repairing FFC cables arnt exactly easy. The only thing I had come up with is slightly sand down the kapton to get to the bare copper, and fix it with a conductive pen. But even that is touch and go. 

Easier to run wires around it by soldering point to point on both ends. 

Jumpering the resistor probably wouldnt be a good idea, because it could be a fusible resistor, BUT it could also be the current-sense resistor for the machine to monitor battery condition and charge levels.