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Have you ever needed to have your video game console repaired in Vancouver? Where did you go? (self.vancouver)

submitted 1 year ago by Templa to c/vancouver@lemmy.ca

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I am considering having an extra switch that I have repaired but I am avoiding it because I already had issues in the past when I needed technical support for other things. Nintendo support isn't an option because they will replace it.

Could you share your experience when having services like these done here in Van and how everything went?

Thanks fellow lemmins!

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[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could I interest you in a YouTube rabbit hole?

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The running theme is that you need specialist tools to actually do it. The upfront cost is large, Hot Air Reflow Station, full PCB hotplate station, video feed microscope. But the actual parts that go bad are rarely actually very expensive. If you buy bulk the most you're paying is like $1-$2/unit at the absolute most, and for the stuff that goes bad most often you're looking at sub $0.10/unit. Then there's the skill level needed.

[–] Templa 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are places such as Vancouver Hack Space that remove the need of having the equipment!

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I love that more places like that are opening up, it's an important resource for people who don't necessarily have a budget to even buy cheap gear.