This iPhone 11 Pro came in recovery mode. Customer had already tried to restore it & was getting error 4041.
I had never seen this before, but was thinking maybe NAND due to the error being very close to Error 4014 & sometimes Apple changes things around with new iOS versions (16 in this case).
I tried a restore with 3u and failed at 19%, while the device would show a frozen spinning wheel on the screen, further validating my guess that it's NAND.
Replaced the 64GB NAND with a 128GB, but sadly, same results. It did not solve it.
I decided to check DCPS consumption & noticed during the restore, it was pulling +500mA, even after it had failed. This didn't look normal.
Check with thermal cam, I found PP_AVE_S1 had a short to ground. Wasn't sure what it was supposed to be, so I checked on a donor & it was .300 something, so definitely shorted.
Injecting 1V/1A to this line & found PMIC would heat up. Pulled PMIC & sure enough, short was cleared.
Then it turns out, the replacement PMIC, did not match the part# from the original. So the vendor who sold me a PMIC for iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro max, was wrong.
343S00354 is for iPhone 11
343S00355 is for iPhone 11 Pro & Pro Max.
So always check the part# on the IC. Never trust the vendor's labels.
Anyway, replaced PMIC & the device failed at 12% on iTunes flash 😅.
Decided to try again & it flashed successfully! But no IMEI, as I was doing top board only.
Re-sandwiched it & restored one more time & we're fixed!
Too bad I don't have the iCloud info yet, so waiting on that. But all indicators point to a fully working phone
The lesson here is.. check DCPS (Dt880) consumption for any abnormal current draw, before jumping straight to NAND 😂
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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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 👇👇
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!
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!
