was able to use LOCA glue to bond the glass to the LCD with the LCD still in the phone, but there was a lot of cleanup afterwards. You also run the risk of damaging the LCD with the uncured LOCA.
As for glass, I'm sure there are some better than others, I just got a cheap $5 one off of Amazon. Not exceptionally high quality, but it worked.
TLDR: Use a long razor blade for easier removal, LOCA glue has a better finish, but taping is much easier.
Edit: I forgot to mention, using Goof Off works pretty well to remove the left over glue after the glass is all removed, just use some rubbing alcohol afterwards to clean up the goof off residue.
From cheapest with the least amount of features to the most expensive with the most features.
SE400 Inspection Scope
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Cheapest Option, no zoom, but large working distance at .5x Very limited and similar to getting a 250cc bike when you need atleast 1000cc. Great to learn how to scope with, but a waste of money after a month when you could have put the money to a better unit.
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SW-3T24Z Trinocular Stereo Microscope
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Trinoc without simufocal so you lose depth of field when the cameras on, ( you can only see out of 2 of the 3 ports at once ) and you cannot pull the scope out, so its got limited rage.
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SM4B Stereo Boom Scope
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Basic Binoc scope with decent features, zoom and reach. Decent working area around 5.5 to 6 in
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SM4TP Simufocal Stereo Boom Scope
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Best of the best for the price, has capabilty to have cmount camera attached for 3rd viewer on a tv for training or for youtube livestreaming, ect
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Good luck! and dont forget to buy a ring light!
I don't own this yet, but I will soon enough to replace my existing multiscrewdriver. I had been looking for a leatherman with a pentalobe screw, but I couldn't find one. I looked top to bottom, this is the best thing I can find to keep clipped on the inside of my right pocket for general computer/mobile device repair.
iOpener. I don't have this exact product, but something close enough to it. Recently used it at my new job to open up an iPad 3 cracked digi, easiest and quickest way I've ever opened an iPad, didn't nick the WiFi cable or anything. Way better than the heatgun and spudger I was using at my last job, way less of a mess to clean up too.
Shame on me, but one of these in the middle or towards the end of the day keeps me motivated.
The hot tweezers were tools that I liked having, but honestly after a while did not use very much.
I don't even recommend buying the micropencil. You can get a T15-ILS that is the same diameter as the micropencil T31-I series.
That eliminates the need for having a separate set of equipment as the T15 (including the ILS tip) series is compatible with the 951. Sure you have to change your tips more often if you want to use it, but the only time I use a tip that fine was for jumpers. Just about everything else requires more heat to accomplish.
You will have a slightly longer tip (13.5mm vs 6mm), but I never found those extra 7.5mm to be an issue.
To each their own though, that's just my opinion.
A microscope will help tremendously. Get one with an LED light and an adjustable viewpiece. This is the microscope I use at work. It does pretty well.
Grab some kapton tape and a good vise or very solid pair of helping hands.
A multimeter, quick alloy, desoldering braid, solder sucker, a collection of tips would be my next purchases in your shoes.
EDIT: Spend the money on the soldering iron. A good soldering iron will give consistent heat for quicker, cleaner work.
Here's the Amazon link. It's not the EXACT one I got, the one I got is currently unavailable but this one should be good. Tube pictured has the same sticker as what I got.
Here's the eBay listing. This one seems good too. If that doesn't work, the item number is 252340246160.
Do you have a [MicroSD to USB](http://www.SanDisk.com/ SDDR-121-A11M MobileMate Micro Memory Card Reader (Red/Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WR3Z3A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_.-HwybFJTA8YP) or [MicroSD to SD](http://www.SanDisk.com/ microSD to SD Memory Card Adapter (MICROSD-ADAPTER) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047WZOOO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_R9Hwyb56DM4Y3) adapter you could use? I tend to have more luck that way with recovering an external storage. Very useful to have, as well as [these](http://www.SanDisk.com/ Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 (SDDD2-064G-GAM46) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CVOLBQO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_IbIwybP90CCQ8).
I use this one http://www.amazon.com/Kendal-Industrial-Digital-Ultrasonic-Cleaner/dp/B0018IIPFK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1419728850&sr=8-3&keywords=ultrasonic+cleaner
Works great. For water damaged electronics I mix denatured alcohol and distilled water to 80 percent. Finish with a quick dip into pure denatured alcohol and dry under a heat lamp.
I dont charge bench fees. If I bring the phone back to life I charge about 40% of the retail value of the phone.
If the phone got wet and still works but they want to be sure it doesn't get damaged further I charge a flat $45 for a quick teardown, scrub and wash.
