Someone please help (cable damaged)

[HappyHammer7]

I upgraded my hard drive to 1tb in my iMac 20" aluminium desktop. Everything went well, tested before I put it back together and all was well. Then I done the most stupidest thing putting it back together. The LCD temperature sensor cable must of dropped down when I put the metal brazil back on, then I screwed right through it, splitting the cable. Now, the fan starts up really loudly and I am getting no picture. I know I need a new cable but I have searched everywhere but I cannot find one. I don't really want to get it professionally repaired, as it will cost a fortune for what only is a single cable.

Any advice on where I go from here will be much appreciated.

 

[ReggaeFire]

I know it's for the optical drive, but maybe connector might the same? The length might be an issue as well.

https://www.powerbookmedic.com/Intel-iMac-20-Optical-Drive-Temp-Sensor-p-17601.html

 

[HappyHammer7]

I know it's for the optical drive, but maybe connector might the same? The length might be an issue as well.

https://www.powerbookmedic.com/Intel-iMac-20-Optical-Drive-Temp-Sensor-p-17601.html

Thanks for the response. I managed to use some other wire, strip it and connect the snapped wire together, by twisting them and using insulation tape to seal the connection. Worked like a charm but I am only using this as a short term solution. I managed to find the part on macrecycling.com and and ordered that to fix it. Cost me $60 as I am based in the UK but would of been much more expensive taking it to Apple. That is certainly a mistake I will NEVER make again, so on a positive note, its a learning experience.