iPhone 6 won't charge after ifixit battery replacement!

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iPhone 6

Introdotto il 19 settembre 2014, questo iPhone con schermo da 4,7" è la versione più piccola dell'iPhone 6 Plus. Identificato dai numeri modello A1549, A1586, and A1589.

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Dave Brennan @dbrennan

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iPhone 6 won't charge after ifixit battery replacement!

My phone won't power on after finishing the battery replacement. I carefully made sure all connectors were not bend and snapped back into place firmly and evenly including the battery connector. When I press the power or home button I see a battery icon on the screen with a few red bars. If the iPhone is NOT plugged into the charger a lightening cable and lightening bolt icon also appears; when plugged in only the red battery icon shows. I've left it plugged in for about 10 minutes and nothing has changed. Typically when my battery is dead and i plug the iPhone in it starts up within a couple minutes. Sadly I didn't test this before sticking the new battery in place and don't have spare adhesive strips. How do I troubleshoot and fix this problem? Did I get a bad replacement battery or is something else wrong? This is obviously very frustrating as my phone is now out of commission!

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I have found by leaving mine plugged in longer it will finally come on but only once it is charged to 100% but this isn't good because I have to go so long with out my phone! I can't let it go below 40% because it will then die and not come back on till totally recharged. I was wondering if I just got a bad battery as well?

18 mar 2018 da Esther Steinmetz

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Annette Fuller @annettefuller

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Hi Dave,

We emailed you back from the customer support email address, so go ahead and respond to that and we'll get you taken care of.

Thanks!

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Service like this is why I always recommend people use iFixit for parts. Yea, you can save a couple bucks buying from some no name ebay seller but iFixit has rock star service after the sale.

31 ott 2016 da Josh W

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I have found by leaving mine plugged in longer it will finally come on but only once it is charged to 100% but this isn't good because I have to go so long with out my phone! I can't let it go below 40% because it will then die and not come back on till totally recharged. I was wondering if I just got a bad battery as well? — Esther Steinmetz
Service like this is why I always recommend people use iFixit for parts. Yea, you can save a couple bucks buying from some no name ebay seller but iFixit has rock star service after the sale. — Josh W

Josh W @joshw Rep: 12,1k 11 28 6 · Answer 1 · 2016-10-31T08:46:15-07:00

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@cvneutron Are you seeing an uptick in issues with iFixit iPhone batteries? I've seen a couple of questions lately with some issues with iPhone batteries.

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Haven't seen a whole lot to be of concern. But it sounds like this is a defective battery. We're trying to stay on top of the issue(s) we do see, so when possible having that Part ID helps us figure out where it came from.

31 ott 2016 da Matt Zieminski

Roger that. I know problems usually come in batches, so I figured you would know a lot more than me dinking around on the answers forum.

Thanks!

31 ott 2016 da Josh W

Just put in two new battery and two diagnostics and battery won’t charge

2 lug 2018 da Dede Heck

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echow2001 @echow2001 Rep: 2,1k 14 9 4 · Answer 2 · 2016-10-30T17:01:05-07:00

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It can take well over 10 minutes to start off a completely dead battery. I would think iFixit batteries would come charged, but you never know. If it shows its charging(aka no lightning bolt on screen) then you should be good. Just wait like an hour and see.

If still no go, then you may want to check how many amps it is drawing from usb port by splitting one of the wires apart and hooking each end to a probe on your multimeter, then measure amperage. You may also want to check voltage of battery, and or the voltage of batt. terminals on phone.

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Just to be sure I didn't mess anything up on reassembly I took the phone apart again and inspected both the old and new battery connectors and the socket on the phone. They all looked perfect with no signs of damage. I connected the old battery, which was fully charged, and the phone booted. The screen, home button, digitizer, and cameras all worked perfectly.

I connected it to a regulated power supply with an amp meter reading. When first plugged in it shows 0.250 amps, then slowly drops off and holds steady at 0.127 amps. By comparision an iPhone 5 at 32% draws 1.05 amps and an iPad Mini at 75% charged draws 1.75 amps. When unplugged it shows 0.000 amps. I will leave it plugged in for an hour to see what happens, but the low rate of draw doesn't look good to me.

30 ott 2016 da Dave Brennan

Low rate does not look good at all. What is current draw charging the old battery that the phone boots with?

30 ott 2016 da echow2001

Current draw after 4 hours dropped to 0.015 amp, battery is still dead and phone won't boot. I think the battery is a dud. I don't have time tonight to put the old one back in and test current draw. Need to figure out how to hold the old battery in and get a working phone again.

30 ott 2016 da Dave Brennan

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Robert @bob12345 Rep: 25 2 · Answer 3 · 2018-06-16T17:19:35-07:00

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I am currently having this same problem too. What did you do to correct this problem?

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John Grzeskowiak @radjohn Rep: 13 RadTech 3 · Answer 4 · 2018-07-05T22:27:36-07:00

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I repair a lot of phones and bad batteries happen. Have purchased a couple dozen from iFixit now and just encountered the first one. Waiting to see how warranty / replacement is handled - been about 12 hours since I emailed them.

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Just to update this post: I wound up getting 2 defective batteries in a row, but the 3rd was fine and iFixit was great about getting replacements out to me quickly.

The root cause of the issue was the connector to ribbon cable termination - that's where the units failed, the actual cells were fine in both cases. I suspect they must have gotten a bad batch, but the issue has since been resolved.

25 apr 2019 da John Grzeskowiak

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