[sdiy] Connector query

[yo at vacoloco.net]

As Justin says, they are indeed a form of FFC (or Flat Flexible Cable).
They come in a variety of pitches, lengths and end types.
most places now sell them (including digikey, mouser, etc).

You can get FFC ZIF type sockets, again in a variety of types, if you 
think you may need to ever separate them, if not then just putting some 
'fingers' at the edge of the boards you can solder these direct to it.

A lot depends if this is for a one off or for production.

P


On 2017-01-18 00:54, Justin Herrmann wrote:
> That looks like "flat flex" cable (the kind that is used in flatbed
> scanners) with pins attached. You should be able to find it at
> digi-key or mouser in the US.
> 
> Justin
> 
> On 01/17/2017, 6:47 PM john slee <indigoid at oldcorollas.org> wrote:
> 
>> Can you not just use male+female 0.1" pin headers?
>> 
>> Possibly with screw holes in the PCBs to allow fastening them
>> together securely
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> On 18 January 2017 at 11:30, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> What are these things called, and does anyone know a good place to
>>> buy them?
>>> 
>>> http://p.globalsources.com/IMAGES/PDT/BIG/371/B1004458371.jpg
>>> 
>>> I was going to use them to join up two PCBs. I could do the same
>>> job with ribbon cable and ribbon connectors, but as I don't need
>>> to be able to separate the two boards, adding two ribbon sockets,
>>> two plugs, and a length of cable seems like overkill. This should
>>> be cheaper (? he said hopefully).
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tom
>>> 
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