I’m Arthur—technical writer, teardown engineer, researcher, and photographer at iFixit.
I have the illustrious honor of taking devices apart, identifying components, figuring out how things work, and showing others how to fix stuff. In addition, I perform electrical analysis and research how emergent tech works.
A day at the office: working on Google Pixel 3 guides
I graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a master’s degree in electrical engineering, with a focus on control systems and mechatronics. Along the way, I designed high efficiency DC power circuits, grew organic OLED panels in a vacuum, and programmed a small swarm of robots to autonomously navigate and map out a cluttered room. My thesis work involved training neural networks to detect hidden structural faults in commercial buildings using acceleration sensor data. I enjoy both the theoretical and practical hands-on nature of my degree.
Making single pixel OLED panels in vacuum
Much of my time at iFixit is spent instructing people how to fix stuff by writing step-by-step repair guides. So far, I’ve written over 180 guides for devices ranging from Rug Doctors to iPads. As I research, disassemble, and document repair procedures, I’m always learning something new. Working on smartphones necessitated a good understanding of how lithium-ion batteries work; writing Rug Doctor guides taught me how to remove rivets— something I haven’t had to deal with in smartphones…yet.
Installing a rivet onto the Rug Doctor
I am also a member of iFixit’s team of teardown engineers, publishing informative, in-depth reports on the inner workings of newly-released gadgets such as the Magic Leap One and the iPhone XS. These teardowns include chip analysis and explanations for complicated concepts (such as waveguides) in layman’s terms.
Identifying chips for the iPhone XS
I’m curious by nature; I enjoy exploring long-forgotten roads, trying non-mainstream food, and disassembling new smartphones! I like retro, well-designed mechanical machines; I own four typewriters and drive a Suzuki Samurai.
Driving the Sammy on Quatal Canyon road
Hi Roger!
The plastic film that is lightly adhered to the top of the battery should be removed. I will update the step instructions to include that.
Hi Austin,
Removing the front glass requires slicing through the LOCA (liquid optically clear adhesive), which is pretty tricky to complete and requires specialty tools. The screen glass part by itself is bought primarily by refurbishment/repair shop companies that have the necessary tools to complete that kind of repair.
Hi Roger! That sounds like protective wrapping and should be removed.
Hi John,
If the plastic film is an easily removable layer, you can remove it. If it is glued onto the battery, do not remove the layer.
Hi Rafael,
Be very careful not to strip these screws. Use a new, accurate T10 bit and a driver with good leverage to loosen these screws.
Hi Hans,
The instructions on how to glue the display back is embedded in step 23. Here is a quick link to the instructions!
Hi Robert,
This guide is actually for the iPhone 7 Plus. You’ll want to follow this guide, which is for the iPhone 7.
Hello! The link on how to reapply the adhesive is actually in the conclusion section of this guide. Here is a quick link!
Hey Kevin!
The NFC coil is lightly adhered to the back cover. Slowly and carefully peel it off the back cover. You can either apply a heated iOpener or some high-concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol to help loosen the adhesive.
You cannot reuse the iMac’s foam-core adhesive. However, you hold the display in place with tape and the iMac will work fine.
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