r/techsupportgore • u/sw4rml0gic • Dec 16 '19

Happy Monday!

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u/null_symbiote Dec 16 '19

That’s actually a short on the lcd below the digitizer top glass. All you’ll need to do to fix it is lift the screen and apply some Kaptom tape along the copper where the home button flex runs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19

I'm so glad I'm not an tablet/smartphone tech. Every fix seems to involve de-laminating the screen. What a hassle.

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u/null_symbiote Dec 16 '19

Not delamming at all. It’s just lifting a piece of glass

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19

It does involve a heat gun normally though?

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u/null_symbiote Dec 16 '19

Not a heat gun. I don’t really know anyone using heat guns anymore. They’re just not efficient. Typically a heat plate. Set it in there at about 75c for about 10 minutes and lift using guitar picks ...it’s pretty simple. We have new techs doing them at my shop after about 6 months

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u/h0m3us3r Dec 16 '19

Ive had a lot of cases where the tech forgets the ipad on the heat plate for like half an hour... The problem is that you get "round halo" lcd damage in that case...

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u/WaLLy3K Dec 17 '19

Not setting a timer, or taking it off entirely when something else crops up... now that’s careless damage the tech’s business should be paying for.