[sdiy] newbie questions: ribbon cables

[ChristianH]

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:38:58 -0500 harrybissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net> wrote:

> 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.

Or for single quantitiy crimping, I have used a hexagonal pencil between
the socket pin rows. However, this is not for people with two left hands,
since you have to keep the socket, the cable and the pencil in position
while carefully closing the vise.

(Well, if you happen to have two left hands *and* an additional right
hand, that would be perfect in this case...)

Chris