[sdiy] Quick ribbon cable question
Peter Pearson
electrocontinuo at gmail.com
Sun Jan 26 03:46:11 CET 2025
It's a good point, but the old tortoises sound better than the new
tortoises and you can't get the old tortoises anymore...
On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM Oren Leavitt via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
> My buddy, Fred Flintstone does his IDCs with an old tortoise.
>
> On 1/25/25 8:20 PM, Peter Pearson via Synth-diy wrote:
> > Maybe you're right. Might as well just bite down on the connectors with
> > your molars to crimp them. You grew your teeth for free.
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM Quincas Moreira <quincas at gmail.com
> > <mailto:quincas at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I’ve done many by placing them between two boards and stepping on
> them
> >
> >
> >
> > Quincas Moreira
> > Director | QMA
> > mobile: 5534988825 <tel:5534988825>
> > site: quincasmoreira.com <http://quincasmoreira.com/>
> > email: quincas at gmail.com <mailto:quincas at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat 25 Jan 2025 at 7:17 p.m. Peter Pearson via Synth-diy <synth-
> > diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, not trying to be mean here, but I don't understand this
> > attitude of like "Can't you just use a heavy can of tomatoes to
> > crimp your cables?! I don't want to spend money on my nice
> > synthesizer!" The good tool that does the job well is cheap!
> > Here's what looks to be an unused hand crimper for $1 with no
> > bids and cheap shipping on ebay:
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/306054243851 <https://www.ebay.com/
> > itm/306054243851>
> >
> > And I only spent like 20 seconds of time to find it. I'm sure
> > there are loads more similar auctions up currently.
> >
> > It's the same with Molex crimp terminals. Just buy the tool
> > that does the job well. It's so worth it. They aren't
> > expensive and they make life better.
> >
> > I guess if you'd rather spend 20 hours of bench time to figure
> > out that your crap attempt at making a cable is the reason that
> > your thing doesn't work, that's you doing you. Have fun.
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM Shawn Rakestraw via Synth-diy
> > <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>>
> wrote:
> >
> > I second the Channel Lock pliers method. I have a very small
> > pair that I used masking tape over the "teeth" so that it
> > won't mar the plastic. I'm usually making eurorack power
> > cables, so the size of the connectors is relatively small.
> >
> > - Shawn
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM Terry Bowman via Synth-diy
> > <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On Jan 25, 2025, at 4:25 PM, Oren Leavitt via Synth-
> >> diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-
> >> diy.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >> In the past, I've used an arbor press with the IDC
> >> between two pieces of
> >> 0.125/3mm thick aluminum or blocks of wood.
> >
> > Yeah, you can use a drill press as well. It has more
> > "feel" than a bench vise which will make it more
> > difficult to screw up.
> >
> >
> >> Never hammer IDCs! I've
> >> learnt that the hard way years ago. The key is evenly
> >> distributed,
> >> controlled pressure.
> >
> > Ditto. When everything is lined up right it only takes a
> > second.
> >
> >
> >> Nowadays, since I do so many of those ribbon IDCs, I
> >> have one of these:
> >> https://www.rapidonline.com/anvil-av-idcct-idc-
> >> connector-crimping-tool-86-0527 <https://
> >> www.rapidonline.com/anvil-av-idcct-idc-connector-
> >> crimping-tool-86-0527>
> >
> > That's the one I have.
> >
> > And don't put the connector on the ribbon cable
> > backwards/upside-down. I've done that multiple times but
> > caught it before I fried anything.
> >
> >
> > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
> > "The Mac Doctor"
> >
> > https://www.astarcloseup.com <
> https://www.astarcloseup.com>
> >
> > Q: Should car stereo speakers be pointed to the rear for
> > more thrust or up for more traction?
> >
> > A. On long trips, the 20- to 30% improvement in gas
> > mileage you might get with speakers pointing to the rear
> > is certainly worthwhile. On the other hand, if you drive
> > on snow or ice, the extra traction of speakers pointing
> > upward gives you added control.
> >
> > Don Lancaster
> >
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