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Broken wifi card cable

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 Anonymous user -


Hello, as mentioned in the title, the cable of the Wi-Fi card has been cut, so I'm wondering how to "repair" it. I'm wondering if using a soldering iron and solder will work.

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  1. Anonymous user
     
    Good evening,
    I am not an expert in the field, but one thing I am sure of is that the cables you see are simply the antennas of the Wi-Fi card. So at worst, the reception is poor. The connection of these antennas is based on "coaxial connectors," so it is possible to carefully remove the part that is left on the card, pass the cable back through its original slot, and put a soldering point.

    In any case, that is what I would have done if I were faced with a similar situation.
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Yes, I tried to put the cable back into the "head" (the element that stayed on the chip) but it didn't fit perfectly like its colleague, the white cable, which is why I thought of adding a bit of solder.
      I'll try to do it.
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    2. Anonymous user
       
      Good evening,
      Be careful, it's probably a coaxial cable, with a central conductor and a braid of wires around it.
      Soldering this onto the miniature connector is no easy task, good luck.
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    3. Anonymous user
       
      Indeed, I hadn't thought about that little detail... anyway, given the size of the thing, it’s not exactly easy to do something neat from the start.
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      1. Anonymous user > Anonymous user
         
        With a very fine-tipped soldering iron, a binocular magnifier, dexterity, and no signs of trembling, one should be able to solder the core of the cable onto the circuit board track and the braid onto the edge of the connector.
        Also, let's see if it's feasible under the board.
        But still, it's not easy.
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