John in detroit said...
> Philippe Lemaire wrote:
> > John in detroit said...
> >> Philippe Lemaire wrote:
> >>
> >> Alas, no suggestions... It has been a few years since I took a look
> >> inside a Deck (Easier to look into) and even more since I messed with
a
> >> ****table (I did not fully open it, worked "****p in a bottle" style)
> >>
> >> Thus, Though I recall what I had to do... The finer points are lost.
> >>
> >> I would say to inspect to insure they are truly broken than do what
you
> >> got to do. You may be able to use very fine magnet wire to bridge a
> >> gap.You may also need to "Anchor" the headin some way. Again, not
much
> >> in the way of suggestions, A thing strip of flexible plastic may work
> >> for that.. Glued to the top of the head and to the carrier.
> >>
> >> However I do not know.. Think of this as a suggestion for
investigation.
> >>
> >> If you succeed... let us know what it took,, Photos please.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Photos before acting were provided...
> >
> > http://home.scarlet.be/phl/MZ-N1_MD.JPG
> >
> >
> >
> > Did they show up ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Philippe
> Ah, the break is in the ribbon cable well away from the head (Where it
> loops) that may just be fixable.
Only the harder layer with tracks is broken but fairly folded at a second
place...
>
> That said, I've think I've only fixed a ribbon cable one time and I
> used a brute force method (Melted down through the plastic and soldered
> the break)
You mean soldering thin wires on the flexible tracks ?
>
> I think silver paint or exoxy (For those who don't know this is paint or
> epoxy with silver in it so it dries conductive) Might work, be careful
> you don't short it out. You may wish to reinforce it a bit
I'm still unsure whether the tracks is on any side of the broken part
or still embedded inside ?
>
> However in a MZ-N1 you may have space limits to deal with as well
>
It is difficult to estimate the place for once open it seems plenty :-( !
> Option would be to solder jumpers (or silver epoxy jumpers) from a
> distance away Might work better
Still unclear to me what you mean and WHERE to touch the conducting paths.
Thanks anyhow,
Philippe who will have a further look Wednesday
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