Repairing an iPhone 11 "No Power" logic board (shield removal without disturbing the sandwich)

[@nelsonrodrigues76]

I'm from Brazil, I live in Rio de Janeiro, I started following your videos 5 years ago and thanks to you, today I have a Technical Assistance for Cell Phones, Tablets and Notebooks. Thank you very much for your inspiration Jason, your videos changed my life story!

[@ststele]

That is really good to know! It helps me to keep going! Thank you 🙏

[@nelsonrodrigues76]

Thank you very much and I will visit you soon and bring some gifts from Brazil to your family!@@ststele

[@ewertonmoraes6076]

Another one fron Brazil. Like we say here, the most part of brazilian, dont even like to aprove your's skills or pay for knowledge

[@asifsidd1652]

please send me schematic diagram net names ues in circuit 👍

[@josephking6515]

@@asifsidd1652 Why should he do that? Go onto BadCaps and find it for yourself. Have you never heard the parable; _Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach the man to fish and you feed him for life._ By giving you the BadCaps name I have fed you with schematics for life. Enjoy.

[@MrPnew1]

No ball squeezage - an excellent result again thanks, Jason

[@MrPnew1]

Yes yes, I do like saying ball squeezage

[@ststele]

I’m certain there will be ball squeezage in an upcoming video! Lol - thanks 😂

[@MrPnew1]

@@ststeleOooo, I will have to stock up on popcorn then 🍿 Let’s face it, as males and BGA sodderers, the squeezing of balls will never sit easy with us 🤣

[@paddysfixes]

Absolutely clean job! That was a very minimal invasive and non destructive way to replace the bad cap. Nicely done mate!

[@joelkist6493]

Good job... You can hear the confidence in your narration. Nice!

[@ststele]

Thank you!

[@TheM0nkeyBomb]

LOL always that Angry Sus face 12:57

[@TokyoChanSan]

Your videos get better. The enjoyment of seeing how you progress makes me appreciate you more.

[@ststele]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@1080p_gamer_]

Yo dude your AWESOME!!! From watching your videos I was able to locate and remove a VCC Main Ground short and get my dads water damaged iPhone 6 that died early 2015 to work again!! over 1000 of my childhood pictures saved.

[@ststele]

That’s good to know! Thank you for commenting.

[@youtubasoarus]

I imagine that low melt has a lot of gallium in it. Gallium melts in your hands. Some sort of Gallium+Lead alloy.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

You know, Jason, with the right amount of heat and just enough low-melt solder, one could undo the world if so inclined. Great work on that nasty shield. edit: You know.. and I know.. when you say something like "before I put this shield back on..." I was ALMOST expecting to hear you say "I'm going to test this real quick, just to be 100% sure." ha.. who am I kidding?! Love it!!

[@ststele]

LOL, thanks! I fully agree with this.... and I really should do more testing before welding things back together. :D

[@davidstrider2007]

Another witty save by The Master. Great work as always Jason. Pleasure to watch. Hope you have a great week bud!

[@MicroSupplies]

love the good explanation of what you are doing.

[@MKSense1]

Nice and meticulous work you done .

[@craigh2565]

KZbin recommended your channel to me a few weeks ago. And after watching a few videos I'm hooked. love your problem solving steps and repair solutions. One question I have, why do you pronounce solder as 'sodder'?

[@nalindisanayaka6220]

Experience , patience and knowledge together do great job . As always you did it genius .

[@tonyarcher1997]

You make these task look so easy. Its alway so easy to follow along and for the most part understand your thought processes. Im always amazed with your approach . Thanks for the awesome content. Lol always chuckle at the whispered "apple logo" Great stuff Master Sensi.

[@ericdeleon30]

Watch your videos all the time keep it up You’re doing good.

[@ststele]

Thank you! 🙏

[@stryder751]

is there any reason why you couldn't use the ultrasonic cleaner to clean out the flux?

[@gsmtelnet8774]

Good job, congratulations! Where is the led lighting, what lens do you use on your microscope? Thank you in advance for your answer !

[@clausanders2886]

Any reason, why you didn't check, if the problem was solved, before putting the shield back on?

[@jozsiolah1435]

Multimeter pointed to any component can start the power, charging. This is a trick, works with analogue and digital multimeter. If it’s the phone user’s fault, the software will get blacklisted and won’t boot after a year. Usually the phone can swap users.

[@Abdulazizakamreat]

I have a qustion : what was the qundition of the phone when arrived what was the error shown on lcd , thx for sharing

[@mirceaalicu]

Great video Jason, as always from you. I was using the same technique, but lately I am using an Aixun cnc grinding machine and just cut a small part of a shield, where it is required. No heat and works much faster

[@felixhquiricada2754]

I am from the Philippines, can U share what brand and model of your rework soldering station, microscope and also, flux, soldering tin, cleaning liquid that your work is very clean.

[@nightsaber2272]

I have a question. How to test dock flex without phone? Wich pins on it's connector provide +5V?

[@EltecnicoWD]

Did I miss where he posted the link for the Low melt solder?

