Electrolab

Thank you, Brian Lam for fixing my Bluetooth speaker! The sound quality is even better than when it was brand new. For anyone + everyone who appreciates the combo of stellar customer service and competency, Electrolab is for you!

I took in a pair of ailing headphones – Bose noice-​cancelling, about 2 years old. They had suddenly stopped working. The Bose store tried to figure it out, but no luck. I took the headphones in Thurs afternoon, expecting a quote back Saturday or perhaps Friday afternoon. The headphones were ready and fixed by Friday noon – for only $ 20, they are up and working again, and not rotting in a landfill somewhere. Quick, effective, and told me up front what the cost would be, if what he suspected was wrong actually was wrong – and it was!

UPDATE Jan 14 2016
Brian repaired my 55″ Panasonic plasma (VT50) in only 3 days (actually 2.5 days, he tested it thoroughly after the fix). He explained the repair and explained what to look out for in the future. My television was bought in April 2013, FYI (so 2 years 9 months from new to this repair).
Brian was/​is great. He is a true repairman of which, sadly, are rare these days. He’s friendly, prompt, and honest. I highly recommend him and will be telling my friends/​family about his service and my excellent experience. Repair was less than $ 100 which is rather remarkable for such a repair. He’s totally fair/​honest. Loved knowing my television was in his hands and will definitely go back to him with future business. No-​brainer… support Brian, take your repairs to him. Oh, and the $$ below the business name in Unilocal is totally misleading. Electronics are expensive. Repairs could easily be $, $$, or more. So that rating here is irrelevant.

BAD BAD BAD! IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU TV AGAIN TAKE IT HERE!
I took my 55′ smart tv here after seen the reviews. I took it in after it just wouldn’t turn on. My brother opened the thing up but it was complete. I called in later that day because he didn’t give me a time frame or anything, I spoke with Brian. He said it would take a few days but HE was going to give me a call back. Ok. I wait. One week. Two weeks. Three weeks. Finally I call back and he says I never left a tv there! I am staring at the receipt he gave me! I go in. He still claims e doesn’t have my television. I see my tv and I tell him and he says «oh that thing doesn’t work» NO WAY! THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT IT TO THIS CRAP HOLE! He finally admits that is my television and gives it to me. When I notice it’s missing the electric cord! He said I took it in without electric cord. How is the thing going to miss the cord! He then said he didn’t even touch it. Oh be darn! I didn’t know that the electrolab umpa lumps worked there and they took out the cord without brians notice! After going back and forth l, after checking my receipt he admitted he did take the cord out and handed me a cord out of a bunch of cords. I don’t even know if that is the one to my tv!
I would give Electrolab a zero! Worst place ever! Don’t give this guy your business.

My 13 month old, barely used, Samsung LED TV decided it didn’t want to work anymore and the screen just went blank. Samsung declined my warranty claim because it was a whole month outside of the 12 month warranty claim window. So much for quality control.
That’s when I resorted to Unilocal and found Electrolab. I called Brian based on all of the 5 star reviews and for once they weren’t wrong. I wasn’t able to take my TV into the shop due to lack of large enough transportation so Brian charged me a nominal service fee to try and repair my TV in my home. He performed some tests and deduced that my TV had a bad T-​Con board. He ended up ordering the part for me and said he’d return when the part came in. About a week later, Brian showed up again at my home to install the new part. Unfortunately this didn’t work. He broke the bad news that the panel itself is bad and suggested that I buy a new TV since the cost of the panel replacement is practically the price of a new TV set. Upgrade, I guess?
Despite not fixing my TV, I cannot recommend Electrolab enough! Brian is an exceptional business owner. It’s rare these days to find such professional and friendly service. He’s extremely knowledgable and quick to respond to all of your inquiries. If you have any electronics issues, do not hesitate to have Electrolab repair your equipment.

FANTASTIC! I can see why this place gets such high Unilocal reviews. The picture on 60″ Samsung LED tv died after 2.5 years. My friend had a similar issue on his tv, and it took 3 Samsung technician visits and 2.5+ weeks to fix the issue.
Since mine was out of warranty, I took it to Electrolab and the owner immediately identified the exact issue and ordered the part. Unlike a lot of other places, he offers a free estimate. Dropped it off late on a Tues and had it ready by Monday.
Price for the part was very reasonable (cheaper than what I saw on Amazon/​eBay).
The owner is a super nice guy, very professional, excellent quality of work. A+++

Our 3-​year old Samsung LED TV died. Brian fixed it and saved us the expense of buying a new TV. Great service — highly recommended.

Wow sums it up. I have a karaōke player that wouldn’t power up. I called the manufacturer and it would have cost a large percentage of the original purchase price to ship it back and forth, not to mention the cost for them to look at it. I priced new units thinking that it might be more cost effective to just replace mine. Then I found Electrolab. I took it in late one morning and was surprised to be called before the end of the same business day with a quote to fix it. To fix my machine ended up being $ 100 less than buying a new one plus it was ready for pickup when they opened again in the morning. Now, that’s quick and efficient service! I couldn’t be happier!!!

An electronics repair wizard, Brian is the best in the business. Fixed my broken Samsung 37″ LCD TV in about 24 hours. Free-​cost estimates, rapid repairs that are both affordable and of the highest quality, there’s a reason he’s been in the electronics repair field in San Diego since 1991… excellence. The question isn’t why go to Electrolab for your repairs… The question is why would you go anywhere else?!

