Charging ports

This module covers the removal and replacement via soldering of charging ports:

• USB-C

  • Applicable for all devices with a USB-C charging port. Including but not limited to: Samsung Galaxy S10, Nintendo Switch, etc.

• iPad Charging Port

  • Applicable for all Apple iPads that require soldering of the charging port.

IPHONE MOTHERBOARD REPAIR

General Diagnosis

• How to use and read schematics software for iPhones.

• How to use the power supply.

• Understanding power stages and consumptions on an iPhone (i.e. which circuits are involved in powering on the phone, how to test those circuits to identify issues related to no power).

• How to test voltage to diagnose issues on the motherboard through the use of the multimeter.

• How to test tensions to diagnose issues on the motherboard through the use of the multimeter.

• Learn to differentiate, diagnose and identify the functionality of different motherboard components such us resistors, capacitors, diodes, filters, etc.

• Learn to diagnose short circuits on the motherboard.

Micro Soldering for iPhones

• How to calibrate heat station temperature.

• How to use gravity techniques to remove integrated circuits.

• How to run micro jumpers to repair broken traces on the motherboard.

• How to reball integrated circuits (i.e. Nand, audio IC, and baseband).

• How to remove and solder components on the motherboard (i.e. capacitors, resistors, and filters).

• Learn different techniques on how to remove and solder components neighboring the CPU.

• Remove solder from the motherboard.

• How to use a pre-heater and epoxy.

Power Management IC (PMIC ): Related to power, applicable to iPhones & iPads

• Function

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis

• Techniques to remove and replace IC

USB IC (Tristar, U2, Hydra IC), applicable to iPhones & iPads

• Function

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis

• Soldering of the IC

Audio IC, applicable to iPhones

• Function

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis

• Soldering of the IC

• Micro-jumper

• Reballing

Nand (storage), applicable to most iPhones & iPads

• How to use multimeter to diagnose Nand-related issues

• How to use programmers to program Nand

• How to upgrade the storage of an iPhone or iPad (i.e. from 16gb to 150gb)

• How to fix iTunes errors related to the Nand

• How to replace and solder the Nand

Baseband applies for all iPhones (related to signal issues for example phone with no service or serching)

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis with the multimeter

• Reballing and soldering of the baseband

Short circuits all iPhone and iPads (related to phones with no power and overheating)

• How to diagnose a short circuit

• Difference between primary and secondary lines

• How find short circuit on a primary line

• How to find a short circuit on a secondary line

• How to repair a short circuit

Wifi and Bluetooth IC for all iPhones and iPads

• How to diagnose the IC

• How to remove and solder new IC

• How to use programmer for the new IC

Back light or no image for all iPhones (related to image or no light on the background)

• How to diagnose

• How to repair backlight issues

• How to repair no image issues

Face ID Repair (all iPhones with face ID technology)

• How to transfer and solder Flood illuminator from a damaged cable to new cable

Sandwich Boards (iPhone X and up)

• How to separate the motherboard upper board (A) from lower board (B)

• How to solder A and B together

• Techniques and temperatures required to remove and solder components (iCs and circuits) for sandwich boards

• Training to use equipment for diagnosis and bench-testing on sandwich boards

• How run jumpers on sandwich boards

• Diagnosis of common issues of sandwich boards, such as: no signal, no power, no touchscreen, no bluetooth, no wi-fi.