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Soldering is not a problem. Your average tech should be able to rework most of the things, maybe except BGA stuff. Problem is no access to spare parts.



Almost everything is BGA now, including RAM and data flash chips. Just bios flash chips are still often (not always) SOIC.

BGA soldering is possible with more expensive IR or convection-based stations and a bit of skill too.

But yes, parts are often not available at all or from unreliable sources with dubious quality.


Plenty of QFN chips that die often e.g. charging chips. They are extremely easy to replace.




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