We have a new day and a new repair, and we have two smartphones Samsung Galaxy A20s that came on the same day with the same malfunction. But in general, for this model - the cause and effect of this malfunction is very common. And so, the consequence of a malfunction is that the phones do not charge. We will look for the reason.
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We disassemble the first phone. We remove the sub-board and inspect the charging port. All contacts are in place outside and inside.
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We look at the cable connector on the sub-board, the opposite contacts on the sides of the connector are + and - both for charging. The connector is all right, no damage was found.
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We examine the same contacts on the inter-board cable that connects the sub-board to the motherboard. Also, no damage.
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We check the connector on the motherboard, in the same way, the side charging contacts for damage. There is no damage.
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Check the upper connector of the inter-board cable. It can be seen that the contact + on the cable, in the photo on the left, is torn off and this is the reason for the lack of charging on the first one.
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Okay we figured out the reason, we proceed to the repair.
We apply the flux, carefully solder the plus contact with a soldering iron with a thin tip.
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We attach the inter-board cable and check it out. It's charging!
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But do not forget, the second phone is waiting for us.
So, after inspection on the second device, there is also a break in contacts + and - in the same place, on both sides. The repair is exactly the same as for the first phone - we clean it, apply flux and solder the side contacts of the inter-board cable with a soldering iron, then connect and check.
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Okay, if the charging started - the repair was successful.
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