kind of screwed now… the LVDS connection broke on both the board and the screen… was checking all connections to make sure the were secure. I guess I have a $300 paperweight now.
both the gold connector on the screen and grey connector on the LVDS board fell off. probably too much fiddling to make it work. See attached.
Received the new screen today… was very very careful with assmbling it. first thing that happened was the black holddown tab broke in half. Connecting to the gold connector on the lcd went ok but when I carefully removed the cable it completely broke in off.
What can be done at this point? The rest of the kit is so well put together and feels completely solid and great… this one connector failed me twice. I have experience with electronic assemble and have build a a few Mame machines in the past. Are you developing another kit similar to the MAX that seems to have a much more robust HDMI connector.