Johnathan George

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Member Since 07/22/2015

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I specialize in micro soldering, and can do most phone and tablet repairs for which parts are available.

My eBay store: My Phone Repair Guy

Questions

Galaxy S4 Sim ejected problem 03/18/2017
I've got several S4 boards here with the intermittent "sim ejected" problem, and one that just plain doesn't recognize the si...
No sound, and music pauses automatically after a few seconds 05/06/2016
I've got an issue with an iPod touch 4th gen I did a charge port replacement on. After the repair it has no sound, and if I t...
Nexus 5 sim reader 01/07/2016
Got a Nexus 5 for sim reader replacement. Unfortunately someone had tried to remove the reader previously and damaged the boa...
iPad mini not charging 09/06/2015
I've got an iPad mini here that came in for charge port replacement. When I got it open, I found that someone had already att...
No sound from loudspeaker 08/07/2015
Customer sent in an iPod with no sound from the loudspeaker. Replaced the loudspeaker, and had sound again. Sent it back the ...
Anyone have an idea why this S5 LOCA repair failed? 07/31/2015
Did a LOCA repair on this S5, in just the same way I've done many other phones, but this time I ended up with the result show...
Backlight filter and diode location on iPad Mini 3 A1599 07/23/2015
I've done the backlight filter replacement on ipad minis previously, but now I've got a mini 3 in with backlight issues, and ...

Answers

Answer to: No sound from tablet 03/18/2017
Sounds like the headphone jack is messed up. Usually the tablet can sense when headphones are plugged in and shuts off the speakers. Sounds like yours thinks the headphones are plugged in until you actually do plug them in and then it thinks they're unplugged! It's also possible something is wrong in the operating system but I think that's unlikely. I've sometimes been able to get headphone jacks working by cleaning crud out of them, so that might be worth a try. If that doesn't work it probably needs to be replaced.
Answer to: Note 4 with different screen connectors 01/13/2016
I'd guess it's a counterfeit...
Answer to: How can I repair the vibrator connectors? 01/07/2016
I would just use the solder that's already on the board. Just heat the contact with your iron until it's loose, and then grab it with tweezers and lift it away. Set it in position on the other board and hold it in place with the tweezers while you heat it with the iron until the solder melts. Remove the iron and continue to hold it in position until it cools and the solder hardens (probably less than 10 seconds) and you should be good to go.
Answer to: Is anyone selling iPhone motherboards? 01/07/2016
check eBay. Should be plenty available there... just be sure the read the description carefully and purchase from a seller with good feedback.
Answer to: signal searching, no services 09/21/2015
Could be a bad sim reader. The contacts in the reader are pretty delicate and can easily bend or break. If that is the problem, it would need a new sim reader soldered in by someone with experience in that kind of repair.
Answer to: Power Button/Screen Lock: Pressing it Restarts Phone 08/27/2015
What you describe is very similar to the symptoms of a bad power button, but there are some things that aren't typical. For instance, when a power button is bad, it's usually hard to get it into recovery mode, and it may restart or shut itself down once it's there. Power buttons that are working intermittently or partially stuck can have some weird symptoms though, so there's still a possibility that's what's wrong. If it is a bad power button, it will probably need to be replaced. Not sure what kind of power button that phone takes... many Samsung buttons are soldered on, but some are on a flex cable and can be replaced without soldering. The only thing I've found that helps a power button (other than replacement) is that sometimes putting some electrical contact cleaner on it (if it's the soldered on kind) and pressing the button a bunch will help. If you don't have any electrical contact cleaner, you can try some isopropyl alcohol with a bit of wd-40 in it. It's a long shot, but it worked for me a couple t...
Answer to: Is My Screen Broken? Battery Replacement Gone Wrong. :( 08/27/2015
Looks very much like the LCD is cracked to me. I think you'll need a new LCD.
Answer to: How to repair my charging port 08/12/2015
This is a pretty common problem with the Kindle Fires. The USB port is poorly designed and comes loose from the circuit board easily. It usually requires the port to be resoldered (or a new port soldered on) in order to fix it. Unless you have pretty good micro soldering skills, you'll need to take it to a repair shop for repair. There are also a number of people who offer a mail in service to repair this (check eBay).
Answer to: Brownish specks appear consistently on my screen 08/07/2015
The dots are most likely something that got in between the layers of the backlight. It's also possible that they're due to damage to the layers of the backlight. The backlight has several layers which diffuse the light evenly over the whole screen and any damage or foreign material in there will show up on the display.
Answer to: Touch screen only works when back is off... 07/31/2015
I know that on these phones the back will push on the battery which will push on the back of the screen and flex it slightly. This is especially an issue if the battery is starting to bulge a little. Perhaps the slight flexing of the screen is causing a problem somehow?

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Motorola Moto X Teardown 08/18/2015

I filed a slot in them and used a straight screwdriver to remove.... might be hard to do with some of the screws that are down in holes.