My V11 died, and I have located a first fault at the connector J5 on the motor pcb. The ribbon leading to the display has corroded to the point where one track is broken right where it contacts the pin on J5. Very difficult to take a photo, but I have tried. The break can be seen on the fourth track from the top.
The ribbon is just 5mm wide, the tracks are on a 0.5mm pitch, and are gold plated. No idea how much current flowed in the broken track, but before cleaning by IPA the appearance was that of corrosion rather than a blowout. There is a bit of free length, but I am not confident of cutting off and stripping to expose a fresh end. Also, the plating would be gone.
Replacing it would not be an option, such parts are not sold.
Can anyone help, please?
Edit: If I can find a way of scraping off the insulating overlay, I can simply cut off a bit of the ribbon and expose fresh and undamaged tracks to the connector. The gold plating seems to extend well into the length. Must remove the insulation without scouring the tracks. How do they do it in manufacture?
I have also discovered that the offending connection is indeed +12V from the on-board switcher, which can source >500mA into a fault.