iPad Only Charges When Screen Is On Diagnostics & Repair. Battery Connector Replacement

Step by Step process to diagnose and repair an iPad Air 2 that doesn’t charge after a screen repair.
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In this video, we’ll show you how to:
✅What to check for when you have charging problems after a screen repair
✅Do you have a loose or wrong battery screw?
✅Do you have a missing battery screw?
✅Are the battery pins damaged?
✅How to replace the battery connector for when it is damaged
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This process is virtually the same for the all iPads with this style of connector:
iPad 2 iPad 3 iPad 4 iPad 5 iPad 6 iPad 7 iPad 8 iPad 9
iPad Air 1, Air 2, Air 3, Air 4
iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 10.5, iPad Pro 12.9 1st Gen, iPad Pro 12.9 Gen 2
It does not apply to iPad Mini, as those are FPC style connectors.
What repair would you like me to do next? Let me know in the comments below!
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0:00 Intro
1:05 Symptoms to check for
3:14 Best way to disconnect the battery
3:55 Inspecting the battery connector
8:11 Removing the battery connector
14:00 Wicking the pads
17:20 Installing the new connector
20:29 Testing to confirm it's fixed

[@angelstolen6966]

narrowed down my issue. had listed a 7th gen, then noticed this problem. took me about 1hr to repair. thank you.

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Awesome!

[@craigharrison3674]

Amazing tutorial! So helpful. Your knowledge saves me so much time/effort and trial/error.

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thank you so much!

[@alleycat300669]

camera is great Jesse , keep the good vids coming

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thank you! I appreciate it

[@sandeep1966]

Thanks!

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thank you so much!!

[@techone9343]

huge thanks mate. yep i bent the pin sliding my card under.

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Gotta be careful!

[@sevimhalibryam]

I just wanna say a big thanks for the video and all the advices given, I had a similar issue and your video saved the day. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work :)

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Great to hear!

[@TravisStamper]

Great work as always Jesse. Thanks for the video

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Appreciate that! Thank you

[@MicroMageRepair]

Another excellent video Mr. Cruz!

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thank you great sir! 🙏

[@clintoncampbell9019]

Very Good Job, keep up the good example, love it

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thank you! 😃

[@ipaddsource]

Kudos! keep sharing. Very helpful and informative.

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Happy to hear that!

[@sandiego7625]

Looks great!

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thanks! 🙏

[@marcobabbie7928]

The goat!!!

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@chasefournier]

Good video, camera looks absolutely solid. Good job buddy 👍👌😊

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Thank you! So excited to be filming with this thing

[@raya.8963]

Hey Jesse, thank for the AWSOME video. You already saved me on a touch ID home button repair and need your help with my ipad 8th generation. In this video, you are explaining how the charging voltage increases when you wake the ipad up from sleep and the charging voltage decreases while in sleep. My ipad is doing the opposite. When the ipad is awake and is charging, the charging percentage stays on for example 95%. It will not increase or decrease. Then, when I put it into sleep while charging, the percentage increases. I checked the charging pins on the motherboard and they look perfect. Any suggestions? Ty

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

It's not the voltage that increases and decreases, it's the current (amps). You'll need to monitor your USB meter & see what it does. I would suggest you post a video of what you're seeing & the troubleshooting steps you've taken so far & post it in my group: www.vccboardrepairs.com/vcc-fb-group

[@raya.8963]

@@VCCBoardRepairs sounds good and thanks for the correction (current vs volts). I will try to look up on how to test my USB meter. Is the USB meter part of the charging port/flex? Meaning, if I have a bad charging port will the USB meter be off?

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

@@raya.8963 USB Meter is a separate tool. It's where you see how much current is flowing from the charging brick to the iPad. It's what I show in the beginning of the video. You can buy one here: amzn.to/3xKji3t

[@raya.8963]

@@VCCBoardRepairs I just found the same product and will get one. You are truly the man! Thanks brother and if I get stuck, I will ship it your way. Again, ty!

[@raya.8963]

@@VCCBoardRepairs I looked for the link for the cleaning cloth q-tip type item but don't see it under your list of tools used. You linked the microfiber cleaning clothes. Can you please send me the link for the item. Ty

[@blevenzon]

Jesse I noticed iPad Pro has a 2 pin and 3 pin style connector I have an iPad 9th gen are those the 1 and 2 pin style like in your video?

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

There are like 3 different versions of the battery connector. So you'll have to get the correct one for your model.

[@blevenzon]

@@VCCBoardRepairs yep that’s the thing. It finding one for iPad 9th gen. Was hoping it uses the same from previous years

[@tati_rusa]

Very informative 👏

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

That's great to hear! 👌

[@clintoncampbell9019]

Hey Jess, how do you know if it is the battery connector or the backlight? I was fixing a iPad Pro and the connector did not connect properly and it just went dark.

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

That sounds like the backlight blew. A battery connector should have nothing to do whether or not you see image or backlight on the screen

[@bojans7445]

Hello, I need help on Ipad pro a1673 I wanted to remove the logic board and I didn't pay attention to the fact that the extension connector was filled with rubber and I damaged the antenna connector that is connected above the camera, there is actually a double antenna extension, I would like to ask if you know where to get this connector, thanks for the answer

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

I'm not sure.

[@charlesa8501]

Question on a 10.5 ipad pro what would happen if a technician knocked off a gas gauge? Can this component be bridged? If bridged what would happen lol thanks!

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

I will probably need some pictures to know what you're talking about. You can post them in my group: www.vccboardrepairs.com/vcc-fb-group

[@charlesa8501]

@@VCCBoardRepairs awesome joined!

[@jeffvanooscar613]

Mine does not open at all

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

What do you mean exactly?

[@jeffvanooscar613]

@@VCCBoardRepairs like when I plug It just a white light on the screen

[@clintoncampbell9019]

Question

[@VCCBoardRepairs]

Sure! ask away

[@ConnivingBones]

Excellent. Thank you, this helped me locate my issue. Had the same trouble with charging only with screen on. Cleaning some minuscule adhesive that had got stuck on the terminal fixed the issue. Apparently it was blocking the connection. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Glad the video helped!

[@grassraptr4701]

Me watching this having never soldered anything before thinking I could fox my own iPad like 👁👄👁