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How to Repair an Apple Lightning Cable

How to Repair an Apple Lightning Cable

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Dernière mise à jour le September 24, 2024

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In this guide, you will learn how to repair a frayed or damaged lightning cable by stripping the wire near the damaged area and using a soldering iron to ensure a solid connection.

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    • Locate the damaged area of your lightning cable.

    • Damage may differ from user-to-user.

    • Use the 1.6 mm gauge on the wire strippers to strip a small portion of the outer jacket.

    • Peel the outer jacket from both sides of the damaged area, exposing the underlying metal jacket.

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    • Carefully strip the metal jacket away from the underlying wires using the 1.0 mm gauge.

    • Use the scissors to cut the metal jacket off the cable.

    • Do not cut through the wires.

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    • Separate and examine the three main wires for any damage. Red (Power), White (Data), and Green (Data).

    • Separate the damaged wire from the other wires.

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    • Strip the wire around the damaged area using the 0.6 mm gauge and expose the copper wires underneath.

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    • Solder the exposed wires together, ensuring contact throughout the damaged area using the soldering iron.

    • Repeat for any other damaged wires.

    • Soldering guns reach very high temperatures. Inappropriate use may result in injuries.

    • To learn how to solder, follow the link on Comment souder et dessouder des connexions.

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    • Wrap the soldered part of the wire in a thin layer of electrical tape to insulate it from the other wires.

    • Repeat for all soldered wires.

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    • Slide the shrink tubing over the exposed wires to cover the bare wires on both ends.

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    • Use the lighter to shrink the tubing around the lightning cable.

    • Straighten out the cable as you apply heat to the heat shrink tubing.

Conclusion

Repeat for any other damaged areas on lightning cable.

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