Okay — looked up about TV repairs on Unilocal after the sound quit on my Sony Bravia — this problem has gone on forever but I usually just turned off the TV and then turned it back on and it worked — this time it did not. I was of course heart broken and scared that I would either have to buy a new one, carry this huge TV to them and probably pay a huge price to get the sound fixed but NO — I called, Brian answered, asked the problem, told me to reset the cable box (I am with COX) and if I still had the problem they would set up an appt to come out — wow. Did as he told me and guess what — that was the fix. Then spoke with a friend and her husband works for COX and yes, they have this problem with the DVR — would be nice if they were as good as Brian and forewarned us this could happen. Now I know — thanks Brian — made my day.

Amazing! Instead of running up a big bill they walked me through how to solve the problem with my TV on the phone, Samsung themselves could not solve the problem. So of course they saved me the hassle and cost of repair. They will come to your house too. That never happens nowadays! If I ever have anything I need to repair these are the guys! A++++

Had a great experienced with Brian at Electrolab. He showed up on time and quickly found the control problem with my Sony TV. He was able to correct my problem immediately with no cost beyond his minimum fee for a service call. In our disposable world, it is nice to someone who can fix things. RDB

This was quite possibly the best experience I have ever had
At a retai establishment. Brian is not only knowledgeable
And professional, but perhaps even more important,
Patient! He never became annoyed by my amateur questions,
And even took the time to offer me advice.
Amazingly enough he performed a full factory reset on my
Receiver, and fixed the problem. And… he didn’t charge me!
When I got back home to hook it back up, I ran in to a
Few snarls, and guess what? I called Brian and he walked me through
The problems! There is one other stereo repair shop in the area.
Take my free advice… Forget that, and go directly to Electrolab.
You will thank me!

Great experience. I had my 6 year old Sony LED TV in the car ready to take it to be recycled. The picture was all faded/​pink. I read online that is was probably the main board which had gone bad and it was very expensive to be replaced. I didn’t want to pay someone to diagnose the problem and then give me a really expensive quote to fix it. Fortunately, I found Electrolab on Unilocal.I took the TV, the owner turned it on and said that it was probably the board. He gave me the price of a new board (which he had in stock) and a reasonable price for installation. He also told me that I didn’t have to pay anything until the TV was completely fixed and that I would have a 90 day warranty. It took just 1 day and the TV is now perfect again.

Very pleased with Brian and his service. He came to my home to visit my sick 60″ Sony. He did a very complete review of the problem, and even though he identified a potential short in one of the panels, it was up and running without any parts replacement before he left. He made a note of the part in question and said to call if any other problems arose. So, for the reasonable cost of the service appointment, I may get off lucky… fingers crossed! I would not hesitate to use Brian again, or refer him to any of my friends.

Brian fixed our value-​brand LED HDTV that worked for less than 2 years (unacceptable and I’ll never buy a value-​brand TV again). Diagnosis was free. After figuring out what was wrong, he said he’d try to fix it and that it would cost $ 150 if he got it fixed and nothing, I repeat, nothing, if he couldn’t fix it. It’s rare these days to find a small business with this pricing model.
Diagnosis took about 5 business days and fixing it took another 2 business days. I’m happy to report Brian was able to fix it. He apparently also calibrated the TV and it looks better than ever. The store location is not that great and the storefront is quite run-​down, but don’t let that discourage you! His work is top-​notch and I highly recommend this shop.

It’s pretty hard to find any TV repairman these days, much less a good one. My 42 inch flat screen Olevia stopped turning on – first just occasionally, then it would not turn on at all. It is at least 6 years old, and not a top of the line set, so I wondered if it would even be worth trying to fix.
I called Electrolab after reading reviews. Brian told me he would diagnose it for free and he did. I brought it in on a Saturday and he called me with the diagnosis on the next business day. It was an electrical supply problem as I suspected-​$ 119 parts and labor if I wanted to fix it.
I weighed the cost of fixing against buying a new one which would only cost about $ 400 – 500, but. I had just bought a 55 inch a few weeks prior. So, I decided to save about $ 300 – 400 and spare the environment from more discarded electronics at the same time.)
I told Brian over the phone to go ahead and fix it and it was ready for pick up in a few hours. Simple, straightforward and painless.
One thing worth noting is that while Electrolab posts certain working hours, Brian will tell you to give him a call if you are thinking of coming in during the peripheral hours so you can make sure he is there. Small request for good service!

In our culture of disposable electronics why not try to repair it first? If I have AV equipment that doesn’t work I always bring it to Electrolab first to see if it can be repaired first before getting a new one. It’s hard to find a shop like this anymore in a throwaway culture but I believe that fixing a good quality item is better than purchasing more cheap junk. I’ve never been charged for an estimate or investigative work. Sometimes the parts don’t exist for certain products anymore so nothing can be done. Fair prices and decent turnaround time. I don’t wish for my stuff to break, but when they inevitably do, I’ll be sure to bring them here, I encourage you to do the same!

Ok first off Brian is a wizard and a great guy. He showed up at our home right on time and within 10 minutes had figured out our TV issue. We had assumed we would have to junk the TV but he not only fixed it but fixed it in a timely manner. Then he hit us with the bill. The bill was so reasonable i thought I was reading it wrong. At the same time he gave us expert advice on our stereo set up.
Now to top all that he is a nice guy who really does care about helping folks out.
So before you junk your TV etc give him a call and have him take a look. We highly recommend him to all

I haven’t needed a TV repair in many years and had no idea where to go… Unilocal to the rescue! I found Brian at Electrolab purely based on all the 5-​star reviews… Those reviews don’t lie… No waiting, great pricing and a true expert in diagnosing and restoring my big Samsung flat screen all made this place easy to recommend to anyone… Thanks Brian!