[@n4_ku]

You replace the component and solder back the shield without checking if the short is gone, also you put it all back together before testing if the phone was working. Is it confidence from experience or you just didn't include it on the video?

[@mohammeddaas2002]

Thanks for sharing your experience I'm so excited with your videos waiting for next video

[@reinaldoroman1132]

That felt like performing a surgery! Nicely done!

[@LeeAntonioDixon]

How can I send my phone in to be repaired I’m having a mother board issue also but need all the data so don’t won’t to replace motherboard completely

[@josephking6515]

For the viewers who use a *real* temperature scale, 138°F is *59°C* so a hot fart could melt that -sodder- soLder. 😁 According to my daughter's coffee/barista machine coffee temp is 176°F (80°C) but it does vary a small bit according to coffee and style. Never knew about coffee or tea temps because I can't drink either of that crap. Coffee makes me puke 🤮(seriously) and tea I find very distasteful and requires 8 teaspoons of sugar to make it palatable for me. *Thank You* for the videos Jason. Excellent as always. 👍

[@ststele]

Lol thanks! I just had to Google it and you’re right - Hot coffee ranges from 71.1C to 85C! I’m the opposite when it comes to tea. I prefer no sweetener. I’m not sure how I wound up this way. 🙂

[@haliimaaxmed]

jason can we get more videos for iphone 14 & 15 series because they are less common in youtube

[@ststele]

Hopefully soon. The newer phones are really time consuming to repair & difficult to also spend time recording.

[@haliimaaxmed]

@@ststele 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@badarbaya5616]

Im from morocco. You are best in wold

[@dannywhac]

Another great job - cheers Jason. Also good to see Cornholio making a cameo 'Would you like a spatula? For your bunghole?'

[@ststele]

LOL! Thanks 🙂

[@Foxx_69]

Beautiful work as always sir!

[@DEADPOOL-fm1bz]

hello bro, is it okay to buy a refurbished phones???

[@damolin77]

You the man Steve Great fix buddy.

[@ststele]

Thank you!

[@0ctivate]

Hi Jason! Im loving the "fast chip" low melt. Instead of using the hot air, i started using a second bigger soldering iron and a bit of regular solder on the top edges of the shied to get it hot enough. Then the mini iron to spread the low melt in the seam. Works really good. I also chop up the low melt into tiny bits into container and apply it where i need with tweezers. Ps- bugging you again to try the Quianli 007 tool from sentrix to remove underfill.

[@0ctivate]

Hey J! i mave just just had some interesting success getting low melt into hard to reach places with this method above. I used a Mini C115 Bent Iron Tip to reach to the bottom, Then a huge C245 - 908 Tip at 380 and touch to the heat sheild next to the small tip. The trick i just figured out is to touch the big tip to the small tip (lol), so not only do you heat the shield but you supercharge the mini iron with more heat at the same time. Board was Ipad Air 4 Shield and cam off pretty easy with hot air after this. But some boards are easier then others, so not sure yet.

[@bestbuildpc]

What was the temperature exactly?

[@cdarting91]

7:12 So what you’re saying is that this hasn’t gotten very ballsy yet? Lol.

[@RalphVB]

if I want to start learning what you do, what is a good place to start? I don't see myself getting a hardware engineering degree, like I think you did, but I want to learn enough about circuits to get into it and start attempting to fix electronics as a hobby (got a main job as a carpenter which I am not letting go). I will go to china this summer and am planning on buying all the necessary hardware to at least play around with logic boards. So there is that, but before I do I want to read and learn some of the theory and see if I am willing to push through. In any way thank you for posting yet another amazing fix. And I really mean it. I follow plenty of electronic repair content creators, and most of them simply don't even come close to your knowledge. Especially the way you understand the entire circuits and how they work, and where in the end the problem should surface. I don't need to become quite as good as you, but if I could only posess 5% of your power I think I could die happy. Have a great day Jason!

[@ststele]

Hello, I actually didn't get any degress or even go to high school. I do plan to get a GED & possibly some other certifications some day tho :-) I learned most of what I know about electricity in my teens and early 20s by taking things apart and building projects. I had given up on board level electronics repair many years ago but then I found Louis Rossmann & some other channels on KZbin showing that with a microscope, it was still possible! That's really where this latest venture began - I bought a microscope & soldering equipment and continued learning hands-on and from KZbin. Honestly, I probably would have saved myself a lot of headaches if I had taken a microsoldering class! My first equipment was really inexpensive with the microscope being the most expensive tool. I probably spent $200 total on soldering station, hot air, DC power supply & ultrasonic cleaner in the beginning. I would *not* recommend my first soldering station though.. it had the tendency to self-destruct! LOL Hopefully this helps! For the record - I do regret not finishing school. I appreciate you watching & commenting!

