Attaching a patch cable
 

OK, this is pretty much a "must fail" deal, every time I see these
little cables, I knew I am gonna mess it up since it's so small.

So here's the deal, I don't even know how to call this little patch
cable. This kind of cable is widely used in computers, pda, and
cellphones. They are attached to the board by some kind of glue.
Obviously it's not the household super glue...I once tried to glue it
back to the board with a toothpick and super glue, it turned out
horribly of course. Since the distance between each wire on the patch
is less than 1mm, I believe there are some kind of machine or special
glue has to be used. Can anyone shine some light on this? Thanks a lot!

Attached is the patch cable from a PDA:
http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/390...3744574_rs.jpg

Attaching a patch cable
 

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OK, this is pretty much a "must fail" deal, every time I see these
little cables, I knew I am gonna mess it up since it's so small.

So here's the deal, I don't even know how to call this little patch
cable. This kind of cable is widely used in computers, pda, and
cellphones. They are attached to the board by some kind of glue.
Obviously it's not the household super glue...I once tried to glue it
back to the board with a toothpick and super glue, it turned out
horribly of course. Since the distance between each wire on the patch
is less than 1mm, I believe there are some kind of machine or special
glue has to be used. Can anyone shine some light on this? Thanks a lot!

Attached is the patch cable from a PDA:
http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/390...3744574_rs.jpg


That looks like normal printed wiring with solder pads on the end. You have
to solder it quickly but carefully. Pre-tinning and the use of liquid flux
should help.
Glueing (other than a tiny dab at each end *away* from the contacts to hold
the ribbon in place for soldering) is pointless as it won't magically
connect the wiring to the pads.

Dave

Attaching a patch cable
 

So what specific kind of equipment do I need? Do I need the solder pot?
I tried to look for tutorial for this process but I can't find a good
one on google.

Thanks for responding!

Attaching a patch cable
 

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So what specific kind of equipment do I need? Do I need the solder pot?
I tried to look for tutorial for this process but I can't find a good
one on google.

Thanks for responding!


A fine enough tipped iron, preferably temperature controlled, some decent
solder and a magnifying glass should be enough.

Dave

Attaching a patch cable
 

and from the sound of things lots of pratice before you try soldering this
delicate pda..

Get some old junk electronics and learn how to solder on them first.

- Mike





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wrote in message
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So what specific kind of equipment do I need? Do I need the solder pot?
I tried to look for tutorial for this process but I can't find a good
one on google.

Thanks for responding!


A fine enough tipped iron, preferably temperature controlled, some decent
solder and a magnifying glass should be enough.

Dave