If no one knows of a page out there showing pictures of the various types I
will take pics of these new ones to me. You have to flip up a section that
is pivotted, not at all obvious on first encountering. 0.3mm spacing of
conductors . Otherwise distinctive features are staggered lands at the
closure and a part view of a line of 0.6mm space pins along the top of the
socket making it looks as though they are a conventional slide in direction
of ribbon cable closure, but not fully closed or opened out a bit, but the
apparent closure does not slide in any direction.

Not ZTF but ZIF

"N_Cook" wrote in message
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If no one knows of a page out there showing pictures of the various types
I
will take pics of these new ones to me. You have to flip up a section that
is pivotted, not at all obvious on first encountering. 0.3mm spacing of
conductors . Otherwise distinctive features are staggered lands at the
closure and a part view of a line of 0.6mm space pins along the top of the
socket making it looks as though they are a conventional slide in
direction
of ribbon cable closure, but not fully closed or opened out a bit, but the
apparent closure does not slide in any direction.



Sounds like the ones often encountered on laser cable terminations,
particularly on Panasonic DVDs and many portable DVD players ? Usually dark
brown body and beige flip up section. Some that I've encountered, even
combine both slide back and flip up. As you say, sometimes not obvious how
to release them without damage.

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote in message
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"N_Cook" wrote in message
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If no one knows of a page out there showing pictures of the various
types
I
will take pics of these new ones to me. You have to flip up a section
that
is pivotted, not at all obvious on first encountering. 0.3mm spacing of
conductors . Otherwise distinctive features are staggered lands at the
closure and a part view of a line of 0.6mm space pins along the top of
the
socket making it looks as though they are a conventional slide in
direction
of ribbon cable closure, but not fully closed or opened out a bit, but
the
apparent closure does not slide in any direction.



Sounds like the ones often encountered on laser cable terminations,
particularly on Panasonic DVDs and many portable DVD players ? Usually
dark
brown body and beige flip up section. Some that I've encountered, even
combine both slide back and flip up. As you say, sometimes not obvious how
to release them without damage.

Arfa




This one had one of those and a variant in black . Because of the end cheeks
of the large white section having a hook/barb shaped plan view made it look
more like that section moved and was locked into the small black section,
not so. In fact the black part was pivotable along the wide axis. I realised
the brown one was pivotting closure early on, but not the black one,
thinking it was low force insertion as it had a back plane to the ribbon, so
tougher.

N_Cook wrote in message
...
If no one knows of a page out there showing pictures of the various types
I
will take pics of these new ones to me. You have to flip up a section that
is pivotted, not at all obvious on first encountering. 0.3mm spacing of
conductors . Otherwise distinctive features are staggered lands at the
closure and a part view of a line of 0.6mm space pins along the top of the
socket making it looks as though they are a conventional slide in
direction
of ribbon cable closure, but not fully closed or opened out a bit, but the
apparent closure does not slide in any direction.




2 types of 0.3mm spacing of ribbon conductor ZIF sockets on a digital
camers, brown for the LCD and black for the CCD

http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ZIF33.jpg
Each shown with direction of ribbon entry from the top( when in place)
White with brown one top and 4th images.
33 way conductors , on the main white section marked MX/ at one end and E2
on the other. Purple B marks where there should be the same tiny brown pivot
piece as the other end but I managed to break it off.

2nd and 5th images white with black, 35 way as 33 plus 2 outer conductors,
"A" on one end and 33 on the other end of the black section, maybe "C" on
the white section. Purple B marks where there should be a hook piece like
the other end but I thought it needed pulling outwards to release and not
made to do so, so broke off. This one is for ribbons with stripline
grounding plane so thicker construction.

Both just need very light pressure from a small needle to rotate upwards 1/4
turn, as shown in the bottom two images. Only an ounce or so of force is
needed to flip up either type, do not use a finger nail.

Middle image shows the distinctive ribbon land pattern on both types, but
only observable when released


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Only thought about this later. In both cases the broken ends have not
affected the hinge action, just the loss of lock/latch at one end, fixed
part in one case and moving part for the other. The hinge must consist of
extented "knuckle hinge" multiple ball and cups.


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Diverse Devices, Southampton, England
electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on
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Correcting a few errors. The black and the brown connectors require the same
0.16mm thickness at the ribbon ends, the "black" one has more metal and
seemed thicker. The brown one has cable entry nearest the brown piece and
bare lands nearest the pcb. Opposite for the "black" one , ribbon entry
farthest from the black bit and bare lands away from the pcb.


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Diverse Devices, Southampton, England
electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on
http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/