If you’re having trouble with your iPhone or iPad not charging and you want to know one likely cause, why not take a look at our latest article.
You might be shocked to find out that it’s your Lightning cable to blame…
(If you’re interested in a more technically in-depth version that includes more detail regarding the various issues and causes- and schematics!- plus information on the associated Tristar chips, you might prefer this article instead).
(NOTE: This article is aimed at a general audience. For more detail on the technical issues, see our in-depth Tristar damage/repair article.)
The Important Points
- We can repair iPhones and iPads with various charging-related problems at affordable prices. (Click here to arrange a repair.)
- These problems are commonly a sign of damaged charging circuits. Such damage is often caused by use of non-approved Lightning cables.
- Original and MFi-certified Lightning cables contain special chips that set up charging safely and filter the current to remove damaging overcurrent, spikes, ripples, etc. before they reach the iPhone or iPad.
(NOTE: This is an in-depth article aimed at more technical users. Customers simply looking to have their iPhone or iPad fixed may find “iPhone or iPad Not Charging?” more straight to the point.)
Introduction – How Cheap Non-MFi and Fake Cables Can Damage Your Device
This article is a summary of the issues surrounding Tristar repairs, and how the damage can be caused by fake or cheap unofficial cables.
Most ordinary Apple users aren’t aware of this, but the company’s official Lightning cable isn’t simply an overpriced USB lead. It contains several chips that complete the “handshake” with the device and protect it from voltage fluctuations. This also applies to cables from other manufacturers that have a genuine official “Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod” (MFi) certification.
Introduction
It’s common sense that going for the cheapest repair store isn’t likely to get the most time or expertise spent on your smartphone or tablet. (For similar reasons, the same applies to “no fix, no fee” businesses).
However, you might be tempted to give our rivals a chance anyway. After all, if they fail, you still have the option of bringing it to us… right?
Unfortunately, this doesn’t account for the fact that an incompetent repair can turn something that might have been fixable in more skilled hands into a complete write-off, regardless of how good the next technician is.
