Flexible flat cable FFC cable repair methods

These cables are used in phones, 3d printers games consoles, DVD players etc and are a real pain if they break.

[@rimadammak8538]

i am really grateful for your tutorial, i had a power button on my computer that wouldnt work, it worked like a charm

[@GILBERTOS48]

Excellent explanation , In my opinion is very hard to repair this one, Thanks for your methodology

[@MrTomb789]

Had to repair a ribbon cable on a Roland D70, thanks for this....

[@IheartGames646]

dude life saver ngl.. my ps4 ribbon cable broke and i needed to buy a new controller or a new cable. this method saved me some money

[@ENVYASHX]

I did this and it still didn't work 🙁

[@Marcel38281]

Omg same man

[@ibisu7441]

Experiencing something similar. The gold ends on mine became entangled after taking them out connector and trying to straighten them made the problem worse. Luckily I have another damaged cable and will be looking to use this video as a guide to join both together. Both of them have one side with good pins so hopefully this goes well

[@_bunneh]

Lol same

[@hc121_]

same thing happened to me except its my spare controller that broke and I want to fix it

[@justinwregier]

Just managed to repair a 40pin cable thanks to your video. 😎

[@chazj1976]

Good skills dude

[@devendrakurmi5111]

You saved me time money and restore the original .. thank you love you

[@RukaSubCh]

A tip, you can use a thin Diamond file or sand paper to exposed the copper instead and it works well if you place a card under it to raise that section while wearing away the casing

[@vigneshperiyasamy3019]

thanks to jesus. i read your comment. otherwise i would be scratching with some sharp object. sandpaper worked well.

[@quasarpk]

Thank you so much for your video! It saved me money and time while trying to make my Toyota Corolla E12 a/c control panel to work. Finding the exact replacement for the existing FFC was kind of a puzzle but as soon as I watched your video I thought I'd give it a try. Half an hour and a couple of attempts later it worked and I'm very happy! Thanks again and all the best to you my friend!

[@DA_Tech81]

Just want to say thank you for this video. You helped me repair an old AC unit.

[@chazj1976]

Your welcome glad it helped 👍

[@andreioprea6068]

Man you put a smile on my face when I was trying to fix my harman kardon go play thinking it was dead. I fixed the broken cable with a cutter and my speaker was alive again, thank you!

[@artkaboom]

Thank You, very helpful video! a flex cable, ( i called it a ribbon cable!) in my epson scanner was partly cut when the hinge broke, so it looks like i can adapt your method to join the cut wires as it only cut the first 2. thanks again!

[@mohammadmoustafa9471]

Thank you man, brilliant 👍 i started to search on ebay already but you saved my time and money.

[@moizrehman5472]

bro does it work for u?my problem is it is not charging and light is not turning on will this video will work for me to fix the ribbion?

[@mohammadmoustafa9471]

@@moizrehman5472 yes it worked for me, but make sure that you remove the insulation completely and no short circuits..

[@moizrehman5472]

@@mohammadmoustafa9471 broo i don't get the video can u please explain little bit ?

[@jadenryan1958]

Thank youuu soo muchhh, can’t believe this actually worked om my Ps4 controller’s ribbon cable

[@omaral-akhras5034]

Bro i didnt understand what tk do plz help me I have the same proplem as urs

[@Marcel38281]

Bro I thought I was the only one

[@slycooper9531]

Saved me a lot of time

[@demolitionworkstv3625]

this saved my phone. thanks. very helpful

[@ConorEngelb]

Life saving video! Thank you so much!

[@Brovid1999]

this was a life saver thanks for the video.

[@MCFresh13]

By chance, would this work on the edge of a slightly torn ring peephole camera flex cable?

[@Brovid1999]

@@MCFresh13 not to sure you could try. I just did this one a ribbon cable that connected my keyboard pcb to its daughterboard.

[@landspide]

I found it much easier to melt the insulation with a knife blade on a soldering iron and then scrape and tin, just have to be careful of fumes as I suspect it is PVC.

[@bornbranded29]

Thanks for your suggestion. I kept damaging the cable with a knife because it is very small. With the soldering iron blade it slowly got the plastic off and kept the metal prongs from flaking off or bending, as the heat kept the tracks in place. Thanks a lot.

[@InVinoVeritas540]

Very helpful. Idk if I can pull it off though, but I'm gonna try

[@CobblerBob]

Extremely helpful! Thank you!

[@francisdin567]

Great video mate! Thank you

[@yohanlov3iswhalinnn738]

Sir I know this is off topic but you just seem like you have amazing stories to tell

[@1reny]

what?

