ISO small quantity of 3M 3418 40 pin pcb to ribbon male connectors

[Jon Elson]

On 01/04/2017 12:09 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
> On 01/04/2017 09:08 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
>> I need some of these for making Diablo disk drive cables. 
>> Mouser/Digikey, etc. have a
>> minimum buy of 500 (at $9 ea).
>>
>> Picture at 
>> http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/140452P/ts0005-pcb-connector.jpg 
>>
>>
>> Anyone see any at any surplus places? Online searches are 
>> pretty much useless because
>> of the extremely common 40 pin male IDC plug, and my 
>> searches in the valley have come
>> up empty.
>>
>>
>>
> Hmmm, Digi-Key used to make cables to order with this type 
> of termination.  Surprised they don't have the parts anymore.
>
> Jon
>
Yup, they still got em!  I had to look in the last paper 
catalog the sent in 2011.  The part number at Digi-Key is 
CPC40S, no idea if the row spacing matches the board you 
need, but they have them in stock.

Jon