This course is mainly offered to teach people working in the general mobile device repair industry to extend their business to include in-house microsoldering and Logic Board Repair.

How to fix a customer’s phone that was damaged after a general repair

• • How to diagnose and troubleshoot common logic board problems
  • The basics of data recovery via microsoldering

Requirements

• • Experience with iPhone disassembly.
  • Basic soldering experience would be helpful.
  • Basic electronics troubleshooting would be helpful.

In this course, we will teach you the skills needed for iPhone and iPad logic board repair. The course is comprised of 4 standalone courses combined into one full curriculum. 

The Basics

• • The basics of iPhone logic board repair.
  • How a logic board works and how its components operate.
  • The most important tools required for logic board problems.
  • Complete list of tools and equipment needed for iPhone logic board repair.
  • The most important reasons for logic board damage and the most common problems resulting from that damage.
  • The core of this business and how to get the most from iPhone logic board repair.
  • How to troubleshoot a damaged logic board.
  • How to test components.
  • Examples of how a typical repair goes in a real world example from A to Z. The first case is a water damaged iPhone not powering on. And the second case is an iPhone 6/6+ with a bad touchscreen.
  • How to setup and use some of your tools and equipment.
  • How to setup your hot air rework station.
  • How to setup your dc power supply for powering up an iPhone without a battery.
  • How to use diode mode on your digital multimeter to diagnose and troubleshoot problems quickly.

ZXW Tools and PADS Layout Viewer

• • How to use ZXW tools dongle for troubleshooting and repairing iPhone logic boards.
  • The different functions the tool offers.
  • How to find the circuit lines.
  • How to test lines for problems.
  • How to repair a missing pad.
  • How to repair long screw damage on an iPhone.
  • How to determine the type and value of components.
  • Where to source components.
  • How to get images of these components within the software.

No Backlight, No Touch, & No Charge

• • How to repair the 3 most common iPhone logic board problems: no backlight, no touch and no charge.
  • How each system operates.
  • Discuss the functions of each component within each system. 
  • List all of the relevant system components.
  • Discuss the most important reasons for these logic board problems.
  • Teach you how to diagnose and troubleshoot which components are responsible for these issues.
  • Teach you how to perform each repair.
  • Discuss how to tackle the complications that may arise post repair.

Data Recovery

• • List the most common reasons for “no boot”.
  • List some ideas on how to make a dead iPhone power up again.
  • Provide steps approach on how to revive a dead iPhone.
  • Discuss in detail the steps required to repair a dead device.
  • How to diagnose whether a device is actually dead or not.
  • Provide hands on examples of how to do the repairs.
  • Which circuits are important for data recovery.
  • How to test important circuits.
  • How to repair software issues.
  • How to solve complications post repair.

We will use the iPhone 6 as a model. But our approach will be translatable to other iPhone and iPad models as well. 

Who this course is for:

• • Beginners looking to get a better understanding of microsoldering
  • Hobbyists looking to expand their knowledge of logic board repair
  • Cell phone repair techs looking to fix a customer’s phone that they damaged
  • Cell phone repair shops looking to expand their business