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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
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Thanks for the great suggestion! I’ll add that into the step.
Hi Alex,
Replacing the glass only is doable, but involved and requires specialty tools. The fragile OLED panel is bonded to the glass. You need a jig to hold the phone in place while you thread a thin wire between the glass and the OLED panel to slice through the LOCA. Once you separated the glass, you’d need to clean off the OLED panel and apply new LOCA.
The front glass only parts are usually sold to refurbishers, who are well-practiced in doing this kind of repair. It is definitely a skill you can learn and be good at with practice!
Hi Nikko,
You’re right—reattach it when you reassemble the phone. I’ll re-word it to hopefully clarify that.
Hi Bradford,
As stated in the introduction, this is a teardown of the iPad 6, not a repair manual. When actual guides are written for this device, you will find them here.
Yes, you can test the functionality without sticking the screen down. Make sure that the edges of the screen do not touch anything that can short it.
Hi Brandon,
This part is difficult to source, because it is inherently paired to the T2 security chip—you can’t restore functionality with a replacement part unless you have access to Apple’s special software.
Thanks for the comment! I think I corrected it. If I didn’t, please leave a message.
Hi Stephane,
Good point! I will adjust the step instructions. Situationally, I don’t think there is a reason to remove the display intact—the fragile nature of the Pixel displays usually results in damage when it is removed.
Hey Jay,
The Tesa tape is needed only necessary if you do not use the custom-cut back display panel adhesive.
Hi Malik,
The phone’s “identity” is based off of the logic board, so switching a logic board will remove the iCloud lock—if the replacement logic board is not locked. Note that the Touch ID hardware is paired each logic board.
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