This is a flex cable from a kindle that connects the motherboard to the lcd. The pins at the edge are broken and not making any contact with the connector.
Is there any salvation for this? If there's no solution will a universal flex cable work as long it has the same amount of pins and pitch?
Hmm, these are tiny connections that can't be fixed easily and reliably in my opinion. While the cable itself appears to be custom, the connection pattern looks familiar.
I would try to find an of-the-shelf cable with that exact connection pattern. Chances are that the traces of a an of-the-shelf cable won't fit the requirements, e. g. for transmission line impedance or current capacity. But I would give it a try.
The connection pattern looks like one form Molex I recently worked with. So maybe an of-the-shelf cable like this could work: https://www.molex.com/en-us/products/part-detail/150150251
However, you need to double check the pin count and if "same sided" contacts will work for you.
This operation requires a microscope and medical needles or similar instruments.
