Zero insertion force (zif) connector esthetes, listen up!
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I have a very pure hardware question that only an electronics engineer would possibly be able to answer. And that is, how do I remove the infinitessimal dimples formed by lowering the "hammer" on a four-conductor zif ribbon using the tiny plastic squeeze wedge in the board-soldered receptor so-as to make the contact surface of each end of the thing flat again? I suspect, due to the nature of the moving fold, as a servo rotates, that these indentations have weathered to such an extent that my electrical signal is being lost. And I can't keep pulling the ends out and sticking them back in to get the motor swinging again ... because it's just not the solution. I might possibly be able to obtain a new zif four-connector but if I had a solution to reduce the amount of gas required to motor north to the electronics store that would be better. A punch perhaps? Any informed suggestions = very helpful. Thanks!