WTB: lilliput ribbon cable. (opposite facing pins)

**studmonk3y** · 09-08-2005, 02:26 PM

yea man if you have a white screen it most definately is your ribbon cable.

**PitchBlack98** · 09-08-2005, 11:16 PM

well it looks like Im screwed... I cant find a cable anywhere that has the pins on the opposite side. My only option is to try to solder 2 cables together to make them opposite pins or buy a new screen...

**parvo99** · 09-09-2005, 01:24 PM

PitchBlack,
you can carefully peel back the insulation and make the same side pin into an opposite side cable. Just peel it back until there's plenty of pin showing, then cut it straight across so that there's about 1/4 inch of exposed pins showing. Then just peel off the blue pastic end piece, and reglue it to the new end. If that's all confusing, I'll take pictures tonight to show you how I did it.

**PitchBlack98** · 09-09-2005, 03:09 PM

I tried stripping my old cable by cutting off the bad part and stripping from there, but I still can't get it to work. Im waiting for the longer cable I ordered from Digitalww to get here. Im going to try and fold the contacts on one side over backwards and remove the plastic piece on the end to make it opposite side contacts. That way the pins are still in the same place and folding it over will make it thick enough to stay in. Hopefully it wont break the contacts.

In the mean time Im talking to someone at digikey. Hes trying to locate a cable for me. He also said they can have them custom made. So I may order a bunch of them to have a few on hand and also to sell to others that are looking for them.

**PitchBlack98** · 09-12-2005, 09:24 AM

Im still looking for one of these if someone has an extra or a busted screen...

**Darek85** · 09-12-2005, 10:25 AM

I ordered mine off of digikey both times..... Part # HFF-40U-06-ND I think its like $5-$6 plus shipping which isnt too bad... Hope this helps

**PitchBlack98** · 09-12-2005, 11:19 AM

That cable from digikey has the contacts on the same side of the cable though doesnt it... I need the cable that has the contacts on the opposite sides.

Im still waiting for my cable from DigitalWW that I ordered almost 2 weeks ago. Im going to try to make it work and If I can Im going to post up what I did for others that might be in the same boat. I hope it gets here this week cause Im going on vacation next week. Im making a 12 hour drive and its going to suck without music or GPS.