Uh oh! help plz

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Uh oh! help plz

Post by dragonman101 »

uh oh i think i just broke my screen (ps1 lcd 5") plz help. I went 2 unclamp the brown clamp on the ribbon cable thingy and i ripped off the white thing that you need to reclamp the cable into!!!!! :oops: Nyway 2 resolder it back on????? or did i just brake it. i cant really return it 2 gamestop ( i ripped the speaker cover off) thx 4 ur help
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Post by Gamelver »

well, I wouldn't suggest soldering, but you can just put the ribbon cable in place and then use hot glue to hold it down :)
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Post by dragonman101 »

thank you soooo much. im such a noob~
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Post by dragonman101 »

but wait the whole entire thing snapped off not just the brown clamp the white piece 2... should i set it down then match the pins and glue it. then glue the ribbon cable in? thx
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Post by daguuy »

you could probably superglue the white plastic thing back on
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Post by *o* »

it wouldnt make good enough contact
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Post by Metroid fan »

Yep you broke it the exact same way I did perfectly yep you can't fix it i've tried and tried doesn't work :cry: . But on the bright side you can have an extra screen now incase you brake the new one
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Post by dragonman101 »

ya but wat if i electrical taped the pins 2 match back up then glued the whole unit back on? wat do u think,???
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Post by S q u e e ! »

No, it wouldn't work. Another PSone screen death. :cry:
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Post by Foxx373 »

if you have REALLY REALLY good soldering skills (like me) you can use some thing 36 guage wire to hard waire the 2 bastards together. You are basically removing the 2 connectors (one you allready ripped off) and replacing it with plain wire. Good luck!
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Post by *o* »

lol good to see your so modest!
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I concur that is the most modest person i've ever seen
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Post by Foxx373 »

when it comes to soldering, i have over 15 years experience. Over the years ive really honed my skills to "machine" level. I can solder SOIC, SMT, and other insanelt small surface mount stuff with little problem. I think im the first person here to successfully reloacte an N64 Expansion pak. If i say something will be difficult to solder, I mean it. Especially if you are a noob and dont know which end of an iron to hold.
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Post by Gamelver »

hmmm...working on an N64p ;)?
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Post by Foxx373 »

I was, but i dont have the time. Also, my expansion pak was dead before i installed it. I need to either build my own jumper pak (very easy to do, but i want the expansion) or buy a new expansion pak. I dont wanna diddle with my jumper pak, seeing that its the only thing that keeps my stock 64 alive.
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