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Help Note 2 dead - how to tell?

caseyjay

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hi, I just bought a Note 2 for repairs - seller told me phone was dropped and screen was black/needed full replacement. Also told me phone booted up, vibrated, and had LED showing.

I receive it and nothing, battery dead, nothing when charging, connecting to USB etc. Tried different chargers, known good battery etc but it is giving no signs of life, except: I get 3.5v off the battery connectors when linked to my laptop and I see the dim red led on the proximity sensor when I depress the power button.

Not keen on fitting new Amoled unit just to find it's dead, so any advice before I contact seller/ open it up/ sell it for parts/bin it....

thx
 
ok, I took it apart and tested mainboard with another Note and no good so agree probably dead.

Good news is LCD and digitizer are working so I can recover some parts, thanks..
 
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