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Get Electronic Were an Electronics service company servicing all electronic systems of an automotive application.

Were an Electronics service company servicing everything from hair straighteners to Complex Automotive systems

What a turnout at the Capricorn Trade Show!So many people through the doors, a huge range of suppliers, plenty of great ...
03/10/2026

What a turnout at the Capricorn Trade Show!
So many people through the doors, a huge range of suppliers, plenty of great conversations, and an awesome atmosphere throughout the event.
The brand-new venue was a great choice and really added to what was already a fantastic night.
A massive thank you to everyone who stopped by for a chat, caught up with the Get Electronic team, and talked all things automotive electronics with us.
Another successful Capricorn event in the books great people, great industry, and a great night all round!
Thanks for having us Capricorn!

What does “Cap Damage” actually look like?Cap damage is short for capacitor damage, something we regularly see in ageing...
27/09/2026

What does “Cap Damage” actually look like?

Cap damage is short for capacitor damage, something we regularly see in ageing automotive electronics.

Over years of heat cycling, age and electrical stress, electrolytic capacitors can begin to leak. Once that contamination reaches the PCB, it can slowly attack the copper trackwork underneath.

Sometimes it damages one track. Other times we're reconstructing tens of tracks, vias and connections, or even removing processors to repair damage hidden underneath them.

The scary part? The module can still be working while this damage is happening.

We still see 30-year-old Toyota 1KZ-TE ECUs that have never been opened and are only now showing capacitor leakage and PCB damage.

Replacing a capacitor is the easy part.

Finding out where the damage has spread and repairing everything it has affected is where the real work begins.

Is the Virtual Cockpit display in your customer’s Audi or VW gone dark?Our specialist electronics repair team can restor...
25/09/2026

Is the Virtual Cockpit display in your customer’s Audi or VW gone dark?

Our specialist electronics repair team can restore full operation of these digital instrument clusters without buying a replacement module or recoding the vehicle.

Keep the original unit, retain the original vehicle data, and get your customer back on the road.

11/09/2026

We document as much as possible.

And when we do, we want to capture as much detail as possible in a single image.

High resolution. Perfect lighting. Every individual component clearly visible.

Why?

Because we’re continually building our own specialist PCB repair library.

Every board we photograph, test and document adds to our internal database of component locations, circuit layouts, known failures, test points and previous repair information.

This gives our technicians a valuable reference when the next module arrives on the bench. Instead of starting from zero, we may already have detailed information from previous repairs to help guide the diagnostic process.

It’s all about one thing:
Diagnosing and repairing the PCB from your customer’s vehicle as quickly and accurately as possible.

06/09/2026

What’s the point of X-ray, and what are these “internal layers” we’re always talking about?

Well, I couldn’t have made a better example if I tried!

This is a perfect example of internal PCB trackwork being literally blown apart and vaporised.

The interesting part is that the damage hasn’t exploded across the surface where you can physically see it. It’s completely contained inside the centre layers of the circuit board.

Using X-ray, we can actually see the internal copper trackwork — and in this case, even droplets of molten copper left behind inside the PCB after the track failed.

From the outside, the board may look perfectly normal.

Inside? It’s a completely different story.

Now, are we going to fully repair this board? No. The internal damage is simply too extensive to consider it a reliable long-term repair.

But now we know exactly where the carnage is located.

That gives us the opportunity to potentially repair or bypass enough of the damaged circuitry to recover critical data from the module, or even get the machine operational temporarily so it can be moved or recovered.

Sometimes the objective isn’t to save the control board forever. It’s to understand where and how it failed, then use that information to achieve the best possible outcome for the customer.

That’s exactly why X-ray is such a valuable diagnostic tool for complex electronic repairs. Sometimes the fault is buried where a microscope simply can’t see it.

03/09/2026

**Audi ABS Fault – C123EF0**

Got an Audi with an **ESP9 ABS control module** showing:

**C123EF0 – Hydraulic Brake Booster: Limit Value Reached?**

This fault can relate to an internal **pressure sensor issue** within the vehicle (External to the Module). After repeated key cycles, the system can lock the fault into the control module, leaving you with a very expensive replacement ABS unit.

We can repair the existing ESP9 ABS control module, saving your customer from the cost and hassle of sourcing and programming a brand-new unit.

Common across Audi models from approximately **2010–2020**, including the:

A4, A5, A6, A7, S4, S5, Q5 and Q7.

Don’t replace it; repair it.

Does your customer have a problem with complex vehicle electronics?We can help you solve it and get your customer back o...
31/08/2026

Does your customer have a problem with complex vehicle electronics?

We can help you solve it and get your customer back on the road.

From complex diagnostics to component-level electronic repairs, send the job to the specialists and keep the repair in your workshop.

20/08/2026

💡 How complicated can a light bulb really be?

A traditional automotive bulb is pretty simple — current passes through a tungsten filament, heating it to around 2,500–3,000°C, roughly half the temperature of the Sun’s surface, causing it to glow and produce light.

But once electronics take control, things get much more interesting!

Modern vehicles can monitor current, detect open or short circuits, pulse the circuit to check whether the filament is intact, and even use strategies to reduce thermal shock and extend bulb life.

Some modules also count repeated over-current or fault events and may eventually disable the output to protect the electronics. Others simply log a fault that can be cleared with a scan tool.

All that technology and engineering...

Just to turn on a light bulb! 💡

So many jobs on the shelf, yet we still uphold our 48-hour diagnostic turnaround—all thanks to our superstar technicians...
19/08/2026

So many jobs on the shelf, yet we still uphold our 48-hour diagnostic turnaround—all thanks to our superstar technicians.

Snr Dave is incredibly proud of the team. Their dedication, skill, and commitment to getting our customers back on the road are what make this possible. Every job is treated with the same level of care, no matter how busy the workshop gets.

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