Ribbon Cable Lock

I have a rebel T1i that has a broken plastic ribbon cable lock. Are these replaceable or do you have to change the whole board? Is there any way of making a fix that will give a good connection. Tried tape but it doesn't give a good connection. Would buy a parts camera if I could find one at a reasonable price.

technically the connectors are replaceable, but Canon won't do that level of board repair, you'd need a speciallist shop replace it. You may not be able to find the connector off the shelf so may need a donor board - they seem to use the same or similar on several models so it may be possible to get one off another body.

Which connector broke? pictures please?

If you know what exact part it is, you can call up Canon to buy just that in their parts store. I think they have everything from screws to LCDs for various cameras. That is if you want to do it yourself.


EDIT: I just realized you are talking about the locking mechanism on the board that secures the cable. I work on a lot of laptops, and when that happens to me I always use a hot glue gun. Never had problems with it disconnecting.

Here is a picture of the board and the ribbon connectors. It is the one labelled J at the top of the board. It is a hinged connector, and the black hinged part is broken. I wonder if these have to exert pressure in order for the connection to be good. Thanks for the responses.

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chrisinont wrote in post #13842605
Here is a picture of the board and the ribbon connectors. It is the one labelled J at the top of the board. It is a hinged connector, and the black hinged part is broken. I wonder if these have to exert pressure in order for the connection to be good. Thanks for the responses.

They don't really need pressure, but might be a good idea to secure it so it doesn't fall out. As I mentioned in my earlier post, use some hot glue on it,, hold the cable in place until the glue dries, and connect the rest. DOn't worry about breaking anything else, since the glue is non conductive, so it wont cause any shorts. And it is easy to peel off if for any reason you want to disconnect the cable again.