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iPad 7: I think im cooked.. Pulled charging port/cable on Ipad7, is it ruined?

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:16:46 -0700

My daughters Ipad randomly stopped turning on. She tells me it wasnt dropped, and no water damage. I dont see any obvious signs of physical damage, or water damage. I took the Ipad apart, and tried just replacing the battery, same thing, wont turn on. It is connected to a computer when I let it charge and attempt to turn on, and i can confirm the unit is not powering up, it is not just a screen issue. I pulled the charging port today, and I didnt educate myself before I did. I carefully pulled things apart, but just pulled the charging port cable off the motherboard. See pictures, is this now trashed?

⟐ Answered February 23, 2026 at 15:16 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: CPU Replacement - SN reset to original, but failing activation

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:33:02 -0700

Hey all! Hoping someone can drop some insight for me.

Had an issue with an iPad 7th gen being braindead. When I removed its CPU, seems I didn't quite get it hot enough and caused an internal short. So I pulled another CPU from an iP7, reballed it, tossed it on, restored the ipad, Changed the SN through Purple back to the Original SN (no reason to have a different SN), restored again through DFU and am where I am now.

Boots fine, is locked to the owners iCloud, but when connecting to wifi I am getting Unable to activate
This ipad connot be activated without an internect connection...

Do I need to generate or change the BT and WIFI mac addresses as well? If so, it seems I do not have the originals to just program on through purple again. Is there something somewhere that can generate them based on the systems SN?

Hope someone knows this and can help!
Thanks - and Pics for fun.

Damaged :(

⟐ Commented February 18, 2026 at 6:33 MST

iPad 7: Trouble with Home bouton after replacement

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:52:21 -0700

After replacing the touch screen and the home bouton on an iPad7, I can hear a click when pressing the bouton but the iPad doesn't react at all.

If I just disconned an reconnect the home bouton, the iPad reacts as if I'm pressing the home bouton althought I'm not.

Any idea on what to do to fix it ?

Thanx in advance for any help.

⟐ Answered December 19, 2025 at 3:52 MST

iPad 7: It only turns on when its on a charger

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:51:41 -0700

my ipad can only turn on when it’s plugged to charger and when I unplug it immediately turns of is it possible that it’s broken battery?

⟐ Answered October 08, 2025 at 9:51 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: My iPad is not roating

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 19:38:29 -0700

Not rotating

⟐ Commented September 07, 2025 at 19:38 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: PPVCC_MAIN Interesting Diode Value

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:32:53 -0700

Hello one of my customers brought me an ipad 7 and it is not turning on. When I checked it under the thermal camera saw that big power is getting hot on power supply connected to the battery legs and then sarted measuring PPVCC_Main diode value first and found out that it is around 0.170 and I know that it must be around 0.360 .

Because of this first changed the big power as I thought it is getting hot when I plugged it to the power supply without trigger. Nothing changed then I tried changing U2 and nothing changed with it also. And still same diode value on PPVCC_MAIN line.

What can cause this problem and how can I sort this out?

Will be much appreciated if you can show me a way to sort this out.

Thank you

Emre

⟐ Commented August 10, 2025 at 9:32 MST

iPad 7 LTE: What tape should I cover the screen for cracked glass to open it?

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:44:48 -0700

I have an iPad 7th Gen I got for my wife a few years ago brand new from apple, it had gotten a small crack near the home button and the it got bit more and more and it’s pretty much cracked top to bottom digitizer only though. However now after it did the update from 16 to the 17 beta it is 100% lifeless and does not respond to any charging cord or brick usb c to lighting nothing, it isn’t in DfU mode or cutting on at all I tried it on and off for 2 days there’s no battery 🪫 icon like the batter is dead nothing. Anyway I need to open it up but I just wanted to ask what do you guys use to cover the screen so that it doesn’t shatter more and to keep the tiny glass particles in. I have used the Gorilla 2” packaging tape the stuff is indestructible and sticks like it hurts to pull off your skin. I just tape the entire thing in strips is there a better product and/or easier way I will be replacing the digitizer if the iPad is not broken beyond it’s worth to repair it. Thank you guys

⟐ Commented July 29, 2025 at 19:44 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: Restarting every r 2 hour

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:58:18 -0700

Could resoldering the battery connector fix issue

⟐ Answered July 29, 2025 at 2:58 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: TG0B Kernel Panic

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:52:31 -0700

Got the same issue

I replaced the battery but still getting the TG0B error. The battery level is fluctuating as well. I checked the capacitor C8923 and I got diode resistanc f .883 not sure if this is too high. FL8900 is good as well. What Iam not sure is the Q8900 which for BATT_SWI_FL.

The C8922 which is for BATT_NTC is ok as well it go straight to PMU chip. I tried to jump a wire from the battery terminal directly to batt_ntc n C8922 in case the connection going to the battery is loose but still getting TG0B ... This issue is a pain.

⟐ Commented July 13, 2025 at 13:52 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: Missing TG0B causes kernel panic, plus fluctuating battery level

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:07:26 -0700

The problem began 2-3 weeks ago while the device was charging.

Reboots are not spaced evenly at 180s apart, which probably indicates the sensor is responsive at times and not at others? At the beginning of the issue, I could sometimes use it for 5-10 minutes without rebooting, and sometimes less. Charge level fluctuates around 10-20% on each reboot and just randomly when unlocked. The reboots got more frequent and regular over time. Last night it seemed the iPad was charging very slow.

I took it for repair today,

They replaced the battery and the issue persists.

I've read TG0B is an NTC thermistor in the battery.... what could be the next steps? Any possible issues in the measurement circuitry?

