[sdiy] a cable with 50+ pin connectors ?

[jhaible]

> Michael Zacherl wrote:
> > Why no ribbon cable? Too vulnerable?


Yes. And not looking good.
The ideal sulution would be a a connector that uses ribbon cable
*inside* the enclosure (connecting to a 50pin IDC on the other
end), but the cable *outside* the enclosure should be round.
And readily available. And unexpensive. (;->)


> There's "flat/round" ribbon cable available, i.e. a ribbon cable
> squeezed into a round tubing. But this is quite stiff. You can get it
> with shield too.

Stiff would be another thing to avoid, I'm afraid.


JH. (always asking these difficult questions, and never satisfied (;->) )