[Cialug] Off topic: Mac repair?

[Will]

If you are really nice, contact a local hacker space. If they have a hot
air station it can be done especially if the replacement chip is already
balled. I'd help you out personally with my setup but I am not local enough
to make it worthwhile.

-Will C

On Jan 11, 2018 11:37 AM, "Guy Helmer" <ghelmer at palisadesystems.com> wrote:

> I checked recently, and there was a recall (although I wasn’t aware of it
> during the recall period). Probably worth me taking the time to make an
> appt with the Apple store to see if they will help without charging $$$$$.
>
> Thanks,
> Guy
>
> > On Jan 11, 2018, at 10:08 AM, Rob Cook <rdjcook at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Do your research, if there was a recall on that board. I've had Apple
> take
> > care of repairs that were under recall quite a while past the due date.
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 9:51 AM Tim Champion <timchampion at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I've watched this guy's videos on Youtube
> >> https://www.rossmanngroup.com/board-repair/
> >>
> >> He will actually fix the board instead of replace it. He's in New York,
> but
> >> there aren't many people willing to do this kind of work.
> >>
> >> Tim Champion
> >> timchampion at gmail.com
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 9:22 AM, John Moder <jmoder at crispsolutions.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks for the mention DC.
> >>>
> >>> I don’t really have anyone in town that I would trust.  Depending on
> age,
> >>> I usually go through Apple for hardware repair, though they will likely
> >>> send it to TN,  and they will replace the entire logic board.
> >>>
> >>> If it is of an age where the Apple Store won’t work on it, for most
> >>> intents the hardware is likely not worth the cost of the repair…
> >>>
> >>> I know there are a couple people in town that service hardware, but
> they
> >>> aren’t listed with Apple, nor would I implicitly trust them.  I’d
> prefer
> >>> not to mention them on a list, but you can email me direct at
> >>> jmoder at crispsolutions.net<mailto:jmoder at crispsolutions.net>.
> >>>
> >>> Did you run diagnostics on it?  How did you come to the conclusion it
> is
> >> a
> >>> bad SMC?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jan 11, 2018, at 09:12, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com
> <mailto:d
> >>> champ1337 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I don't know of a local shop that does chip level repair like that.
> >> You'll
> >>> probably need a motherboard replacement.
> >>>
> >>> Guessing John Moder (on this list) may have some resources for you,
> he's
> >> an
> >>> Apple consultant, his company is called Crisp.
> >>> http://www.crispsolutions.net/
> >>>
> >>> -dc
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 9:05 AM, Guy Helmer <
> ghelmer at palisadesystems.com
> >>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Sorry for the fruit-focused question but this is the most technical,
> >>> regional group I’m in: looking to get a MacBook motherboard repaired
> >>> (probably a bad SMC chip). Good shops in the area?
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Guy
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