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OK, replaced U7090
Rebuilt traces
Now I shifted focus to Q7010
PIN 5: 15.10
PIN 4: 14.9
The gate is way too high.
R7010 and R7011 are correct ohms
R7012 is correct
Could this be D7012?
No green light, no fan spin.
New flex cable tried and no go.
U7090 looks terrible. See image below.
PP3V42_G3H is 0V needless to say
0V at L7095
Tons of corrosion at U7090.
I don't like to just throw a board into a US cleaner but I am considering doing so on this one.
I can't even measure...
Ok informaticos
Problem solved.
Image was present on internal LCD (my error on the title)
XW7720 was the issue.
Bridged the broken trave.
LCD works now.
Its not pretty but it works.
Conformal coating next to protect it but it is secure.
Machine boot and works fine on external monitor
No water damage
J83000 looks good
F7700 is good (conitinous)
BKL_EN at R7731 is 0V
Q7706
PIN 4: 8.59V
PIN 3: 8.35V
Q7707
PIN: 2: 3.33V
PIN 5: 0 V
XW7720
No continuity between:
PPVOUT_SW_LCDBLKT_FB test point and D7701 PIN 2 ??? open switch...
Restarts and boots to desktop.
I was even trying to install a fresh copy of Catalina but I think it may be shutting down 3/4 of the way through the install.
I'm not sure because it was an unattended install and when I came back it was at the old desktop. The new install did not proceed...
U3540 is severely corroded
PP3V3_S5: 3.3V at C3540
but bouncing at pin 1 U3540
Dry scraped away the corrosion, no alcohol, nothing at pin 1
Plugged it back in, boot looping stopped.
Damn thing booted right to desktop.
U3540 is wifi?
I may just replace this (but I don't want to unless I...
OK done:
NOW:
BKL_EN= 2.83V
BKL_PWM = 2.83V
No backlight.
I can still see the image of an apple logo but it is now boot looping and not getting to the desktop like before.
But, no backlight.
...? LP8550
Will do, can you tell me what you are considering?
I was thinking:
1) high resistance at R7704 (damaged resistor?)
2) Short at C7704 ---> will need to check diode to ground
3) Short somewhere on EDP_BKLT_PWM ---> will need to check diode to ground
4) Internal issue on U7701
XW7720, I have never worked on this switch trace before. I don't know what I am looking for in terms of integrity.
D7701
Diode to ground
1: 0.45V
2: 0.65V
R7717-R7722: 0.64 V Diode mode to ground on all pins
I saw this image: do I just scrape at the circular area and run a wire as below...
Try 2-3 times PRAM reset --> no change when I did this
Also try starting in SMC bypass mode ---> no change when I did this
Anything to check on EDP_BKLT_EN missing
Tied together pins3/4 of Q7707 ---> still no backlight
Board boots to desktop.
I can see the log in screen but there is no backlight.
F7700 fuse good,
PPVIN_S0SW_LCDBKLT_FET=0v
EDP_BKLT_EN=0
BKLT_PLT_RST_L=3.3v
No short on Q7707 PIN 5
LED driver?
2.67V at r8360
F7700 measures OL across it
it should be continuous no? like ~0.3ohms
8.67V at pin 1 ...0.30 at pin 2 of the fuse
fuse is blown?
that would explain the cracked inductor
i just can’t believe that is it
i checked 10 times to be sure
i don’t get an image-at least one I can see or...