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Just crossed 200 board repairs and nobody talks about the real burnout point
Honestly, I hit my 200th logic board repair last week on a late 2013 MacBook Pro. I thought I'd feel proud but instead I just felt tired. Ngl, most people hype up the first 50 or 100 as the big milestones, but 200 is where you start questioning if you even like soldering anymore. The repetitive thermal pad swaps and corroded charging ICs just grind you down. Has anyone else hit a weird number like that where the excitement totally flipped?
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the_ray9d ago
Hang in there. Honestly, 200 is where the solder fumes start tasting like regret. You're not just fixing boards, you're fighting the same four or five failure points over and over. That thermal pad swap on a 2013 just feels like Groundhog Day with a heat gun.
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