[sdiy] newbie questions: ribbon cables

[harrybissell]

woah... no...  (imho... :^)

few sockets these days have enough depth to protect the pins. The
pins on ribbon cable sockets are MUCH longer than typical DIP ICs...
and these cables will not mate proplerly with most of the sockets.

We used to stock a special high profile socket by Augat for making the
DIP cable connections. The usual leaf sockets (AMP Diplomate) did not
mate properly.

I'd take a block of soft aluminum, and drill holes in it to make a tool.
Take you fifteen minutes... lasts forever.

H^) harry

Kevin Haywood wrote:

> just stick the crimp-DIP itself in a cheapo leaf-socket to use the
> vise method - bend over the leaf-socket's pins first, and the crimp-
> DIP's pins will be protected inside it.  just be careful when pulling
> them apart again.
>
> On Nov 24, 2005, at 9:39 AM, Peter Grenader wrote:
>
> > harrybissell wrote:
> >
> >> If so you can buy cable assemblies from Digi-Key pre assembled in
> >> various lengths. I'd recommend those. They cost a little bit, but
> >> ribbon
> >
> >
> > Mouser sells the crimp-on DIP connectors, too.  MUCH cheaper and
> > you can
> > specify your own lengths. It's easier with a tool for crimping them
> > down,
> > but it *can* be done with a vise - you just have to think it
> > through and
> > make some tooling to keep the jaws of the vise away from the pins
> > and in
> > between them.  I use a vise, made a little tool i place between the
> > pins to
> > keep them out of the crush.  it works fine.
> >