No picture, no power or won’t start
After checking that the console is safe to test, we look into HDMI picture problems, power and startup faults, and related circuit-board problems.
MRC · Console repair
Console repair starts with a diagnosis and quote.
Tell us about your PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch. We review your request for free to see if we can take the job. Once a console we have agreed to work on arrives, we diagnose it and give you a quote before repairs begin.
Describe your consoleWe review your request for free. Diagnosing the console is a separate step.
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01 / Faults
Problems we check
For consoles we agree to take, we diagnose the fault before quoting repairs.
Disc, slot and storage
We can check disc drives, game-card slots and related circuit-board faults when parts and access for testing are available.
Overheating and physical damage
We can check corrosion, damaged connectors, failed power circuits and other physical damage when parts and safe testing are available.
02 / Console repairs we offer
Console repairs we offer
We work on supported PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and handheld consoles, including their circuit boards. Whether we can accept a repair depends on the exact model, its condition, available new or donor parts and whether we can test it safely. Laptop graphics-card and phone repairs need separate written acceptance.
- Diagnosing electrical faults and power problems
- Repairing HDMI, power, disc-drive, game-card-slot and startup faults
- Microsoldering and repairs to connectors and circuit-board tracks
- Replacing components when the diagnosis shows they are needed
- Testing the console’s functions where its condition allows
Before you send your console
- Symptoms alone cannot tell us which component has failed.
- A repair attempt or replacement part does not guarantee a fix.
- Laptop graphics-card and phone repairs need separate written acceptance.
- Do not put the console in an oven, use a heat gun on it or ship it before we review its model and repair history.
03 / Process
How repairs work
If the quote rises more than 10% above the original quote, we’ll pause and get your approval before doing any more work. You can stop the repair at any time. You remain responsible for costs incurred up to that point.
- 1
Tell us about your console
Send the manufacturer, exact model, symptoms and repair history. We review these details for free to decide whether we can take the job.
- 2
Wait for our reply
If we can take your console, we send drop-off or shipping instructions. Do not send it before we agree to take it.
- 3
Diagnosis and quote
Once your console arrives, we diagnose it and give you a quote. No repair work begins without your approval.
- 4
Repair, test and return
After you approve the quote, we carry out the agreed repair, test the console where its condition allows and arrange its return.
04 / Cleaning and thermals
Cleaning and thermals
Cleaning and thermals start at $90 plus tax for a supported PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo Switch we have accepted. We open the console, remove accessible dust and residue, and replace the materials that transfer heat to the cooling system where we can reach them. The starting price covers a standard service. Extra work, parts, shipping and tax are quoted separately. International clients are billed in USD. This is not a repair diagnostic and does not guarantee lower temperatures, quieter fans or a fixed fault.
- From $90 plus tax for a supported console we have accepted
- Internal cleaning and replacement of heat-transfer materials on accessible surfaces
- International clients are billed in USD; extra work, parts and shipping are quoted separately
- Not a repair diagnostic; wait for MRC to accept your request before shipping
From $90 + taxStarting price for an accepted console; extra work is quoted separately.Cleaning and thermals
05 / Start a repair
Tell us about your console
Describe the problem so we can decide whether we can take the job. Reviewing your request is free and is separate from diagnosing the console. If we can take it, we send instructions, diagnose it after it arrives and quote the repair before starting work.