These services apply to Assessments & optional additions. Compare the repair scope as well as the price: a broken connector and a fault elsewhere on the board can need different work. Assessment and additional work require your approval.
Additional diagnostic block after initial assessment
+$45
30 active minutes; explicit approval and a total cap first. Not an automatic rolling hourly bill.
Optional addition to an existing job only. No duplicate charge for work already included in a bundle.
Request this serviceConsole thermal service while already open for another repair
+$35
Agreed incremental work; no double teardown charge.
Optional addition to an existing job only. No duplicate charge for work already included in a bundle.
Request this serviceD1 — standard unknown-fault assessment
$39
Up to 30 active diagnostic minutes; diagnosis/next-step report. May establish only that deeper work is needed.
One agreed initial assessment is credited toward the approved repair total. If repair is declined or cannot be completed, only the agreed assessment and separately authorized costs are due.
Request this serviceD2 — liquid damage / prior-attempt / intermittent / deep-board assessment
$60
One initial liquid, prior-attempt or intermittent-fault assessment, up to 45 active minutes. Higher-risk work and further assessment require separate approval.
One agreed initial assessment is credited toward the approved repair total. If repair is declined or cannot be completed, only the agreed assessment and separately authorized costs are due.
Request this serviceD3 — data-recovery assessment
$65
Initial non-destructive feasibility assessment. Agree the recovery objective first. Extraction, invasive work and donor purchases require separate approval.
One agreed initial assessment is credited toward the approved repair total. If repair is declined or cannot be completed, only the agreed assessment and separately authorized costs are due.
Request this serviceExpedited queue placement
+$30
Only offer when genuinely achievable. No guaranteed completion for unknown faults or unavailable parts.
Optional addition to an existing job only. No duplicate charge for work already included in a bundle.
Request this serviceExtensive pad/trace or multilayer damage
Quote after assessment
No universal per-pad promise; stop for quote.
Ask about this repairIntake review / photos / basic scope check
$0
Not powered board diagnosis and not a repairability guarantee.
One agreed initial assessment is credited toward the approved repair total. If repair is declined or cannot be completed, only the agreed assessment and separately authorized costs are due.
Request this serviceMinor localized pad/trace repair: 1–2 reconstructable connections
+$20
Added to connector service only if not included in a bundled row; includes documentation/testing.
Optional addition to an existing job only. No duplicate charge for work already included in a bundle.
Request this serviceModerate localized pad/trace repair: 3–5 connections
+$45
Reconstructable geometry only. Missing inner-layer paths or high-speed integrity problems may require Q.
Optional addition to an existing job only. No duplicate charge for work already included in a bundle.
Request this servicePrevious-attempt cleanup that materially adds work
+$30
Starting amount, approved after inspection; do not penalize a prior attempt that adds no work.
Optional addition to an existing job only. No duplicate charge for work already included in a bundle.
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