Product Description
This, this what makes the Craig radio display work…
I was sitting in my shed, soldering wires to the LED display, when I slipped with my soldering iron and burnt my hand.
When the pain had subsided I had a vision in my head, a vision of this:
The DeLorean Craig Radio LED Display Ribbon Cable
It’s taken nearly fifteen years and almost my entire family fortune to realise the vision of that…….oh wait.
Designed and manufactured by Rich Hutchinson back in December 2018 and installed in radios across the world, these ribbon cables are not available anywhere else.
These cables are almost identical to the originals, right down to the part number; apart from one key difference – they are slightly longer. The reason for that is so the cable can be routed in front of the display hinge pin instead of behind it. That increases the bending radius of the cable so it is less prone to folding and will last much, much longer.
The cable is soldered onto the back of the display, so that means you will need to have good soldering skills, if you overheat the contacts on the cable, they will de-laminate and the cable will be damaged. It’s also easy to melt the LED display body.
People with experience in repairing consoles or mobile phones will have no problem fitting this ribbon cable.
Replacing the cable on your display means you will once again have a fully illuminated radio (assuming all the LEDs work) and not be fearful of using the cassette door!
