Borken ribbon cable from keyboard

I broke the ribbon cable when taking off the keyboard, can I "glue" the cable together? if its not possible where can I get the right cable (been looking on ebay only find whole keyboard)?
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The cable is not easy to replace even if you have one from an organ donor. It is a 2-sided, press-fit connection with adhesive on both sides between the numerous contacts. Probably, only crazy people (like me) fix them.

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I wanna ask, if the ribbon cable (Keyboard Cable Connector) of a powerbook G4 15 inch keyboard, could be replace. I have a faulty ribbon cable but only the ribbon, not the keyboard. I wouldn't replace the whole keyboard but only the ribbon keyboard, if it is possible.
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Today I upgrade my hard drive to 7200 RPM one.
When I tried to lift out the keyboard ribbon cable connector by tearing up the yellow piece of tape on top of the black foam thing on top of connector, the tape stick a portion of the black piece thing up.
https://www.getdropbox.com/gallery/45605/1/MAC?h=4868f5
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I could easily count on my fingers and toes the total number of times my Powerbook has been shut down since I bought it four years and ten months ago. It runs 24/7/365 except when I'm working on something inside it. For all other purposes, a software Sleep or Restart command suffices, and I don't need the power button for those. You should be able to reduce your need for that button just as drastically.

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