replacement battery is not charging
After replacing my iPhone 4s battery, the new battery does not charge.
Has anyone had this problem and how did you remedy it?
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@bigfella , BERNIE , Was the old battery still accepting some charge? Recheck battery connection and reseat to be sure there is a good connection and no wires pinched or damaged. Look in the charge port and blow/pick out(carefully) any dust/debri that may be causing an issue also look in the port for any bent pins and straighten very carefully with a tooth pick. Try a different compatible charger/cable to verify this is not the issue. Return battery as faulty as it is not taking a charge.
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The old battery was not accepting a charge .
Have checked the seating/connection all ok.
Cleaned and checked charge port.
Tried different chargers/cables.
I was surprised at how quickly the new battery lost it's charge.
I'm going to go over everything again, but I think the problem is more than a dud battery.
If you have any other ideas I would be grateful
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BERNIE, If you do not get the phone up and running, check with your service provider, if under contract you may be up for a discounted/cheaper replacement phone or your plan may even have insurance to replace phone, just a thought. Good luck.
Thanks for your help. I think I'll take your advice and get another phone.
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Bernie
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@bigfella besides the great points that @lpfaff1 is making about checking your replacement battery, I suggest you also check the following should it still not charge. Start by checking 3 inductors. For that, of course, you need a multimeter, or at least an ohm meter, to check for continuity. I hate to refer to those as fuses, but they most certainly control part of the charging circuit. First one is reference designator L3, it is a FERR-120-OHM-1.5A inductor. L4, right below it , has the identical value. Next would be the charger inductor L28 2.2UH-1.8A-155MOHM. All of these are pretty much available at mouser. com or digikey.com. Of course your issue may not be related to those, but could be caused by a bad dock connector, or a totally discharged battery. I suppose you can check the components anyway. Hope this helps, good luck.
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Thanks for the quick reply.Sadly I'm not technically minded and was lost at "start by checking inductors"haha .I've checked over the replacement of the battery/cable/charger/clean etc.If you have any other ideas (not technical)I would be grateful.
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Thanks your help but,I think I'll just go for another phone.
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Bernie
