21 Nov
2025
21 Nov
'25
9:55 a.m.
Warner,
Thank you for your advice. Unfortunately the only cables I could find
on eBay were $20 each, which I thought was a bit expensive.
I thought I would see what I could find in this group and maybe keep
some cables out of the landfill.
On 11/21/2025 11:28 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
Last time I needed them, a dozen sellers on ebay had
the right cable kits
for MFM drives. Cost was like $10 each with shipping (since they were old),
but it was fast and easy... The time before I bought the parts, used a
vice, had to redo one cable twice for silly reasons, and though the cost
was about the same, I spent an extra hour on the process.
Warner
On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM Paul Koning via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
> For that matter, since the connectors are insulation displacement type,
> you can assemble your own: buy the connectors and a length of table, cut
> pieces to size, and assemble the connectors onto the cable. A press is
> normally used for that, but a vise should do the job too.
>
> paul
>
>> On Nov 21, 2025, at 11:03 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk <
> cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
>> General comment on cables like that: in the past I have obtained flat
> ribbon cable assemblies from Digikey. If you're dealing with a cable
> that's simply a ribbon of width N and a connector at each end, companies
> like that can supply them easily and cheaply, in any length you want.
>> paul
>>
>>> On Nov 20, 2025, at 9:40 PM, Mike Katz via cctalk <
> cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>> Does anyone out there have a spare 1/2 high 5 1/4" Seagate MFM hard
> drive face plate (ST-221, ST-251, etc.) that they can let go cheap?
>>> And also a 34 conductor dual drive cable and a single 20 on single
> drive cable?
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Contact me off list at bitwiz(a)12bitsbest.com
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