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I have an iPad Air that isn’t charging or turning on. It does not show up on the computer as a device. Using a pass-through multimeter I can see it is drawing 5V @ ~0.2A which is obviously not right. What could be the problem? Thanks for your time
Hey Beninja, Sounds like there is a problem with the tristar chip on the board, happens from time to time, especially if you charge with a non official cable in a car charger. (Starting the engine gives a voltage spike that the cable should safeguard your device from). Go to a microsoldering repairshop where they replace these chips, it’s kind of a straight forward job for them. Once the battery is charged enough, the device will boot too. If it’s something else, these shops will figure it out too. (We do this as well but we’re from Belgium, i’m sure there is a shop closer by). Kind regards, Tom
Take it to a shop that can do micro-soldering. Here’s one that can do the job. They’re in CA. It took them less than a day to figure out, called me, and sent it back. Works like a charm. They are called RxTech Repair.
