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Want to start microsoldering!

Hello everyone. I am 19, in college for Computer Support. However after repairing my own phone screen I realized a few months later that there was money to be made. Longtime story short I got a $800 credit line from PayPal, which I used on phones and tools. I managed to flip a decent amount of phones so far. I’d say the value of all the phones, cash, and tools/parts I have is about $1350 now after about 6 weeks. And any penny I make goes right back into phone repair! I learned a LOT in that time, and I feel pretty comfortable inside an iPhone. I feel comfortable doing just about any hardware replacement.

I absolutely love doing this and I’d love to turn this side business into a serious one eventually. I don’t think I could manage to make enough with normal hardware fixing, so Iv decided I need to learn microsoldering to have a chance at making it. In addition no repair shop around does micro work on iPhone boards. So it would give me a very big edge and no competition. I understand there’s a LOT to learn, I’m not saying I want a shop open next week or even year.

My question is for experienced micro solders. If you had to start over, with no tools and roughly $1200. How would you use it for tools? I understand that budget can easily be blow out if the water, but I don’t want to waste my time on a $150 “4in 1” station. So if you had $1200 (roughly, give or take a few hundred) what would you buy? Used is okay to me also! Definitely going to get a used microscope for sure.

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honestly i use an £80 hot air station, if you want a better 1 you could got for the quick 861dw or aoyue 852a++. soldering iron as long as you can use a fine tip and it keeps around the correct display temp possibly the hakko fx888d. i got a microscope on aliexpress for under £200 and bought a 0.5x lense for around £10-15 and i use it for phones, macbooks and ps4 hdmi repair

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Thanks for the reply! It seems I could get all the big tools for less than half my budget! I was thinking maybe the Hakko 951 for an iron, is it that big a difference compared to the fx888d that it’s worth an extra $150? Also what tips would you recommend for phones?

And do you happen to know what microscope it was? I found this one, I like how it’s digital since I have a MacBook Pro. And I think Amscope is a reputable brand?

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/3246137116...

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that microscope is no good for phone repair. this is the 1 i use which you can get versions with a camera. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Binocula.... as for tips most components are a tight fit on the board so finer the tip the better

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i also had the microscope within a week of ordering it china to the uk

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Awesome thank you! What tools do you use for diagnosing where the issue on the board is? I know how to find schematics for around $80. But I know a multimeter, power source and freeze spray is one way to determine where a short might be. Is that what you use?

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yea freeze spray, dc power supply and multimeter. if you get zxw it will give you boardview and schematics for iphone, ipad, samsung and other models

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