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When I was investigating the possibility of using an E6220 palmrest on an E6230 with a trackpad swap (which required disassembly so I can see how viable the palmrest is for a transplant), I came across this. Yikes - I don’t know how long it’s been like this! I do not know much about the laptop beyond it being purchased as a machine for the accessories which I needed. It has always run fine, but I did not put that cable back into service, as I had a spare. Even if I did not, I would not have used it again and replaced it. While the machine works fine, how worried should I be about hardware damage that could be serious? It hasn’t ever failed me, but I am a little worried about it seeing that damage to the flatflex now.
Hi @nick , It doesn’t look as though the insulation covering each wire has broken or if it has that it has broken and exposed two wires at the same point. If there is such exposure of the wires it “may” cause or have caused problems because a short circuit between two wires can cause damage, but that should have shown itself somehow by now Other than that since it is in a low voltage circuit and not used in a circuit where “induction” between the wires may cause problems due to incorrect separation between the wires then I doubt that there has been any hardware problems created. It is better not to reuse it though, just in case the insulation breaks down further if the cable was straightened out etc
