Won't charge, replaced battery and Dock Connector

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Jose Escobar @joseescoba81891

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Won't charge, replaced battery and Dock Connector

The iPhone in question wont charge either by outlet or pc. I've tried replacing both the battery and dock connector and it still wont charge. It DOES show that its connected, however the charging symbol doesnt appear, it only shows that its plugged in. The headphone jack/volume cable is also broken so could that be a possible reason why? I'm too stubborn to admit its the logic board. :/

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I let the phone charge for a couple hours and the battery now displays 100%. However it still doesn't show the charging symbol and the phone only works when connected to a charger. It dies immediately if it is unplugged and there's no way to turn it on unless its plugged in. Any thoughts?

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well now it won't even turn on plugged in anymore. Its stuck in an infinite boot loop on the apple logo.

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What started all of this ? A fall_,went swimming,,,,a used phone you bought like this ????

Dec 9, 2012 by Mitch Rush

Im fixing it for a friend. He tried to replace the lcd himself and ended up breaking not only the new lcd but also tearing some ribbons. I successfully replaced the lcd, power/proximity sensor ribbon, & front camera. however i couldn't get his volume buttons to work. Also it seems it only gets stuck in a bootloop with certain chargers, however with others it will turn on normally but die as soon as its taken off.

Dec 9, 2012 by Jose Escobar

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What started all of this ? A fall_,went swimming,,,,a used phone you bought like this ???? — Mitch Rush
Im fixing it for a friend. He tried to replace the lcd himself and ended up breaking not only the new lcd but also tearing some ribbons. I successfully replaced the lcd, power/proximity sensor ribbon, & front camera. however i couldn't get his volume buttons to work. Also it seems it only gets stuck in a bootloop with certain chargers, however with others it will turn on normally but die as soon as its taken off. — Jose Escobar

Mitch Rush @mitchrush Rep: 5.6k 6 3 4 · Answer 1 · 2012-12-09T18:24:55-07:00

Mitch Rush @mitchrush

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OK, I would get an Apple charger-data cord, your talking about the LCD, if you attempted to separate the LCD from the digitizer and stick a new LCD to the old digitizer then I would scrap that and get a new full front assembly, your volume buttons don't work so that ribbon cable needs to be replaced again sadly, and while its in pieces inspect everything for corrosion and if you find any clean everything with a toothbrush and alcohol, then if it doesn't power up correctly restore it, good luck and would love to hear if what happens !

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The front assembly works fine I replaced the entire unit. It starts up fine if its connected to an apple charger data cord, but only works as long as its connected. There doesnt seem to be any corrosion on the board. Cant restore it because it wont detect it on pc usb only through the wall outlet.

Dec 9, 2012 by Jose Escobar

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