got a...small problem here

[Jabra_X]

first of all would like to say im new to the acidmods forum, been reading the posts for a while and now i resgistered, so hello all 

now to my question: when i was exploring the wild areas of my ds phat and just replaced the casing i came at my last flatwire (the one at the right for the touchscreen)
when i attached the 2 lower thiner flatwires i broke the black thingy you need to use to tighten the flatwire. now my ds isnt goin on anymore....
so my question is do i need a new mobo or is it able to repair on a different way?
though its not that a big deal cause i was plannin on buyin a lite anyways but still 

[ryan0]

insert the ribbon cable then put tape over it should work

[seikene]

Yeah like Ryan said mate. Place it in there as snug as you can and use something to apply pressure from the top, like tape, or else if you want a more permanent solution (dont quote me if it doesnt work :P), hot glue

[MARIOPARTY53]

you could solder them toghter, I did that with a psp when I broke the black flap

[seikene]

Hmm is that actually possible with the DS??? I have a touch screen that apparently won't work since it's probably went through so much bending and tearing, I tried ductaping the ribbon straight, but that didnt work, and then I messed mytop screen nasty

[MARIOPARTY53]

here some help to show what I mean





there you go
that should help, but becareful becuase you ay mess up your top screan so only do this if you have over 2 years of soldering skill

sorry about sucky pics, and they may not make sense to some either

[Jabra_X]

thanks all for your help the ducktape should work out 
i dont have much solder experience but i think you got me wrong. i understand the pics above but thats the wrong flatwire, i broke the one with the 2 smaller flatwires underneath it. 

[MARIOPARTY53]

thanks all for your help the ducktape should work out 
i dont have much solder experience but i think you got me wrong. i understand the pics above but thats the wrong flatwire, i broke the one with the 2 smaller flatwires underneath it. 

oh, alright well sorry

buts its still posible with any ribbon

[Jabra_X]

ok thanks i will safe these images for when my solder iron comes in 

[Jabra_X]

ok so i tried the to tape the flatwire a few times and turned the ds on and off, but the only sign of life i got was that the upper screen flashed on and off real quick... so i think i broke the ribbon but i know that i screwed up good 
so know its just waiting until my lite arrives until then i got a broken ds to practise my solder technics on

thanks again for the help
(ps: sorry for the double post was tryin out the tape first)

[seikene]

Well that means that you dint properly connect your other ribbon. If you're talking about the ds lite touch screen, there's 2 ribbons to connect, the touch screen, which is a small 4 pin ribbon cable that can take take as much pain as a fly in a fly squatter :P, the other one, is the ribbon that connects the LCD, and it is hard to break that one only because it's in a position where nothing can really harm it, and it isn't put to any bending or any stress unless you pull it in and out alot (<- man that sounded wrong XD). Anyway, like I did, just ignore the cable if you ripped it or can't seem to make it work, order a new touch screen, they aren't too much, and put everything back together, you end up with a ds lite that has no touch screen capabilities. Sadly since some games are touch screen only, you might as well just not touch for a while.

[Jabra_X]

yea but i got a phat ds not a lite :P

[seikene]

Bleh had to be sure, I saw the line that mentioned you having 2 other smaller ribbons underneath, and I'm thinking, yeah it's a phat XD. Well it shouldn't be hard either, since they don't really get bent or anything, but yeah the only options there is either tape it, solder it, glue it , or get a replacement clip , but I doubt they sell that, so it would mean getting a new mobo.

[Jabra_X]

im just gonna leave it as it is maybe in the future i can fix it but now its a nice ds to practise my solder on 

but about the taping i tried it but it has no effect can anyone tell me how i need to apply the tap?

[seikene]

Well it should be right on the spot where the ribbon head and the clip meet. Trust me if applying pressure didn't work, then you're better off finding a way to get a replacement clip, or like you said, use it for practice , or you can sell it and probably get enough to get a used or slightly broken DS.