Micro-soldering · motherboards · data
Micro-soldering and motherboard repair in Brussels
Your smartphone won’t turn on, your PS5 shows no picture or your laptop won’t charge? When the fault is on the motherboard, replacing the screen or battery isn’t enough.
In our Brussels workshop, our technicians repair the circuit board itself, under the microscope: connectors, chips and components just a few millimetres across. And when the device won’t start, it’s often the only way to recover your photos, videos and contacts.
✓ Data recovery ✓ Price given before the repair
✓ 365-day warranty ✓ 3 shops, no appointment ✓ Parcel shipping in Belgium
Data recovery
Your photos and memories are priceless: we get them back
A phone that won’t turn on can mean years of photos, videos of your children, conversations and documents that seem lost. Often they aren’t: the memory is intact, and it’s the motherboard that stops the device from starting.
By repairing the faulty component, we get the device working again, at least long enough to transfer your data. After testing, we tell you what can be recovered and at what price, before we start.
We recover your data from:
- ✓ Smartphones (iPhone, Samsung…) that won’t turn on
- ✓ Devices dropped in water or crushed
- ✓ Tablets and laptops with a motherboard fault
- ✓ Photos, videos, contacts, messages and documents
- ✓ Data kept in the vast majority of repairs
What we do
What we repair with micro-soldering
Consoles, controllers, smartphones, tablets and computers: we work directly on the motherboard, where most repairers replace the device.
Consoles: PS5, PS4, Xbox and Nintendo Switch
- HDMI port on PS4, PS5 and Xbox: the console turns on (white light) but the screen stays black. Replacement: €100 (instead of €120).
- Switch USB-C port, soldered onto the motherboard.
- Switch charging (M92) and video (P13) chips, when it no longer charges or turns on despite a working port.
PS5 DualSense and DualSense Edge controllers
- Drift fixed: we desolder the worn joysticks and replace them with magnetic TMR joysticks, from €30.
- USB-C port and battery: €30.
- Triggers, buttons, back paddles and clicky buttons.
Smartphones and tablets (iPhone, Samsung, iPad…)
- Won’t charge (Tristar, Hydra chips) even after replacing the connector or battery.
- Greyed-out microphone or speaker during calls, common on iPhone.
- No network or Wi-Fi: baseband modules and antennas.
- Water damage and short circuits.
- Data recovery from a phone that won’t start.
Laptops, PCs and MacBooks
- Torn-off charging connector or one that no longer makes contact.
- Power circuits: the computer won’t turn on.
- Burnt-out components after a power surge or a spill.
Symptoms
These faults can often be fixed with micro-soldering
- ✓ PS4 or PS5: white light on but no picture on screen
- ✓ Nintendo Switch that won’t charge or turn on
- ✓ Phone that won’t turn on after a drop or contact with water
- ✓ Won’t charge despite a new connector or new battery
- ✓ Greyed-out microphone or speaker during calls (iPhone)
- ✓ “No service” or Wi-Fi won’t turn on
- ✓ Laptop dead after a power surge or a spill
- ✓ Photos and data to recover from a device that won’t start
Wi-Fix tip: if your device has got wet or taken a hard knock, switch it off straight away and don’t charge it. Power speeds up corrosion and can burn out other components. Bring it to us as soon as possible for a diagnosis.
Steps
How does a micro-soldering repair work?
1
You drop off or send your device
At one of our 3 shops in Brussels, no appointment needed, or by GLS parcel from anywhere in Belgium (€9.80 return).
2
Testing, then diagnosis under the microscope
We start with a series of tests to isolate the fault, then examine the board under the microscope to find the faulty component. You get the exact price before any work: nothing is done without your approval.
3
Workshop repair
The component is desoldered and replaced, which is precision work. Allow about a week, depending on the fault and parts availability.
4
Testing and warranty
Charging, display, sound, network: everything is tested before we hand your device back. The repair comes with a 365-day warranty.
Why Wi-Fix
Why repair the motherboard instead of replacing the device?
Your data saved
Photos, videos, contacts, messages: in the vast majority of cases everything stays intact. And when the device won’t start, micro-soldering is often the only way to recover your memories.
Cheaper
Replacing a connector or chip often costs far less than a new motherboard or a new device.
Workshop in Brussels
Everything is repaired in our own workshop, with no subcontracting: you know who is working on your device.
Greener
You extend your device’s life and avoid electronic waste.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about micro-soldering
Micro-soldering means repairing a circuit board at component level, under the microscope: replacing a connector, chip or tiny component soldered onto the motherboard, instead of replacing the whole board or device.
Often, yes. When a smartphone, tablet or computer won't start after a drop, water damage or a motherboard fault, micro-soldering can get it working again, at least long enough to transfer your photos, videos, contacts, messages and documents. After testing and diagnosis under the microscope, we tell you what can be recovered and at what price, before we start.
In the vast majority of cases, no: with charging repairs, display problems or short circuits, your photos, contacts and messages stay intact. If a reset were ever needed (very rare), we always ask for your approval first.
Usually a week. We start with a series of tests, then a diagnosis under the microscope to find the faulty component; the repair itself is precision work. The turnaround depends on the fault and parts availability: we tell you before we start.
The price depends on the fault and the component to be replaced. We give you the exact price after diagnosis, before any work. Examples: HDMI port replacement on a PS4, PS5 or Xbox for €100, TMR joystick for a DualSense controller from €30.
Our repairs come with a 365-day warranty (6 months for batteries). The warranty doesn't cover a new drop, new corrosion or water damage after the repair.
Often, yes: many repairers only replace parts (screen, battery, connector) and don't work on the motherboard. Bring us the device for a diagnosis. If the repair is impossible or not worth it, we'll tell you honestly.
Yes, anywhere in Belgium: choose “GLS parcel shipping” in your online quote (€9.80 return). From abroad, contact us: you send the parcel at your own cost to our Neder-Over-Heembeek shop and the return is charged at cost.
Switch it off immediately, don't charge it and don't plug it in to “test” it. Power speeds up corrosion on the motherboard. Bring it to one of our shops as soon as possible: the faster we act, the better the chances of repair and data recovery.
Our shops
Drop your device at one of our 3 shops in Brussels
No appointment needed. All micro-soldering repairs are done in our Brussels workshop.
Wi-Fix Vekemans
Neder-Over-Heembeek
Rue François Vekemans 119, 1120 Brussels
Wi-Fix Janson
Saint-Gilles
Chaussée de Charleroi 205, 1060 Saint-Gilles
Wi-Fix Cavell
Uccle
Rue Edith Cavell 3, 1180 Uccle