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Screen conector broken

hi guy's, i have been up tring to change the cover on my mini and it seems i have broken the end off the ribbon cable (dam it) is there anything i can do to repair it or is a new screen needed?? if so does anyone know where to get a cheap screen???
thanks in advance

i damaged my ribbon connector that's connected to the main board (the one with the clip lock) on my mini too

It sucks hey? the clip lock's all i need thats the thing that broke, the cable seems in good shape. any ideas??

no ideas. i asked our service center here but they dont sell spare parts. they said i have to buy the whole board. Now im looking for any MINI that's not working and maybe i can get it at a bargain price.

I think i might just by an atom unless you know of any other wicked phones comming out soon??

Sony Xperia Play parts

Hi, when doing some fiddling with my phone i have slightly torn a ribbon and need to replace this. Do any of you know any good sites in the UK to replace this part. Its the flex cable for the screen, not the keyboard one i see everywhere on the net.
Cheers guys

[Q] Any way to unlock/use Xperia play without touchscreen functionality?

I basically want to stuff aroudn with my play while I wait for a new Flex cable (replaced digitizer and touch ghosting has gone, but noticed that the flex cable is worn a fair bit and if I press the slider forward just ever so slightly the phone screen backlight turns off. So I'm assuming I'll need a new flex cable, going to get a new housing for my play too, or just end up selling this 1 and buying a brand new 1 once i've had my fun fixing/tinkering this 1.

[Q] any explanation ?

idk but can any one explain to me why does my xperia play flex cable damage so easily i don't even use the game pad cuz this is like the 3rd time i'm replacing the cable
well the 2nd time i replaced the hole middle slider with flex cable and other stuff already installed and nw that cable is broken
i don't even know what to do anymore

RealMcoy said:
idk but can any one explain to me why does my xperia play flex cable damage so easily i don't even use the game pad cuz this is like the 3rd time i'm replacing the cable
well the 2nd time i replaced the hole middle slider with flex cable and other stuff already installed and nw that cable is broken
i don't even know what to do anymore
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Maybe you slide the phone too fast or you push it too strong . My advice is you hold the screen while sliding it , gently and slowly . It may sound cheeky but ... I've been doing that since I first got my phone . And I never had any problem with the flex cable .

thats hw i always do it but i think that this cable damaged by the amount of sliding i did because i changed my digitizer as well (complete with sensors installed) and the proximity gave me some problems
so i had to slide up and dwn when calling to keep my screen alive
i think that damaged my brand new middle slide plate complete with all cables installed (including flex )

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[Q] Phone Transplant (Xperia S LT26i)

I have an old Xperia S (LT26i) with me and i accidentally dropped it from the 2nd floor. Fortunately, it did not break into many pieces but it did bok the screen on the top left corner and also broke the plastic housing that where the on/off buttom cap is attached. it also caused some damage on the power switch which cause to not work anymore. the accelerometer and the gyro no longer works after that..
I was able to get my hands on another defective LT26i which the old user somewhat broke the board for a cheap price of $20 and instead of buying a new screen/a new Power Button Flex Cable Ribbon and a new case which will cause me around $90 in total (including shipping), is it possible if I just dismantle the the one with the defective board and use its Power Button Flex Cable Ribbon/Housing/Digitizer and put it into mine? will it still work after that?
Ive been looking into some information and i think it would work but i wanted to be sure by asking you pros
and will i be able to fix the accelerometer and gyro as well because it seems like i cannot find the location of the acc/gyro on the device.
Im looking at this for reference: sonymania.cz/storage/1331332888_sb_xperia_s_wi.pdf
Any information would really help.. Thanks in advance