Re: Possible to revive older iPad?

> On Jan 20, 2020, at 1:30 PM, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I have an older iPad A1430 that has a nearly-dead battery. It powers on with the "dead battery" icon, and when connected to a charger, it charges for a while then enters the boot-up process. It hangs during the Apple logo with a frozen little rotating activity icon. It then reboots and repeats this cycle over and over.
> 
> Is there any way to get the battery to charge? I've had it on the charger for days, and it just goes through the above sequence repeatedly. Is the process for replacing the battery to remove the front screen?
> 
> Or, is this iPad toast? Shouldn't it be able to boot up connected to power (5V 3.5A) even with a weak or dead battery?

Do you have a large enough charger? That 3.5 amp is probably big enough actually. What happens when you connect it directly to a Mac?

It looks like a battery is about $50 for it, and it’s a significant undertaking.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPad+3+Wi-Fi+Battery+Replacement/11605

-Andy

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