Chris Stables

Making up some leads for the DCPS and would like to know does the MacBook determine what wattage magsafe it is using from...

I don’t know a lot about MacBook circuitry and I don’t advertise their repairs but there is one customer who does send...

Any idea where I could purchase a QFN8 to DIP8 Adapter that will fit a bios chip off the 820 00875 board. The only one I...

I got sent a mac which had the U5860 temp sensor torn off along with all the pads on the board. It would take ages to boot...

Would someone be able to tell me the orientation position of U5860 on the 820-00239 logic board. I can only make out a...

Are you copying the screen data to the new screen? If so I have seen this happen a few times where the burn gets transferred as well as the data. I don’t think there is much you can do except delete the data off the screen and lose true tone.

These shields are not the easiest to remove as they hold a fair bit of ground plain. I use full heat and air flow with a large or no nozzle. The shield you are talking about should come off when the hot air temp reaches around 400 degrees. All hot air stations are different; the temperature displayed may not be accurate due to the age of the machine or its make. You are right thinking that exposed heat might damage the motherboard. The other method you can use is to cut it off. I see a few that come in with prior repair attempts which have had the shield removed this way.

In rare cases sometimes you need to reset all settings on the phone after replacing the camera. This is in settings > general> reset> reset all settings. If that doesn’t work backup up your phone and do a restore. If that fails it will be the camera that is faulty.

There is no reason you need an OEM reader. You can pick up duel sim readers for the iPhone 12 at aliexpress and other stores.

You will need to rule out the charge port. If it still doesn’t charge it will be one of the charging IC’s Tristar or Tigris that will need to be replaced.

You will need to rule out the screen as the home button flex may be damaged. But from what you are describing could be a faulty turtle IC which is on the home button assembly and one of its jobs is to detect pressure on the home button. If you have nudged the turtle IC while transferring the home button this could be the cause and would be a costly repair with no guarantees.

I would try replacing the home button flex cable as it might be damaged. You can purchase the flex and back plate for around $5.00 or just the flex for less.

Your computer will not recognise the phone until you enter the passcode. This is a security feature apple brought in a couple of years ago. You will need to put the phone into DFU or recovery mode and restore it.

Your home button will be fine. You will need to purchase another screen as those flex cables are not interchangeable.

You need two or maybe three different types of driver for your job. The pentalobe driver for the two screws to remove the screen and the tripoint driver for the screws that are located on the home button shield and the shield over the LCD connectors. If you need to transfer the front camera assembly you will also need a Phillip’s head driver.