[sdiy] Making flat cables

[Barry Klein]

Take a look at an old parallel IDE cable.  Those connectors are available
from Digikey/Mouser in various widths.  You need a vise or press to then
press the two halves against the cable.  Trim the end residual.  The cable
then can wrap around the backside with a snap over plastic C clamp holding
it all together.

Barry



-----Original Message-----
From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of
grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 10:36 AM
To: synth diy
Subject: [sdiy] Making flat cables

Hi,

Has anyone got any insights on how to make or find small flat cables. 
I've been doing a lot of 14- and 16- pin character LCD upgrades and I'm
getting to the bottom of my surplus flat cables box.  The requirement is
14 or 16 pins on 0.1" centers on each end ... a couple of inches long. 
I don't really want to strip 28 pins and then crimp them (see photo and
imagine single-row: http://112.120.67.124/W_DR_16P_PIN.jpg ) and I also
don't really like using double-wide (IDC computer style) cables either. 
But that's just cosmetic.  I can't find any pre-made ones on the
interweb either.  

GB

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