Battery draining after water damage repair. ( Power IC and Battery )
I had water damaged my iphone 4s. The camera LED flast was always on and not turning of even when the phone was switched off. It was on for 2 days with the light dimming as time passed and then wend off. I could not open it as I did not have the tool kit. The phone turned on but used to automatically reboot after 3 to 5 minutes and used to never charge draining the battery. after purchacing the tool kit I opened it up and noticed that my battery connector had turned black and white. I cleant it and replaced my battery. After that my phone worked fine till 2 days. the second night when I kept it for charging it did not turn on the next day. It only turned on when plugged in for charging and would turn off when removed. I tried replacing the battery again but no use. I then took it to a apple unauthorised service centre and they said that my power Ic is spoilt and they replaced it with a intel ic for me.
This solved the problem
After that my phone is heating up when its used and battery draining very fast.
What can be the problem? Please help
Is this a good question?
Can a faulty battery spoil the power ic of the board?
by Anish
The only thing that I could think off is that the power management IC would have trouble charging the the battery. This could cause the IC to possibly overheat etc. But I do not see how a faulty battery would cause any real damage to the IC.
by oldturkey03
Is iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s power ic the same . Because the repair shop technician said its the same and has put iPhone 4 power ic on my iPhone 4s
by Anish