I broke a small ribbon cable in IPAD while removing the digitizer.

I have attached some pictures. Hope someone can identify what component I need to replace ?

Thanks a bunch

⟐ Commented January 07, 2016 at 7:12 MST

⟐ Answer accepted July 20, 2018 at 5:02 MST

swap?

Ty. Phil

I attempted to update it to iOS 9.3.5 and it would not start downloading through settings. So I used iTunes to download it and it now gets stuck at 0% bar under apple logo.

the issue, iOS 9.3.4 (what it was using) is no longer signed by apple. Neither is iOS 9.3.5, which is the latest version it can run. I'm pretty sure that older than iOS 9.3.4 is not signed either.

Now, it is stuck in recovery mode and itunes cannot restore it.

@avanteguarde @oldturkey03 @mayer @pccheese

Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted September 28, 2018 at 5:12 MST

I have an Apple iPad Mini 1st Gen Model# A1432 here which needed the Digitizer replaced. The plug that the Ribbon Cable clips into on the Logic Board is missing some of the Gold Pins and as a result the Digitizer isn't working. I am not sure what this item is actually called. I was just wanting to know if anyone could help with the of that part and or if it is available to purchase. I will also need to Purchase a new LCD Screen at the same time as when I turned it on it's coming up with 2 apple logo's and lines across the screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. See picture attached the part I need is circled. Thank you in advance.

Regards,

George McMahon.

⟐ Commented February 02, 2018 at 16:24 MST

When mounting the ipad mini I notice that I do not hit correctly.

And what would be the best way to remove the excess tape that comes with the original screen?

⟐ Answer accepted November 08, 2017 at 9:03 MST

⟐ Edited by author April 08, 2019 at 5:50 MST

I recently took my iPad mini (model # A1432, serial #F4KK72QFF1(orT)93) to Apple's Genius Bar. I was told my iPad "was not drawing current".

Please advise.

Sincerely,

Ric Shaner

⟐ Answer edited January 13, 2016 at 8:58 MST

Pleaseeee help me.

4 months ago my iPad mini (16gb, GSM, 1ST Gen) fell and broke the glass digitizer and completely smashed the back. So what did I do? I bought a new digitizer on ebay and a new back housing, because the original was badly damaged too. The most difficult situation was to remove the motherboard and the battery, because the two are stuck together by a super adhesive. So... after almost 24 hours straight removing piece by piece for the new housing I fully reassembled the iPad, but apparently I had done something wrong because the LCD was showing only half of the screen. One week later the entire screen faded. I thought "Oh maybe I pulled too hard and because of that the liquid crystal broke". So, I made another purchase: a new LCD Display. When the part arrived, it was very simple. I took the LCD flex and put the new one, but nothing happened! Not appear absolutely nothing on the screen. The iPad seems to work, because I can hear the sounds of charging. Here in Brazil, technical assistances are very poor, unreliable, and most do not know what to say. But I was desperate and took the ipad at a Technical assistance in my area. The technical used a lcd that he had there and also gave no sign of life. Then he said "I can not do anything. Maybe you damaged the motherboard when switched the parts" and only that. No other place around here wants to try to fix if maybe it involving welding (or soldering). But I know some friends who do micro soldering on iphones and other gadgets, but they do not know what to do to try to fix the iPad. Can someone give me a light? I'm completely lost. And I have no money to buy another ipad. Here, an iPad mini GSM 16gb costs more than USD 700.00. As you can see, my English is not good. So apologize me for the grotesque grammar errors above. PS: This is not a backlight error as I had seen here on the forum. The backlight problem displays some picture at least but super dark, in my case, nothing appears, none any kind of picture.

⟐ Commented April 02, 2018 at 1:58 MST

⟐ Answer edited November 27, 2020 at 17:53 MST

https://i.imgur.com/a9A3sCj.jpg

I haven't hit the digitizer yet in case it is fixed. Any solution? Thank you

⟐ Answer edited November 14, 2019 at 18:01 MST

⟐ Answered September 12, 2019 at 9:59 MST

⟐ Answer accepted December 04, 2018 at 5:33 MST

⟐ Commented March 14, 2018 at 20:39 MST

⟐ Edited August 20, 2024 at 14:50 MST

⟐ Answer accepted November 28, 2020 at 9:05 MST

⟐ Commented September 10, 2020 at 19:53 MST

I was changing a digitizer that had been changed again and noticed that some pins were almost ripped off. After testing the new digitizer being happy that everything works smoothly (there were more repairs), when I removed the digitizer to reassemble completely 3 pins of the fpc connector followed the digitizer :/ .

After some searching for the appropriate flux and heat protection tape (Greece's market on this parts is extremely low, they had only plumbers flux) I started the repair.

I've been stuck at a point though.

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Two pins on the logic board are like they disappeared after moving the soldering iron across the pins.

See links bellow.

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Exhibit A

Exhibit B

What's my next move?

Thanks,

Dim

⟐ Answer accepted September 24, 2018 at 18:05 MST

⟐ Commented September 20, 2018 at 12:40 MST

Do I just need a new screen or need hardware repair?

Thanks

⟐ Answer edited February 28, 2018 at 21:42 MST