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| - | [* black] After popping a few screws, we remove a big slab of EMI shield covering the logic board. We saw this same kind of shielding in the larger [guide|52599|iPad Pro|stepid=115437], but it didn't exist in the iPad Air line. |
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| - | [* black] Our fingers are itching for chips, but for now we restrain ourselves and settle for isolating the battery. |
| + | [* black] After popping a few screws, we remove a big slab of EMI shield covering the logic board. |
| + | [* icon_note] We saw this same kind of shielding in the larger [guide|52599|iPad Pro|stepid=115437], but it didn't exist in the iPad Air line. |
| + | [* black] Our fingers are itching for chips, but for now we restrain ourselves and settle for isolating the battery. One precisely-placed [product|IF145-304-1|pick|new_window=true] separates the battery contacts from the logic board. |
| [* black] Next to come off is another shield covering the battery board, nestled between the two large battery cells. | |
| [* icon_reminder] There's some action in there, and bizarrely, a screw that seems to be holding the smart keyboard connector to the battery board. |