I clean jewelry and stuff for customers free of charge while they wait for their phones. I use a different mix depending on material.
The only parts you should be putting in the USC is the motherboard or a daughter board with no microphone/speakers or plastic bits on it. You can wash frames if they are stripped of everything. A hot USC bath will fuck up all the adhesives so be prepared to strip those before hand and replace them.
USC cleaners can be harsh. Dont make the mistake of putting plastics in it. The heat and chemicals will do strange things to them.
Do you use an electric screwdriver today? Perhaps one of those would be easier to use since you only have to aim it once and press the button?
Something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-500-Precision-Screwdriver/dp/B002XZLTQO
I love my Wera screw drivers, but to me that is a personal preference.I believe this is the y wing
I have a Small Butane Heat torch that I use on almost every single 7 and up repair.
Butane Torch
I use guitar picks instead of playing cards.
thin ones are the best
Camping scissors
these fold and are sharp
That’s the small things I can think of if you want a larger list of things that are more expensive I can add to it.
I love these! Just slips right in there http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J3Z7TC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00
Here you go and yes I would recommend it.
https://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-500-Precision-Screwdriver/dp/B002XZLTQO/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1499796039&sr=8-10&keywords=electric+screwdriver
https://www.amazon.com/Screen-Classic-Shield-Preinstalled-Replacment/dp/B00XN9Z6QI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1526695681&sr=8-3&keywords=iphone+6+shield+plate+replacement&dpID=416bLgxOZuL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
So if I replace with this it should work? original home button.
Hoyle Clear Plastic Playing Cards https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J3Z7TC/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_z-SOwbKSW9QFF
These are the exact ones I bought. I can use them on everything. I had trouble getting s3 and s4 lcds out of their housing until these. Haven't damaged a s5 since I got these.
That's a good kit. It's becoming pretty popular because a lot of "how do i fix this searches" end up pointing to ifixit; plus, it's affordable. I have both of these sets (1 - 2).
1 stays at home on top of a work bench.
2 stays in a bag that rides in my truck. I probably use the power driver in #2 more than I use any of the hand drivers from #1.
The only thing I don't have in these kits are pentalobes, but I can't even buy an iphone screen without being sent pentalobe drivers and shitty openers.
https://www.amazon.com/Board-Cable-Ribbon-Replacement-Iphone/dp/B00WPZZ05S/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1464814647&sr=8-4&keywords=iphone+6+home+button+flex+cable
Or if you don't want to mess with pulling the sticker off of the heat shield, you can buy it already installed on the heat shield here:
https://www.amazon.com/Screen-Classic-Shield-Preinstalled-Replacment/dp/B00XN9Z6QI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464814647&sr=8-1&keywords=iphone+6+home+button+flex+cable
I was looking at this one. What do you guys think?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002V2FEQ/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A1JX5VIUKL6HSF&psc=1
The hotplate warms everything to a point that the adhesive bond between the glass and digitizer breaks down. Without it you would have a seriously hard time seperating them without breaking the lcd. This is the one I'm using right now.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HVAH7X0/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/179-2590533-5478459
I bought mine from AliExpress for $300 shipped.
Here is the desktop version of your link
There is no real way to separate and then reattach that lens housing, which is why Apple charges 400+ for the repair. The full back housing assembly + midframe needs to be replaced. It’s essentially a housing swap. I don’t recommend this part as looks cheap, but this is what I’m referring to
Edit: I seem to have misunderstood. The part you linked looks like it will work.
What product tape, and what application? Most tapes are not recommended for the inside of electronics because of heat problems weakening the adhesive, ESD, and conductivity.
We usually use Kapton tape at work, but this one might work just as well.
I am confused because https://www.amazon.com/CELL4LESS-Assembly-Components-Pre-Installed-Including/dp/B07L3ZQFFJ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=iphone+8+plus+housing&qid=1562596610&s=gateway&sr=8-3
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has the coil, the lightening port. the screen connector sort of did look the same,
someone in a diff r/ posted them:
iPhone 8
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iPhone 8 Plus
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the more power, if i buy the 8+ battery (thats a worry it being too strong for the 8's logic board). screws and stuff i can figure out. but even this screen https://www.amazon.com/Screen-Replacement-Compatible-iPhone-Assembly/dp/B07NWMXRGK/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=U6CFD70K0OX6&keywords=iphone+8+plus+screen+with+camera&qid=1562596727&s=gateway&sprefix=iphone+8+plus+screen+with+%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1 looks to have longer then standard connections
Fuck it. Get this one General Tools 500 Cordless Power Precision Screwdriver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002XZLTQO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0EkzybSZS3N4Q