VCC Board Repairs
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The goal is to share solutions & techniques for microsoldering & data recovery repairs. I'll cover mostly iPhone & iPad motherboard repairs.
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This was unexpected. iPhone 12 Pro Max No Service/Overheating

It's super common to see a 12 Pro Max come in overheating/no service due to BBPMU being cracked after a hard drop or glass breaker tool

I figured this was the case for this device. Although this came in for torn 5G flex after housing swap.

Housing swap usually means the phone had a hard drop. Hard drop means there's a chance for cracked BBPMU.

Before prompt to boot, was getting around 400mA

Busted out the Seek Thermal Cam and noticed the 5G torn flex was what was causing the heat.

Removed it and short was gone

Reassembled and phone booted to "No SIM".

I put my T-Mobile SIM in and it picked up service with 5G UC

And this is without the 5G flex soldered on!

Now, I just have to solder on the flex and it'll be ready to go! 🙌

So glad I didn't have to split the sandwich 🤣

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Which Thermal Cam Do You Have?

If you have a Seek Thermal Cam, you're missing out if you don't have a VCC Seek Stand: https://www.vccboardrepairs.com/buy-seek-stand

Injured Gadgets just got these back in stock, so get them while you can!

It can take us a while to build these out sometimes, so they're sometimes out of stock for a while, but we're working towards always having inventory ready to build more as they sell out.

This stand makes using a thermal cam so easy. So much better than any other thermal solution on the market.

It allows you to get real close up (using my Macro Lens), and easily find where the short is coming from.

Plus it's hard free, so you can have your hands free to try to boot the device from DCPS, while having an image that is in focus & not moving around.

You can even record a video through the app, while you inject voltage into the short, so you can go back & see exactly which component was it that was heating up.

Save yourself lots of time by getting a Seek Cam, Stand & Macro Lens! ...

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If you do consoles, you need this.

Anyone who is doing game console repairs, knows how many screws you need to remove to access the motherboard.

Especially the PS5, with the 5,000 screws or so.

If you don't already have an electric screwdriver, GET ONE ASAP.

🌟 Cordless Screwdriver with T9 Bit: https://amzn.to/3E5duCj
🌟Extended T9 Bit: https://amzn.to/3c4YJac

It's rechargeable through micro USB and allows you to easily swap the tips out. You can also fold it to be straight or L shape.

Let me know below if you are already using an electric screwdriver 👇👇

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@VCCBoardRepairs please I have XS with 3 caps shot around nand, I tried clearing the 3 of them to see if the shot will go away but still. I need knowledge thank you 😊

BIG NEWS — I got featured on Phone Repair Guru’s channel! 🔥

If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to grill a motherboard like a grilled cheese, this is the one to watch 😂

PRG reached out and asked me to tackle a pretty wild board that wouldn’t charge and kept bootlooping. So I did what I do best—threw it on the heat plate, did some micro soldering magic, and brought it back to life 🙌

🎥 Check out the video here:

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🔥 It helps more people find my work and keeps the collabs coming!

Appreciate all the support from this amazing community 💙

More crazy repairs coming soon!

Will my next video get MILLIONS of views??

I have an exciting collab I'm working on...

There's a pretty big phone repair channel who I did a collab with, that will be publishing a video we did for an iPhone 15 Pro that was not charging & restarting every 3 minutes.

Panic log read 0xa1

I can't wait to share that video with you guys!

His channel has millions of subscribers 👀👀

I'll give you a hint to the solution... See attached pics

LIKE this post if you'll be keeping an eye out for it!

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