I have been in the process of replacing an iPhone 5s screen and battery. I got a cheap replacement screen on Amazon at first, connected it up to test, and the thing worked perfectly. I then disconnected it from the device and began to reassemble the phone and adhere the battery. I did a second test and most of the touch stopped working. Then, I tried to reseat the cables, clean the connectors with rubbing alc and a toothbrush, and reseated once again, and nothing happened.
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I've been trying to repair an iPhone 5s screen and battery. First I purchased a cheap replacement screen off Amazon. It didn't work, so I also purchased a battery off iFixit. Connecting the battery and screen to test showed instant signs of life and the phone was up and running! I disconnected the screen and started adhering the battery to get the phone ready to put back together.
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This continued no matter how many times I tried. I could feel the phone heating up so I knew that it was actively powering on. I tried disconnecting the battery and powering on again but to no avail. I inspected the connector more closely and the one all the way to the left of the three seemed to have some damage in the center. I replaced that screen with an iFixit screen, reseated everything with care, and still no signs of life. I tried putting the bracket over the connectors to see if that would help with anything, and in that process I used the wrong size screws and broke off the holes...How can I come back from this?
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When I plugged the screen back in to test for a second time, most of the touch stopped working. I cleaned the connectors with rubbing alc and a toothbrush, reseated them, and got an entirely blank (not lit up) screen.
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This continued no matter how many times I tried to reseat the cables. I could feel the phone heating up so I knew that it was actually powering on. I tried disconnecting the battery as to shut down the device but this was to no avail. I inspected the connector on the display and noted that the connector to the left of the three had some damage in the center. I opted to replace the screen with an iFixit screen, which just got here today. I seated all the cables, and I am getting the same results of no signs of life.
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I would like to mention that in my attempt of putting the screws in to seat the bracket that goes over the display connectors, I unfortunately put the wrong size screw and broke the holes off....How could I come back from this? I'm now thinking to invest in a magnetic mat from here to better keep track of screws instead of just throwing them all together....Mistakes were made, lessons hopefully learned here.
I have been in the process of replacing an iPhone 5s screen and battery. I got a cheap replacement screen on Amazon at first, connected it up to test, and the thing worked perfectly. I then disconnected it from the device and began to reassemble the phone and adhere the battery. I did a second test and most of the touch stopped working. Then, I tried to reseat the cables, clean the connectors with rubbing alc and a toothbrush, and reseated once again, and nothing happened.
This continued no matter how many times I tried. I could feel the phone heating up so I knew that it was actively powering on. I tried disconnecting the battery and powering on again but to no avail. I inspected the connector more closely and the one all the way to the left of the three seemed to have some damage in the center. I replaced that screen with an iFixit screen, reseated everything with care, and still no signs of life. I tried putting the bracket over the connectors to see if that would help with anything, and in that process I used the wrong size screws and broke off the holes...How can I come back from this?