16 Mar
2005
16 Mar
'05
6:14 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Tony, of all the useful suggestions I've seen you make on this list,
that's probably the coolest.
I know my parts house *has* a few yards of multi-color 34-lead
ribbon, and it likely wouldn't have occured to me to use it.
I did borrow my boss's line-labeler, though. :)
And I'm still planning to use it.
Doc
Definitely get
the IDC connectors, even if you have to mail order them.
Soldering 50 conductor ribbon cable is not my idea of fun.
Another tip ; If, as here, you're making a cable with swapped-round
connections, get the 'rainbow' multi-coloured cable, not the grey stuff.
Being able to recognise wire 15 (it's the second green one) rather than
counting, and probalby miscounting, for each one, is well worth the extra
cost of the rainbow cable.