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2 iPad Mini; Replacing Digitizer; Are The Magnets Really Necessary?
A friend asked me to repair the cracked digitizer on her daughter's iPad Mini. There were already several small pieces of glass cracked off, and the digitizer was still working, but the screen was jumping randomly when toughed.
I did not notice until I got the digitizer completely off, that I am missing one of the magnets. I have read that they are to help hold down the smart cover.
I am a perfectionist, and can sometimes get myself into trouble trying to be too perfect with things I repair.
Would there be any major problems if I leave these magnets off, or just leave off the one magnet that is missing and install the other? I do not believe her daughter has a smart cover, but what if she purchases one after the repair, and there are no magnets?
Thanks in Advance!
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Thank you for the reply. The back of the digitizer is where I first saw the magnet that I did find. As you can probably tell, this is my first iPad repair. Such a pain dealing with all the adhesive. The digitizer was cracked so badly that it was already missing pieces in the corners.
Another thing is, I did not know I was supposed to gently peel off and save the very small pads covering 2 of the screws that hold the lcd down. I am probably not the first to do that either. I am wondering if I should cover them with a small piece of tape? I have got some small spongy self sticky pads, but it would be extremely difficult to cut them down to that tiny size.
da fixit student
They help, but aren't necessary. The main thing to know about mini's, and I can't stress this enough. To anyone changing a screen on these unplug the battery terminal first. And, be careful with it. If any of the digitizer, or led connectors come off first you could damage the logic board.
da Thedivinemonkey