First iPad Repaired

iPad Repair???

Yes, I have repaired my first iPad First Gen this week. After repairing iPhones for the last year, it was only a matter of time before someone would ask me to repair their iPad even after I warned them I had never repaired one before. The iPad owner was my boss' friend who I had previously repaired his 3GS' Digitizer. He (or should I say a family member) had packed the iPad in their cosmetic bag and one of the cream bottle had leaked. The iPad was still working but would no longer charge.

Cracking it open was a bit of a challenge and very similar to opening an iPod. There are 14 small metal clips around 3 of the sides. I managed to break 10 of them... Thankfully those clips are replaceable. Once open, we quickly realized that the cream had seeped in near the dock connector. I remove the dock connector assembly and Craig (my boss' brother who was assisting with the repair) cleaned it with "White Gas". This is the stuff used in Coleman Stoves. I was not sure about using this on electronics but Craig was confident it would be fine as it would try instantly.

We reassembled the iPad for testing and the "White Gas" cleaning solution had done it. We could have used something else to clean it and I would not recommend the product for electronic cleaning but it had worked. We put the iPad back together with the 4 clips that were left and ordered a new set of 14 to be installed once received.

The iPad was fixed!

I did learn quiet a bit from the experience and might consider adding the iPad to the list of devices that I repair. I will need to fix a few more before I can actually charge for the work as I am still learning.

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