Torn screen flex fixed successfully Just a fun Soldering Post =)

This is my first attempt ever to fix torn display and touch flex, and it was successful! Does not look best but I am glad it works. Only soldering mask is missing, should arrive tomorrow.

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u/Theman00011 1d ago

Had to do this recently as well for a tiny flex cable. Luckily only one line was actually damaged, the two next to it were mangled but working. (Accidentally sent a screw through the ribbon cable assembling something)

I can’t imagine doing it without my microscope though and a very sharp x-acto blade and flux are your friend. Then I used UV curing resin over the fix and a piece of packing tape across that section to keep it from bending.

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u/blazo7 1d ago

I feel you, I already ordered a cheapo USB microscope (around 11€) to connect to my phone using OTG from AliExpress as I am not usually doing such jobs. So I don't want to spend a lot of money on it.