The Most Essential Tools that Make Your Phone Repair Work Easier

DIY repair has become surprisingly popular among mobile phone users because of its low cost of time and money; but if it is the first time you try a DIY repair for your phone, you’d better get some basic knowledge about some essential tools you need for the job, since there are too many types of tools for mobile phone repairing available in the market. When choosing these tools, it is better to take those good quality tools as your first choice; it may cost a little more at present but in the long term you will be happy that you bought the best tools.

Below is a list of some most essential tools that can make your repair journey easier.

Screw drivers: Screw drivers are used to remove and tighten screws while assembling and dissembling a mobile phone. They are of various sizes depending on the size of their head. The most frequently used ones are 0.8mm pentagon, 1.5mm phillipsscrewdriver, 2.5mm cross-shaped medium plate screwdriver, 2.5mm medium plate socket screwdriver and 0.6mm Y tri-point screw driver. It is preferred to buy a whole set.

Openers: Openers’ main function is to dismantle the housing or the body of the phone. They come in various shapes, which mean you will get a wide range of selection to your preference.

Tweezers: Tools for holding and manipulating small and delicate components.

These three are mainly intended for dismantling work.

Multimeter: an indispensable tool that you can use to diagnose circuits, learn about other people's electronic designs, and even test a battery. There are 2 types available: Digital multimeter and analog multimeter. It is preferred to use a digital one because of accuracy and ease.

IPA:  IPA is one of the most highly recommended cleaning solution for mobile phone’s printed circuit board (PCB) ,whose main job is to clean the PCB and then evaporate immediately.

All these tools mentioned above are specifically recommended for the basic level repairing work, if you still want to perform more advanced operations, such as troubleshooting and soldering, then it is necessary to seek for more professional stuff.