DigiTan
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I have a friend who's considering some repair work on an LCD screen for a graphing calculator. 'Thing is, this repair would require detaching and re-soldering a thin 17-conductor ribbon connector that links the CPU and the LCD driver.
My question is, what's the best way to go about this? I'm assuming a conventional soldering iron would risk melting or scorching the ribbon. I've done a ~little sluething and read about a so-called "hot bar soldering" method that seems promising. But from what I've seen, this is generally an automated process--and we're in need of a more..."home-brew" type of strategy.
Is it possible to make these repairs manually, and if so what are the best approaches? If it helps, this image shows the ribbon being worked on (just above the CPU).
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My question is, what's the best way to go about this? I'm assuming a conventional soldering iron would risk melting or scorching the ribbon. I've done a ~little sluething and read about a so-called "hot bar soldering" method that seems promising. But from what I've seen, this is generally an automated process--and we're in need of a more..."home-brew" type of strategy.
Is it possible to make these repairs manually, and if so what are the best approaches? If it helps, this image shows the ribbon being worked on (just above the CPU).
**broken link removed**