[@diylife1688]

excellent tutorial video mate. Legend!

[@avasephiroth]

Thanks for the tips man..

[@PabloJYunes]

Thanks! There is hope now :)

[@faiththepotato3114]

damn here i was about to buy a whole new laptop

[@joeery5699]

Actually i already doing this b4 watching this video, not that easy since the strip is can easily lifted if u miss the connector,3rd attempt finally worked

[@Scravenam]

Genius!

[@veneration1]

Great video. The blue ends on both sides of my connector have cut off, so I can't see any exposed cable, it is a 5mm width Sumitomo-G AVM 20624 80c 60v VW-1 -F- 4 pin cable, can I just buy another off Ebay or are they specific to each device ? Also what does Forward or Reverse mean when buying the cables and what is the pitch ? I have no idea what mine is. Also are both ends of the cables the same or do I need to make sure I keep the broken off blue connector end from the bottom of the cable as always the bottom one or are they interchangeable ? Thanks again.

[@keepthebasicshop]

You saved my day :) Got your new subscriber

[@keepthebasicshop]

thank You

[@RynaxAlien]

How to know if flex cable has tiny wires broken, can they be visually inspected?

[@chazj1976]

Use a multimeter and continuity test.. one lead at one end, the another leas at the other.

[@RynaxAlien]

@@chazj1976 What to do if I can reach only one end of wire, will have to puncture insulation?

[@chazj1976]

Not Ideal but yes sharpen one multimeter probe yo a very fine point. Or use a really fine needle taped to the probe tip

[@gameoithuonguytin3760]

Thanks you ❤️

[@chazj1976]

Welcome 😊

[@souravchatterjee9418]

Thanks dude ❤️🙏

[@shaunholmes9046]

Thanks so much for sharing video.

[@Deepnthahouse]

Nice video, but man, you could have been a hand model...Lol

[@Suqrahh]

kinda gay.

[@zinoscost5731]

A shaving razor did the job for me

[@Milsolen]

Hmm any tips to fix a flat cable that has been sliced?

[@moumend713]

please answer me can you cut it lengthwise because i need 13pin one and i only found 20 pin ones can i cut it to make it 13 pins

[@chazj1976]

Yes as long as its the same spacing (pitch) for the contacts as your 13 way one

[@arcangelooro4339]

Quanti contatti o pin ha il cavo piatto che collega il display frontale della stampante HP ENVY 120 ? GRAZIE

[@francisbangs8581]

Thanks dude

[@kauaaaaaaa]

you're a lifesaver!!! thanks so much

[@joshuavanrooyen5179]

Hi Super random question I had to repair a 6 wire ribbon cable for my ps3 power buttton but some of the copper wire further down is also exposed the part that does not go inside the slot is this bad or would it be fine to use and does it matter what rotation the flex cable goes in>

[@chazj1976]

Be fine to use even though some copper exposes. You could wrap a small piece of electrical tape around the section that's exposes. Orientation of cable in the socket matters yes. Check it against images on the Web for which way it should go

[@firoznanji1771]

Well explained !!! 5 *****

[@vkdem]

Nice but it's not so easy with relatively narrow cables. I failed to strip plastics on one end of 6 mm laptop ffc. The wires are much thin and can easily breaking. But thanks, anyway.

[@Peertjuh]

this is my type of asmr

[@trevorjames5493]

Sorry what I meant to say was how do you go about what you're doing in your video but with a ribbon cable that has a tapered end that plugs into the connector, it's a different size so I can't really cut it or else it will be a different shape pretty much where the gold plates are

[@chazj1976]

Hmmm.. good question dunno!. If you find a method that works let me know!

[@gashinapaul]

would you kindly sell this cable to Kenya, like every technician does not even know/understand this cable

[@rohithmanju2967]

Tqs sir 🙏

[@ashwanigupta3553]

Is it work for my laptops touchpad cable? Plz reply fast

[@thestartupguy3975]

This will work for any ribbon cable

[@vkdem]

I wonder if WD-40 is good or not to easier assemble it to the connector.

[@rob00brown]

Alcohol

[@trevorjames5493]

Is there any way to fix this kind of ribbon cable if the trace or the wire or whatever it is... the spine is completely pulled out of the plastic housing only one row. Somehow mine pulled out almost like a thread but it's still somewhat connected on both ends just loose

[@ch2o2]

nice, but what is the best way of repairing, when you've got carbon tracks? ...you can't solder them

[@dirtydon8661]

Right?

[@maximum94]

omg life saver

[@newindiacorporationpune742]

Nice informative video. Is there any way to connect a 26 pin ribbon cable to the board having flex cable connector (for the use of flex cables like in the video)? Please help. Actually the board with ribbon cable connector on it, is not manufactured nowadays, so want to use new board having thin flex cable connector on it. Is there any adapter available?

