On Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 11:49:05 AM UTC+1, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 07:38:16 +0100, alan_m wrote:

Sugru.

Looks like pretty cool stuff. I can think of a couple of jobs for
it.

But it probably sets rock hard and the flexi wire no longer bends.

No Sugru stays soft but not as soft as a thin layer of silicone. It's
also opaque and quite firm before curing. Neutral cure clear silicone
is far softer before curing and far more flexible/robust when cured.

Not quite sure what "... the insulation of the ribbon cable has
completely perished and come away." actually means. PVC is normally
very stable but doesn't like UV from sunlight.


Opened it up after a few months in storage to find the wires bare and what had seemed to be conventional insulation now powder.

It's also not clear if the controls/screen are on the flap, thus the
cable has to flex with the hinge or if the controls/screen are merely
covered by the flap. A photo or three would be very useful.

Yes the screen and controls are in the flap and the wires bend with the hinge. I will think about where to post photos.


Other things a PCB "conformal coating", sprys or paint on with small
brush. Flexible to some extent but won'ttake repeated flexing. Or
maybe pot the whole in "Magic Gel" from Raytech.


Only thing I know about magic gel is the youtube video I just watched, but I can not see how to get just the wires in the gloop.