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Hello does anyone happen to know where i can get a replacement clip for the power ribbon for my series x or even a solid duct tape fix for now? Long story short, we live in the middle of nowhere in a 150 year old house regular cleaning is essential, so I wasn’t listening to someone when I should have, so to get my attention she hooks the ribbon with her pinkie and POP!. But as far as I can tell there is no damage to the bridge board. Just a couple of the pins on the ribbon connector are scrunched back a little and the grey piece you press to release the cable has a half a centimeter gap that is broken out. I’m about 98.2% sure that the ribbon cable not seating in is the issue. So if anyone has a fix or link to where I could find this little part it would be greatly appreciated. Update (10/04/2021) Here is this pic drew, its a little worse than i thought
You will need to to replace the connector. The part is a 10 pin EVAFLEX 5-VS(part no. 20535-010E-02) from I-Pex. To replace the connector, you will need A) A soldering iron, leaded or unleaded solder, low melt solder, solder braid, and a solder sucker . OR B) A heat gun, solder braid, Kaptan tape, and a soldering iron For option A) Connector removal: Heat up the soldering iron. Add a small amount of low-melt solder to the tip of the iron.Add a small amount of low-melt solder to the tip of the iron.Drag the soldering iron on the pins of the connector.Drag the soldering iron on the pins of the connector. Add low-melt solder to each of the outside pins.Add low-melt solder to each of the outside pins.Heat up one of the outside pins, then use the solder sucker to remove the solder from the joint.Heat up one of the outside pins, then use the solder sucker to remove the solder from the joint.Repeat step 5 for the other outside pin.Use a solder braid to remove any additional solder on the outside pins. After this step, you should be able to bend the connector up.Bend the connector up so that the outside pins aren’t touching the motherboard.Reheat the solder connections on the middle pins. Use a tweezer to remove the connector, being careful not to damage any traces.Use a soldering iron and solder braid to remove the low-melt solder from the pads it was applied to. Soldering in the connector Add a small amount of leaded or lead-free solder to the tip of your soldering iron.Add a small amount of flux to the middle pads.Place the connector onto the motherboard.Line the connector pins up with the connector pads on the motherboard.Apply solder to all of the middle pins, making sure to prevent any solder bridges.Apply solder to the 2 outside pins of the connector.
