<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 3 Feb 2024, at 16:20, cheater cheater <cheater00social@gmail.com> wrote:</div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo-Regular;">- rigid/flex pcb (but could be expensive depending on length of the tail, panelising will help here)<br>- FPC cables (e.g. <a href="https://www.we-online.com/en/components/products/em/connectors/fpc_connector_and_ffc_cab/wr-ffc_flat_flexible_cable_0_50mm">https://www.we-online.com/en/components/products/em/connectors/fpc_connector_and_ffc_cab/wr-ffc_flat_flexible_cable_0_50mm</a>)<br></blockquote><br style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><span style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;">I'm not looking for a connector! I already have one. I'm looking for a</span><br style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><span style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;">good way of quickly and reliably soldering ribbon to a pcb, and I'm</span><br style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"><span style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;">also looking for an enclosure.</span><br style="font-family: Menlo-Regular;"></blockquote><div><br></div>Ok, so this is like a standard 1.27mm pitch IDC ribbon cable? Can’t you use a standard ribbon cable connector then? All those soldering options you mention seem like a lot of work and risky, quality-wise. If you need a fixed connection, perhaps a IDC to DIP connector like <a href="https://www.digikey.nl/en/products/detail/assmann-wsw-components/AWLP-40-3-2-G/924878">https://www.digikey.nl/en/products/detail/assmann-wsw-components/AWLP-40-3-2-G/924878</a></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><br><blockquote type="cite">Consider 3d-printing the case.<br></blockquote><br>I did! It's mentioned in the OP.</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Sorry, missed that part.</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div> It's better to find something that<br>already exists. Currently I'm thinking about whether a cable mount<br>europlug receptacle will be good for that, it seems to have the right<br>dimensions, and i can just remove the mains related inner life.<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>3d-printing by an external party can get expensive, even more so if you have to hire somebody to do the design. But if you can do both these things yourself it’s a no-brainer. I do a bit of (in-house) 3d-printing for my main business. 100 pcs is quite the sweet spot for 3d-printing. We used to get some COTS boxes and then either the supplier or we ourselves drill some holes in the right places. All very labour intensive. With 3d-printing everything is exactly as you need, and you can iterate the design quite fast. It also looks better (depending on the quality of your printer) and bespoke.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Ben</div><div><br></div></body></html>