Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          5 minutes - 1 hour

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  • How to repair an iPhone that won’t charge - Tristar Replacement
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Check for a new charger
  • Your cable could be bad, try a new one, possibly MFI certified ! (Made For iPhone) Or try a known-good one.
  • Try a new charging brick, or a known-good one that delivers at least 5V-1A

Your cable could be bad, try a new one, possibly MFI certified ! (Made For iPhone) Or try a known-good one.

Try a new charging brick, or a known-good one that delivers at least 5V-1A

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Step 2

              Checking the charging port
  • Check your charging port, it could be really dirty or obstructed
  • If it looks dirty, you can take the risk to insert a thin tool and try to pry out the dirt. I am not responsible for the harm you could do to your phone !

Check your charging port, it could be really dirty or obstructed

If it looks dirty, you can take the risk to insert a thin tool and try to pry out the dirt. I am not responsible for the harm you could do to your phone !

Step 3

              Try known-good internals
  • Try a known-good battery. Replace it if your phone charges again.
  • Try a known-good Lightning charging port. Replace it if your phone charges again.
  • I know, this is a picture of an iPhone 7, check the video for the 6S on the next step.

Try a known-good battery. Replace it if your phone charges again.

Try a known-good Lightning charging port. Replace it if your phone charges again.

I know, this is a picture of an iPhone 7, check the video for the 6S on the next step.

Step 4

              Video guide to these tests
  • The whole french version of the process, video does help if you are an english-speaker !

The whole french version of the process, video does help if you are an english-speaker !

Step 5

              Now some real challenge
  • If you are still reading, bad news, you probably have a motheboard problem !
  • It’s probably U4500, or Tristar that’s causing it, it fails very frequently on iPhones. You’ll have to replace it.

If you are still reading, bad news, you probably have a motheboard problem !

It’s probably U4500, or Tristar that’s causing it, it fails very frequently on iPhones. You’ll have to replace it.

Step 6

              Tristar Replacement
  • Video tutorial for Tristar replacement on iPhone 6S

Video tutorial for Tristar replacement on iPhone 6S

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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