28 Jun
2012
28 Jun
'12
5:21 p.m.
On 28/06/2012 23:57, Rob Jarratt wrote:
What I think you are suggesting is to make up a
replacement ribbon cable
with the more usual edge connectors. That is a great idea, but if I am not
mistaken, tooling up to create your own custom ribbon cables can be
expensive, or it might have been that you couldn't easily buy smallish
quantities of ribbon cable. I can't remember for sure now. Still, it
definitely a much better idea than my original one!
It's not expensive -- all you need is a small bench vice -- and you can
buy ribbon cable cheaply in short lengths, as well as inexpensive
connectors, from a variety of places including Maplin, that auction
site, etc. Even Farnell sell it in short lengths, but a good source is
cast-off PC drive cables.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York