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HELP I Broke The Clip For The DS Ribbon
i dont know how it happened but i broke the clip off the tiny touch screen ribbon cable of a ds lite (real pissed off, ive done heaps of them but i dunno what happened with this one) is their any other way of securing the ribbon onto the connector, i was thinking of soldering it on the 4 points but ive never attempted it, please help
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how badly is the clip broken ? has it just popped off the hinges or just plain stuffed ?
soldering is a difficult option , but the easiest to reverse if needed , but do not solder the cable directly onto it . use wire to connect the points so that if needed you take it off a lot easier than you could if soldered directly .
another way is and I really hate to say this is the spot of super glue , but you need to make sure everything is exact and the contacts are tight
i've repaired many phat/lites with broken or missing flat cable socket clips without any further problems
i use a piece of plastic cut from some scrap larger white flat cables - on the tinned ends you'll find plastic to reinforce the cable while its inserted into the socket
cut the plastic to slightly smaller width than the ds flat cable and 15mm length
insert the touchscreen/backlight cable and wedge the cut plastic piece into the socket (non contact side) with gripping tweezers until its securely fitted
finish off with some strong insulation tape - i use glass fibre insulation tape as its extremely sticky and rigid
regards...
good tip there mysterex
will try that one myself
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hmm but this clip, clips over the top of the ribbon
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