Hey Birt! | Flat Flex Cable Repair - Can we save our aging FFCs? @HeyBirt | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
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One problem we often come across when repairing a vintage computer is a bad FFC, a Flat Flex Cable. These cables are made the same way as flexible PCBs but have the contact fingers exposed on the ends and typically some sort of plastic stiffener sheet glued on.
With age the fingers sometimes come loose which leaves your repair stuck until you can locate a good used cable. Many of the cables and connectors they used are no longer available as new replacement parts. So, a damaged cable can leave an otherwise working system out of commission.
Being faced this this problem recently I tried to come up with a way to repair these cables. Join us as we see how it worked out.
Timeline:
00:00 – Welcome
01:24 – Effect and Cause
03:24 – Idea to implementation
09:16 – Initial results
12:39 – Testing
13:56 – Conclusion
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Chiptune Thing No. 3 "Victory" by Steven O’Brien soundcloud.com/stevenobrien
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One problem we often come across when repairing a vintage computer is a bad FFC, a Flat Flex Cable. These cables are made the same way as flexible PCBs but have the contact fingers exposed on the ends and typically some sort of plastic stiffener sheet glued on.
With age the fingers sometimes come loose which leaves your repair stuck until you can locate a good used cable. Many of the cables and connectors they used are no longer available as new replacement parts. So, a damaged cable can leave an otherwise working system out of commission.
Being faced this this problem recently I tried to come up with a way to repair these cables. Join us as we see how it worked out.
Timeline:
00:00 – Welcome
01:24 – Effect and Cause
03:24 – Idea to implementation
09:16 – Initial results
12:39 – Testing
13:56 – Conclusion
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Hey Birt! On Social Media!
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Soigeneris: facebook.com/Soigeneris-295527583797729
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Hey Birt!: twitter.com/HeyBirt?lang=en
Credits
Chiptune Thing No. 3 "Victory" by Steven O’Brien soundcloud.com/stevenobrien
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music provided by Music for Creators youtu.be/ujIMRIJ1JG8
