[SPARCbook] repair laptop hd connector ?

[Alicia Ladd]

Gary... what did you do to make the u20 screen work with the u40 board? i
get it to light but no words?

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Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] repair laptop hd connector ?


Repairing flex is near impossible.  I have tried to bridge breaks with fine
wires, other portions flex, and even conductive epoxy.

The fixes usually work, for a bit, then fail because of the nature of the
material... it flexes.

The only reliable repair method I have found is to replace the entire length
of the broken connection, with a length of wire running connector to
connector.
Assuming the tear is not to bad, it could be just a few connections.

Also be sure to stop the tear before it goes any further using kapton tape.
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