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black screen, will not turn on

I tried holding the power and home buttons at the same time for one minute, still nothing. I cleaned the charging port, no help. I used different chargers that are for the iPad, I also used car charger for iPad. I took the iPad to a Electronic repair in Pueblo Co. They said that it was the logic board or charging port. They suggested buying a new iPad. It has never been dropped. Also was told that the charging port is soldered in place and would not be easy to fix. I left Electronics 25 years ago with high blood pressure, so I can fix almost everything. I worked for Avery/Dennison Label, so if you have any idea, I can try. Thank you

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A lot of different issues can cause these kinds of symptoms. What happened to the iPad in the days leading up to the failure; was it dropped, repaired or came into contact with water?

Start by troubleshooting charging/battery issues.

  1. Always try another Lightning cable and charger, preferably Apple original or MFi certified units.
  2. The Lightning cable 8-pin connector should be sitting flush with the housing and completely inserted. If it is not, there could be lint/dust/debris inside the port impeding a proper connection. You can clean it out with fine point tweezers or a dental pick. Just be careful not to damage the pins inside the Lightning Port.
  3. Change the battery. The battery is the weakest link in the entire phone and certainly for charger related issues. It is also the easiest thing to replace. Use a battery utility, such as coconutBattery (for Mac) or 3uTools (for Windows) to test the battery prior to removal. Anything less than 70% of design capacity will require replacement.
  4. If the battery is in good condition, you can use a USB Ammeter to determine if the phone is really drawing current when it says it's charging. If it isn't drawing current, then I would change the Lightning/Charge Port.
  5. If a new battery and charge port still don't resolve the issue, then you either have faulty replacement parts (possible) or a logic board issue. There is an IC (commonly referred to as Tristar) responsible for communicating with the charging device and uncertified chargers can damage it. Unplug the battery and connect a known-good (preferably Apple original or MFi) charger to the phone. A properly working phone will show an Apple logo and boot loop. If the Tristar IC is bad then the phone will not do anything.

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A USB Ammeter is an absolute must have for diagnosing these issues. Also, there is a tristar tester you can get that will detect where a power issue fault is (i.e tristar chip, charging dock, etc.) , if any.

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I agree, the USB ammeter is a low-cost, high value tool. The Tristar tester however is very expensive and really only suitable for repair shops, not DIY fixers.

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