28 Jun
2012
28 Jun
'12
8:30 p.m.
On Jun 28, 2012, at 21:25, "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 29 Jun 2012 at 1:21, Pete Turnbull wrote:
Apologies in advance for long lines; can't count characters on the phone.
I've used a similar $20 hand tool with success. It's not a precision instrument,
but the results worked and cost me a lot less than the Pertec cables would from a trader.
If I were doing more than a few one-offs, I'd get something better, but for something
I use once a year for a non-precision, non-mission-critical thing, it'll do.
- Dave
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.
For those in the you-essay, JDR has a inexpensive hand tool: