21 Nov
2025
21 Nov
'25
8:30 a.m.
You might search for "ribbon cable assembly" on Digikey. I thought they did
custom assemblies, apparently not but they have a lot of them in stock. 34 positions,
varying lengths from 2 to 36 inches, just to mention one example I looked for.
paul
On Nov 21, 2025, at 11:10 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Paul,
Thank you for your advice. I looked on Digikey and Mouser and and the connector prices
were aprox. $5.00 or more each and i would need 7 connectors. I found a company that
makes custom cables and I'm waiting for their quote.
In the meantime I thought I would check with the group and see what I could find that I
might be saving from a landfill.
Mike
On 11/21/2025 10:03 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk 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.
>
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