Hello all ~
I have this LG 50" plasma tv that is in perfect working condition except for the fact that it has one (and only one), singular torn ribbon strip on one (and only one) of the 8 orange ribbon connectors that feed from the Y-Sustain to the screen itself.
So, as a result, there is one, singular thin black horizontal line that goes across the entire screen. Distracting enough to render the picture unwatchable for all intents and purposes.
What I am wondering is if anyone out there has ever had any success in fixing one of these ribbon cables wherein the damage is so relatively minor. Is there any way to make a viable and stable connection between the two sides of the thin metal ribbon that's now torn so that they behave in a unified manner once again?
What I am imagining is that perhaps if I were to carefully scrape back the plastic coating of that singularly torn orange ribbon cable both on the left and right-hand sides (and nothing more) and then use an orange ribbon cable that I've already cut out of a non-working set to "tie" the torn one together .... perhaps by using a cold solder iron ..... would that even come close to working??
For those of you not familiar with a cold solder iron, it looks like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZlVV-5vVKI
{Note: If there is already a thread here that addresses this type of question/problem, please point me to it. I have tried to do several searches before posting here but was not able to find any explanation or demonstration of such a repair.)
I'll try to get some pictures up here soon but the explanation above really explains the situation.
Thanks in advance ....
~ kca
I have this LG 50" plasma tv that is in perfect working condition except for the fact that it has one (and only one), singular torn ribbon strip on one (and only one) of the 8 orange ribbon connectors that feed from the Y-Sustain to the screen itself.
So, as a result, there is one, singular thin black horizontal line that goes across the entire screen. Distracting enough to render the picture unwatchable for all intents and purposes.
What I am wondering is if anyone out there has ever had any success in fixing one of these ribbon cables wherein the damage is so relatively minor. Is there any way to make a viable and stable connection between the two sides of the thin metal ribbon that's now torn so that they behave in a unified manner once again?
What I am imagining is that perhaps if I were to carefully scrape back the plastic coating of that singularly torn orange ribbon cable both on the left and right-hand sides (and nothing more) and then use an orange ribbon cable that I've already cut out of a non-working set to "tie" the torn one together .... perhaps by using a cold solder iron ..... would that even come close to working??
For those of you not familiar with a cold solder iron, it looks like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZlVV-5vVKI
{Note: If there is already a thread here that addresses this type of question/problem, please point me to it. I have tried to do several searches before posting here but was not able to find any explanation or demonstration of such a repair.)
I'll try to get some pictures up here soon but the explanation above really explains the situation.
Thanks in advance ....
~ kca
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