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I could not see any hinge or flap or other release mechanism. The connector seems like it is one piece of plastic with no obvious seams although in some images I think tooling marks look a bit like seams. I couldn't pull the cable out with moderate force.

I believe this is the cable that is associated with the connector. It does not appear as though the notch goes inside the connector.

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Then just a lot of different views:

The cable comes through a slot in the PCB up into the connector. The connector has through-hole pins on the side nearest the black relays (opposite the PCB edge) *Note the small plastic spur sticking up is from me prying on the connector and not physical feature. enter image description here

No obvious flange/door or release tabs. enter image description here

Looks like a single piece of plastic. enter image description here

Prying on this back slot did not seem do anything enter image description here

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Looks like it just goes straight in with the contacts: enter image description here

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    \$\begingroup\$ Two theories, although I'm not familiar with this: (1) The white casing may move sideways or pop up when pulled gently to release the cable, or (2) it's a friction fit and may come out with gentle pressure. Good luck, and don't use too much force! \$\endgroup\$
    – Cristobol Polychronopolis
    Commented Dec 22, 2023 at 20:11
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    \$\begingroup\$ According to this yt video you can just pull the cable out. \$\endgroup\$
    – nanash1
    Commented Dec 25, 2023 at 8:37
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    \$\begingroup\$ @funkyeah Do you have a pitch on that connector? \$\endgroup\$
    – Voltage Spike ♦
    Commented Dec 27, 2023 at 21:00

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It looks like a friction fit. The thickness of the stiffener on the flex PCB suggests that the board edge connector is actually a 180deg card edge connector, which also suggests friction fit. The size looks like it's for a 20-30mil FR4 stiffener (be nice to check the thickness).

The notch (enforced by the PCB) ensures that the connector is keyed.

This looks like an older/chinese connector or a custom connector, it's not one made by a manufacturer. You might be able to match the pitch and the card thickness with a different connector but it wouldn't be a 180deg connector.

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    \$\begingroup\$ From Poke-in LIF FFC/FPC sockets on Davide Andrea's Identiconn™ think the term might be a Poke-in FFC socket. However, can't seem to find a range which matches the picture in the question. \$\endgroup\$
    – Chester Gillon
    Commented Dec 27, 2023 at 20:26
  • \$\begingroup\$ I need to get his book... Its not an FPC connector at least not a new one... \$\endgroup\$
    – Voltage Spike ♦
    Commented Dec 27, 2023 at 20:58

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