Apple uses water damaged boards in Apple refurbished devices

The independent repair community gets a lot of criticism to the tune of "only Apple is 'qualified' to repair Apple products." This creates the impression that when you choose to pursue any kind of warranty replacement at Apple that the refurbished device you are getting is superior to what you might get if you just took your device to be repaired at your local quality independent repair shop. This might not always be true, and consumers deserve the right to know what they are getting. Here we see an Apple refurbished iPad mini that was sold by Apple despite water damaged components on the board, and no longer conforming to the original design at the power management chip, plus evidence of excess heat on the board. It failed due to common drop damage that an original board would not be susceptible to because of underfill on the PMIC chip. We are seeing a lot of touch ic problems in iPhone 6/6+ Apple refurbs in addition to original Apple devices. If a cracked screen phone that has had a drop is returned to Apple for out of warranty replacement, the refurb process does not change the touch ic chip, and therefore the refurb phone is particularly susceptible to touch ic problems since the board has already been subject to drop. We are seeing many examples of people with touch ic problems that take the phone to Apple and pay the $299 out of warranty exchange just to have the same thing happen to their refurb replacement phone. They could have just had their original phone addressed at independent repair to have a new touch ic soldered on the board robustly, for much less. If you think that Apple repair is always superior to independent repair---think again. Support our work by sending us a repair, buying supplies or coming for training. https://www.ipadrehab.com All the tools and supplies we use in videos are available at https://www.ipadrehab.store Jessa’s Equipment Links: Our thermal camera recommendation: Seek Compact Pro for Android https://amzn.to/2J5kkfA Seek Compact Pro for iOS https://amzn.to/2RXrF4H Macro Close Up Lens for SEEK COMPACT PRO THERMAL CAMERA https://tinyurl.com/5d5mbdmz ›Charging: USB ammeter: http://amzn.to/2k2suZN Bona fide MFI charging cables Anker: https://amzn.to/3u3GqIG Anker USB-C: https://amzn.to/3KIMbSm ›Microscopy: Recommended microscope: https://amzn.to/3IyoBFT Light ring for microscope: http://amzn.to/2iRRdOt Barlow lens: https://tinyurl.com/4nz4j8x6 ›Soldering: My soldering station with standard iron: http://amzn.to/2hG656k Primary soldering tool--mini hot tweezers http://amzn.to/2hY5DN5 Favorite tips for mini hot tweezer: http://amzn.to/2iSKF67 Favorite tip for standard iron: BC2 https://amzn.to/344iWZ2 ›Ultrasonic cleaning: Crest iphone sized cleaner: https://amzn.to/3qVxO52 Branson EC cleaning fluid: http://amzn.to/2iSVuFq ›Hot Air: My hot air station: JBC TE-1QD not available on Amazon, $1500 Recommended station Quick :https://tinyurl.com/2p8b6487 ›Small supplies: My favorite tweezers--https://store.ipadrehab.com/Our-favor... My favorite flux:http://amzn.to/2iCy5Vm My favorite solder:http://amzn.to/2hY1gBA Kapton tape: http://amzn.to/2iqxVAY My blue mat: http://amzn.to/2jfAiKp Cutting board I solder on: http://amzn.to/2kDO0XJ Low melt alloy:http://amzn.to/2iqITGB UV light: https://tinyurl.com/39kc3he7 ›Diagnostic tools: Tristar tester: https://tinyurl.com/3573s3yv DC Power supply: http://amzn.to/2iRN9hj Multimeter: Fluke 115 http://amzn.to/2iqMmou Fine point tips for multimeter: http://amzn.to/2iRPjgP Freeze spray:http://amzn.to/2iuNZnE Zxwtool: https://tinyurl.com/2p86e33y Storage Repair Case: Christy’s Favorite for iPad Repair: https://amzn.to/3KIhQD6 Jessa’s Favorite for iPhone Repair: https://amzn.to/3qYTgGc Large Size for iPhone Repair: https://amzn.to/35m1Gzh iPad Rehab is a participant in the Amazon Affiliate marketing program and may receive commission for orders placed through above amazon affiliate product links.