FFC cable connector for Sony CDP-C435, broken?

Aug 12, 2026 Last reply: 1 month ago 1 Replies

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David Farber

I had run out of ideas until I watched a video of a tech working on a similar Sony 5 CD changer. I noticed as the camera panned by the main board that the FFC connector looked EXACTLY like the one I'm fixing. That confirmed that the connector wasn't broken. After giving up…

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I was in the process of reassembling a Sony CDP-C435 5 disc changer which had intermittent problems. Sometimes the carousel would just keep spinning. Sometimes the door itself would jam. In any case, it seemed I had sorted out all those problems and then I decided to remove the main pc board to check for cold solder joints or aging capacitors. Everything in that respect checked out OK. When it came to the point of reinstalling the main board, I noticed there was a problem with the connector on the main board where the FFC attaches to it from the CD transport assembly. These photos tell the story:



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Does this connector have some sort of movable latch to hold the cable in place? As it stands now, there is no slot to insert the cable and I can't find any extra pieces on my bench that could presumably be the missing piece. Either that, or there isn't anything missing and I just can't figure out how to reattach the cable.



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I had run out of ideas until I watched a video of a tech working on a similar Sony 5 CD changer. I noticed as the camera panned by the main board that the FFC connector looked EXACTLY like the one I'm fixing. That confirmed that the connector wasn't broken. After giving up looking with my magnifying glass at the top of the connector (CN401) I turned the pc board upside down, foil side up, and saw there was a very small amount of overhang at the edge of the board where you could see the slot where the FFC could be inserted. I had never seen any connector like this before. I made a white line marking on the photo showing where the FFC could be inserted.

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