This iPhone X came in for No Touch. If you see the 2nd pic, you'll see how bad the housing was.
I knew from the pic my b2b customer sent me, it wasn't gonna be good.
Sure enough, a million pads were ripped.
After checking each pad that was ripped, none were touch related. But still no touch.
I checked on the top side of the board & found a coil and 2 caps that connect to Acorn (touch driver) that were crushed. Replaced them & got touch working in the jig with a known good bottom board.
But sadly, the phone wouldn't unlock. It would hang on the last digit of the pin code.
Many of the pads that were ripped, were NFC, so I fixed them using solder lugs, but still same symptoms.
So i decided to chance it & do an update.
After the update, it finally went to the "Swipe to recover" screen. This screen is basically what updates the phone's NFC data, which after allows access to the customer's data.
Well, at least that's how I see it based on my experience.
After that, I got in & got the data! 🙌
What a fun one.
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.
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🌟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 👇👇
I was surprised this one was successful...
Hope you guys enjoy all the detail I provide in the videos!
These cloths are amazing. They're soft but don't melt when you heat them.
They're perfect for reballing ICs. Just fold it in half twice & place the IC on top.
While you're reballing, the chip will sink down a bit & allow you to reball much better than if you were to reball on your workmat
Buy them here:
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Let me know what you think!
