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A damaged HDMI socket does not mean a new television or a life on one input. We replace and re-solder ports at board level, restoring full connectivity for a sensible price.
The details
HDMI ports lead hard lives. Cables get yanked by vacuum cleaners, connectors are forced in upside down, wall-mounted sets press leads against brickwork, and every plug-unplug cycle wears the tiny sprung contacts inside the socket. Eventually a port grows loose, works only when the cable sits at an angle, or dies entirely. Households then limp along on a single remaining input, juggling cables behind the cabinet every time someone wants to switch from the decoder to the console.
The repair is genuinely board-level work. An HDMI socket has nineteen fine pins soldered to the mainboard, and removing a damaged one without lifting the delicate copper traces beneath takes hot-air rework equipment and a steady, practised hand. Falcon TV Repairs does this on the bench routinely: the old socket comes off, pads are cleaned and repaired where a violent cable pull has torn them, and a quality replacement port is fitted and tested at full bandwidth with 4K signal sources.
Sometimes the socket is innocent and the HDMI receiver chip behind it has failed, often from a lightning spike travelling up the cable from a decoder or amplifier. We test for both before quoting, because the two repairs differ, and you deserve a fixed price based on the actual fault. Either way the work carries our written guarantee, and same-day collection is standard across Gauteng.
What we cover
The specifics, in plain language.
SYMPTOMS
No signal on one input while others work, a picture that cuts out when the cable moves, a connector that slides in without resistance, or visibly bent pins inside the socket. All are classic mechanical port failures.
CAUSES
Sideways strain from stiff cables on wall-mounted sets, children forcing plugs, furniture pushed against connectors and simple wear over years of swapping devices. Lightning spikes through connected equipment kill the electronics behind the port too.
REWORK
We desolder the damaged socket with hot-air equipment, repair any lifted pads with fine jumper work, fit a quality replacement connector and verify every pin electrically before the set is reassembled and signal-tested.
RECEIVER
A port can look perfect while the HDMI switch or receiver chip behind it has died, commonly after electrical storms. We diagnose to chip level and repair or replace the affected stage where economically sensible.
TESTING
Repaired ports are exercised with high-bandwidth sources, long test clips and repeated hot-plugging before return. A port that only works on the bench for five minutes is not a repair we would put our name to.
PREVENTION
We advise on cable support for wall-mounted sets, right-angle adaptors where clearance is tight, and surge protection for connected equipment, so the replacement socket is not doomed to repeat history.
Why Falcon
Honest diagnosis firstWe tell you when a repair is worth it — and when it isn’t
Fixed price upfrontQuoted before any work starts; nothing added later
Quality partsProper components, not pulls from scrap sets
Workmanship guaranteeEvery repair backed in writing
All major brandsSamsung, LG, Hisense, Sony, TCL, Skyworth and more
Same-day where possibleMany faults are sorted the day you call
How it works
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Phone or WhatsApp us the symptom, the TV brand and size, and your suburb. A photo or short video helps us arrive prepared.
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We identify the actual fault — on site or in the workshop — and give you a fixed price and an honest repair-or-replace answer.
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Approved? We do the work with quality parts, test it thoroughly, and set everything back up the way you had it.
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You get the TV back working, with our workmanship guarantee behind the repair.
FAQs
What people ask us before they book.
Send a photo of your dish, decoder or TV on WhatsApp. We can often tell you what's wrong before we get in the van.
WhatsApp a photoUsually, yes. Living with fewer inputs means constant cable swapping, and adding an external HDMI switch introduces its own remote and reliability annoyances. A board-level port replacement restores the television to full function for considerably less than a new set, and the work is covered by our written workmanship guarantee.
Very likely. Intermittent signal tied to movement points to a loose socket or a fractured solder joint where the port meets the board. Continuing to use it can worsen the damage to the copper pads underneath, so it is one of the few faults where we suggest booking the repair promptly rather than waiting.
It is one of the more affordable board-level repairs, sitting at a small fraction of the price of a replacement television. Torn pads needing track repair add a little labour, which is why we inspect first and then commit to a fixed quote. The figure you approve is the figure you pay, regardless of how the desoldering goes.
No, and be wary of anyone who offers to. Proper port replacement needs hot-air rework stations, microscope inspection and controlled conditions, none of which travel well. We collect the set from anywhere in our Gauteng coverage area, usually same-day, complete the rework on the bench and return the television fully tested.
That points past the sockets to the shared HDMI switch chip or its supply, classic lightning damage arriving through a connected decoder or amplifier. It remains repairable in many cases, and we quote after chip-level diagnosis. It is also exactly the situation where an insurance claim may apply, and we can document the damage for your insurer.
Port replacement itself is quick once the set is on the bench; most jobs are completed within a day or two including full signal testing, depending on whether your model's connector is in stock. Same-day collection is standard, and we confirm the expected return date when you approve the fixed quote.
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Loose, dead or storm-damaged HDMI ports repaired at board level, with a fixed quote first and a written guarantee after.
Same-day service across Gauteng · Fixed pricing · Workmanship guarantee
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