Patent ID: 8500503

Claim:
A method for repair of a defect in an electronic energy control device comprising: indicating a position at which to fixedly position a mounting unit relative to a portion of an electronic energy control device including a defect to be repaired, the electronic energy control device to be repaired being fixed in position; mounting the mounting unit to a support surface to fixedly position the mounting unit in accordance with the indicated position; and with an imaging and repair assembly, acquiring optical images and emitting a light beam that circumscribes the defect by ablating films of the electronic energy control device in proximity and external to the defect, thereby isolating the defect from a remainder of the electronic energy control device, wherein, when the mounting means is mounted to the support surface to fixedly position the mounting unit at the position indicated, the portion of the electronic energy control device to be repaired is within an imaging range and a laser repair range of the assembly attached to the mounting unit.