[@RalphVB]

@@ststele Wow, could have fooled me for sure. I always took things apart as a kid, but usually not in the right order XD. Anywho, thanks for the reply. This made me confident enough to at least try and have a go at it. Money really isn't an issue with the equipment, it's moreso that I don't like wasting money on something I will not use. I guess I will though, cause I find it so interesting. It's very inspiring to hear you say all that and I know now what to do to get myself started. Thanks Jason, have a good one!

[@woollysoxx]

Very nice work

[@ronlevin2339]

Jason, Can I just insert a small wire cutter in a hole on the shield, and just cut the shield off ? I know it is less beautiful in the end, but a piece of copper tape will do the same job in the end, and cutting is much simpler and no problem with balls under the NAND

[@ststele]

Yes, it's completely ok. Many people just cut the shields as needed.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I get the logic behind maybe not wanting you to put reassemble the phone so they can 'see' what you've done in there.. funnily enough it probably looks cleaner than factory after you're finished with it. I'm curious what they thing they'll find.. interesting Jason.. I bet a dollar they don't dare attempt removing that super elegant shield you had to take work under.. oh the fun..

[@ststele]

There is one big difference! The sticker that covers tue shield was left removed. Those get tore up pretty bad so I usually leave them off. Some models they go back on nicely tho. 🙂

[@humphreysmphoka6448]

Do you have lessons?

[@rickchowsr2532]

Ssshhhh I’m sneaking a peek at todays episode, at work, I’ll get the whole episode in lol

[@ItsNotRaphi]

One Question. Can I , if i want to remove such a shield, heat this shield up and put tweezers in two of the holes and the lift this up? Also good video :)

[@ststele]

Hey, thanks! Yes - the only real danger on this shield would be the CPU on the other side. Without using low melt, it is really easy to accidentally disrupt the CPU on the opposite side of the top PCB.

[@ItsNotRaphi]

@@ststele Ok Thanks

[@ItsNotRaphi]

@@ststele I want to learn this because I also want a repair shop one day. I am 13 and learnd a few things from people like you. I can solder but not very good. But thanks to you I can learn about soldering a bit more.

[@saeidgoodman2940]

good job man

[@mohamedrimzan1241]

Clean Work and No clue for repaired !

[@rayanalwaily8927]

Good luck 👍

[@lorenzosutherland9232]

Why apple using samsung parts

[@DFluent]

Because samsung manufacturers their displays

[@ГеоргийКонвисарев]

классное видео. все очень качественно сделано.

[@naeemchickoo5721]

Hi sir nice work

[@tonyrgnash]

Afternoon Jason

[@ststele]

Good afternoon! :-)

[@Gadgetfix2671]

I can't belive it i watch the vedio at night very next day costumer came with iphone 11 with same short💪👍

[@ststele]

Wow what a coincidence! 😮

[@KARAR-9691]

جيد

[@Fr4nkSanchez]

Damn! $300 for repairing my iphone 13, it actually cost that price in ebay. Is one of those things that you really want to fix but not sure if its worth it to. I used to repair TV's and Radios but I havent worked in a micro components and I dont want to waste my phone neither.... damn

[@samjones1954]

Better guess... It is someone who wants to pretend they fixed it. lol

[@HighMansx]

In before you removed the wrong cap after putting the shield back on ;)

[@ststele]

That would be pretty funny.. 😂

[@AlexElectronica]

The mummy motherboard XD

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer]

Got to wonder why Apple used a higher temp solder on that shield. It is almost as if Apple is purposely making it hard for people to fix their phones. Imagine if Apple watches this video and see how you removed the shield and decides to make it even harder by putting legs on the shield that goes through the board and secures it in the inside of the sandwich. And puts circuits on the underside of the shield itself to keep you from cutting the shield. Of course I just gave Apple ideas.

[@dave7010]

👍👍

[@bobspurloc]

the mummy method

[@ststele]

Lol! Yes

[@atoms1978]

👏👏👏👏👍

[@praveenraj9270]

❤👌👌

[@sunflowers6612]

✨✨👍👍

[@markusjohansson844]

You will soon be like the rest of the world and use metric, now you started to mix usage of °C and °F as a start.

[@ststele]

Yep, it’s true. When building I prefer metric and at the bench I think in C. I refer to imperial measurements as “noodle units” and find metric to make a lot more sense. But for what the temperature is outside, it’s still F. I don’t do any conversion for temps - I just learned soldering in C.

[@oblioi]

:o)❤

[@aceace5457]

it was so good watching you lol how are you.

[@ststele]

Hey, thanks for watching! Trying hard to keep business moving + make time to produce content for KZbin.

[@aceace5457]

@@ststele i been trying but gave up i only got 7 views lol good luck at least you have one .

[@QsTechService1]

Nice save Jason by the way, I sent you a message on business Facebook just wondering if you got it I haven’t heard anything back from you. Let me know. Thanks.

[@ststele]

Hey, thanks! Sorry - we have not been keeping up with the Facebook page and didn't see your message! I just responded there.

[@QsTechService1]

@@ststele OK awesome I just responded back to your message lol got to stay up at the Facebook haha It’s a revenue source somewhat

[@vladimiralena9129]

👍👍👍