I ripped the ribbon cable that goes from the LCD housing to the main housing while I was replacing the LCD. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Don't Panic!
hi,
have you tried reconnecting it? I don't think all of the data paths are used on the wizard ribbon cable.
if you look at the connector and trace the data paths on the ribbon, you'll see that only the paths down one side actually go to the connector and the others don't go anywhere.
I have ripped my own cable through two of the paths on one side but when I connected it back together it still worked (although I didn't fully re-assemble the thing).
let me know if this helps.
will
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Hi all!
Does anybody know where can I buy the flat cable for the Universal (and cheap if possible )
I managed to make it working for now by taking off the isolation part of the flat behind the screen and this way I changed the loose length of the cable going trough the hole to the motherboard. So it doesnt rotate on the same place as before... It was tricky and needed some hot silicone to fix the broken part of the cable inside the cabel guide in order not to move the "broken" part.... But I will need to change the cable SOON.
Help!
I know it's been a while but:-
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So I bought a new housing for my O2 XDA II Mini, during the removal of the display ribbon I broke the little black part on the display connector which holds the ribbon down, and after hours of trying to get the ribbon back in and secured I have bent the pins in the connector to buggery.
The ribbon appears to be untouched, however the connector which the display ribbon goes into is broken.
Is there anywhere I can get hold of one of these little connectors to replace my broken one, obviously very sensitive soldering will be needed to remove the old one and solder the new one in place.
Alternatively, does anyone know any mobile phone repair shops in Auckland, New Zealand who would be able to help out with my situation?
I fear all i'm going to hear back is "the motherboard needs to be replaced", however I am determined not to go through this route, as I am a poor student and the phone sounds as if it functions fine, makes the beepy noise when first starting up on the setup screen.
I was very careful with the actual screen unit while removing it, and I have had signs of life earlier on in the broken connector episode, however I can no longer get anything showing as I can't fit the cable in.
Cheers for any help.
Anything would be appreciated.
"obviously very sensitive soldering will be needed"
And that only can be done by machines/robots. I don't think humans are even able to sloder those kind of connections...
But, could you post a picture? cause I might have suggestions on how to fix it. One would be to bend back the pins on the tiny slot with a toothpick and when done to tape the flatcable, so it stays there.
I've maybe got a spare creen for you.
g0atNZ said:
So I bought a new housing for my O2 XDA II Mini, during the removal of the display ribbon I broke the little black part on the display connector which holds the ribbon down, and after hours of trying to get the ribbon back in and secured I have bent the pins in the connector to buggery.
The ribbon appears to be untouched, however the connector which the display ribbon goes into is broken.
Is there anywhere I can get hold of one of these little connectors to replace my broken one, obviously very sensitive soldering will be needed to remove the old one and solder the new one in place.
Alternatively, does anyone know any mobile phone repair shops in Auckland, New Zealand who would be able to help out with my situation?
I fear all i'm going to hear back is "the motherboard needs to be replaced", however I am determined not to go through this route, as I am a poor student and the phone sounds as if it functions fine, makes the beepy noise when first starting up on the setup screen.
I was very careful with the actual screen unit while removing it, and I have had signs of life earlier on in the broken connector episode, however I can no longer get anything showing as I can't fit the cable in.
Cheers for any help.
Anything would be appreciated.
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Hi, I've still got a SPV 500 and a MDA Compact, need to find it if you want you can have my MDA Compact screen.
Just PM if you are interested.
Hi,
The connector on my touch (mini usb port) has somehow gotten loose or something. Everytime I connect the phone to charge or sync......the slightest touch/movement throws it off. I know there may not be much I can do right now except maybe replace the motherboard or something. Just needed some info if tht is indeed the way to go....or is there some other solution or a fix that any of the geniuses here can help me out with
Thanks in advance
Hi... apparently this does happen quite often with this connectors but it doesn't necessarely mean that that connector is overall loose.
Try to check if this might be your case.... On some devices I've noticed that the metal strips within the connector (in the phone, top part of the connector usually) looses away from its original position, if its not broken you may be able to unbend it and restore it to the original position with a thin pin or something of that sort. This will make things work again.
To prevent this from keep happening just be carefull when you plug/unplug your cables into it. Be gentle when inserting the cable and make sure to put the pressure to insert it only when its in the exact position.
hope this helps... good luck
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...The connector on my touch (mini usb port) has somehow gotten loose or something. ...
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I thought I had this problem, but it turned out to be a faulty USB cable - I think the wires were loose where they joined the connector. Since changing the cable I've had no problems.
Hi,
I just replaced my lcd screen with a new one from ebay. When I turn on the phone, I have a white screen. After a couple of minutes, it goes black. I made sure all the cable were tight and also made sure the tape was in its proper place in the phone. I think I need to buy a flex cable, according to some other posts in the forum. Would someone please guide me in the right direction? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
rpp293
Make sure they're in far enough
Some of the connectors need to be pushed in to a certain point, because the connectors have a sort of top/bottom connection going on, if it is off by .5 mm then it can connect to the wrong place on the flat cable. I noticed a little line on mine, and don't forget to push the locking mechanism down on the cable. (that is where my line... lines up)
Install Issue Please Help
I think I have fixed the issue. I bought a new flex cable from china and my phone did power on. The issue i am getting now is that the front buttons will not click in properly when the new flex cable is installed. The cable is from china, and I am not sure if it is my fault, but the original cable and the new cable are a little bit different.
Hi.
Does anyone has been had this problem by replacing a digitizer to a G1:
I bought a newone digitizer for my HTC G1, after replace it and assamble it, the digitizer did workd at all. I retryed a lot of times and nothing. I test digitizer on another device and it worked fine. flex and cables were tested and all goods.
Any idea? any help?
Thanks.
Somebody having the same issue?
I have made that mistate before but if you know how to this this already just ignore what I say,
Check to make sure you connected the ribbons to the connectors correctly. There is a tiny little lever that is the lengh of the connector located behind the slot at which the ribbon inserts to.it should lift up and down, use your nails or a little toothpick. You must lift this lever to release the pressure on the ribbon cable in order to detach it. When re-attaching it, ensure that the lever is in the up position, then lock the little lever down after you insert the cable. Hope that helps. And remember be careful with the ribbons because if it rips just a little bit it wil cut the circuit.
Solved!!!
Crowleycator said:
Hi.
Does anyone has been had this problem by replacing a digitizer to a G1:
I bought a newone digitizer for my HTC G1, after replace it and assamble it, the digitizer did workd at all. I retryed a lot of times and nothing. I test digitizer on another device and it worked fine. flex and cables were tested and all goods.
Any idea? any help?
Thanks.
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I just found this fail in motherboard.
It was due to a rised pin at the cable connector. After a deep clean and apply my hotgun, Done!!!