iPad mini 4 LTE Battery Connector Replacement

Written By: Evan Noronha

Comments: 5

iPad mini 4 LTE Battery Connector Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Prerequisite guide for disconnecting the battery before performing any repair.

Tools

Spudger

Step 1

To avoid stressing any cables, hold the display assembly perpendicular to the body of the iPad until it is disconnected.
Remove the four 1.2 mm Phillips screws over the battery/display connector bracket.

What you need to do is move the display inboard up to the edge area of battery! That will relieve all the stress on the cables. Simply holding it straight up is not enough, especially later when you go back to reconnect the cables and the bracket over the connectors.

Fixrights - 30/04/19

Step 2

Remove the battery/display cable bracket.

Your bracket may look different to this. Mine had a black covering on the long edge being held between the fingers in this illustration. Same screws, same position, just a different color.

lucanos - 21/08/18

Is it the end of the world if the bracket is not reinstalled, will the device function normally or will it eventually have issues with the connectors coming loose following shock?

Thomas Langford - 31/07/19

Note that the left had side of the bracket hooks under a lip on the edge of the case. Always recommend to replace connector brackets. If you forget and leave it out, best to buy a new set of adhesive strips for the day when the connector comes loose.

cheongi - 27/05/21

Step 3

When disconnecting any press connectors from the logic board, be sure to lift the connector straight up to avoid ripping the socket off the board.
Use the flat tip of a spudger to disconnect the battery connector from its socket on the logic board.
Bend the battery connector ribbon cable up slightly to prevent it from making contact and powering on the iPad.

When i was starting to disconnect the lcd to the board i hit the black film and it lit and now even the new display wont display anything how to fix it? The black film near the lcd connector.

tyroon_jul27 - 28/09/19