Questions tagged [ribbon-cable]
Ribbon cable has multiple insulated wires bonded together and running parallel to each other. Because the wires run across a flat plane they tend to be wide and flat resembling a ribbon hence the name. Ribbon cables are often designed to be used in conjunction with insulation-displacement connectors (IDC).
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How is the AWG rating of a ribbon cable interpreted?
Suppose a ribbon cable rated 24 AWG. Does the implied current limit apply to each conductor separately or to the overall ribbon if all conductors are used in parallel? Or in other words, how much ...
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How to make an USB cable cross a door?
Note: I am torn between posting this here, SE DIY or SE IoT. Since this is related to powering on my smart devices and the electrical connection I need to use, I finally settled down on SE EE. Please ...
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What's the cable configuration of a ribbon cable when aiming for a balanced characteristic impedance?
The ribbon cable in reference 1 states a balanced characteristic impedance of 122 Ω. For which configuration of the wires is this value valid? From reference 2, it becomes evident that the ...
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Short circuit in ribbon cable
My ribbon cable assemblies are creating intermittent short circuits that cause my Atmega328p microprocessor to spontaneously reset. The setup: 60-conductor .05 ribbon cable made by 3M (long ago when ...
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Possible to solder back detached ribbon cable?
I have a Yamaha PSR-F51 whose ribbon connector cable snapped off from the PCB, where the leads were soldered to the PCB (see picture below). Is it possible to solder these back? Or if not, what are ...
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Can coaxial TV aerial cables be flat/ribbon? To go under thick rug for TV opposite aerial socket
A round shaped one would cause a ridge in the carpet. I already have setup a flat ethernet cable under the rug for similar scenario whereby device is opposite ethernet socket. Update it's to carry DVB-...
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How to remove 800 kHz signal noise in long wires?
I have a simple setup with Raspberry PI and level shifter chip (3 V to 5 V), connected to some neopixel LEDs via ribbon cable (~30 cm in length) and then with thin solid copper wires (varying from ~10 ...
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What is direct to board solderable ribbon cable called?
Some products I've seen attach PCBs with a solder-able type of ribbon cable on a 0.1" pitch. What is this called? Is there an example at Digikey? This ribbon cable is used for direct board to ...
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What tool is used to crimp DIP connectors onto ribbon cable?
I have to attach some 14-pin DIP headers (looks like these) to a 14-connector ribbon cable. I have the headers and the cable, but realize I don't know how to crimp them on correctly. I'm sure there's ...
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My IC pins are too small
I bought an IC, but the little pins are too small to fit into the female end of the wire. I do not want to use a breadboard or solder the wires. Are there any solutions?
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What is the correct way to disconnect this circuit board terminal?
I've not been able to figure this out, nor have I been able to find out exactly what the terminal is. It's in an old 1989 Yamaha tape deck. I have no idea how to actually remove it. I've tried ...
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What do you call a flexible rubber boot that protects wires?
I'm not sure if this is the correct site to post it on, but it seemed closest related to electronics. I'm diy-ing a laptop and I have a couple of 15-pin FFCs that have to be flexed a little over 100 ...
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What is current capacity of IDC connected of 7 stranded 36AWG wire (listed as 28AWG)?
Another engineer posted that 100mA was my current capacity for 5 volts over IDC connectors through 7 stranded 36AWG wire (listed as 28AWG) ribbon cable. But I don't know where that information comes ...
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Efficacy of more lines of power on legacy ribbon connector with limitations
A conundrum. I've been asked if I can add more current capacity and less voltage drop to a legacy connector, but I have limitations. For the legacy products to work on this same connector it needs ...
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How can I repair a ps2 ribbon cable's connector?
Recently I tried to fix my old ps2 slim that didn't read disks anymore. When I removed the lid I noticed that the problem was that a ribbon cable connector was broken. Can it be repaired? If that's ...
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