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Hello The touchscreen on my iPad is not working. The home button works fine. I have noticed a damaged pin in the fpc connector. I wanted to ask is replacing FPC connector too advanced for a beginner? I have watched many videos showing how to do it and I feel fairly confident on doing it. Just wanted to make sure. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Update (04/13/2017)
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I guess that depends on your definition of a beginner. If you have decent tools and a steady hand, it can be done. That said, one side of that connector is very close to a row of small SMD components. It is very easy to blow them away or nudge them or create a ton of solder bridges. As with any micro-soldering reapir, it can go sideways very quickly. In general, I don’t recommend beginners try this kind of repair until they have practiced on similar density boards. Tell us more about your tools and experience.
This is how things go, sometimes, when you try to desolder components from a logic board….
