elastomeric Zebra connectors

[Grant Neie]

The latest post on the internet about repairing a Navman lcd instrument was >6 years old. Obtaining Zebra connectors was a problem then and is so now. There is a supplier that offers an overpriced repair kit, however I have found connectors that could work for a reasonable cost. The question I have is: can two connectors be joined edge to edge to get enough width to trim down to what will work? What I need is: 58mm length x 3mm thick x 7.5mm to 7.7mm height. (100 per inch), what I have found is: only 5mm wide. Would exact conductor alignment be needed given the space between board and lcd contacts?

 

[kellys_eye]

Trimming them so the edges are parallel my prove difficult but not impossible. Using strips with differing pitch would be preferred as equal pitch strips WOULD require careful alignment.

 

[Alec_t]

Using strips with differing pitch would be preferred

Methinks that would result in not all stripes being connected.

 

[73's de Edd]

Was that repair where there was initially a foldover graphite particle ribbon cable that he totally pulled and then "poked" wiggled and eventually fanagled a Zebra strip between the vacuum electro deposited 100 um layer of strip contacts on the display panel and the PCB propers, gold flashed contact fingers ?