This 12 Pro came in for no power.
USB Charging was like 0.44A
When you boot from DCPS, the current draw would jump up only a little, like 30mA at most, then back to zero & repeat. Sometimes, it would just stay at 0 to 2mA
I split the sandwich & it booted!
I put it in the sandwich jig & no power. Back to same symptoms
So went back to top board only & it went back to the same original symptoms.
I was trying to rule out the bottom board issue, but it had the same symptoms as when it came in.
Putting pressure on the whole top board then trying to boot again, it booted! So the issue is very sporadic. But I also was fearing the issue was the CPU.
Tested another bottom board & back to dead. Tested top board only & it booted. Wiggled the top board only & it stopped booting.
This made me think... something must be loose. I removed the shield around PMIC, as there are lots of coils around it & started poking them all. Almost none are underfilled on this model. All were good
I then see there's a coil near the CPU, L4200, on LX_SYS_BOOST and sure enough, it popped right off. Just a very light poke, it broke off.
Tested again & it was doing the same symptoms as the beginning.
Replaced it from a donor & it booted. And even after wiggling and twisting the board lighty, still boots! So it's solved.
Reballed the sandwich & invoiced the customer.
I made a quick little video about it, which you can see here: https://www.tiktok.com/@vcc_board_repairs/video/7142677806932036907
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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! ...
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
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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 👇👇
This phone came in after another data recovery tech already attempted it and called it a no fix.
They even wrote “NO FIX” on the back of the phone.
The board had some water damage, and they tried running it through an ultrasonic cleaner, but it didn’t resolve anything.
What really bothered me was the CPU.
They scratched it for some reason (completely unnecessary), and it also showed signs of overheating.
At that point, I didn’t bother chasing partial fixes.
I decided to go straight for a full CPU swap to recover the data.
CPU swap was successful ✅
Phone booted.
Data is intact.
In this pic, I’m backing up the customer’s Inkpad notes.
Another reminder that “no fix” doesn’t always mean no data 😌
Got 2 new workbenches built out at my shop!
One is a larger & more robust shipping bench, where we do all the packing/shipping. So all the boxes, packing material like bubble wrap & packing paper, etc will be on there.
Then there's the actual workbench where I plan on hiring another associate to help us with handling all the shipping tasks & device intakes.
Was this a good investment??
My apologies... but it's been over 8 months since I posted a full length YouTube video.
Mainly because it's been super busy at the shop. Maybe it's the warmer weather that caused the demand for data recovery to go up.
But also, we had the pregnancy & then a baby to deal with
This video was recorded back in March but never got around to editing it either
So after back to back to back "no-fix" jobs, I figured I take a break from that stress & try to finish editing the video I started months ago.
So it's finally complete & available to watch (link in the comments)
It's a great video for people who want to learn how to diagnose board level faults, like a blown filter
And how to use your multimeter to find it.
Enjoy!
