26 Feb
2004
26 Feb
'04
9:02 p.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.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
27 Feb
27 Feb
1:11 p.m.
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
not
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 
1:51 p.m.
Tony....
>> I would suspect that ... it's the female
part that wears out.
>> the male part ... not likely to show much wear
While this may be true, it is usually a bad experience when the male part
gets severely bent or broken.......
<<<< apologies to all in advance, it has been a long week.....
6:03 p.m.
Tony....
It's not _that_ hard to replace. The trick, of course, is to cut the male
connector apart while it's still soldered to the PCB, and desolder it a
bit at a time.
If it's a straignt, vertically-mounted connector (not the right angle
type), it's often possible to desolder individal pins and push them out
of the moulding while hot. Then you can solder in a replacement pin,
taken from another connector.
-tony
>> I would suspect that ... it's the
female part that wears out.
>> the male part ... not likely to show much wear
While this may be true, it is usually a bad experience when the male part
gets severely bent or broken....... 
7:59 p.m.
On Feb 27, 2004, at 11:03 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
Hopefully under heavy sedation?
Tony....
It's not _that_ hard to replace. The trick, of course, is to cut the
male
connector apart while it's still soldered to the PCB, and desolder it a
bit at a time. >> I would suspect that ... it's the
female part that wears out.
>> the male part ... not likely to show much wear
While this may be true, it is usually a bad experience when the male
part
gets severely bent or broken....... If it's a straignt, vertically-mounted connector
(not the right angle
type), it's often possible to desolder individal pins and push them out
of the moulding while hot. Then you can solder in a replacement pin,
taken from another connector.
a la John Bobbit.
Doc
28 Feb
28 Feb
6:29 a.m.
At 12:59 AM 2/28/04 -0600, Doc wrote:
On Feb 27, 2004, at 11:03 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
Hopefully under heavy sedation?
Sedation hell! They'd have to TIE me down!
Joe
Tony....
It's not _that_ hard to replace. The trick, of course, is to cut the
male
connector apart while it's still soldered to the PCB, and desolder it a
bit at a time. >> I would suspect that ... it's the
female part that wears out.
>> the male part ... not likely to show much wear
While this may be true, it is usually a bad experience when the male
part
gets severely bent or broken.......
29 Feb
29 Feb
6:12 a.m.
On Feb 27, 2004, at 11:03 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
Hopefully under heavy sedation?
No, actually you want to be fully allert so you don't lift any traces on
the PCB.
It's not _that_ bad a job. I've had to do it a number of times, and I
don't worry about it any more.
-tony
Tony....
It's not _that_ hard to replace. The trick, of course, is to cut the
male
connector apart while it's still soldered to the PCB, and desolder it a
bit at a time. >> I would suspect that ... it's the
female part that wears out.
>> the male part ... not likely to show much wear
While this may be true, it is usually a bad experience when the male
part
gets severely bent or broken.......
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