27 Feb
2004
27 Feb
'04
2:02 a.m.
On Feb 26, 13:43, Paul Koning wrote:
not
>>>> "Jay" == Jay West <jwest(a)classiccmp.org> writes:
Jay> I once ran across an article stating the "expected life" of IDC
Jay> ribbon cable connections. It was suprisingly low, like 64
Jay> connect/disconnect lifespan.
That's about 63 more than I would expect. Those things really are meant to be reused.
Jay is not talking about fitting the ribbon cable to the connector, but
to connecting/disconnecting it to its mating connector. Class 3
conectors are rated for about that many mating cycles, Class 2 for 3 to
5 times that, and Class 1 for upwards of 400 cycles. You might be
surprised to know that the figures are about the same for many other
types of small multipole connectors.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York