Smashed LCD Cable

[gapdev]

I'm cleaning up after my meltdown and am cleaning the inside of the Control Panel.

The LCD Cable is routed right on top of one of the ribs inside the panel and is smashed, with bare wires hanging out.

Is this normal? :rolleyes:

I wonder if this is the reason my display goes blank when I'm vacuuming with my grounded vacuum attachments?

Kenny

4746447465

[gapdev]

It turns out that the LCD cable was smashed because the KeyPad/LCD Panel was hit by something from the inside of the machine or, more likely, during manufacture.

This machine was an Open Box special where it was stated that the machine had never been used. But, now I wonder why it was "open boxed" and if maybe that actually means the machine is a QA reject or something.

I had to repair the cable because the connector is soldered into the LCD and desoldering it would probably cause more damage than I was trying to fix.

Kenny
474934749447495