Isight Camera Cable Has A Few Wires That Are Broken Off Connector Macbook Unibody Model A1278

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iSight Camera cable has a few wires that are broken/ stretched off the male connector that plugs onto the logic board.

I can remove the male connector out of the female socket but most likely I will rip the wires. I was thinking off the following is there a connector that I can snap onto the existing cable and plug it in?Can I micro solder another connector back to the wires. Seems difficult but I don’t mind trying.Can I buy another iSight cable with connector , snip it, snip the cable that I have currently, join the two wires using another connector/crimper or soldering the wires together.I know I could use a usb plug in but I want to try and repair because I want to. I don’t want to take the lcd apart to install the whole cable. The camera worked fine until I put on new thermal paste and during that process the cable got ripped.

I think you’ll end up with a bigger mess than fixing this correctly! Replacing the cable is not hard in this series. It’s one of the easier ones to replace! If you are really fixated on not popping off the cover glass to get to the cable, then just get a replacement cable and cut the end off, splicing the connections more cleanly than at the tight endpoint. Here’s the needed cable 13” MacBook, Airport/Bluetooth/iSight Cable, Apple P/N 661-4820 If you are up to it flow this guide to get the cable out MacBook Unibody Model A1278 LCD Panel Replacement