Repairing Tools for Mobile Phones
Good quality tools are always good for the workstation. You
can find many cheapest types of equipment in the market but
they will exhaust your time and efforts. In this article, I will
explain mobile repairing tools. The best quality tools may
be costly but you will get a great result.
Mobile repairing tools play a vital role to make your work more
perfect and effective.
There are more than hundreds of mobile repairing tools
available in the market but we need to examine what is
good and effective. Let’s know more about Mobile
repairing tools:
Soldering Iron: Used to solder small components like
capacitors, resistors, diodes, transistors, regulators, speakers,
microphones, displays, etc. A 50-watt soldering iron is good
enough for most mobile phone repair jobs. When buying
a soldering iron, select the one that is easy to hold and
does not burn your hand. The soldering iron must have
the option to choose and select different types and shapes of
soldering tips or bits.
Soldering Station: A soldering station has 2 units a station
and an iron. It has the option to control temperature
depending on the heat requirement of the soldering job
being done. It is better and more convenient than
a traditional soldering iron. It makes soldering work much
easier and faster. When buying a soldering station for
mobile phone repair one must always select an ESD-
Safe (Antistatic) model.
PCB Holder / PCB Stand: A PCB holder or PCB stand is used
to hold the PCB of a mobile phone while soldering or
repairing. It holds the PCB very strongly and doesn’t allow
it to move thus helping in repairing. Again, it is important
and wise to select a good quality PCB holder rather than a
cheaper and inexpensive one.
Solder Wire: Solder wire is used to solder electronic
components jumper. The composition of most solder wire is
tin and lead in the ratio 60:40 or 63:37. Lead-free solder
wire is available in many compositions but the most
common composition is tin/silver/copper in the Ratio
96.5:3.0:0.5. Solder wire is available in different diameters
such as 2.0mm, 1.5mm, 1.0mm, 0.5mm, 0.2mm, etc. For
mobile phone repair, 0.5mm solder wire is the best
suitable. Kester is a world-renowned manufacturer and
supplier of solder wire and other soldering materials.
Thinner or PCB Cleaner: Thinner or PCB cleaner is used to
clean the PCB of a mobile phone. The most common PCB
cleaner used in mobile phone repair is IPA or Isopropyl
Alcohol. It is important to buy only good quality PCB
cleaners as poor quality PCB cleaners can damage the
board.
Jumper Wire: This is a thin laminated or coated copper
wire used to jump from one point to another on the
track of a mobile phone while repairing it. Most people
doing the work of mobile repairing do jumper to solve
many problems.
Blade Cutter: This is used to remove lamination from
the jumper wire. It can also be used for several other
purposes.
Point Cutter: It is used for cutting.
Nose Cutter: It is used for cutting.
BU: It is used to remove and tighten
screws while assembling and dissembling a mobile phone.
Precision screwdrivers of sizes T4, T5, T6, and forehead are
good for most mobile repairing jobs.
Tweezers: These are needed to hold electronic
components, ICs, jumper wire, etc while soldering and
Disordering.
Brush: These are used for cleaning the PCB of a mobile
phone while repairing it. It is important to buy only ESD-Safe
cleaning brushes.
Multimeter: Used to find faults, and check track and
components. Always buy a good quality reliable ESD-Safe
digital Multimeter for mobile repairing works.
Hot Air Blower: It is also called SMD (Surface Mount
Device) rework system and SMD repair system. It has
control to regulate or manage the temperature and flow or
hot air. Always buy a good quality ESD-Safe hot air blower.
Battery Booster: It is used to boost the power of the battery of
a mobile phone.
Ultrasonic Cleaner: Used to clean the PCB of a mobile phone
and electronic components.
BGA Kit: Used to Reball and repair ball-type ICs. BGA
stands for Ball Grid Array.
Magnifying Lamp: It is used to see the magnified view of
the PCB of a mobile phone. Most magnifying lamps also
have light. Magnifying lamps are available in different
magnifications such as 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, 50x, etc.
Mobile Opener: These are used to open the housing or
body of a mobile phone.
DC Power Supply: Regulated DC (Direct Current) power
supply is used to supply DC current to a mobile phone.
Most repair personnel used a DC power supply to switch ON a
mobile phone without a battery.
Liquid Flux: It is used to clean PCB tracks and legs or pins of
electronic components while soldering. Liquid flux
improves the quality of soldering. Kester flux is world
renowned for good quality.
Paste Flux: This is also used while soldering.
Solder Paste: This is solder in molted semi-solid form. It
looks like a paste. Solder paste is mainly used for Rebelling
of ICs.
Cleaning Sponge: This is used to clean the tip of the soldering iron
while soldering.
Desoldering Wire: Desoldering wire or Desolder wire is
used to remove excess solder from a track of the PCB.
Chemtronics is a world-renowned manufacturer and
supplier of Desoldering wire.
Screwdriver Kit: It has several screwdrivers of different
shapes and sizes to dissemble and assemble a mobile
phone. Aven Tools is a world-renowned manufacturer,
exporter, and supplier of all kinds of tools and tool kits.
IRDA or Infrared Workstation: This machine is similar to
a hot air blower. The only difference is that it gives heat through
infrared. It is very precise and gives heat only where it is
needed thus preventing any damage to nearby electronic
components on a PCB.
LCD Tester: Used to check whether the LCD screen of a mobile
phone is faulty or not.
Microscope: It is used to see a magnified view of PCB or
electronic components. These are available in different
zoom options. Many microscopes can also be connected to
a computer or a monitor.
Test JIG Box: This device is used to diagnose and find faults
or problems in a mobile phone. It helps the mobile phone
to work and function normally outside its case. This helps
to test and check voltage and other test points on the PCB.
In simple words, it helps the mobile phone to work without
a battery.
Wrist Strap: It works on the wrist of the person who is
repairing a mobile phone. It helps to discharge or ground
static charge thus preventing the PCB or electronic
components from any damage.
Antistatic Hand Gloves: It is important to wear ESD-Safe
hand gloves while repairing a mobile phone to prevent
PCB and electronic components from static charge.
Antistatic Mat: It is laid or placed on the table or
workbench where mobile repairing is done. The mat is
grounded using a grounding cord or normal grounding
wire. This also prevents damage from static electricity.
Antistatic Apron: It is a dress worked by people who repair
mobile phones. This also helps to discharge static
electricity.
Smoke Absorber: This is like an exhaust fan that helps to
filter smoke that comes out while soldering and
Desoldering.
Battery Tester: This device is used to test and analyze
the status or condition of the battery of a mobile cell phone.
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