> 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 _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
