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Hello! I’m trying to repair my iPad 6th and as far as I’ve tested it drains ~0,44mA with battery and ~0,11mA without. Nothing outputs on screen, but connecting to PC ends with a message in iTunes with damaged software, but iTunes couldn’t recognize the device. On the board itself there is nothing unusual for optical review, but there are a lot of shorts, as shown on the picture.
In PhoneBoard app you can find this iPad on Air2019 position, and the nets, that are shorted to ground are: 5, 11, 23, 29, 46.My question is - since shorts are all over CPU, but it still tries to communicate with PC - is there any chance to repair it? On my own, I could try to reflow PMU or CPU, or give it to replacement to a befriended technician, but still - is it worth any tries, and if yes then what should I aim for?
I know you don’t want to hear this but this model is famous for needing a CPU Reball. You get solder balls that like to touch underneath the CPU. On the bright side you will only have to get it done once because from experience you don’t get the issue again after getting it done.
