@Shaun M
Your blog on the CG5001 repair is fantastic! Excellent work. What I am really after is that extender cable you used for A6 board. That is likely my main area of focus. And possibly the A7 board. Both of these boards do not plug into the TM5003. They only plug into interconnect board on the CG5011. So I would be more interested in something like what you show in your blog. Did you make that yourself?
@David Partridge and Ke-Fong Lin
The extenders you both DIY¡¯d are incredible! Thank you for sharing. I was hoping for something that would not require PCB fabrication, but beggars can¡¯t be choosers!
Thank you to everyone else who gave suggestions as well! I¡¯ve been able to get a lot of access just by removing the side paneling and top panel of the TM5003 as well as CG5011. So I don¡¯t really need rigid extenders. I really need flexible cable extenders that will allow me to take one board out and work on it. For those who aren¡¯t familiar with CG5011, it has several boards packed closely together. All test points are on the top which is convenient, but I¡¯ll definitely need more access for some component level troubleshooting. Shaun M¡¯s cable to the A6 board seems closest to what I¡¯d be looking to grab/make. But I really do appreciate everyone else¡¯s suggestions as well!
Frank Mashockie