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xfffffff0243a0514): userspace watchdog timeout: no successful checkins from thermalmonitord
service returned not alive with context : is_alive_func returned unhealthy : current 1ffffffe, mask 1fffffff, expected 1fffffff. EC: 1 EH: 3758097110 3758097110 SD: 0 BC: 0 RC: -1 BS: 0, Missing sensor(s): TG0B

⟐ Commented July 11, 2025 at 17:07 MST

iPad 7: 4013, Boot loop and it would not flash

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:15:15 -0700

Hi! I had an Ipad 7 bought in Nov 2019. It was doing fine until very recently where it just suddenly shut down, no warning, while in normal use. It got stuck in a boot loop; recovery mode and DFU doesn’t help at all since it would not recover/update when plugged into iTunes. Error log from iTunes update says the device disconnected before the update can be done, and 3uT flashing log shows failure at 19% every time. I brought it to an AASP as a last ditch effort and, sure enough, they can’t do the repair.

Things are pointing towards hardware failure and a fancy paperweight, but what are the odds of saving the device?

⟐ Answered July 07, 2025 at 20:15 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: iPad 7th Gen A2197 - 0.47A Draw, Won’t Turn On - Need Advice

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:27:23 -0700

Hi everyone!

I’m working on an iPad 7th Gen that won’t turn on. When I connect it to a charger, it draws 0.47 amps. However, if I disconnect the battery, it draws 0 amps.

I’ve watched a few videos in YouTube (mostly from NorthridgeFix) about this 0.47–0.5 amp draw issue, where the problem seems to be a short on the board. In those cases, the iPad still draws that current even with the battery disconnected. However, in my situation, the current drops to 0 when the battery is disconnected.

I’ve also checked the board using a thermal camera, but nothing seems to heat up. I tried measuring some random caps to look for shorts, but I haven’t found anything obvious.

I’m feeling a bit stuck—does anyone have suggestions on what else I could check or test?

Thanks in advance for your help!

iPad 7: Pulled pads on board for charging port

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:41:54 -0700

I was trying to replace the power connector on my iPad 7 and I pulled some pads will need to use some jumper wires. Does anyone have a pin out diagram for this connector?

Thanks

⟐ Commented January 13, 2025 at 18:41 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: No signs of life - charges at 2amps for a second then drops

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:58:46 -0700

No signs of life - charges at over 2amps (according to my usb amp meter) for a second then drops to zero then back up over 2amps and repeats.

Already changed the charge port but it didn't change a thing. Would this be a CPU issue?

⟐ Answered January 09, 2025 at 15:58 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: Charger port is broken but only need it for 9 more days

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 06:34:39 -0700

My daughter's iPad charger port is broken and only charges when you put the plug on an angle, but is really finicky.

I know it needs fixing but Santa is bringing her a new one for Xmas so I'm wondering if there are any tricks to get it to stay charging for the next 9 days without having to get it fixed?

⟐ Answered December 16, 2024 at 6:34 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: Guidance for pulled pads on power connector repair

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 22:18:29 -0700

Doing a repair on the power connector, I pulled a handful of pads

I can see from the schematic that the pulled pins are:

1 - ground

23 - e75_dpair2_conn_p

25 - e75_dpair2_conn_n

27 - ground

28 - attached to 26 (ppout_e75_acc_id1_conn)

would I need to do any jumper wires and to where?

⟐ Edited by author November 09, 2024 at 22:18 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: iPad 7 will not show any signs of life.

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 23:51:34 -0700

I was playing a mobile game recently when my iPad screen suddenly went dark blue, I left it for awhile but nothing changed. I tried force restarting it and the blue screen turned off fully but now it wont turn back on at all. I have tried charging it over night with a working charger. It wont even connect to a computer. Is there anything else I should try? (There is a possibility it tried to update because I had not updated it to iPad OS 16 yet.)

⟐ Commented October 20, 2024 at 23:51 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: iPad 7 Not showing battery percentage or charging when booted

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:23:34 -0700

Basically i decided to revive my 7th gen ipad from the dead, everything worked fine till it went in a boot loop

I tried using itunes on my pc which didnt work, then i used 3utools to flash it but couldnt go past 19 percent, then randomly it revived and i was so glad

But when i go to the control centre it doesnt say the percentage, so i go to the settings and the battery percentage was enabled

Bare in mind the ipads in charge but doesnt say it is

A while after using it it shut down saying the charge finished, i know the charger i used worked so i recharged the ipad and it turned on but after a while it turned off again

My problem is not the boot loop but rather the fact that when its out of power it charges but when its on it cant charge

I bought the ipad in 2020 its been around exactly 4 years

⟐ Commented October 03, 2024 at 14:23 MST

iPad 7 Wi-Fi: How do I unlock my iPad

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 19:11:23 -0700

How do i get nto my bloked ipad

⟐ Answered September 21, 2024 at 19:11 MST

iPad 7: iPad 7 only pulling 0.48 AMPS after a lot of repairs

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:26:01 -0700

So the iPad came in a while ago only pulling 0.48amps.

The charging port and Power IC were changed, and the iPad was working perfectly too, pulling 1.5 amps - 2amps. Then 3 days after the customer picked it up it was back at 0.48amps.

Weird .... Anyway a new battery this time fixed it. Pulling amazing amps and everything. The customer picks it up but comes back 2 days later, and the same thing happens, back to 0.48 amps.

Is it just me or is the customer killing this iPad?

Or am I missing something completely?

⟐ Answer accepted September 02, 2024 at 18:26 MST