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Repair information, troubleshooting tips, and guides for the sixth iteration of Apple iPhone, announced on September 12, 2012. Model: A1428, A1429

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Back camera not working. (Replacement not works also)

So I bought a used iPhone 5 with back camera not working. I thought I will replace the camera and sell it for the profit. The problem is, that I replaced the camera, and it still doesn't work. I thought maybe the replacement was broken too, so I found one more camera, replaced it again and IT STILL DID NOT WORKED. Decided to use it for a couple of days. After 2 hours it started to work. By then I thought everything is going to be OK, but after a couple days it is not working again.. Been using it with defective camera for 3 days now. Flash is not working too. In the camera app it displays yellow triangle in the upper left corner, which says "The iPhone needs to cool down to use the flash" (something like that). What could the problem be???

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I thing that the problem is on the motherboard. You will have defective control IC on your motherboard probably. Is your front camera function?

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front camera works. Only don't work compass and proximity sensor. I tried swapping front cameras for priximity sensor to work. That did not help either

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Interment issues usually points to a bad switching component on the board like he said. Camera ic is one of the most common failures.

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So the solution would be to replace the motherboard ?

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Unless you have experience in rework or have replaced ic before then yes you would need a new motherboard

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