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I hate those flimsy thin film ribbon cable connectors on laptop motherboards. (Original Post) hobbit709 Mar 2015 OP
And big, Fred Flintstone fingers sure don't help the matter! ChromeFoundry Mar 2015 #1
It's all about the right tools.. sir pball Mar 2015 #2

sir pball

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2. It's all about the right tools..
Tue Mar 3, 2015, 11:40 AM
Mar 2015

I've learned they're simply impossible to deal with bare-handed; I use a plastic toothpick and "plating tweezers" (culinary thing) to deal with them. If you don't have a pair lying around iFixIt has a great selection of purpose-built tools..

https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools

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