Broken wire from a resistive 5 wire touchscreen

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Eandrju

Joined Sep 11, 2018
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Hello,
Im currently working on a Stewart platform with a touch screen. However I havent secured the wire coming from the screen correctly and one path has broken. Im not sure exactly what should I do with it. Is a soldering a good idea ?

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MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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Welcome to AAC!

Tape the back of the ribbon cable to prevent further damage.
If you attempt to solder the connection you are likely going to melt the plastic.

I would attempt to use #30AWG wire wrap wire to repair the broken connection. I would solder one end of the wire at the black connector.
For connecting the other end I would have to look for a suitable connection point (not on the cable) to make the repair.
 
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