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| Mark Healey... |
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I need what is pictured below. The problem is that I don't know what it
is called. "ribbon cable" gets me a bunch of false positives (hard drive
type cables).
I need a term I can enter into google so I can order some new ones.
http://www.healeyopolis.com/CableThing.jpg
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Mark Healey
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| hr(bob) hofmann at (no spam) att.net... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:12 pm |
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On Jun 26, 10:12 pm, Mark Healey <d... at (no spam) spammer.die> wrote:
Quote: I need what is pictured below. The problem is that I don't know what it
is called. "ribbon cable" gets me a bunch of false positives (hard drive
type cables).
I need a term I can enter into google so I can order some new ones.
http://www.healeyopolis.com/CableThing.jpg
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Mark Healey
marnkews ãt healeyopolis döt com
Extra-wide ribbon cable. Maybe you should specify the number of
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| Don Bowey... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:40 pm |
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On 6/26/08 8:12 PM, in article pan.2008.06.27.03.12.29 at (no spam) spammer.die, "Mark
Healey" <die at (no spam) spammer.die> wrote:
Quote: I need what is pictured below. The problem is that I don't know what it
is called. "ribbon cable" gets me a bunch of false positives (hard drive
type cables).
I need a term I can enter into google so I can order some new ones.
http://www.healeyopolis.com/CableThing.jpg
Google flexible printed circuit |
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| Jim Adney... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:27 pm |
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:12:30 GMT Mark Healey <die at (no spam) spammer.die> wrote:
Quote: I need what is pictured below. The problem is that I don't know what it
is called. "ribbon cable" gets me a bunch of false positives (hard drive
type cables).
I need a term I can enter into google so I can order some new ones.
http://www.healeyopolis.com/CableThing.jpg
Are you just asking for the wire (cable?) Then it is indeed called
just ribbon cable, or flat ribbon cable. You need to specify the # of
conductors (looks like 28 or 30 in your photo) and the pitch.
Go to Digikey and search for ribbon cable....
If you just need a few inches, then you could probably make what you
need from some hard drive or floppy cables. If you need it with
particular connectors on the ends, then there are several varieties of
these available there, too. Most of them are insulation displacement
types which you can install yourself with the help of a vice.
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Jim Adney jadney at (no spam) vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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| Mark Healey... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:34 pm |
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On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:27:38 -0500, Jim Adney wrote:
Quote: On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:12:30 GMT Mark Healey <die at (no spam) spammer.die> wrote:
I need what is pictured below. The problem is that I don't know what it
is called. "ribbon cable" gets me a bunch of false positives (hard
drive type cables).
I need a term I can enter into google so I can order some new ones.
http://www.healeyopolis.com/CableThing.jpg
Are you just asking for the wire (cable?) Then it is indeed called just
ribbon cable, or flat ribbon cable. You need to specify the # of
conductors (looks like 28 or 30 in your photo) and the pitch.
Go to Digikey and search for ribbon cable....
If you just need a few inches, then you could probably make what you
need from some hard drive or floppy cables. If you need it with
particular connectors on the ends, then there are several varieties of
these available there, too. Most of them are insulation displacement
types which you can install yourself with the help of a vice.
It is not a normal ribbon cable. It is thin plastic with conductive
material painted on, similiar to a keyboard membrane.
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| Arfa Daily... |
| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:54 pm |
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"Mark Healey" <die at (no spam) spammer.die> wrote in message
news:pan.2008.06.27.03.12.29 at (no spam) spammer.die...
Quote: I need what is pictured below. The problem is that I don't know what it
is called. "ribbon cable" gets me a bunch of false positives (hard drive
type cables).
I need a term I can enter into google so I can order some new ones.
http://www.healeyopolis.com/CableThing.jpg
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Mark Healey
marnkews ãt healeyopolis döt com
Known as Flexible Printed Circuits, FPCs and flexiprint connectors. I saw a
good range of them advertised somewhere here in the UK a few months ago, but
I'm buggered if I can remember where now ...
There are many different conductor pitches of these things, and one that is
the correct pitch, but too wide, can be cut down to the number of conductors
needed, with a sharp craft knife. If you just needed a few for a project,
domestic electronic equipment, particularly hifis, are riddled with them,
and you could probably pick up what you needed, as scrap from your local TV
repair shop.
Arfa |
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| DaveM... |
| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:07 pm |
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"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily at (no spam) ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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"Mark Healey" <die at (no spam) spammer.die> wrote in message
news:pan.2008.06.27.03.12.29 at (no spam) spammer.die...
I need what is pictured below. The problem is that I don't know what it
is called. "ribbon cable" gets me a bunch of false positives (hard drive
type cables).
I need a term I can enter into google so I can order some new ones.
http://www.healeyopolis.com/CableThing.jpg
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Mark Healey
marnkews ãt healeyopolis döt com
Known as Flexible Printed Circuits, FPCs and flexiprint connectors. I saw a
good range of them advertised somewhere here in the UK a few months ago, but
I'm buggered if I can remember where now ...
There are many different conductor pitches of these things, and one that is
the correct pitch, but too wide, can be cut down to the number of conductors
needed, with a sharp craft knife. If you just needed a few for a project,
domestic electronic equipment, particularly hifis, are riddled with them, and
you could probably pick up what you needed, as scrap from your local TV repair
shop.
Arfa
Mouser (www.mouser.com) has a line of Flexible Film Cable Products in their
online catalog. Take a tour of the interconnects category of products, and then
select the SMT Connectors & FFC/FPC link. There are several manufacturers'
products listed, so you'll have to do the legwork and find the line that works
for your purpose.
Cheers!!!
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Dave M
MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just substitute the appropriate characters in the
address)
Experience: What you get when you don't get what you want |
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