[sdiy] Help! Cable tester needed

[Ove Ridé]

Define 100% functionality. If you just want a digital test, ie that
all pins are connected and no pins are shorted, you could do it quite
easily with a microcontroller and two
IDC headers connected to a PCB, and some code. I'm sure someone could
build this for you. I could, for example.
If by 100% functionality you mean a more advanced test mean measuring
the wire resistance to make sure the voltage drop isn't too bad, it's
a little trickier, but certainly doable.
But I do not know of an off the shelf solution for this, but I haven't
looked for one.

On 8 September 2012 00:01, Tim Ressel <madhun2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've decided I need to test the ribbon power cables I am making, to ensure 100% functionality. So I need an IDC ribbon cable tester, but I cannot find one. Anyone know of one?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Tim (its good to have friends) Ressel
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