[@chazj1976]

Hi Thanks for the comment. If you look on Ali Express there are some FFC breakout boards that break out FFC cable to PCB solderpoints.. Might be of use?

[@saintpaul8601]

brooo you save mylifeee

[@jasonsmith3573]

unfortunately this won't work... when pushed back into a socket, the ends will be damaged again.

[@chazj1976]

Well I beg to differ along with the many others who have tried it successfully. Maybe give it a go and you might surprise yourself 😀

[@jasonsmith3573]

​@@chazj1976 It may work when laid on a flat surface but it won't work when pressed into a socket. It's a common sense thing that seems to escape you.

[@milliefish4399]

So I took off my blue thing on the ribbon cable but I rlly don’t know how I’m gonna put it back do I just use glue to put it back or anyone suggest a method that worked for them

[@chazj1976]

Just glue back on with super glue. Its there to provide mechanical strength at end of cable and increase its thickness at the end to ensure good electrical connection

[@ayeeboii1188]

Is there any repair if the blue or red pins break or ripped off accidentaly?

[@chazj1976]

Only thing to do is cut the damaged end off and stick the plastic blue or red backing to the end again and scratch with a knife to expose the tracks. You need spare length in the cable tho

[@youtubeyt9240]

can I cut it to less pins?

[@youtubeyt9240]

like from 10 pins to 6 pins

[@taxana6]

Very bad practices. Not to be recommended. There are far better instructional vids on YT about adaptation and configuration of FFCs. But if you can, just replace the cable. I doesn't cost the world.

[@atharv-darekar]

Indeed, it is dangerous. Use FFC to DIP adapters rather than scrapping the insulation like savages. During a maintenance job of my laptop, the ribbon cable connecting the USB hub to motherboard was damaged, I was desperate and tried this method, the moment I powered the device it started to burn and melt. Horrible scenario...! Thankfully none of the components were damaged. Simple buy a new one, calculating the pitch is easy, divide the width of the cable with the number of terminals.

[@incogni2390]

Mine is from a laptop power button I over bent it and got broken, what happens if I just solder it all together, or is there any way to splice it to bring the two piece back together?

[@slitslut3002]

Exactly same fucken problem

[@incogni2390]

@@slitslut3002 fixed mine by scratching both ends of the broken ribbon then taped it and applied pressure by improvising a clip made out of thin piece of metal then covered it again with electrical tape lol had to improvise since i can't find a compatible ribbon cable

[@slitslut3002]

@@incogni2390 oh thank u for advice. I think i'm gonna try to solder it

[@basotoya83]

mine is not broken but the pin point of my ribbon cable got erased. is that the problem why my laptop is not turning on?

[@NobleTenz]

@@incogni2390 question: what happens if u don’t scratch out? Does the plastic part prevent the connnection from flowing properly?

[@anb4351]

There was hope😭 But still not working 😔

[@arulmurugan7555]

How to cut the cable 24 pin to 18pin (FFCble ) bro

[@chazj1976]

Hey bud. Tape both ends of the ffc cable to flat surface and thrn tape doenba metal ruler covering 18 connectors. Then use sharp knife and slowly run along the ruler to cut off the 6 tracks that you dont need

[@Sir_Richard_Crainum_lll]

@@chazj1976 lol ya I just got my order off Amazon an they gave me the 14 pin when I needed the 12 🙄 thinking of just cutting the spare 2 lines off allllll the off the ribbon, probably just going to return the order 😑

[@timthetatmantm]

Lol I tried this I scratched one end all the down to the next cause it keeps fucking spoiling XD ffs

[@Big74Mike2012]

I couldn't get through the first minute!! The sound of the incessant lip smacking each time he swallows the globs of snot that he's constantly snorting into his throat is fucking disgusting & unbearable!! 🤢🤢🤢 🤮🤮🤮 Consider getting a thicker cover (or ANY cover) for your microphone!!! It will reduce the amount of bodily fluids we have to listen to as you discharge them!! You might as well make videos while sitting on a toilet in a public restroom... that would be much less offensive to your audience!!!!! 😷😷😷 🤫🤫🤫

[@chazj1976]

Haha classic

[@rob00brown]

Misophonia is real, I didn't notice a thing.

[@calebpasieka1650]

Thank you! Would have gotten a like from me if it wasn’t for the constant lip smacking.

[@chazj1976]

Haha yeah I need to work on that. Mic was way too close lol

[@ziadfawzi]

Thank you so much