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Apple iPad Mini 1 Apple Pencil Port Repair
Apple Pencil Port Repair guide for the Apple iPad Mini 1
Before you begin
Tools
- Precision screwdriver set
- Plastic opening tools
- Anti-static wrist strap
- Tweezers
- Magnifying glass or headlamp
- Heat gun or iOpener
- Soldering iron and tip
Parts / materials
- Replacement iPad Mini 1 Lightning dock connector cable
- Double-sided digitizer adhesive tape
- Isopropanol alcohol 90%+
- Soldering flux and solder
Safety
- Wear eye protection when heating glass panel edges.
- Isolate the battery before performing any soldering work on the logic board.
- Work in a well-ventilated space when soldering electronics.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Heat the front glass edges
3 minUse a heat gun or iOpener to warm the outer edges of the iPad Mini glass for two minutes to soften the display adhesive.
- 2
Insert an opening pick
2 minPress a thin plastic opening pick into the seam between the glass digitizer and the aluminum frame at the top corner.
- 3
Slice the perimeter adhesive
4 minSlide the pick carefully along all four edges to cut through the adhesive tape, taking extra care near the home button.
- 4
Pivot the digitizer open
2 minGently lift and open the glass digitizer from the right side like a book page, keeping the bottom cable attached.
- 5
Unscrew the LCD display panel
3 minRemove the four Phillips screws located at each corner of the inner LCD screen.
- 6
Lift the LCD panel
2 minGently lift the top edge of the LCD screen and fold it down onto the digitizer assembly.
- 7
Remove the EMI shield screws
5 minRemove the sixteen Phillips screws securing the large metal shield plate covering the logic board.
- 8
Remove the metal shield plate
2 minLift the metal EMI shield off the logic board and set it aside carefully.
- 9
Disconnect the battery lock
3 minUnscrew the single battery connector screw and slide a plastic pick underneath the contact pad to isolate power.
- 10
Disconnect the LCD cable
2 minUse a plastic opening tool to pop the LCD flex connector straight up from its socket on the logic board.
- 11
Disconnect the digitizer cable
2 minDisconnect the digitizer flex cables from the board to remove the glass assembly entirely.
- 12
Heat the dock connector flex area
3 minApply mild heat to the lower interior housing beneath the Lightning port flex cable to loosen the adhesive.
- 13
Desolder the old dock cable
8 minApply soldering flux and heat each contact pin on the dock connector pad to lift the old cable off the board.
- 14
Solder the replacement port cable
10 minAlign the micro-pads of the new Lightning port flex cable to the logic board and solder each pin into place.
- 15
Reconnect the display cables
3 minSnap the digitizer and LCD flex cables back onto their respective logic board connectors.
- 16
Reinstall the metal EMI shield
5 minPosition the metal shield plate back over the board and secure it with the sixteen Phillips screws.
- 17
Secure the LCD panel
3 minFold the LCD panel back into place and reinstall the four corner mounting screws.
- 18
Seal the front glass assembly
4 minApply fresh double-sided adhesive strips along the frame border and press the digitizer firmly into place.
After your Apple iPad Mini 1 apple pencil port repair
Power the iPad Mini 1 back on and test the apple pencil port repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Apple iPad Mini 1 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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