ADB II keyboard

[AndyMc1280]

So I'm having an issue with one of my ADB II keyboards. One of the ADB sockets doesn't work. But it seems to not actually be the socket at fault. The ribbon cable is loose at the Keyboard PCB connector end.
Theres lateral movement of the cable. Pic below:


Connection of white socket is rock solid. Ribbon cable in socket flexes/moves.

Are the ribbon cables removable/replaceable or is it complete desolder of white socket in order to do so?

Keyboard works fine just this flex is moo.
Bought new ADB socket if necessary but it may be the ribbon is the issue.

Any and all input (ahem) appreciated.

 

[Byrd]

Does moving the ribbon cable result in the faulty ADB socket working? I'd hot glue it into position if so

 

[AndyMc1280]

Does moving the ribbon cable result in the faulty ADB socket working? I'd hot glue it into position if so

no, sadly. I can make the three led's light up as if its detected but no nothing works.

 

[obsolete]

There is no connector on the cable side; that connector on the board just grabs the tinned (or solid, I can't recall) wires of the cable. So I'd expect some lateral movement. There's surely a more elegant way to do it, but when I needed to remove one of those to repair a broken ADB connector on my AEKII, I inserted wooden toothpicks in each slot of the connector to release the tension on the contacts and allow the cable to be removed.

 

[AndyMc1280]

Found the culprit


Yes that's the soldering that has completely failed from the ribbon cable to the pcb where the keyboard socket is

No I've never seen that before either. Weird.

 

[obsolete]

Wow, that will do it! Impressively bad solder

 

[AndyMc1280]

Wow, that will do it! Impressively bad solder

Yes. My retro computing club had a very loud "WTF!" moment.